he SCDE aims to facilitate systemic transformational change and assist LEAs in implementing data-driven, comprehensive school counseling programs aligned to the SC Model. Program improvement will include enabling a shift of practices from reactive to proactive, using data to drive decision-making, and evaluating the impact of programs and services to improve outcomes for all K-12 students. The learning outcomes goals of the SCDE are for school counseling personnel to: Design, implement, and evaluate effective comprehensive school counseling programs aligned to the SC Model. Align data-driven counseling programs to school and district goals in intentional, meaningful, and measurable ways. Organize program delivery and collaboration structures utilizing a Multi-Tiered, Multi-Domain System of Supports that aligns with the three school counseling domains of school counseling: academic, college and career, and social/emotional. Use evidence-based models and frameworks to assist students in developing the characteristics embedded in the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate. Continually improve efficiency and effectiveness in implementing a proactive (vs reactive) program by partnering with their administrator and district office to make intentional, data-driven decisions about their use of time in alignment with professional and ethical standards of practice. Serve as dynamic leaders, advocates, collaborators, and agents of systemic change who actively contribute to developing a highly effective school climate that continually improves its systems for learning to maximize student success.
