College Signing Day on MTV

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MTV to Host 2017 College Signing Day Featuring Former First Lady Michelle Obama in New York City at The Public Theater on May 5th

Mrs. Obama will be joined by 200 high school students to celebrate the pursuit of higher education Nick Cannon to emcee star-studded event including appearances by Keri Russell, Bella Hadid, Jidenna, Michael B. Jordan, Zoe Kravitz, Robin Roberts and more New York, NY – April 26, 2017 – On Friday May 5th, MTV will host the 2017 College Signing Day featuring former First Lady Michelle Obama. The event will be held at New York City’s Public Theater with more than 200 students from across New York City high schools. This is the 4th consecutive year that Mrs. Obama has celebrated College Signing Day. Mrs. Obama will be joined by actors, singers, athletes and stars including: Nick Cannon, Keri Russell, Bella Hadid, Jidenna, Michael B. Jordan, Zoe Kravitz, Emeka Okafor, Mathew Rhys, Robin Roberts and more. Livestream will be available via MTV’s Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/MTV. The event will be open press, but space is extremely limited. Additional photo and video assets from the event will be made available immediately following at www.mtvpress.com. College Signing Day celebrates high school seniors choosing to pursue higher education at a professional training program, a community college, or a four-year college or university and continues Mrs. Obama’s efforts to inspire young people to pursue their education past high school. In addition to Mrs. Obama’s event in New York, more than 1,000 College Signing Day events have been planned in nearly every state by communities, students and organizations committed to helping students pursue higher education. Mrs. Obama is encouraging people across the country to join her in marking College Signing Day by wearing college apparel and sharing the importance of higher education on social media through #CollegeSigningDay and #BetterMakeRoom. Mrs. Obama’s college access work now lives at Civic Nation, a non-profit focused on innovative engagement and awareness initiatives. The organization now includes members of Mrs. Obama’s Reach Higher and Better Make Room teams. This is the second consecutive year that MTV will host the event in conjunction with Viacom's Get Schooled initiative. As part of her Reach Higher initiative at the White House, Mrs. Obama has hosted College Signing Day events in Harlem in 2016 with MTV, in Detroit, Michigan in 2015 and in San Antonio, Texas in 2014. The full list of individuals joining Mrs. Obama in celebrating over 200 students at the Public Theater includes: 1.      Andy Cohen, Talk Show Host 2.      Ashley Graham, Model 3.      Bella Hadid, Model 4.      Billy Eichner, Actor 5.      Black Thought, Music Artist 6.      Bryan Greenberg, Actor and Singer 7.      Carla Hall, Chef and Television Personality 8.      Charlemagne tha God, Radio and Television Personality 9.      Clinton Kelly, Fashion Consultant 10.  Derrick Morgan, NFL Linebacker for the Tennessee Titans 11.  Emeka Okafor, NBA Athlete 12.  Gabby Giffords, Former U.S. Congresswoman 13.  Gail Simmons, Cookbook and Food Author 14.  Hannah Bronfman, DJ and Model 15.  iJustine, YouTube Personality 16.  James Franklin, College Football Coach at Penn State University 17.  Jidenna, Music Artist 18.  Keri Russell, Actress 19.  Lana Parilla, Actress 20.  Luvvie Ajayi, Author and Speaker 21.  Mark Kelly, Former American Astronaut 22.  Matthew Rhys, Actor 23.  Michael B. Jordan, Actor 24.  Neil Patrick Harris, Actor 25.  Nick Cannon, Performing Artist 26.  Olivia Palermo, Actress 27.  Questlove, Music Artist 28.  Renee Elise Goldsberry, Actress 29.  Robin Roberts, Television Host 30.  Soledad O’Brien, Broadcast Journalist 31.  Swin Cash, WNBA Athlete 32.  Tamron Hall, Broadcast Jounalist 33.  Ted Allen, Television Host 34.  Zoe Kravitz, Actress, Singer, and Model MTV Contacts: Mariana Agathoklis Mariana.Agothoklis@mtvstaff.com 212-846-5755 Stephanie Perez Stephanie.Perez@mtvstaff.com 212-846-6924

The R.I.D.E

Make plans to join the RIDE!!!
Iowa ACAC hosts the R.I.D.E. every summer to allow counselors to learn more about college admissions at our public and private colleges and universities around Iowa.  The R.I.D.E. will be from June 11-14 this year.  The colleges will be in Northeast Iowa. Please see https://www.iowaacac.com/the-ride for details and registration info!

Call for Proposals - ISCA 2017

Call for Proposals  2017 ISCA Conference November 5-7 Prairie Meadows Hotel & Conference Center Altoona, Iowa Deadline: July 21, 2017 Submit a Proposal Today:  www.iowaschoolcounselors.org/proposals The Iowa School Counseling Association is requesting proposals for the 2017 conference. We are searching for professionals who are ready and willing to Ignite a Movement across Iowa, ensuring equity for our students through our programs, curriculum, and school culture and community.  Topic areas of interest include: Advocacy College and Career Culture and Climate Data and Accountability Effective Programming Equity Social-Emotional Learning Click here to Submit Your Proposal Deadline for Submission: July 21, 2017 www.iowaschoolcounselors.org

#CollegeSigningDay

Celebrate #CollegeSigningDay with us on May 5th! View this email in your browser Flashback to our 2016 #CollegeSigningDay! #BetterMakeRoom TWO WEEKS AND COUNTING! It's a special time!  Students are receiving their acceptance letters in the mail and in our mission to inspire a college-going culture we're celebrating them ALL on May 5th! Won't you join us?  Right now, thousands of after school programs, classrooms and schools across the country are planning their #CollegeSigningDay events to celebrate every student going on to obtain a postsecondary degree. You can still register your College Signing Day event and apply for funding at https://www.bettermakeroom.org/college-signing-day/. On May 5th post a picture in your college gear on social media using the hashtag #CollegeSigningDay and share why a higher education is important. You'll be joining Mrs. Obama and a host of celebrities congratulating students across the country on their commitment to going to college, while also inspiring their younger peers to do the same...   Stay tuned for blogs written by students and event hosts talking about what #CollegeSigningDay means to them.

Administrator Course

A new course is being offered through AEA PD Online -- please share with your administrators!!!

Maximizing School Counselor Impact: A Module for School Leaders

This two-credit, on-line course is offered through a joint agreement with Southern Region Education Board, Iowa College Aid and AEA PD Online. It is part of a series of the Go Alliance Academy.  This module, developed for school leaders such as principals, assistant principals, and directors of counseling, helps school leaders understand how to engage effectively with school counselors to take the steps needed to achieve your goals in school improvement. You will gain a better understanding of the impact school counselors can have on student success; understand the school counselor’s role; define a comprehensive school counseling program and how to support one; and practice developing a shared vision for student success with your school counselor. This course was developed in collaboration with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).

To learn more and to register, please go to:  22041399991801

Research Study

Hello, my name is Stacy Solsaa and I am a doctoral candidate at the University of South Dakota in the Counselor Education and Supervision program. I am working under the direction of my dissertation chair, Dr. Kathleen Brown-Rice. This research study is entitled, “State-Level Resources and Supports for School Counselor Implementation of Comprehensive School Counseling Programs.” The purpose of the study is to discover how support at the state level is related to the full implementation of comprehensive school counseling programs. Comprehensive school counseling programs have been correlated with positive measures of student success, but the implementation of them is scattered (Gysbers, 2006). By conducting this study, I hope to obtain information that will provide state leaders with insight into how they might contribute to develop more widespread implementation of comprehensive school counseling programs.

I respectfully request you to consider participating in this study if you are a school counselor, school counseling supervisor, or a director of counseling currently employed in a school district in a public school district in the United States. Participation in this survey requires answering a web-based survey, and will take approximately 20-30 minutes of your time. Participation in this survey is voluntary, and you may withdraw at any time without penalty. The questions in this survey are not of a sensitive nature, so participating in this study is considered to be a low-risk endeavor. All data collected will be anonymous and confidential. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of South Dakota (#2017.020).

If you agree to participate, you can complete the survey online. If you do not wish to complete the survey, clink on the link that reads “I don’t wish to participate.” If you wish to take part in the survey, click on the link that reads “Continue to survey.”

We will keep the information you provide anonymous; however, federal regulatory agencies and the University of South Dakota Institutional Review Board (a committee that reviews and approves research studies) may inspect and copy records pertaining to this research. Your responses will be anonymous to ensure that they cannot be linked to you. 

There are no known risks from being in this study, and you will not benefit personally. However, I hope that the school counseling profession may benefit in the future from what we learn as result of this study.

All survey responses that we receive will be treated confidentially. However, given that the surveys can be completed from any computer (i.e., personal, work, school), we are unable to guarantee the security of the computer on which you choose to enter your responses. As a participant in our study, we want you to be aware that certain "key logging" software programs exist that can be used to track or capture data that you enter and/or websites that you visit.

Your participation in this research study is completely voluntary. If you decide not to be in this study, or if you stop participating at any time, you will not be penalized or lose any benefits to which you are otherwise entitled.

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints now or later, you may contact us at the numbers below. If you have any questions about your rights as a human subject, complaints, concerns, or wish to talk to someone who is independent of the research, contact the Office for Human Subjects Protections at 605/677-6184. Thank you for your time.

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ssolsaa

Sincerely,

Stacy Solsaa, MS, NCC, NCSC, LPC-MH
Doctoral Candidate - University of South Dakota
School of Education - University of South Dakota
210E Delzell - Vermillion, SD 57069
605-237-0985  Stacy.Solsaa@coyotes.usd.edu

Kathleen Brown-Rice, PhD, LPC, LMHP, LCAS, CAC, QMHP, NCC, ACS
Division of Counseling and Psychology in Education
School of Education - University of South Dakota
210E Delzell - Vermillion, SD  57069
605-677-5842 - Kathleen.Rice@usd.ed

College Signing Day - May 5

Mrs. Obama is back from vacation and ready to celebrate every student going to college! Mrs. Obama's greatest joy is seeing every student in this country succeed -- and that is why she’s making celebrating College Signing Day a top priority. Mrs. Obama is committed to this movement because she: Believes every student has the power to be everything they want to be. Knows access to a higher education opens doors for students socially, emotionally and professionally. Wants the best for our students and our country and knows that if everyone completes some form of higher education it’s a win - win for all. Do you feel the same way? Join the movement and host a College Signing Day event!  You might even hear from Mrs. Obama, herself!  Register your event here and then go onto social media and tell us why you registered using the hashtag #CollegeSigningDay -- be sure to tag @BetterMakeRoom or @ReachHigher along with @MichelleObama! Still on the fence about hosting your own event? We're making it easy for you by... Partnering with the College Football Playoff Foundation and DonorsChoose.org to give 200 lucky hosts $500 grants! Seriously! Get them while they last! Putting together a College Signing Day toolkit with tips on how to organize your event. Visit the "Signing Day" webpage on Better Make Room's website to learn more and register! We look forward to making this our biggest and best College Signing Day ever! In Solidarity with our Students, The Reach Higher & Better Make Room Team Share Tweet Reach Higher + Better Make Room www.bettermakeroom.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Little Rainbows

Little Rainbows of Des Moines is a group created to provide support to parents and caregivers of gender creative, gender nonconforming, gender fluid, or transgender children and youth as well as those children and youth. They gather monthly to lend support and love to each other. The format is welcoming and non-threatening. Group norms respect where all members are at in their journey, as there is no expectation to actively participate. If you know of a family who might benefit from this support, please contact Emily Luymes (eluymes@waukeeschools.org) for details. She is happy to refer you to the group founder and facilitator. The next group meeting is scheduled for April 29 at 10am

Homeless Webinars and Reminder

Registration is now open for the April & May 2017 Free webinars from NCHE. 

There is a new webinar topic on this list: Supporting the Education of Unaccompanied Homeless students under ESSA.

https://nche.ed.gov/web/group.php

If your schedule does not allow you to participate in a live webinar, there are recorded trainings, videos, and webinars on the NCHE website. 

https://nche.ed.gov/web/s_p.php

Thank you for sending a copy of your completion certificates to me or simply letting me know which webinars or training videos you have viewed this semester.  In addition to documenting your trainings, this helps us plan for professional development and technical assistance for 2017-18.

As always, feel free to contact me with homeless education issues.

Kind regards,

Sandy Johnson

Title I Consultant/ Homeless Education Coordinator

Iowa Department of Education

Des Moines, IA 50319

515-281-3965

Understanding Doubled-Up 
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 | 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT (please adjust for your time zone) 
Register: https://uncg.webex.com/uncg/onstage/g.php?MTID=eabfa179b7fa602f21962d3e4d9ae4503 

*NEW*: Supporting the Education of Unaccompanied Homeless Students under ESSA 
Monday, April 24, 2017 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT (please adjust for your time zone) 
Register: https://uncg.webex.com/uncg/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee7a0797223435f6c62caea91ec5bff19 

Determining McKinney-Vento Eligibility: Changes under ESSA 
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT (please adjust for your time zone) 
Register: https://uncg.webex.com/uncg/onstage/g.php?MTID=ef7b76186ed53e6aee73bce7c7d453fd1 

McKinney-Vento School Selection Rights: Changes Under ESSA 
Thursday, May 18, 2017 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT (please adjust for your time zone) 
Register: https://uncg.webex.com/uncg/onstage/g.php?MTID=efa3c71e55bb629afbe54a48dcd9b0a61 

*NEW*: Supporting the Education of Unaccompanied Homeless Students under ESSA 
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT (please adjust for your time zone) 
Register: https://uncg.webex.com/uncg/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee9c632bff5d3d58af4f8dd67c2488ba9 

Visit https://nche.ed.gov/web/group.php to view full webinar descriptions or to register for any of the above sessions. Feel free to share this information with interested colleagues.