Today's school counselors must be prepared to advocate not only for students, but for their programs and their positions as well. Identifying ways that school counseling programs contribute to closing the achievement gap and demonstrating how counseling programs contribute to the success of schools requires counselors to engage in program evaluation. This session will provide participants with an overview of creative ways to train students to gather and evaluate school data during their practicum and internship and how they can use data to help close the achievement gap.