This document describes a private Greek high school that implemented a new school evaluation system and career counseling pilot program. The school has 400 students, 35 educators, and facilities like classrooms, labs, gyms and a swimming pool across a 5,000 square meter building. Through collaborating with educators, administrators, an independent committee and career counselors, the school established a multi-section evaluation process. As a result of the evaluation and counseling program, the school improved its educational programs and saw increased student registration, better student and parent satisfaction, and higher test scores. The school was then ranked as one of the top schools in Northern Greece.

1. Georgios Gaitanos
Adjunct Professor & Academic Researcher, Auth
School Evaluation Manager & Vocational Guidance Expert
gaitanosg@yahoo.gr
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2. Private Greek High School
New School Structure
A new concept of school evaluation
The collaboration of school career counselor
Results of the pilot program (2013-14)
Results of the school evaluation
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3. Hellenic College of Thessaloniki (est. 1957)
Building-5.000 m2
400 students (High School-Lyceum)
300 students (Middle High School-Gymnasium)
35 educators (Lyceum), 32 educators (Gymnasium)
30 school buses
School yard with garden (4.000 m2
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26 classrooms with interactive boards, 6 courts, 2
labs, interior swimming pool, 2 gyms, theater.
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4. Hellenic College
of Thessaloniki
•High School
•Middle High School
•Elementary School
•Kindergarten
•International Baby
College
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5. Hellenic College
of Thessaloniki
Aerial Photograph
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6. Establish an evaluation system
Collaboration with the educators and the school owners
Report to the Independent Evaluation Committee
(Group of University Professors & Academics)
Analyze the data of evaluation and publish 3 different
reports and next year’s plan
Initiate a Career Counseling Office (pilot program)
Help the students with the admission process for their
entry into foreign Higher Education Institutes (USA,
UK, France, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia,
Canada)
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9. 7 evaluation sections:
Assets and Resources
Leadership, Management and Organization
Teaching and Learning
School Environment-Students Relations
Educational Programs
Student Results
School Results
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13. The goals of the school were to:
1. increase the students’ registration,
2. establish a collaboration with Higher Education
Institutes and several professionals,
3. improve the educational programs,
4. apply new educational programs with the
collaboration between parents and educators.
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14.  School’s Data Base/Albums
 Educators:
1. 2 inventory records (educator’s portfolio)
2. Interview
3. Questionnaire
4. Evaluation records for teaching subjects, educational activities and
methodologies
 Students:
1. 2 questionnaires
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Interview
 Parents:
1. Questionnaire
2. Interview 14

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18. 2 Departments:
1. Career Counseling (1 School Psychologist & 1 Career Counselor)
2. Foundation (1 Career Counselor)
Activities:
1. Pilot program for selection of Higher Education Institutes
2. Students’ portfolio
3. Students’ Database
4. Interviewing students-parents
5. Students’ Psychometric evaluations
6. Group seminars (providing information about several professions, domestic
and foreign institutes, practicing on how to write a cv/resume, a personal
statement, search for a suitable higher educational program, a job, prepare for
an interview)
7. Preparation of the admission process for entering into foreign higher
education institutes
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20. Rank: 1st
school of Northern Greece, 5th
school in Pan-
Hellenic Evaluation
96% of the parents evaluated the school program with a high
score
91% of the students stated that the school environment was
improved after the evaluation
22,7% increase of student registrations
90% of the students achieved the highest score and 22%
improved their grade.
The seniors scored 26,5% higher grade above the average in the
Pan-hellenic examinations.
The school upgraded its services and provided educational
material via its website.
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21. This evaluation system combines self-evaluation (interior)
and external evaluation.
It is adaptable.
The educators have the opportunity without psychological
pressure to work as a team and improve their teaching
methods.
The students work on different school projects.
The school is independent and creates its own educational
program and sets new goals every year .
The career counseling office is involved with the strategic
plan of the school and collaborates with the educators.
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