Hatching Results for Secondary School Counseling: Implementing Core Curriculum, Individual Student Planning, and Other Tier One Activities

School counseling that makes a difference - for all students!

As a secondary school counselor, you’re charged with implementing a comprehensive program to promote the academic, college/career, and social/emotional development for all students. This means developing school counseling core curriculum classroom lessons, delivering engaging content to students and families, managing classroom behaviors, providing and analyzing assessments, and sharing the results with stakeholders.

The good news is that you don’t have to do it alone! In this guide, four experienced school counselors, national leaders, and expert trainers take you step-by-step through the creation, implementation, and evaluation of a high-quality Tier 1 school counseling system of supports. With a focus on proactive and prevention education through core curriculum classroom lessons, individual student planning, and schoolwide programs and activities, this practical text includes:

• The school counselor’s role in a Multi-Tiered System of Supports
• Examples to help with design, implementation, and evaluation of Tier 1 school counseling activities
• Instruction around selecting curriculum and developing lesson plans and action plans
• Strategies for managing student behaviors in the classroom, aligned to the school counselor’s appropriate role
• Alignment with the ASCA National Model
• Vignettes from practicing secondary school counselors
• Recommendations for including families in prevention activities
• Management tools, reproducible templates, and reflective activities and process questions

You teach the academic, college/career, and social/emotional competencies students need to be successful learners. With this book’s expert assistance, you’ll be prepared to not only help them succeed, but also demonstrate to others the impact of the school counseling program on student achievement!

Trish Hatch, Ph.D. is a nationally recognized leader in school counseling, known for her work bridging research, practice, and policy. A former school counselor, administrator, and district leader, she joined the faculty at San Diego State University (SDSU), where she directed the School Counseling Program from 2004 to 2015 and was later named Professor Emeritus upon her retirement. As Founder and Board Chair of Hatching Results, Inc., she continues to provide governance leadership while the company delivers nationwide training and consultation on data-driven, evidence-based practices

Dr. Hatch is the best-selling author of The Use of Data in School Counseling: Hatching Results for Students, Programs, and the Profession (2014) and co-author, with Julie Hartline, of the Second Edition (2023). She co-authored Evidence-Based School Counseling: Making a Difference With Data-Driven Practices (Dimmitt, Carey, & Hatch, 2007) and The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs (ASCA, 2003, 2005). This seminal document redefined the role of school counselors nationwide.

Additional textsin the Hatching Results series include Hatching Results for Elementary School Counseling: Implementing Core Curriculum and Other Tier One Activities (Hatch, Duarte, & De Gregorio, 2018); Hatching Results for Secondary School Counseling: Implementing Core Curriculum, Individual Student Planning, and Other Tier One Activities (Hatch, Triplett, Duarte, & Gomez, 2019); and Hatching Tier Two and Three Interventions in Your Elementary School Counseling Program (Hatch, Kruger, Pablo Roman, & colleagues, 2019)

Known for her dynamic leadership, passionate advocacy, and unwavering commitment to the profession, Dr. Hatch served as an expert consultant on school counseling for the Obama administration at the White House and the U.S. Department of Education. She also co-led the 2014 White House Convening on School Counseling at SDSU in partnership with the Office of the First Lady’s Reach Higher Initiative.

A former ASCA Vice President and state association president, Dr. Hatch has received numerous honors, including the ASCA Administrator of the Year Award, the Mary Gehrke Lifetime Achievement Award, induction into the H.B. McDaniel Hall of Fame at Stanford University, the NACAC Excellence in Education Award, and recognition by the California Association of School Counselors (CASC) as both School Counselor Educator of the Year and recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award.

Whitney Triplett is a vision-driven leader committed to advancing equity, access, and the success of all students through highly intentional, comprehensive school counseling programs. As Vice President at Hatching Results, she leads the Partner Services department, setting vision, strategy, and impact goals with a focus on change management and implementation fidelity across districtwide school counseling systems.

Whitney is the co-author of the bestselling texts Hatching Results for Secondary School Counseling: Implementing Core Curriculum, Individual Student Planning, and Other Tier One Activities (Hatch, Triplett, Duarte, & Gomez, 2019) and Hatching Tier 2 and 3 Interventions in Your Elementary School Counseling Program (Hatch, Kruger, Pablo, & Triplett, 2019). She brings deep expertise in facilitating professional learning and providing strategic thought partnership to school counselors, site administrators, district leaders, and state education agencies, thereby strengthening student outcomes in measurable and meaningful ways.

Before joining Hatching Results, Whitney served in the central office of Chicago Public Schools, where she supported more than 800 school counselors and college and career coaches. During this time, she also served on the board of the Illinois School Counselor Association and chaired its statewide task force to update the Illinois School Counseling Model. For this work, she was recognized as the 2018 Illinois School Counseling Advocate of the Year.

Earlier in her career as a high school counselor, Whitney earned RAMP recognition in 2011 and received an Oppenheimer Recognition Award for her collaborative efforts to raise her school’s Freshman On Track rate by developing innovative progress-monitoring tools for student achievement, attendance, and behavior. An Education Pioneers alum, Whitney remains passionate about transforming schools so that every student in the nation has equitable access to a high-quality education―including a comprehensive school counseling program.

Danielle Duarte, Ed.L.D. is passionate about supporting students’ academic success, college and career readiness, and social-emotional development while using data to demonstrate the impact of comprehensive school counseling programs. A former school counselor, counseling grant project director, and adjunct faculty member, Danielle now serves as President of Hatching Results, where she leads national efforts to strengthen data-driven school counseling systems.

She earned her doctorate in Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and her doctoral capstone focused on increasing racial equity in advanced coursework within a large, diverse school district.

Earlier in her career, Danielle successfully wrote and directed a $1.1 million Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program Grant for her district – hiring, training, and supporting school counselors in the development of comprehensive programs. She also taught future school counselors as an adjunct professor at San Diego State University and the University of San Francisco. Over the past decade, she has trained thousands of educators nationwide and co-authored two books: Hatching Results for Elementary (2017) and Secondary (2019) School Counseling.

Danielle has served on the Board of Directors for the California Association of School Counselors, including as President, and on the Cal Aggie Alumni Association (UC Davis) Board. She is also a certified Harvard Data Wise Coach and AVID Staff Developer.

Featured in San Diego Magazine’s “17 Big Ideas for 2017: Let’s Implement More School Counseling Programs,” Danielle believes every student can succeed with the right systems of support and well-trained school counselors leading the way.

Vanessa Gomez, Ed.D., is a passionate change agent with three decades of service in education, including 23 years as a school counselor across all levels, from elementary to alternative education. She currently serves as the Director of Equity & Access for San Jacinto Unified School District, where she leads the implementation of the district’s Equity and Access Plan.

A recognized leader in school counseling, Vanessa has led award-winning teams and specializes in developing and implementing comprehensive school counseling programs grounded in a Multi-Tiered Multi-Domain System of Support. She has expertise in crisis response, suicide prevention protocol development, and professional development training in social-emotional wellness, cultural proficiency, and trauma-informed practices.

Vanessa served as an adjunct faculty member in the School Counseling and School Psychology department at San Diego State University, where she was honored with the Most Influential Faculty Award. During her career as a school counselor, she was named one of the Top 10 School Counselors in the American School Counselor Association. Vanessa earned her doctorate from San Diego State University, where her dissertation focused on implementing trauma-informed approaches in schools.

In addition to her leadership role, she has been a Lead Professional Learning Specialist for Hatching Results and co-author of Hatching Results for Secondary School Counselors: Implementing Core Curriculum, Individual Student Planning, and Other Tier One Activities (Hatch, Triplett, Duarte, & Gomez, 2019). In 2024, she was recognized as Advocate of the Year by the California Association of School Counselors. 

Earlier in her career as a high school counselor, Whitney earned RAMP recognition in 2011 and received an Oppenheimer Recognition Award for her collaborative efforts to raise her school’s Freshman On Track rate by developing innovative progress-monitoring tools for student achievement, attendance, and behavior. An Education Pioneers alum, Whitney remains passionate about transforming schools so that every student in the nation has equitable access to a high-quality education―including a comprehensive school counseling program.