Ponderosa Elementary School

Program Evaluation
By: Joana Perez
School Counseling Intern
 Agenda
● Ponderosa History
● Program Description
● Logic Model
● Evaluation Question
● Design
● Results
● Recommendations
● Q&A
 Ponderosa History
Ponderosa Elementary School
● 1 of 24 schools in AESD
● Founded in 2012
● Year-round (Track) → Traditional
● DLI- Spanish

Enrollment: 1,031 students

● Socioeconomically disadvantaged: 96%
● English Learners: 72%
● Homelessness: 13%
● Students w/ Disabilities: 11%
 Program Description
Meet the Counseling Team:

Ms. Rosy- School Counselor Ms. Joana- SC Intern Ms. Cathy- SC Intern

Goal: The multi-layered comprehensive school counseling program at

Ponderosa is designed to meet the academic, career, and social
emotional-learning needs of every student. This is achieved through
the implementation of Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), such
as Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS).

Participants and Stakeholders: school counselors, students, parents/

caregivers, teachers, psychologist, WYS-behavioral health aide,
PH-service providers, behavior intervention aide, administrators,
community liaison, and community partnerships.
Logic Model
Logic Model
 S S
E
PR
IM BEISY (2019)
 Evaluation Question

Rationale:
Question: How does the
school counselor-to-student
ratio impact the delivery of
Tier-1 services?
● Program’s Mission states that MTSS
are used to meet the goals of the
school counseling program.
● student to counselor ratio is 4
times higher than the amount
recommended by the American
School Counselor Association
(ASCA, 2019), which is 1:250.
 Evaluation Design

Cross-sectional Design What Data was Collected:

● # of services provided at
● Descriptive in nature each tier
● Describes trends across groups ● Types of services provided
● Trends are observed at a specific at each tier
point in time with no How Data was Collected:
interventions made ● Available documentation
● Data collected is observable and ● BST meetings
quantifiable ● School Counselor
Consultation
Results: Tier-1 Delivered Services to Date:
# of participating students

Average= 303 students (29%) Average= 28 parents/caregivers (2.7%)

 Results Continued
Student Appraisal
● BEISY (2019)
-2nd grade DLI class → push-in
classroom lessons (8; Strong Start)
-63 students → group counseling
-74 students → individual counseling
School-wide Activities & Initiatives
● "Start with Hello"
● "College Day"
● "Great Shake Out"
● "Back to School Night"
● "Red Ribbon Week"
● "Kindness Week"
● "Coffee with a the Counselor"
 GOAL
Where we are...

Tier 3
7.2% Tier 3
1%-5%

Tier 2 Tier 2
6% 5-10%

Tier 1
29% Tier 1
80%-90%
 Limitations & Recommendations

● Time ● + Collaboration w/ Administrators

● Available/Missing Data ● Keeping a consistent schedule
● Clear Method of Collecting Data
● Clearly Reported Data
-Universal
● Collaboration
-Same Language
Q&A
 References

American School Counselor Association (2019). The ASCA National Model: A framework for school

counseling programs (4th ed.). VA: Author.

California School DASHBOARD. (n.d.) Retrieved from

www.caschooldashboard.org/reports/3066423000000/2018

Fitzpatrick, J., Sanders, J. R., & Wortthen, B. R. (2011). Program evaluation: Alternative approaches

and practical guidelines (4th ed.). Boston: Pearson.

Olsen, Jacob. (2019) Logic model {PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from

http://www.bbcsulb.desire.2learn.com