Counselor Academy
School Counselors of NEPA's: Counselor Academy
Attention School Administrators!
We are so pleased that your school counselor(s), have joined the School Counselors of NEPA. Membership includes the opportunity for students from your school to apply for our annual scholarship. In addition, we host monthly "Coffee With Counselor" meeting at coffee shops around the area. Our concept follows the Coffee Edu format for meetings. We have previously hosted gatherings with local agencies to bridge conversations between school counselors and services that our students might benefit from, provided self-care sessions for counselors and we conclude our year annually with a social event for counselors at a local winery. We have developed partnerships with the school counseling programs at both Marywood University and the University of Scranton, inviting their students to join us at events and become members.
This year we are pleased to introduce the Counselor Academy as a professional development initiative for school counselors in NEPA. Professional development for school counselors faces many challenges that include teacher oriented PD that lacks relevance for counselor, prohibitive costs and even lack of administrative support to leave campus for trainings. I am writing to you today to appeal for your support of your counselors in attending this unique, local, free to members PD event. The Counselor Academy is being held on the last day of National School Counseling Week, February 7, 2020. The University of Scranton is generously providing us a venue in addition to lunch for participants. Our Keynote Speaker, Angela Cleveland is a school counselor and author of two books about computer science and technology. Our programming includes topics including data analysis, RAMP certification, building comprehensive school counseling programs, time tracking, mindfulness and more.
We hope that you will help us help our members by offering your support. It's a pretty simple ask! It is our hope that you will both allow and encourage the school counselors in your district to attend Counselor Academy. All the details can be found in this newsletter! Thank you for helping us to support the school counselors in your district. Best Wishes for a happy and healthy school year for you, your staff and your students.
Sincerely,
Dawn deQuevedo
President, School Counselors of NEPA
FREE FOR MEMBERS
School Counselors of NEPA
c/o Alita Soulsby
114 Constitution Ave.
Jessup, PA 18434
What is "COUNSELOR ACADEMY"?
Save the Date: Friday, 2/7 of National School Counseling Week 2020
Hosted by: School Counselors of NEPA, University of Scranton & NEIU19
Counselor Academy
Academy Programming: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
More information to follow...
Friday, Feb 7, 2020, 08:00 AM
The University of Scranton, Linden Street, Scranton, PA, USA
Questions?
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