“…The ASCA National Model calls on school counselors to be data-driven -to use data to identify student needs and evaluate the effectiveness of programs that intend to affect student outcomes. However, most school counselors lack the data use and evaluation skills necessary to effectively engage in the types of accountability efforts the ASCA National Model proposes (Bauman, 2004;Myrick, 1984;Wilson, 1985). To address this issue, literature describing methods specifically for school counselors to conduct research and engage in evaluation activities on a local level are appearing, such as single-subject research designs (Foster, Watson, Meeks, & Young , Volume 1 Number 1 July 2009 2002), using school-wide data (Hayes, Nelson, Tabin, Pearson, & Worthy, 2002), school counseling program evaluation (Curcio, Mathai, & Roberts, 2003), school counseling-focused models of data-driven decision making (Reynolds & Hines, 2000;Isaacs, 2003;Stone & Dahir, 2007), and a model of evidence-based practice specific to school counseling (Dimmitt, Carey, & Hatch, 2007).…”