1. Additional Training sites needed -a great opportunity for your site, read below

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1 Dear School Counselor, Greetings! WSCA March Updates and Information Included in this update are the following: 1. Additional Training sites needed -a great opportunity for your site, read below 2. Two OSPI/WSCA Trainings, "School Counselors Role in Student Achievement" Vancouver and Wenatchee, see details below 3. Bridges Student Achievement Workshop Series- Seattle-see sign up information below 4. Scholarship: NFIB ( ) awards scholarships to graduating seniors for up $1,000 up to $10,000 -see below for more information 5.Scholarship: The Federation of Private Career Schools and Colleges offers three $1000 scholarships to their schools for every high school. 6. ESD TRAINING SCHEDULE: GETTING TO GRADUATION-2008 Graduation requirements by Partnership for Learning 1. Dear Counselors, Administrators and other interested parties, The Washington School Counselors Association is working with Bridges to set up trainings regionally. We have some sites in mind, but wanted to open it up to districts/buildings whom might be interested in hosting a training session. Trainings are 2 days long and you would receive 1 free ticket. Tickets are $199 for 2 days. Also, WSCA will give free clock hours to its members. If you are interested, please contact me at kdholt@adelphia.net. This is an excellent program. I attended the "Snapshots" workshop and was very impressed. Teachers, counselors, administrators and librarians attended and found it very worthwhile. It is a program, I believe, that addresses Student Learning Plans/portfolios and ways to motivate students towards achieving those plans meaningfully. For more information contact: Karyn Holt WSCA Past President kdholt@adelphia.net home cell The School Counselor s Role in Student Achievement The Washington School Counselor Association, The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction City University Vancouver An Overview of the ASCA Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs

2 Content and Purpose: To assist administrators, K-12 counselors, supervisors and school teams as they 1.Understand how to integrate the guidance and counseling program into the school's improvement process (SIP) process so to impact all students and measure effectiveness. 2.Learn about the School Counselor s changing role in Education Reform in Washington State and the new concept of Guidance as a core function of Washington's schools; 3.Implement the Framework for School Counseling Programs, developed in 2003 by the American School Counselor Association as a means to deliver data-driven school counseling approaches: including tools such as how to utilize school/student data to implement programs that positively impact student achievement, close the achievement gap, and address issues such as harassment, attendance, and drop out rates; 4.Become actively involved in their school's improvement process (SIP) while increasing program accountability. Please bring a copy of your building School Improvement Plan Goals and school wide data, such as discipline and attendance rates, test scores, parent involvement stats, etc. In-service includes: free clock hours, AM Refreshments Additional ASCA National Models and Workbooks will be available at discount rate of $20 Where: City University Building, SE 2nd Circle, Suite 200 Vancouver, WA Time: Saturday, April 30, :00 AM-4:00 PM Cost: $ (includes free membership; with the National Model) for non- WSCA members $50 (with the National Model) and $30.00 (without the National Model) for WSCA members; Checks or purchase orders are to be made payable to: WSCA. YOU MUST PRE REGISTER----REGISTRATIONS DUE FRIDAY, April 22nd You may mail or , send, or fax your registration form below Fax: Address: Chris Kelly, th St. E. Puyallup, Wa Phone: tckelly2@comcast.net (Please Print) Name Address Contact Phone District Level/Position Visa # Expiration Date Check # Special Needs/Diet Signature The School Counselor s Role in Student Achievement The Washington School Counselor Association, The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Hosted by NCESD An Overview of the ASCA Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs Content and Purpose: To assist administrators, K-12 counselors, supervisors and school teams as they 1.Understand how to integrate the guidance and counseling program into the school's improvement process (SIP) process so to impact all students and measure effectiveness.

3 2.Learn about the School Counselor s changing role in Education Reform in Washington State and the new concept of Guidance as a core function of Washington's schools; 3.Implement the Framework for School Counseling Programs, developed in 2003 by the American School Counselor Association as a means to deliver data-driven school counseling approaches: including tools such as how to utilize school/student data to implement programs that positively impact student achievement, close the achievement gap, and address issues such as harassment, attendance, and drop out rates; 4.Become actively involved in their school's improvement process (SIP) while increasing program accountability. Please bring a copy of your building School Improvement Plan Goals and school wide data, such as discipline and attendance rates, test scores, parent involvement stats, etc. In-service includes: free clock hours, lunch and AM Refreshments ASCA National Models and Workbooks will be available at a discount rate of $20 Where: NCESD, 640 S. Mission Wenatchee, WA Time: Wednesday, April :30 AM-3:30 PM Cost: $50.00 for non-wsca members and $35.00 for WSCA members; Checks or purchase orders are to be made payable to: WSCA. $15 coupon offered on site to non-members who sign up for WSCA within 30 days. REGISTRATIONS DUE FRIDAY, April 22, 2005 You may mail or , or fax your registration form below Fax: Address: Chris Kelly, th St. E. Puyallup, Wa Phone: tckelly2@concentric.net (Please Print) Name Address Contact Phone District Level/Position Visa # Expiration Date Check # Special Needs/Diet Signature 3. Bridges Student Achievement Workshop Series When: Tuesday, Apr. 12, Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2005, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM Where: Bishop Blanchet High School, 8200 Wallingford Ave North Seattle, WA Motivate more students towards higher achievement with Bridges' Student Achievement Workshop Series. These workshops provide hands-on training and lesson plans that will help you increase the number of students with meaningful future plans and improve graduation rates. Go to for more information and registration. 4. OSPI received a call from Stacy Jenkins of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). NFIB ( ) awards scholarships to graduating seniors for up $1,000 up to $10,000. I have information you might want to help school counselors know about. Usually, they received a large number of applications each year from Washington, but as of this date have received only 3. Go to nfib.com for more information!

4 5. The Federation of Private Career Schools and Colleges offers three $1000 scholarships to their schools for every high school. Contact Gena for more information: Gena Wikstrom Executive Director Washington Federation of Private Career Schools & Colleges th Court NE Redmond, WA / Dear Colleagues, We know you are all faced with talking to your parents, students and community about the new statewide high school graduation requirements, which take effect with the class of That s why we want to make sure you have the latest information you need and to give you some tools to help you communicate. From late February until late March, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and Partnership for Learning will visit each of the state s nine Educational Service Districts and several statewide conferences to help train school/district teams in delivering information about the new requirements to parents. The goal: to substantially increase the number of parents of students graduating in 2008 and beyond who have accurate information about the graduation requirements, the supports that will be available to help their children meet the requirements and how they can help their children succeed. We hope you will bring a team and join us for this free Getting to Graduation: A Parent Workshop training. Formally invited are superintendents, principals, school board directors, school counselors and public information officers, but please bring your teacher leaders, PTA president and/or key community partner to the training. At the two-hour training you will:» Learn about the progress the state has made in implementing the Certificate of Academic Achievement, which is earned when a student passes the 10th-grade WASL. OSPI is diligently working on supports that will be in place for all students, as well as supports for special needs and ELL students.» Collect a PowerPoint presentation and materials to use as the blueprint for how to organize and deliver a parent workshop. Presenters will talk about the areas of most interest to parents and local information you will want to make certain to provide.» Find out how to easily get one of 50 small grants from Partnership for Learning to conduct a parent event on the graduation requirements. This grant can help cover some of the costs associated with the event, such as handouts, refreshments, interpreters and childcare. Clock hours will be offered to school and district staff that attend the training sessions and commit to delivering at least one parent workshop in their districts. As you may already know, OSPI and the Washington Association of Student Councils will launch the Student-2-Student campaign in March. We believe Getting to Graduation: A Parent Workshop is a great companion piece. As your students become more educated about the state s graduation requirements, your parents should too. We also believe the materials and training you will receive can be used to talk with staff and community members. Please don t miss out on this opportunity to learn and get your questions answered about the new statewide graduation requirements. Sign up soon, as space at your ESD is

5 limited. To register for or learn more about the training, please contact Nora Doyle at Partnership for Learning, or Getting to Graduation: A Parent Workshop Training Schedule attached Organizations supporting Getting to Graduation: A Parent Workshop include Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Partnership for Learning, Association of Educational Service Districts, Association of Washington School Principals, Washington Association of School Administrators, Washington School Counselors Association, Washington State School Directors Association ESD TRAINING SCHEDULE: GETTING TO GRADUATION 1.Monday, Feb. 28, 10-noon; ESD 171, Wenatchee PFL reps: Jerry DeGrieck and Molly O Connor 2.Monday, March 7, 1:30-4 p.m.; ESD 105, Yakima 3.Tuesday, March 8, 9-11 a.m.; ESD 123, Pasco 4.Friday, March 11, 9-11 a.m.; Puget Sound ESD 5.Monday, March 14, 10-noon; ESD 113, Olympia AWSP rep: Jocelyn McCabe 6.Tuesday, March 15, 10 noon; ESD 114, Bremerton 7.Wednesday, March 16, 1:30-4 p.m.; ESD 189, Anacortes 8.Thursday, March 17, 10-noon; ESD 112, Vancouver 9.Thursday, March 31, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; ESD 101, Spokane PFL rep: Monica Ferris