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Important Announcements from FSCA...
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Awards
FSCA School Counselor of the Year - 2015 Applications Now Open!!
Great
News! The FSCA School Counselor of the Year 2015 application window
has opened! Please use the link above to access the application. All applications and supporting documents are due by July 15th. Please nominate someone (or nominate yourself) and apply for this prestigious honor! Feel free to contact Terry Kalten - terrakalt@gmail.com with any questions.
FSCA 2015 Convention
Registration Now Open!
The 2015 Convention will be held Oct 22-24, 2015 in Orlando, FL at the beautiful Doubletree Hilton at Seaworld.
The keynote speakers are Dr. Pat Martin & Dr. Brett Zyromski!
To see the schedule at a glance, more information about keynote speakers, and register, CLICK HERE.
Submit a Proposal to Present!
Be an active
participant at this year’s FSCA Convention. Share your expertise and evidence
based practices, programs, or interventions. The convention committee is accepting program
proposals for 90 minute presentations.
Deadline for proposals is June
12
Graduate students: The call for graduate student poster sessions will come out in August, so stay tuned!
Membership
NOW is the Time to Join or Renew Your FSCA Membership!
Why is it so important to be a FSCA member? Watch this video
showcasing school counselors who explain why they are members of the
Florida School Counselor Association! Click here to watch the video
College and Career Readiness
FSCA's College and Career Readiness Survey
Dear Florida School Counselors,
Thank you for all you do for your students,
families, and school communities! As you know, professional school counselors are a
vital part of helping children develop into well-rounded individuals. And FSCA
is a committed to helping school counselors develop the programs necessary to
meet students’ needs in Florida. We know
how busy it is this time of the year (not that every part of the year isn’t
busy for school counselors!), and would greatly appreciate your time to provide
your valuable perspectives by taking FSCA’s brief College and Career Readiness
Survey. The survey will open until July 1.
In advance, thank you for completing this survey. Click the link below to begin the survey:
More CCR News:
Check out the article on Florida College Access Network's (FCAN)
website about Broward County and student-level FAFSA data. FCAN and FSCA
have been working in partnership with counties around Florida to enable
school counselors to have access to a school-based list of students who
have completed the FAFSA. Broward County school counseling leaders
successfully advocated for access to FAFSA student data. Congratulations
to Ralph Aiello and his team! This will help high school counselors
better pinpoint which students need assistance with the FAFSA
application.
New Emerging Leaders Program Accepting Applications!
Last call for the newly formed FSCA Emerging Leaders Program. The deadline to submit an application is May 30, 2015.
The
purpose of the program is to identify and support potential leaders who
will assume leadership roles within the governance of FSCA. The
program will develop school counselors with strong leadership skills,
provide training in leadership and the structure of the association,
with guided mentoring. The benefits of participating will entail one
year FSCA membership, leadership training, mentorship, professional
networking, and recognition at FSCA Convention. Participants are
committing to attend all coordinated emerging leaders program event,
serve on FSCA committee, attend and assist at FSCA convention and other
FSCA events and attend specified board meeting.
CLICK HERE to learn more about the benefits, responsibilities, and application process for emerging leaders.
Advocacy News
Update on OPPAGA Survey
The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
Accountability (OPPAGA) is an office of the Legislature that provides
data, evaluative research, and objective analyses. OPPAGA surveyed
school counselors throughout the state between October-November 2014 to
determine how counselors spend their time and the impact
counselor-to-student ratios have across the state.
OPPAGA
recently shared a draft of the survey results with FSCA but the data has
not been officially published. The FSCA advocacy team recently
reviewed the draft report of the data and submitted questions on the
report to OPPAGA through our lobbyist, Carole Green. The advocacy team
will reflect on the official OPPAGA report when it is released to make a
plan for advocacy efforts for the 2015-16 school year. We will keep
FSCA members apprised of the advocacy plans and we encourage you to be
involved in our advocacy efforts!
Committee Members Needed!
FSCA Needs YOU...
FSCA is looking for a few members who can assist with committee work. Some roles that need to be filled include:
- Technology committee member- assistance needed includes social media posts or website management
- Convention committee member- assistance needed with exhibitors and sponsors
- Membership committee member- assistance needed with recruiting members in your region of Florida
We hope you will consider assisting FSCA with any of the above tasks!
Chapter Announcements
FSCA Chapters, if you have information for future newsletters please email your
announcement to Samantha Rey at ReyS@collierschools.com.
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Would you like to become a member of FSCA? Click below to join!
Has your membership lapsed? Click below to renew!
Save the Date! 2015 FSCA Convention
October 22-24, 2015
K-12 College & Career Readiness:
Skills for Living, Learning, & Earning
To be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Orlando
For more information, CLICK HERE
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Pat Martin &
Dr. Brett Zyromski
We hope to see you there!
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