Comprehensive School Counseling Framework
The Oklahoma Comprehensive School Counseling Framework provides a clear, cohesive structure to ensure school counselors are equipped to meet the evolving needs of all students. Grounded in the belief that every child deserves access to a strong, future-ready education, the framework defines the modern role of school counselors and outlines essential program elements that support student success. It offers districts the flexibility to design programs that align with their unique student populations, community priorities, and workforce needs—while maintaining a shared commitment to equitable, high-quality outcomes.
Purpose: This document sets the statewide vision, roles, and program foundation for comprehensive school counseling programs across the state.
Comprehensive School Counseling Model Framework Template
The Comprehensive School Counseling Model Framework Template provides districts with a customizable structure to design a local counseling program aligned with the Oklahoma Comprehensive School Counseling Framework. It helps districts define priorities, map program components, and ensure alignment with student needs, community goals, and state expectations. This tool support consistent, high-quality implementation while allowing flexibiity for local content. The use of this guide meets minimum criteria for the requirement of a comprehensive counseling plan at the district level as outlined in OAC 210:35-3-106.
Purpose: This document sets the minimum standard for district-level design.
Comprehensive School Counseling Implementation Guide
The Comprehensive School Counseling Implementation Guide supports individual school counselors in building site-level programs aligned to district frameworks. Using a five-step process, the guide helps counselors assess needs, set goals, develop action plans, implement services, and evaluate impact. It ensures counseling programs are intentional, data-informed, and focused on measurable student outcomes.
Purpose: This document is for school-level execution of a comprehensive school counseling program.
New 2025-2026: School Counselor Rules and Policy Alignment
Oklahoma's updated school counselor rules reinforce the expectations, roles, and program structures outlined in the Comprehensive School Counseling Framework. These rules support consistent practice across districts while strengthening accountability, program quality, and student-centered outcomes. When implemented together, the framework and rules ensure school counseling programs remain effective, ethical, and aligned with statewide priorities.
As a part of the new rules, districts are required to write and upload their Comprehensive School Counseling Framework to Single Sign On by December 31, 2026. This will become a part of the accreditation process in the Spring of 2027.
