New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Ed - Board of Education
Chapter Ed 300 - ADMINISTRATION OF MINIMUM STANDARDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Part Ed 306 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL APPROVAL
Section Ed 306.39 - School Counseling Program
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) The local school board shall require that each school in its district provides for the implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program based on this section and "The ASCA National Model: A Foundation for School Counseling Program," published by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) in 2012 as referenced in Appendix II as an integral part of the total educational program. The local school board shall require that each district develop and have on file a comprehensive K-12 School counseling program policy and implementation plan consistent with the components in this section and kept current biennially.
(b) The k-12 school counseling program shall include a comprehensive sequence of learning opportunities designed to promote each student's development of work-study practices in academic development, career development, and personal/social development by means of the following components:
(c) For the school counseling programs in grades k-12, the performance of the school counselor(s) shall be evaluated on knowledge, abilities, skills and attitudes necessary to plan, organize, implement and evaluate the implementation of a comprehensive school counseling program based on the ASCA national model.
(d) For the school counseling programs in grades k-12, schools shall demonstrate the effectiveness of the local comprehensive school counseling program through a summary report of student performance in achievement, attendance, and behavior to the local school board at least once a year.
(e) The staff requirements for provision of the comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program shall be as set forth in Ed 306.15(b).
The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 35, Number 27, eff.6/29/2015 is not yet available.
The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 36, Number 06, eff.1/8/2016 is not yet available.