Awards/Grants
Professional
Development Grants
ISCA members
and local chapters can apply for professional development
grants that can be used to facilitate professional development
opportunities for counselors. A maximum of $500 is awarded
for each grant. All grant applications are due by March
1, 2008. To download a copy of the application click on
the following link: Professional Development Grant Application.
(pdf.) Grant applications will be considered by the ISCA
Board of Directors.
Applications
Sought For Henrichs and Thompson Award/Grants
Each year
the families of Gary Henrichs and John Thompson award
grants in their memory for $600 to outstanding elementary,
middle school and high school counseling programs in Iowa
. To be eligible for one of these awards, the applicant
must be a certified school counselor and a member of ISCA.
Counselors are invited to self-nominate but may be nominated
by anyone. The applications will be reviewed by a panel
of appointed ISCA members and members of the Henrichs
or Thompson families.
Anyone wishing
to apply for these prestigious awards can download
application forms from the ISCA website or contact Jan
Thornton, Award/Recognition Chair at Taft Middle School,
5200 E Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 or Linda Linn,
ISCA President, 809 Fairway Street, Spencer, IA 51301
Questions
or electronic copies of the application may be sent to:
jthornton@cr.k12.ia.us
Henrichs
Application Deadline: Sept. 30, 2007
Thompson
Application Deadline: Sept. 30, 2007
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Iowa
School Counselor of the Year Criteria
(Elementary,
Middle/Jr. High, High School, and Multilevel)
The purpose
of the four school counselor of the year awards is to
recognize an elementary, middle/jr. high, high school,
and multilevel ( preK-12) counselor for outstanding service
and achievement.
Eligibility
for consideration
The nominee
must be currently employed as a full-time counselor in
an Iowa school and have completed three consecutive years
of counseling service at the level nominated. The
nominee must be a current member of ISCA as of May 1,
2007 .
Recognition
Criteria
The nominee
should maintain the highest standards of personal conduct
and recognize that his/her personal conduct is held up
to public scrutiny. Nominees strive to be model citizens
of their community as well as the school counseling community
and their broader professional community. They maintain
high moral standards in their personal and professional
conduct.
Nominees must
have been responsible for school counseling innovations
or further development of programs to support the career,
personal/social and academic development of all students.
Nominees must demonstrate leadership, advocacy and collaboration
in their work and promote equity and access to opportunities
and rigorous educational experiences for all students
to maximize student achievement.
School
Counselor of the Year Nomination (Word File)
Send Nominations
to: Jan Thornton, Award/Recognition Chair at Taft Middle
School , 5200 E Ave Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 or send an
email with the nomination papers attached electronically
to jthornton@cr.k12.ia.us
All award
materials must be postmarked by Sept. 30, 2007
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