2008-2009 Redesigning School Counseling (Indiana Gold Star) Workshop Series
The American Student Achievement Institute (ASAI) provides professional development opportunities to help Indiana schools meet the criteria for the Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award presented by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) and the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) Award presented by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).
Participating schools design school counseling programs that support the academic goals found in their local School Improvement Plan by helping students 1) master standards in the areas of academic, career, and citizenship development, 2) overcome personal and/or social concerns that are interfering with learning, and 3) make sound educational choices like choosing to come to school, turn in homework, enroll in tough courses, and participate in extra-help programs.
Schools that participate in ASAI's workshop series work with a local School Counseling Advisory Council composed of students, teachers, parents, business representatives, and community members. Together they work through ASAI's Vision-to-Action process for school improvement to create a School Counseling Portfolio which schools may choose to submit to DOE and/or ASCA as evidence that the school has meet the criteria for the two awards described above.
WORKSHOP SERIES
Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Workshop Series: ASAI is pleased to provide Indiana schools with the resources and technical support they need to successfully design and implement a school counseling program that addresses the needs of the community's students and meets the Indiana Program Standards for School Counseling. Schools participating in ASAI's Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Workshop Series will be prepared to submit a School Counseling Portfolio to the Indiana Department of Education for the Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award. Schools that receive this Indiana award are automatically eligible for the national Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) Award presented by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Video Series: ASAI has partnered with the Indiana Department of Education to offer the Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Video Series. This seven-part workshop series enables school counselors to facilitate seven meetings with a local School Counseling Advisory Committee for the purpose of redesigning the school counseling program. Schools that participate in the video series will also prepare a Gold Star School Counseling Portfolio and will be eligible for the Indiana Gold Star School Counseling and Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) Awards.
Schools Outside Indiana: The Gold Star School Counseling Workshop Series was designed to be easily adapted to school counseling initiatives in other states or individual school districts outside of Indiana who are seeking the ASCA Recognized Model Program Award.
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