ASCA Announces 2016 RAMP Schools For immediate release May 10, 2016 ALEXANDRIA, VA. This year, 76 schools will receive the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation during a special ceremony at the American School Counselor Association s annual conference in New Orleans, La. The schools will be honored on July, 11, 2016, for making an exemplary commitment to comprehensive school counseling programs. The RAMP designation, awarded for aligning with the criteria in the ASCA National Model, recognizes schools that are committed to delivering a comprehensive, datadriven school counseling program and an exemplary educational environment. Since the program s inception, nearly 600 schools have been designated as RAMP recipients. This year RAMP designations were awarded for the first time to schools in Idaho, South Dakota and Washington. RAMP-designated schools are now in 43 states in the United States. The RAMP designation is good for five years, after which time schools must reapply to maintain their RAMP status. This year s RAMP honorees have shown their commitment to students and the school counseling profession, said Jill Cook, ASCA assistant director. These schools used data to drive their program development and implementation so all students can achieve success. RAMP designation distinguishes these schools and encourages school counselors nationwide to strive for excellence.
The 2016 RAMP schools are: Arizona Dobson High School (Re-RAMP), Mesa California Brea Olinda High School, (Re-RAMP), Brea James E. Potter Junior High School, Fallbrook Colorado Grandview High School (Re-RAMP), Aurora Georgia Alan C. Pope High School (Re-RAMP), Marietta Arcado Elementary School, Lilburn Centennial High School (Re-RAMP), Roswell Couch Middle School, Grayson Esther Jackson Elementary School, Roswell Grace Snell Middle School, Loganville Lovinggood Middle School, Powder Springs McCleskey Middle School (Re-RAMP), Marietta Northview High School, Johns Creek South Cobb High School, Austell Summit Hill Elementary School, Milton Twin Rivers Middle School, Buford Idaho Vallivue High School, Caldwell Illinois Northwest Middle School, Chicago Prairie Ridge High School, Crystal Lake William Howard Taft High School (Re-RAMP), Chicago Indiana College Park Elementary School, Indianapolis Creekside Elementary School (Re-RAMP), Franklin Deer Run Elementary School, Indianapolis Eagle Creek Elementary School, Indianapolis South Newton High School, Kentland Taylor High School (Re-RAMP), Kokomo Iowa Garfield Elementary School (Re-RAMP), Davenport Madison Elementary School (Re-RAMP), Des Moines
Kentucky Campbell County High School, Alexandria Donald E. Cline Elementary School, Cold Spring Dorothy Howell Elementary School, Elsmere Lincoln Elementary School, Dayton A.J. Lindeman Elementary School, Erlanger John W. Reiley Elementary School, Alexandria Michigan Brownell Middle School, Gross Pointe Lakeview High School, Battle Creek Parcells Middle School, Gross Pointe Woods Mississippi Simpson Central School, Pinola Sumner Hill Junior High School, Clinton Nebraska Lincoln Southeast High School, Lincoln North Carolina Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School, Raleigh Clyde Erwin Elementary Magnet School (Re-RAMP), Jacksonville Davis Drive Middle School (Re-RAMP), Cary Hilburn Academy (Re-RAMP), Raleigh Olive Chapel Elementary School (Re-RAMP), Apex Walnut Creek Elementary School, Raleigh Oklahoma Will Rogers Elementary School, Shawnee Oregon Claggett Creek Middle School, Keizer Pennsylvania Eastern Lebanon County Middle School, Myerstown South Carolina Midway Elementary School, Lexington Rocky Creek Elementary School (Re-RAMP), Lexington Westview Middle School (Re-RAMP), Goose Creek Woodland Elementary School (Re-RAMP), Greer South Dakota Fred Assam Elementary School, Sioux Falls
Tennessee Houston Middle School, Germantown Vermont Dothan Brook School, White River Junction Virginia Battlefield High School, Haymarket Bristow Run Elementary School (Re-RAMP), Bristow Coles Elementary School (Re-RAMP), Manassas Forest Grove Elementary School, Sterling Forest Park High School (Re-RAMP), Woodbridge Freedom High School, South Riding Gar-Field Senior High School, Woodbridge George Washington Middle School, Alexandria Glasgow Middle School (Re-RAMP), Alexandria Hayfield Middle School, Alexandria John Champe High School, Aldie Lake Braddock Secondary School Middle School (Re-RAMP), Burke Lake Braddock Secondary School High School (Re-RAMP), Burke Longfellow Middle School (Re-RAMP), Falls Church Patriot High School, Nokesville Robinson Secondary School Middle School, Fairfax Rocky Run Middle School, Chantilly Sinclair Elementary School, Manassas T. Clay Wood Elementary School, Nokesville Washington Franklin Pierce High School, Tacoma RAMP applications are reviewed by teams of school counseling professionals. The next submission deadline is Oct. 15, 2016. For more information on the program, visit www.schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors-members/ramp. The American School Counselor Association (www.schoolcounselor.org) is a worldwide nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Va., and the school counseling division of the American Counseling Association. Founded in 1952, ASCA supports school counselors efforts to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development so they not only achieve success in school but are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. The association provides professional development, publications and other resources,
research and advocacy to school counselors around the globe. 30 ASCA Contact: Lachelle Metcalf, ASCA, (571) 329-4199, lmetcalf@schoolcounselor.org