162. The 3 Pieces of Data School Counselors Should Grab Right Now
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Carol Miller discusses the essential data school counselors should collect before the end of the school year to effectively summarize their counseling programs.
Don’t Wait Until June: The 3 Pieces of Data You Should Grab Right Now In this episode of Counselor Chat , we're talking about one of the biggest end-of-year stressors for school counselors: DATA. But instead of overcomplicating things with giant spreadsheets and impossible tracking systems, this episode focuses on the simple, meaningful information that actually matters. If you’ve ever found yourself in May wondering: “Where did this year go?” “Did I track enough?” “How am I supposed to summarize my counseling program?” …this episode is for you. Carol shares: The 3 pieces of data every school counselor should gather before the year ends Why simple data is still powerful Easy ways to use the information you already have How stories and student growth make your impact visible Why presentation matters when sharing your counseling program with administrators and stakeholders She also shares practical examples from her own district counseling program and explains how data can help guide next year’s counseling priorities—not just “prove” what you did this year. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: ✔️ Why more data does NOT always mean better data ✔️ The importance of tracking the scope of…
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Host: Carol Miller
Topics covered
- data collection
- school counseling
- student growth
- counseling program
- end-of-year stressors
Keywords
- school counselors
- data tracking
- student outcomes
- counseling priorities
- visual presentations
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