Analyzes the needs of the school, student body, and community to reveal areas to address in the student body and its demographic subgroups.

Analyzes the needs of the school, student body, and community to reveal areas to address in the student body and its demographic subgroups.

• A. Program evaluation
• B. Needs assessment
• C. Event-topic counts
• D. General rule of confidentiality

Answer: (B)

Determining what students, the school, and the surrounding community need to support all student groups is a needs assessment. This process collects and analyzes data on academics, behavior, attendance, social-emotional needs, and available resources, then looks at how these needs vary across demographic subgroups. The aim is to identify gaps, set priorities, and guide where to focus counseling services, programs, and partnerships so that supports reach the students who need them most. Program evaluation, by comparison, examines whether a program achieved its stated goals after it was implemented. Event-topic counts focus on tallying topics for activities rather than analyzing broader needs across groups. Confidentiality rules pertain to protecting student information, not identifying or prioritizing areas for intervention.

Determining what students, the school, and the surrounding community need to support all student groups is a needs assessment. This process collects and analyzes data on academics, behavior, attendance, social-emotional needs, and available resources, then looks at how these needs vary across demographic subgroups. The aim is to identify gaps, set priorities, and guide where to focus counseling services, programs, and partnerships so that supports reach the students who need them most.

Program evaluation, by comparison, examines whether a program achieved its stated goals after it was implemented. Event-topic counts focus on tallying topics for activities rather than analyzing broader needs across groups. Confidentiality rules pertain to protecting student information, not identifying or prioritizing areas for intervention.