Make plans to attend the Counselor Connection on April 25 from 8:30-3:30 at Heartland AEA in Johnston. On the morning agenda -
The new ISCA College and Career Readiness Research
ACT Holistic Framework
Counseling Updates
***Just added!! Eric St Clair from the Iowa Dept of Ed will come to update us on the PSEO/Senior Year Plus
The afternoon will focus on building and maintaining a school counseling program. We have three speakers representative of Elementary, Middle and High School coming to share their successes and worries.
To register - please click here.
Thanks!! Hope to see you then!
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Friday, March 24, 2017
First Gen College Students
School Counselors,
An interesting read. How can your PreK-12
College/Career-Readiness programming assist 1st Generation College
students? By working on this focus, it will elevate your programs for
ALL students & parents.
Celebrate College Signing Day Webinar
REGISTER NOW.
This webinar is open to anyone who works in the field of college
access and success in your state. Please forward to your colleagues.
Celebrate College Signing Day
April 5th, 2017 2:00-3:00 pm (EDT)
Register for the webinar:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.
Former First Lady
Michelle Obama is committed to helping students reach higher by
completing their education past high school. She will continue to
celebrate College Signing Day to recognize the hard work of
students who pursue and complete their postsecondary education, whether
at a two-year school, four-year university, or through an industry
recognized credential. Mrs. Obama will celebrate on May 5th, and she encourages you to celebrate with your students,
too. During the webinar, Reach Higher will share its toolkit to help you host a college signing day in your community.
Presenter: Eric Waldo
As Executive Director
of Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher initiative, Waldo is working to inspire
every student in the U.S. to take charge of their future by completing
their post-secondary education, whether at
a professional training program, a community college, or a 2-year or
4-year college or university. His role cuts across policy, advocacy, and
community engagement to further the goal that the U.S. once again leads
the world in terms of college graduates. After
leaving the White House, Waldo has moved over to the non-profit, Civic
Nation, where he continues to lead Mrs. Obama's college access and
completion initiative as the Executive Director of Reach Higher and the
Executive Vice President for Education. Prior
to joining the first lady's staff, Eric served as Deputy Chief of Staff
at the U.S Department of Education for Secretary Arne Duncan. He
earned a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, an M.Ed. from
Harvard University, and an A.B. from Brown University
Research Study Participants Needed!
Dear School Counselor Colleague:
If you are/were a school counselor who has supervised at least one internship student you are eligible to participate in this dissertation research study. The primary investigator for the study will be, Tracy Peed, a former professional school counselor at North Boone High School in Illinois and Doctoral Candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision at Northern Illinois University. This study will explore how clinical supervision training and professional years of experience in the field are related to school counselor site supervisor self-efficacy and professional identity. The aim is to better understand how these factors, all seemingly important in some capacity to engagement in clinical supervision intersect. Furthermore, a hope is that the research will uncover levels of training and professional experience where supervisor self-efficacy and professional identity are at their peak. This study will further clarify what is known about school counselor clinical supervision and identify areas for improvement in school counselor clinical supervision training.
Please share your experiences via this 20 minute online survey by clicking http://bit.ly/2lkXVyY. Be assured that your answers will be used only for scholarly purposes and will be kept completely confidential. Your participation is critical to the success of this project. This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of Northern Illinois University #HS17-0101.
Upon completion of the survey you may submit a survey completion entry via email or mail for as a $50 Amazon gift card. Entries need to be postmarked or emailed no later than June 20, 2017. One gift card will be drawn for every 100 survey responses. The winner will receive their prize via mail.
Thank you for your participation.
Tracy Peed, MS
Tracy Peed, MS
Doctoral Candidate & Faculty Member (Northern Illinois University)
Counselor Education & Supervision
Phone: (608) 201-4717
Email: tracypeed@gmail.com
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Elevate Adv Manufacturing Scholarship
The Elevate Advanced Manufacturing Scholarship
The application is simple! Download it today on the Elevate website and social media channels. Applications are due March 31st. The student can mail or email their scholarship application to me.
Alexandra Monaghan
Elevate Coordinator
Measured Intentions
8510 New York Avenue
Urbandale, Iowa 50322
Please pass the scholarship application on to your area High School students, counselors, educators, and principals.
Thanks,
Alex Monaghan
Monday, March 20, 2017
Counselor Connection - April 25
Make plans to attend the Counselor Connection on April 25 from 8:30-3:30 at Heartland AEA in Johnston. On the morning agenda -
The new ISCA College and Career Readiness Research
ACT Holistic Framework
Counseling Updates
The afternoon will focus on building and maintaining a school counseling program. We have three speakers representative of Elementary, Middle and High School coming to share their successes and worries.
To register - please click here.
Thanks!! Hope to see you then!
The new ISCA College and Career Readiness Research
ACT Holistic Framework
Counseling Updates
The afternoon will focus on building and maintaining a school counseling program. We have three speakers representative of Elementary, Middle and High School coming to share their successes and worries.
To register - please click here.
Thanks!! Hope to see you then!
Reach Higher News! College Signing Day
Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher team has joined Better Make Room at Civic Nation!
As you know, Reach Higher is Mrs. Obama's effort to inspire every student in America to take charge of their future by completing their education past high school, whether at a professional training program, a community college, or a four-year college or university. We’re excited to continue our work to inspire even more students to pursue a higher education.
We also have some new team members joining us here at Civic Nation! Eric Waldo, the Executive Director of Reach Higher, and Stephanie Sprow, the Deputy Director of Reach Higher, have officially joined the team.
Mark your calendars, because we will be celebrating College Signing Day on Friday, May 5th, 2017!
While we’ll celebrate the first week of May, we encourage you to host an event at a date and time that best fits your schedule. Last year, we celebrated over 1,250 events in ALL 50 states and even had some international events. This year, we want to activate even more schools and communities to shine a spotlight on those students who have committed to pursue a higher education. We hope you’re up for the challenge!
Check out our new website and download our College Signing Day toolkit with helpful information on how to host your College Signing Day event. You will also learn how DonorsChoose.org may fund your event. Don’t forget to sign up at bettermakeroom.org to let us know when and where you’re hosting your event! Lastly, be on the lookout for information about joining one of our College Signing Day webinars to receive tips and to ask us questions. If you can't join us, you can find a link to a recording of one of the webinars with school counselors right on our site.
Furthermore, thanks to DonorsChoose.org and the College Football Playoffs Foundation we will provide 200 lucky event hosts a $500 grant towards your College Signing Day event! The money can be used to buy supplies from a list of over 20 vendors. Register your event on our website in order to be eligible to win one of these $500 grants!
Students: Please remember for the vast majority of postsecondary institutions around the country, you must choose among your offers of admission and institutionally-affiliated financial aid and scholarships by May 1.
We are SO excited to continue celebrating students around the country and all of their accomplishments during this year’s College Signing Day. Make sure to follow @ReachHigher and @BetterMakeRoom for more updates, and don’t forget to use #ReachHigher, #BetterMakeRoom and #CollegeSigningDay in your social media posts!
College Readiness for Homeless Youth
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Thursday, March 16, 2017
Future Plans
Please be aware of this career assessment and planning tool. It is not on the approved list from the Dept of Education for the Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP), however, I did want to pass this on...
I wanted to pass on additional information on our career assessment and planning tool called Future Plans ®, which was created by the Pinellas Education Foundation.
Future Plans® is a self-administered self-awareness and career exploration program designed to help students discover and understand their aptitudes and abilities, interests, and work preferences. The program also helps students align their skills with educational pathways to in-demand and globally competitive careers. Comprehensively, Future Plans® has four major objectives:
• Students choose postsecondary educational pathways that match aptitudes, values, and interests for in-demand sectors;
• Students leave high school with an informed and individualized educational plan;
• School counselors use information from the individualized career plan to better assist students and parents on high school course requirements and career planning;
• Parents/guardians become more involved and informed about educational and career pathways for their children.
• Students leave high school with an informed and individualized educational plan;
• School counselors use information from the individualized career plan to better assist students and parents on high school course requirements and career planning;
• Parents/guardians become more involved and informed about educational and career pathways for their children.
We are having an Informational Webinar on April 20th, 2pm-2:30pm Eastern (1pm-1:30pmCentral) with a live Q & A. If you would like to learn more information about Future Plans, please click here to register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.c
In addition, if you would like a complimentary login to take the complete assessment or would like 25 complimentary student licenses for a 30 day trial, we will be happy to provide that for you. Just reach out and let me know!
You can also access our demo site for an overview, as well as our introductory video.
5 Minute Introduction Video Link:
Demo Account Link:
Finally, I wanted to share with you that Future Plans USA has received national recognition from the White House and the U.S. Department of Education as a finalist in the Reach Higher Career App Challenge! Check out the details below.
~Amber
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Amber Duonnolo Ed.S
Director of Sales
Future Plans® USA
10125 Ulmerton Road
Largo, FL 33771
Phone: 813.435.0081
Future Plans® is a self-administered, Online, College and Career Readiness Planning Tool, aimed at helping students discover their aptitudes, interests, and values, so they can choose the educational pathway that will lead them to their best in-demand career choices.
5 Minute Introduction Video Link:
Demo Account Link:
Job Corps Invitation
As Spring is quickly approaching, we are planning transitions, and we want to make sure Job Corps is a vital option for students' transition.
Take a look at the invitation here and invite colleagues if you are interested in attending. RSVP to me with whom plans on attending and we will plan for you.
Drew Emerson
Outreach & Admissions Advisor-Job Corps
Management and Training Corporation
430 E Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309
Cell/Text - 515-829-6221
Fax - 515-281-9704
Office - 515-281-9686
Emerson.Drew@JobCorps.org<mail
Take a look at the invitation here and invite colleagues if you are interested in attending. RSVP to me with whom plans on attending and we will plan for you.
Drew Emerson
Outreach & Admissions Advisor-Job Corps
Management and Training Corporation
430 E Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309
Cell/Text - 515-829-6221
Fax - 515-281-9704
Office - 515-281-9686
Emerson.Drew@JobCorps.org<mail
Update on Homeless Education
Dear Homeless Education Liaisons:
Some of you that are on the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) list serve may have already received this information about updated guidance.
Late last week, the U.S. Department of Education released updated Non-Regulatory Guidance for the Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program. The direct link to the updated Guidance is https://www2.ed.gov/policy/
There is also an updated Federal Register Notice dated March 2017 and the following link. https://www2.ed.gov/prog
More resources are available on the NCHE website at https://nche.ed.gov/
As always, feel free to contact me if you need assistance with homeless education issues.
Have a good week,
Sandy Johnson
Title I Consultant/ Homeless Education Coordinator
Iowa Department of Education
Des Moines, IA 50319
Transgender Rights
Rights of transgender students in Iowa, since a civil rights law passed in 2007, continue to require Iowa schools to allow students to use bathrooms or locker rooms and address students by the names and pronouns of the gender with which they identify. Despite the Trump administration recently rescinding protections for transgender students, an Iowa Department of Education spokeswoman said last week, "Truly, nothing changes for [Iowa] schools."
Des Moines Register, March 3, 2017 Iowa View, Transgender rights are protected in Iowa, p.21A
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Screening - Race to Nowhere
TRANSFORMING EDUCATION FROM THE GROUND UP
Polk County Suicide Prevention Coalition: Funded by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Iowa Chapter
Race to Nowhere is a call to action for families, educators, and policy makers
to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America
to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens.
Thursday, March 23rd, 2017 - 6:30pm
Venue: Aldersgate United Methodist Church - Sanctuary
Address: 3600 75th Street, Urbandale, Iowa
Sponsor: Polk County Suicide Coalition: Funded by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Iowa Chapter
Tickets: FREE
Tickets
"Culture changing" Rachel Simmons, Author, The Curse of the Good Girl
"A growing grass-roots phenomenon." Washington Post
"Must see movie" NY Times
"Another inconvenient truth" George Lucas Educational Foundation
"Compelling" Diane Ravich, Author, The Death and Life of the Great American School System
For information about the film visit www.RaceToNowhere.com
Polk County Suicide Prevention Coalition: Funded by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Iowa Chapter
Race to Nowhere is a call to action for families, educators, and policy makers
to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America
to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens.
Thursday, March 23rd, 2017 - 6:30pm
Venue: Aldersgate United Methodist Church - Sanctuary
Address: 3600 75th Street, Urbandale, Iowa
Sponsor: Polk County Suicide Coalition: Funded by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Iowa Chapter
Tickets: FREE
Tickets
"Culture changing" Rachel Simmons, Author, The Curse of the Good Girl
"A growing grass-roots phenomenon." Washington Post
"Must see movie" NY Times
"Another inconvenient truth" George Lucas Educational Foundation
"Compelling" Diane Ravich, Author, The Death and Life of the Great American School System
For information about the film visit www.RaceToNowhere.com
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