Student-to-School-Counselor Ratios Released
The National Center for Education Statistics has released preliminary ratio data for the 2008-2009 school year. Although ASCA recommends a 250-to-1 ratio of students to school counselors, the national average is actually 457-to-1. This is a slight improvement from last year, when the ratio was 467-to-1. See how your state stacks up.
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Fall Webinar Series Launches
Looking for some free professional development? Check out ASCA's Fall Webinar Series. Join us for any - or all - of the following webinars:
- RAMP It Up: An Overview, Oct. 21, 2010, 4 p.m. Eastern. Speakers: Mark Kuranz and Eric Sparks
- Legal and Ethical Complications in Working with Minors in Schools, Nov. 21, 2010, 2 p.m. Eastern. Speaker: Carolyn Stone, Ed.D.
- RAMP Overview: Program Goals, Classroom Guidance and Small Groups, Nov. 30, 2010, 3 p.m. Eastern. Speaker: Christy Close
- "See Dick. See Jane. See Dick and Jane Plan for Their Futures": Post-secondary Planning K-8, Dec. 14, 2010, 2 p.m. Eastern. Speaker: Sharon Sevier, Ph.D.
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Stedman Graham Booked for Annual Conference Featured Speaker
Stedman Graham, best-selling author, educator and entrepreneur, is the featured speaker at the ASCA Annual Conference, June 25-28, 2011, in Seattle. Graham will share his Nine-Step Success Process for School Counselors, which helps school counselors learn who they are, develop their vision, set goals and realize personal achievement. After learning the Success Process, school counselors will better understand how to help students build their identifies and establish a foundation for success. Learn more. Online registration opens Jan. 3, 2011. |
New & Noteworthy
Educating Students for Sustainability Webinar: What does a student who is education for sustainability know, do and value that is different from other students? Join us for a webinar on Nov. 10, 2010, 6-7:30 p.m. Eastern, which will showcase promising practices in Education for Sustainability from across the country. Learn more or register today for this free webinar. Careers in Wind Energy: The Bureau of Labor Statistics announces the release of career information related to green jobs. The first report provides an overview of careers in the wind energy industry. Read the report. New Film on Bullying Available: The Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance Project has released a 40-minute documentary, "Bullied," about the Nabozny vs. Podlesny case, which help that public school officials have a constitutional obligation to protect LGBT students from bullying. The film and viewers' guide for adminstrators and students are available at no charge for schools. Order your copy. College Parents of America Offers Free Newsletter: College Parents of America, the nation's only membership organization for current and future college paretns, offers a free newsletter, Decade of Decisions, to help parents of seventh-graders through college seniors. Learn more.
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