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Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling

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DVOCACYThe <strong>College</strong> Board National Office forSchool Counselor Advocacy<strong>Eight</strong> <strong>Components</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>College</strong><strong>and</strong> <strong>Career</strong> <strong>Readiness</strong><strong>Counseling</strong>Equity • Leadership • Transformation


School Counselor LeadershipSchool counselors are uniquely positioned as the school pr<strong>of</strong>essionals best able to guide all students towardcollege readiness. School counselors interact with teachers, administrators, students <strong>and</strong> their familieseach day, marshaling forces from across the school, district <strong>and</strong> community. School counselors are leaders<strong>and</strong> advocates who can pr<strong>of</strong>oundly influence students’ academic achievement, aspirations, decisions <strong>and</strong>future plans. They are school-based pr<strong>of</strong>essionals who connect students to resources <strong>and</strong> information aboutpreparing for <strong>and</strong> applying to college.Equitable Outcomes for All StudentsSchool counselors can be strong advocates for their students, using their skills to drive positive changein schools <strong>and</strong> conveying the expectation that all students, regardless <strong>of</strong> their backgrounds <strong>and</strong> economicstatus, can succeed in college. The <strong>Eight</strong> <strong>Components</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Career</strong> <strong>Readiness</strong> <strong>Counseling</strong> should beapplied through the lens <strong>of</strong> equity. To be most effective, school counselors must use data to identify gaps <strong>and</strong>inequities in achievement, preparation <strong>and</strong> access, <strong>and</strong> measure progress toward equitable student outcomes.The eight components are transformative when they are applied to all students <strong>and</strong> purposefully focused tochange the school culture. When implementing each <strong>of</strong> the components, services can be directed to ensurethat each student receives the support they need to be college ready <strong>and</strong> career ready.School counselor practice is transformative when the eight components are delivered with equity, informedby data, applied systemically across grades K–12, <strong>and</strong> are culturally sensitive at all levels <strong>of</strong> intervention. Thispractice represents inclusion by design, with the goal <strong>of</strong> equitable outcomes for all students in college <strong>and</strong>career readiness.Transformative Delivery <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Eight</strong> <strong>Components</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Career</strong><strong>Readiness</strong> <strong>Counseling</strong><strong>Eight</strong> <strong>Components</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>College</strong><strong>and</strong> <strong>Career</strong> <strong>Readiness</strong><strong>Counseling</strong>1. <strong>College</strong> Aspirations2. Academic Planning for <strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Career</strong><strong>Readiness</strong>3. Enrichment <strong>and</strong> Extracurricular Engagement4. <strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Career</strong> Exploration <strong>and</strong>Selection Processes5. <strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Career</strong> Assessments6. <strong>College</strong> Affordability Planning7. <strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Career</strong> Admission Processes8. Transition from High School to <strong>College</strong>EnrollmentRequired elementsfor EACH componentContextCultural CompetenceMultilevel InterventionsDataEquitable Outcomes<strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong><strong>Career</strong> <strong>Readiness</strong>for All StudentsEquity • Leadership • Transformation5


A Call to Action: Own the TurfNow is the time for school counselors to become leaders <strong>and</strong> advocates for equity ineducation for all students. Taking ownership for the <strong>Eight</strong> <strong>Components</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong><strong>Career</strong> <strong>Readiness</strong> <strong>Counseling</strong> is leadership in action.Local, state <strong>and</strong> federal leaders have sounded the call for raising student achievementacross the continuum. Assessments <strong>and</strong> monitoring systems have been put in placeto ensure that schools are moving in this direction, while educators are being heldaccountable for showing academic progress for all students.If school counselors truly believe in the worth <strong>of</strong> all children <strong>and</strong> see themselves asadvocates for all students, they must step away from being “maintainers <strong>of</strong> the statusquo” <strong>and</strong> become “dream-makers <strong>and</strong> pathfinders” for all students navigating their way through K–12 schoolstoday. They must have the courage to st<strong>and</strong> up for students who may be unable to st<strong>and</strong> up for themselves insystems that have produced disparate academic results <strong>and</strong> thus, few to no postsecondary options for manystudents in the past.Implementation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Eight</strong> <strong>Components</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Career</strong> <strong>Readiness</strong> <strong>Counseling</strong> with equity <strong>and</strong>fidelity <strong>and</strong> across grade levels will allow K–12 school counselors to own a critical piece <strong>of</strong> education reform.It is time to “own the turf.” If not you, who? Who in the school is responsible for helping students nurturetheir dreams for bright futures <strong>and</strong> for helping them create successful pathways to those dreams? Neverbefore in the history <strong>of</strong> our nation have we had a greater need to prepare every student for the greatestrange <strong>of</strong> opportunities after leaving high school. All <strong>of</strong> our students need school counselors to champion theircause. Each one <strong>of</strong> them is entitled to a rigorous education that prepares them to successfully attain theircollege <strong>and</strong> career goals.Patricia MartinAssistant Vice PresidentNational Office for School Counselor AdvocacyThe <strong>College</strong> Board6 <strong>Eight</strong> <strong>Components</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Career</strong> <strong>Readiness</strong> <strong>Counseling</strong>

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