Students, teachers, and parents took a Needs Assessment Survey for the Counseling Department from the middle of August into early September. We are excited to share the results with you! We split the results up below by survey so that you can easily compare the needs of students, parents, and teachers at Hopewell. Please check out our calendars at the bottom of this page to see what programs we are planning to meet some of the needs that were highlighted in the surveys. Thank you to all students, teachers, and parents who took the time to take our survey! Your input really helps shape our counseling programming at Hopewell!
Student Needs Assessment Results
Participation by Grade Level:
Parent Needs Assessment Results
Parent Participation by Grade Level:
Academic, Career, and Personal/Social Concerns that parents reported:
Teacher Needs Assessment Results
Teacher Participation
Academic, College/Career, and Personal/Social Concerns that Teachers Reported
Conclusions & Planned Response
Academic Concerns: Parents, students, and teachers indicated a need for help with study skills, organization, and study skills. The counselors will be meeting individually to go over all the above with students that self-identify or are recommended by teachers.
College/Career Planning Concerns: Parents, students and teachers all expressed a desire for students to learn more about their career options and how to reach their career goals. Counselors will be delivering classroom guidance activities starting in November. Students will be completing activities on YouScience, a career exploration website. We are also planning a parent seminar in November on Academic Pathways to educate parents on course options and how they fit in with college/career goals.
Personal/Social Concerns: Teachers and students indicated that their main concern was feeling stressed by a significant amount. This is the 8th year we've done our needs assessment and this is the 6th year that "feeling stressed/anxious" has surpassed other categories by a significant amount. In response to these results, counselors will be offering academic tools to alleviate stress. Study skills help will be offered throughout the year in addition to organizational help sessions. We will also be organizing our De-Stress Zones strategically around especially stressful times, such as final exams. We are also running a small group for students recommended by teachers and parents who are struggling with stress and anxiety at school. Parents indicated a few needs including that their children need help making friends. This is the second year that parents have reported that students need help making friends as one of their top needs. Counselors have been focusing on working with our new students to get them connected to HMS since we felt that these students probably struggle the most with making friends. These students were invited to participate in a new student group that took place during the month of September. We will be inviting students who came to HMS after September to another round of the new student group in February. Counselors will also be running a small group for students to help with social skills. These are just some of the activities that the counseling department has planned to address the needs that were indicated through the needs assessment surveys. Please take a look at the monthly calendar to see more detailed programming we have planned. Our department will also develop activities and programs to address needs that become apparent throughout the school year in addition to the programs we've already planned.