5.0. Guidance and counseling programs:

143.35.

5.3.

143.35(a) (2)

5.1. Scope, objectives, and activities of plan programs at local level.

the plan program. Regulations 143.31 and 143.32 should serve as a reference
for developing this section. Conditions established which would be other than
reasonable or which would restrict schools from participating in the State
testing programs would be contrary to the intent of the act and would serve
to prevent such testing programs from being available to all students on a fair
and equitable basis.

The content desired in this paragraph is more fully described in regulation sec.
143.33. The State must commit itself to a program designed to accomplish the
objectives set forth in the opening sentence of that section in elementary and
secondary schools or public junior colleges and technical institutions. It may
be that the State will wish to incorporate regulation 143.33 as the State's
program under this heading. The regulation pertaining to this paragraph was
amended to provide greater flexibility for the State to develop elementary
school programs and to (1) point up the use of related resources in carrying
out the programs under the plan (143.33 (c) (5)); (2) to extend the placement
function to include employment placement in accordance with sec. 502(2)(b)
(143.33(d)); (3) to place more emphasis upon orientation with respect to the
offerings, services, and requirements of the school program (143.33(e) (1));
(4) to emphasize the importance of planning and implementing curricular and
instructional programs and services in terms of individual needs (143.33 (f)).
Regulation 143.34 gives the categories of expenditures in which there may be
Federal participation. That list may be incorporated verbatim in the State
plan, if it expresses the State's intention. Changes in the regulation include
(1) the addition of public elementary schools, junior colleges and technical
institutes; (2) emphasis upon salaries for clerical personnel who directly assist
local guidance personnel (143.34(b)); and (3) emphasis upon purchase and
maintenance of office equipment specifically for use in carrying out the pro-
fessional aspects of guidance and counseling activities under the plan (143.34
(c)). The State agency should exercise caution in preparing this section so as
to insure that the reimbursable categories of expenditures are consistent with
the programs described elsewhere in the State plan.
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Standards and procedures for approval of local programs for reim- Regulation 143.35 which pertains to this paragraph has been amended to include
bursement.

public elementary as well as secondary schools, junior colleges, and technical
institutes. This regulation should serve as the guide in the preparation of 5.3-
5.6, inclusive of the plan. This regulation requires that the plan shall set forth
a program for guidance and counseling in public elementary and secondary
schools, and may provide for such a program in public junior colleges and
technical institutes. (Refer to par. 1.32 of this guide). Such a program or pro-
grams shall include the items enumerated in regulation 143.35(a) which may be
differentiated where appropriate, and when in keeping with the State's ap-
proach for implementing programs at the various levels, with respect to types
of school or institution; i.e., elementary secondary, junior colleges, and tech-
nical institutes. For example, the State may wish to initiate guidance and
counseling programs in elementary schools by use of the pilot program ap-
proach. Also the State may find it desirable to establish a more extensive ele-
mentary school guidance program. In either case, the State may specify stand-
ards which vary from those established for the approval of guidance and coun-
seling programs for secondary schools. bLOS
Minimum and recommended professional standards for the guidance and
counseling program at authorized levels (elementary, secondary, junior
college, technical institute) are to be set forth in accordance with the 5 cate-
gories of standards enumerated in regulation 143.35(a)(2).

5.5. Provisions for coordination of guidance and counseling pro-
gram with other related services available to students.

5.6. Special needs of students or unusual community circum-
stances.

6.0. Certification of plan...

6.1 Certificate of officer authorized by State educational agency to submit the State plan:

State of

Instructions

Indicate in general the procedures, that will be used in initial and continuing or
succeeding approval or reapproval of local programs.
The standards called for in this regulation have been modified to require the
identification of guidance and counseling activities by educational level-i.e.,
elementary and secondary or public junior college and technical institutes-
the duties as well as qualifications for local guidance positions; counselor-
student ratio in terms of qualified, full-time equivalent counselors. Where the
recommended standards are not immediately put into effect by a local educa-
tional agency, the measures to be employed by such agency in achieving the
recommended standards must be stated (143.34(3)).

It is not necessary to give detailed information in this paragraph. The intent of
regulation 143.34(a) (4) is to encourage adequate supervision of the local reim-
bursed programs. If the State would find it advantageous for this purpose to
make use of regional supervisors for groups of those local programs in which a
full-time local supervisor would not be justified, either by employing such
supervisors on the State staff or by having local educational agencies pool
resources to employ such supervisors, such provisions should be spelled out in
this section.
Changes in the regulation 143.35(a) (5) require that local agencies make provi-
sions to insure coordination methods and procedures with other related serv-
ices, both within and outside the local school or community setting. This
would include not only other student services within the school, such as
psychological, attendance, health, and social work services, but also the
services of community agencies.
Regulation 143.35(b) dealing with the establishment of guidance and counseling
programs designed to meet special needs of students or unique circumstances
in the community may also be reflected in the State plan under the conditions
specified in this regulation. However, such programs as are approved under
the provisions in this section must be approved in accordance with the mini-
mum standards set forth in subsec. 5.31 for local programs and compatible
with the scope and purposes of regulation 143.33. To the extent that such
programs are related to the purposes of regulation 143.26, the programs would
be related to carrying out activities conducted by the State agency super-
visory staff under the plan. Such programs as are approved should be limited
in number by virtue of their being unusual or unique. Federal funds for such
types of special projects are available under other Federal programs and also
may be directly related to the purposes of such programs contemplated.
The certificates required by regulation 143.2 (e) and (f) should be inserted at
this point or written on separate sheets of paper attached as part of the plan.
Sample forms of certificates are shown in pars. 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3.

It may be necessary to modify the sample certificate forms to conform to the
situation in the State. If an official, other than the Attorney General of the
State, is designated by State law to advise the State educational agency on
legal matters and if the rulings of such official have the same legal effect with
respect to the agency as rulings of the Attorney General have with respect
to agencies advised by him, this certificate may be made by such official.

(Plan, amendment)

(Title of authorized official)

6.2. Certificate of attorney general or other appropriate legal

officer:

State of

Indicate the basis on which the agency named qualifies under the definition
in sec. 103(e) of the act. See also par. 1.1 of this guide.

(Date)

(Signed).

6.3. Certificate of attorney general or other appropriate legal