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NYSSCA
Exhibitor registration, attendee registration and hotel registration is now open. Click here for more information. You can view the informative breakout sessions that will be at NYSSCA 2019 — here. Early Bird Deadline Approaching!
NYSSCA
NYSSCA is pleased to announce a Leadership Grants for our Conference on Nov. 22-23 for members who may be interested in a leadership position in our professional organization. We will sponsor 4 grants this year. Candidates must meet the following requirements:
- Be a current NYSSCA member.
- Have an interest in a NYSSCA leadership position and join a NYSSCA. Committee after the grant is received.
- Attend the conference in its entirety, including attendance at a workshop on the functioning of the NYSSCA Executive Board. You may choose to volunteer at the conference as well.
Grants will cover conference registration fees and hotel fees for a two night stay (Thursday, Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov. 22), up to $500.
Grant recipients must pay all registration and hotel fees but will be reimbursed by NYSSCA after attendance and participation at the conference is confirmed. Submission Deadline, Oct. 15.
Click here for the online grant application.
If you have questions, please email questions to President Elect-Elect Mark Mason at presidentelectelect@nyssca.org.
NYSSCA
As we turn the corner towards the end of another school year, we encourage you to reflect upon the successes you and your colleagues have had in supporting students and building comprehensive programs that are data driven and student centered. Check out the Video of Last Year’s Award Ceremony at the Sagamore here.
Looking through this lens of skills, programs and leadership, please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for one of the NYSSCA Annual Awards.
School Counselor of the Year
Administrator of the Year
Outstanding Program, Practice or Project
Career Achievement
The deadline for all nominations is Oct. 15, and award recipients will be announced at the NYSSCA Annual Conference on Nov. 22-23 at the Honor's Haven Resort in Ellenville, NY.
If you have any questions, please contact us at: 937-9-NYSSCA or 937-969-7722.
Dr. Gail Reed-Barnett, Past President
PastPresident@nyssca.org
Chair, NYSSCA Awards Committee 2019
NYSSCA
Our goal in establishing this group is to provide a safe space for all PSCOC in New York to collectively advocate, listen and share lessons learned, strategies and navigation tools. Information would be compiled and shared with the NYSSCA Board. Hopefully, this will enhance the capacity of all professional school counselors of color in the State of New York. If you have any ideas, please feel free to forward me the information and I can send it out. If you would like to join this listserv or have questions or comments, please contact Jaymes White, NYSSCA Region 4 Governor at region4gov@nyssca.org.
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U.S. News & World Report
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Walk into almost any classroom in America, and you'll find at least some students who've fallen behind the academic standards for their grade — meaning they're at risk of not learning everything they'll need to be ready for college and the lives they want to lead. Helping these students get back on the path to grade-level proficiency is one of the most urgent challenges teachers face every day.
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Education World
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If you have been in education for a while you've likely seen a half-dozen educational initiatives come and go, not least of which is "personalized learning." Education leaders have many questions about it. Is it yet another educational initiative? How can personalized learning help my school? Will this educational model continue to exist at the end of the year? Take some time to consider all the intricate facets of personalized learning and how it can effectively support your school community.
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