SECTION 3: DELIVER

Gaining Assurances from the School Board

During the first year of planning, it is critical for the school counseling Service to meet with the school board to present a rationale for the needed transition to a comprehensive school counseling Service, as well as the plan for implementation. The goal is to inform the school board of the transition and what they can expect from a comprehensive school counseling Service. By endorsing the concept of a comprehensive school counseling Service for the district/supervisory union and by authorizing the development and implementation of the Service, the school board: 

• Authorizes the administration to provide school counselors with the time and resources to develop and implement a comprehensive school counseling Service under the leadership of the steering committee 
• Receives periodic progress reports from the School counselors 
• Identifies the Service as an integral Service of the school district/supervisory union and adopts a policy that mandates the Service 
• Works with the department and administration to fully implement the Service once it is approved 
• Works with the advisory council and school staff to publicize the Service to the community 
• Provides sufficient funding to ensure continued Service development, implementation, and evaluation through the Service enhancement process