Key Coaching Questions for Administrators to Start the Year Strong

At Contigo Ed, aligned with the American School Counselor Association, we strongly believe that school counselors must “collaborate with families / teachers / administrators /community for student success”.  That is precisely why we want you, as a school practitioner, coach and/or administrator, to be equipped with great questions to facilitate learning and development with your school counselors.  Even if your background and experience is not in school counseling, you bring a wealth of knowledge and skill that is required for these collaborative efforts to be successful and impactful for students and families. 

Here are some suggested topics and questions to explore with new counselors and your counseling department as you launch into the school year. Take a look at all (there are over 50!) of our targeted questions in our free Coaching Guide to keep the coaching conversations going.

After each question, consider asking these to dive deeper: 

1. How is this program / policy / practice benefiting students and families? 

2. Is this leading to more equitable outcomes? 

3. How has it evolved over time?  

4. Is this something we want to keep doing, modify or stop doing all together?

College Match or College Fit first?

1. In your opinion, do you, as a school practitioner, want to talk with students about college match or college fit first? 

2. What might be some of the benefits of talking about match first?  Some of the drawbacks? Does a student’s grade level matter at all? 

3. What might be some of the benefits of talking about fit first?  Some of the drawbacks? Does a student’s grade level matter at all?