Name: ________________________________

Title: _________________________________
School Site: ____________________________

SCHOOL COUNSELING CORE CURRICULUM NEEDS ASSESSMENT

School counselors deliver core curriculum in the classroom at each grade level across the district.
Below is a list of common lesson topics. Please rate the importance of the topics. This
assessment will be used to improve the school counseling core curriculum and will be taken into
consideration along with school data and developmental student standards.

Rate: 1 = Extremely 2 = Needed; 3 = Moderately 4 = Less 5 = Not

Needed; Needed; Needed; Needed

______ Graduation Requirements

______ UC/CSU Requirements including “A-G”

______ Financial Aid/Scholarships

______ Test-Taking Skills

______ Study Skills

______ Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco Prevention

______ Bully Prevention

______ Conflict Resolution

______ Sexual Harassment

______ Career Interest Inventories

______ Organizational Strategies

This needs assessment was adapted from Hatch, Chapter 6.