As an elected Board member, you know School Counselors are vital in supporting the success of our students. Yet, within your district, what exactly is the School Counselor role? Over time, the position has evolved from guidance counseling to school counseling, creating challenges for professional identity and role clarity. School counselors report they are underutilized, often given administrative tasks, and are not given the opportunity to fully utilize their skills and training. Created for elected Board members, this video defines the role of a School Counselor. It also provides five potential questions you should consider asking in support of your School Counselors. Gaining role clarity for your School Counselors, utilizing them appropriately, and strategically resourcing your counseling program, is truly the key to increasing their capacity and ensuring all learners will be globally competitive in tomorrow’s economy. Written by Dr. Narineh Makijan, produced by Dr. Kevin J Fleming, supported by the Los Angeles Regional Consortium. Also available in Spanish, with a separate video for Administrators and District leadership. View the School Counselor Manifesto at www.KevinjFleming.com

School Counselors are vital in supporting the success of our students. Yet, within your district, what exactly is the School Counselor role? Over time, the position has evolved from guidance counseling to school counseling, creating challenges for professional identity and role clarity. School counselors report they are underutilized, often given administrative tasks, and are not given the opportunity to fully utilize their skills and training. Created for Administrators and District Leadership, this video defines the role of a School Counselor. It also outlines seven specific action steps to increase role clarity and improve the School Counselor and administrator relationship. Gaining role clarity for your School Counselors, and directing them appropriately, is truly the key to ensure all learners will be globally competitive in tomorrow’s economy. Written by Dr. Narineh Makijan, produced by Dr. Kevin J Fleming, supported by the Los Angeles Regional Consortium. Also available in Spanish, with a separate video for elected Board members. View the School Counselor Manifesto at www.KevinjFleming.com

Employers simply can’t find applicants with the necessary skills required in today’s workplace. A degree is one important milestone, but insufficient all on its own. This informative animation video was produced by Dr. Kevin Fleming (http://kevinjfleming.com) with the support and funding of the California Far North Region's CTE Pathways Project (SB 1070). For more information and learning resources please visit: kevinjfleming.com #KevinFleming #StudentSuccess #careerdevelopment #careerplanning #professionaldevelopment #employability #traininganddevelopment #collegeprep #educationispower #undergrad #oncampus #onlineeducation #communitycollege #highereducation #graduatestudent#AmGrad #RedefiningTheGoal #redefiningeducation #CTE

For more information and learning resources please visit: kevinjfleming.com Flipping the College Decision-Making Paradigm In the United States, we need students to focus on long-term success, not on near-term preferences. Traditionally when US students weigh their education choices, they consider the college they attend as more important than the major they study. And they consider the career this education leads to as less important than either. This helps us understand why many students in the US take a few semesters to settle on a major. It also helps explain why the US has the largest drop-out rate in the developed world. These flawed decision-making priorities also explain why so many graduates end up in unfulfilling careers. Most self-aware, mature adults will reverse that decision-making paradigm. Get Focused...Stay Focused! is a program that focuses on helping students acquire the wisdom and skills to flip the college decision-making paradigm without waiting a quarter of a century of hard-won experience to figure it out. It achieves this by helping students to understand who they are, what they want, and how they're going to get it. #KevinFleming #StudentSuccess #careerdevelopment #careerplanning #professionaldevelopment #employability #traininganddevelopment #collegeprep #educationispower #undergrad #oncampus #onlineeducation #communitycollege #highereducation #graduatestudent#AmGrad #RedefiningTheGoal #redefiningeducation