1.20.23

National School Counseling Week (NSCW) is February 6-10

Check out ASCA’s website for ideas to celebrate and showcase your program during the week. We have also shared with admin some suggestions for them to celebrate as well:)

Promotional Toolkit from ASCA

NSCW Daily Events for Counselors from ASCA

ASCA NSCW Downloads


Need more info about Bend-La Pine School’s Sources of Strength program? 

One-Pager with new info session time and adult advisor training

Informational PPT shared with Admin

Is your school ready to commit to starting Sources of Strength next year?

School Checklist for your school to use to prepare to start Sources of Strength at your school

Online form to submit to Matchstick Consulting when your school is ready to commit to starting Sources of Strength. This is a PDF version of the form that can be used to collect the info before you’re ready to submit the online form. Submitting this online form is how you get your $1,000 start-up funds and Sources of Strength materials from Matchstick. 

You can consider the May 23rd as your Adult Advisor training and we can make plans for when your Fall 2023 Teen Leader training will be done at the May 23rd Adult Advisor training. 

Schools that are ready to start Sources of Strength sooner than the beginning of next school year can proceed on their own with submitting the online form to Matchstick (see the link below) and can set up their own Adult Advisor and Teen Leader trainings directly with Matchstick. Your school’s Public Health Specialist can help. Otherwise, schools can wait until May 23rd, attend the Adult Advisor/Teacher training, and make plans for their school’s 23-24 rollout of the program at the May 23rd Adult Advisor/Teacher training. 

Contact your school’s Public Health Specialist or Aimee Snyder ([email protected]) if you have questions.

Who’s my Public Health Specialist this year?

Bend Senior High, Pilot Butte Middle, Bend Tech Academy: Lindsay ([email protected])

La Pine High and Middle: Amanda ([email protected])

Mountain View High, Sky View Middle: Lani ([email protected])

Summit High, Pacific Crest Middle, and Cascade Middle: Emily ([email protected])   

Caldera High, High Desert Middle, Three Rivers, Realms: Aimee ([email protected])


ODE Section 504 Workshop

Here is the slide deck from our 504 training on Wednesday January 17th. It is also located in our BLS Counseling Google Drive. If you have any questions, let us know!