Links from August 30th
Thanks for a great day together. Here is a link to our presentation from the day and here is a link to our COUNSELOR TOOLKIT!
Please send Jess anything you would like added to the Toolkit!
BLS College Application Kickoff
High School Counselors, please see this information regarding our big event on September 19th from 5:30-7:30 pm. Please share with your 12th Grade Families.
Part of the evening is dedicated to your counseling team to answer questions and collaborate with students and parents. You will be “timesheeted” up to 2.5 hours to attend this event. Please sign up on the document below:
BLS College App Night Volunteers
Sources of Strength for MS and HS
For Schools Starting Sources of Strength Classes or Clubs
Last Call: Our last planned Sources of Strength Adult Advisor/Teacher training is on Sept 19, from 8:30-3:30pm, at the Ed Center (#314). This is the promo flier with the registration link. We have 12 spots left. Share the flier with anyone you’d like to send to the Adult Advisor training so they can register. Regardless of whether your school is doing a class or club, the ideal ratio is 1 trained Adult Advisor/Teacher for every 6-7 Peer Leaders.
This is a list of all the Sources of Strength Peer Leader trainingshappening at schools between Sept 8 – Oct 17. Students need a signed parent/guardian permission slip to attend the Sources of Strength Peer Leader training and the training would be required for participating in the Sources Peer Leader classes or clubs. Jamie Gunter ([email protected]) is the person to contact about the parent/guardian permission slips.
Your school’s trained Adult Advisors/Teachers should attend your Peer Leader training because they will support the Peer Leaders at the training and then also in the Sources class or club. The Peer Leader training is important for establishing the adult-to-peer leader relationship. If your Adult Advisors are teachers and need sub coverage, use the $1,000 in start up funds your school received from Matchstick to cover the sub costs. There’s also additional $1,000 mini-grants available that your Public Health Specialists are aware of and can help your school apply for.
HS: FirstStep App Kit
From DCBHS:
Here is the link for the First Step App Advertising Kit. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LjGS8f2e01d0Nolbo9Nspnt1UvBG-Jrj?usp=drive_link
It has a new Orientation Video, as well as updated social media posts for September.
As we create more materials, they will be housed in these folders.
Free Webinar: Solutions for Counselor Use of Time
| As educators, the decisions we make about how we spend our time has the potential to either advantage or disadvantage groups of students. Join us as we explore recommendations for actions that school counselors and district leaders can take to make intentional, equity-focused decisions about their use of time. Walk away with tools, examples, discussion-starters, and activities. Date/Time Thursday, September 21, 2023 – 11am Pacific Time/2pm Eastern Time Learning ObjectivesDiscover strategies and tools to analyze school counselor use of time related to direct/indirect services, system supports, fair share responsibilities, non-counseling activities, and equity workArticulate how the school counselors’ use to time could be used to maximize student outcomes when aligned to schoolwide goals and prioritiesDetermine intentional next steps in restructuring the school counselors’ use of time to be more proactive and uniquely designed to support the needs of ALL students.Presenters Whitney Triplett Executive Director of Strategy and Development Hatching Results Jasmine Arellano-Najera District Lead School Counselor Pomona Unified School District, CA |
Great PD Opportunities from Hatching
Ask your Building Administrator as they have PD funds for all certified staff
| Get ready – we have three main virtual learning opportunities this fall, and we’d love to see you there!!! We’ve shared a lot of information on these in previous emails, so we’ll summarize them below. You can get the full details about each event on their linked web pages. Our New School Counselor Institute is taking place on October 5th Jump into your new school counseling role with strategies for success Gain tips and tricks from school counseling pros Enjoy discounted registration if you are a graduate students Check out the schedule-at-a-glance for the institute Do your interns and new staff a favor and send them this workshop! Our 7-part workshop series based on our bestselling text, The Use of Data in School Counseling (2e)Dive deep into seven different topicsLearn from co-authors Dr. Trish Hatch and Dr. Julie HartlineJoin the first workshop on Data Mining & SMART Goals on September 15 Plan your learning – the rest of the workshops are spread throughout the year; you can sign up for them individually or bundle them all together with a discount and a digital copy of the text Our full-day Use of Data in School Counseling Institute: Overview & Foundations is taking place on September 20th Learn the same content from our 7-part series but condensed down to one full-day institute Can’t make this date? No problem – We will be repeating this event next spring on March 11, 2024Join our Intermediate & Advanced institute on data on April 19, 2024 |
Financial Aid Nights with COCC/OSU Cascades
We will be hosting two Financial Aid Information Sessions for families in Bend and La Pine. With all of the upcoming changes to FAFSA, we are collaborating closely with Financial Aid Offices at our local partners to help get the most accurate and up to date information to both us as counselors as well as our families. Mark Your Calendars!
Financial Aid Night for Bend Area High Schools
October 17th
5:30-7:30 pm
Caldera High School
Financial Aid Night for LPHS
November 1st
5:30-7:30 pm
La Pine High School
We are working with DEI at both COCC and BLS to figure out a time and place for our Spanish Speaking Financial Aid Night. Please stay tuned for more information on that!