July 03, 2009


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Welcome to the Illinois School Counselor Association (ISCA) web site. We provide a wide variety of information ranging from joining ISCA to our Calendar of Events.

JOIN OUR LINKEDIN GROUP!
To improve collaboration amongst school counselors.

ISCA's Mission Statement:
To promote excellence in professional school counseling as an integral component in the development of all students while fostering public awareness in the counseling profession statewide.

ISCA President 2008-2009

Christina K. Nolan, NCC, LCPC
IL Type 73 (School Counselor)
Work Phone: ( 312) 261- 3416
E-mail: christina.nolan@nl.edu

A School Counselor's Hope

….and to think that POSSIBLY
There is someone out there in the future
Who has been waiting for someone just like YOU
So that they can tell their story
And THAT will make all the difference in their world.
Nolan, C. K. (2008)    

ISCA's Strategic Plan 2008-2011

Goal 1 – Promote the Identity of the Professional School Counselor
Goal 2 – Support a Comprehensive, Developmental School Counseling Model (Illinois Developmental Model; IL Social Emotional Learning Standards, in Conjunction with the ASCA National Model)
Goal 3 – Demonstrate Efficacy of School Counseling Programs & Practices
Goal 4 – Facilitate Networking, Professional Development & Resources which Support & Encourage Professional School Counselors
Goal 5 – Target & Respond to Changing Needs & Trends in the Communities Served

ISCA Award Nomination Forms

School Counselor of the Year - Elementary - Middle - Secondary - Administrator

  • The New ISBE Rules - effective July 1, 2008
  • Ways to earn CPDU's
  • Q & A
Counselor Resources
Parent Education
ISCA Leadership Governing Board Meeting Dates
Feel free to attend.
November 14, 2008 4pm-5pm ICA Conference/Tinley Park
General Membership Mtg.
February 21, 2009 9am-12pm NLU/Lisle Campus
Governing Board Mtg.
April 17, 2009 8am-3pm ISCA Annual Conference
Location - Chicago Area
May 2, 2009 9am-12pm NLU/Lisle Campus
Governing Board Mtg.
Our latest newsletter is now available on our website.

 

»ISCA Leadership

Leadership – The 2008-2009 team brings diversity, professionalism and commitment to our ISCA association. The leadership is comprised of professional school counselors working in the field at the elementary, middle school and secondary levels, counselor educators who have expertise in the area of school counseling, professional development and advocacy, and an executive director (Dan Stasi) who is able to help negotiate the fine tuning needed to bring the leadership team together. In addition, our leadership team represents rural, urban, suburban, and in-between from the great state of Illinois. In a nutshell, what a fine mix we have.

To view a listing of the current Illinois School Counselor Association executive team, click here.

 

»Partnership

ISCA is proud to be a division of our state organization, the Illinois Counselor Association (ICA). Our collaboration models the ability to recognize our common counselor identity, while respecting the many ways in which that plays out in the environments which support our unique expertise. In addition, our state branch designation with the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) provides ISCA with a national forum for our Illinois professional school counselors.

The opportunity to partner with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is paramount to helping the professional school counselor in the state of Illinois articulate the expertise and leadership that they are able to provide for their school communities. Implementing comprehensive, developmental school counseling programs in every single school, at every single level, is essential in improving academic, social-emotional, and career choices for all of our students. Remember, we are superior at creating solutions, because we are trained to be a part of the solution.

»Accountability

Our membership, partners, state and national associations have a well-deserved expectation of the outcome of our work. Our newsletter, ISCA homepage (ilschoolcounselor.org), and our annual spring conference (please note the date is APRIL 17, 2009) will provide a forum for these reports.

»Upcoming Events

• The ISCA Annual Conference is already being worked on. Don’t forget the date is April 17, 2009 and April 24, 2009.

 

If you have any questions or comments, click on the Contact ISCA link on the menu bar at left and drop us a message.



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