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• Membership Message

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    10 Sep 2026

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    17 Sep 2026

  
  

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• Advocacy Committee Meeting

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    17 Sep 2026
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• Advocacy with Intention (Webinar)

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    24 Sep 2026
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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    Zoom

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  Advocacy with Intention

  Danielle R. Crankfield, 2026 School Counselor of the Year®,  illustrates how an ASCA-aligned school counseling program  becomes a steady anchor when the school counselor’s role is  questioned, diluted or misunderstood. Drawing from her own  professional journey, Danielle demonstrates how grounding  your work in student-centered data, clearly defined program  priorities and a confident professional presence allows school  counselors to advocate boldly, without apology. This keynote  empowers school counselors to move beyond using data  defensively. Instead, participants learn to leverage data as an  advocacy tool and elevate the school counseling program,  communicate impact with clarity and make the value of their  work unmistakable across the school community. 

  LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Understand how student-centered data anchors and  guides an ASCA-aligned school counseling program.
  • Examine how program-focused data strengthens  professional presence and clarifies impact. 
  • Apply data-informed strategies to promote. elevate and  amplify the value of the school counseling program. 

  ABOUT THE PRESENTER

  The first national School Counselor of the Year from Maryland, Danielle Crankfield is a school counselor and department chair at Crofton High School in Gambrills, Md. The school serves 1,900 students, grades 9–12. Crankfield, who has been a school counselor since 2010, received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Temple University and a master’s degree in counseling (school counseling concentration) from Johns Hopkins University. “Danielle represents the very best in professional school counseling from her commitment to her students’ academic, college/career and social/emotional success, to her reputation among her peers as Crofton High School’s ‘North Star,’” said Molly McCloskey, School Counselor of the Year Selection Committee member. “Her excellence is not only in what she does, but in the way she does it – authentically and with an eye toward meaningful, measurable results.” In her school’s founding year, Crankfield disaggregated course enrollment data to determine whether the school had a course access gap, particularly in honors and Advanced Placement courses. The data showed that Black and Hispanic students were disproportionately taking standard-level courses rather than honors and Advanced Placement classes. To address this access gap, she created guidelines for middle and high school teachers to use when making core course recommendations. In addition, she collaborated with the testing coordinator and department chairs in several content areas to promote higher-level courses and honors and Advanced Placement electives that met students’ interests. “The school counseling department and I encouraged open access, which allows students and parents to request honors or Advanced Placement courses by choice, even when students are recommended for a different course level,” Crankfield said. “Over time, the course access gap decreased.”

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    01 Oct 2026

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    08 Oct 2026

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    15 Oct 2026

  
  

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• Practical Facilitation: Running Effective Groups & Classroom Instruction (Webinar)

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    15 Oct 2026
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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    Zoom

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  Practical Facilitation: Running Effective Groups & Classroom Instruction (Curriculum/SEL)

  In this engaging webinar, school counselors will learn practical strategies to plan and deliver effective classroom lessons and small group interventions. Learning will include how to easily apply the ASCA Student Standards: Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success to lesson plans and data collection. Walk away with “how-tos” that will make your classroom lessons and small groups run smoothly, be memorable for your students, and drive results for your program. 
  

  LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Learn keys to effective data collection and lesson planning and how ASCA Student Standards: Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success” can help guide you.
  • Learn small group logistics (not just theory), and frameworks for successful facilitation.
  • Gain practical “how-to” strategies to engage students in Social and Emotional Learning, in classroom lessons and small groups such as games, hands-on activities, and role-play.
  • Build knowledge of classroom lesson push-in models and teaching strategies to strengthen SEL curriculum implementation including stations, and one teach/one assist.
  • Understand co-regulation and self-awareness practices to deepen connection, reduce student anxiety and improve outcomes.

  ABOUT THE PRESENTER

  Lisa Delgadillo has been a school counselor since 2013 and currently works at William G. Hibbard Elementary School in Chicago, Ill. She received a bachelor’s degree in photography from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Adler University and a professional educator license with the school counseling endorsement program from the Northern Illinois University School Counselor Institute. In 2023, Delgadillo collaborated with her school’s social worker to spearhead a Five Senses Coping Skills unit, which was designed for classrooms with a high percentage of students new to the country. “We focused on supporting social/emotional needs and helping them build community with one another and with us,” Delgadillo said. “We led engaging activities using all five senses in coping strategies, such as listening to relaxing music, visualizing peaceful settings, working with clay to create artistic expression and mindfully tasting different flavors.” They incorporated community building with game playing and a field day. On the last day, students received Five Senses Coping Skills kits (sketchbooks, scented pencils, sour candy, bubbles) with reminders about the lessons. To measure the unit’s efficacy, they looked at the rate of referrals and administered Mindsets & Behaviors surveys. Both data sets showed that the intervention was effective and led to a dramatic decrease in referrals and a meaningful increase in students’ understanding of ways to cope with stress. As the sponsor of the school’s Student Leadership Council, she supported students with projects that were important to them, including writing letters to elders in the neighborhood and creating welcome kits for new students. One activity the students were excited about was celebrating Pride month. They created posters with positive messages, wrote morning announcements, visited classrooms to talk about what Pride means to them and passed out rainbow pins to staff and students. Based on this enthusiasm, a Gender and Sexuality Alliance was created at Hibbard, and they plan to have a school Pride parade this year.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Advocacy Committee Meeting

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    15 Oct 2026
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• Board Meeting

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    15 Oct 2026
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  
  

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• Board Meeting - Conference

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    01 Nov 2026
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  
  

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• Attendee Registration - 2026 VTSCA Annual Conference

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    02 Nov 2026
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    7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
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    Sugarbush Resort

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• VTSCA Blast

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    05 Nov 2026

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    12 Nov 2026

  
  

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• North Atlantic Region Leadership Development Institute

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    19 Nov 2026
  • End
    21 Nov 2026

  North Atlantic Region includes school counselor associations from Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusets.

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    19 Nov 2026

  
  

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• Advocacy Committee Meeting

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    19 Nov 2026
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    03 Dec 2026

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    10 Dec 2026

  
  

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• Decreasing Online Drama: Proactive Strategies to Prevent Cyberbullying and AI Misuse (Webinar)

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    10 Dec 2026
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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    Zoom

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  Decreasing Online Drama: Proactive Strategies to Prevent Cyberbullying and AI Misuse (Webinar)

   In this interactive webinar, school counselors will learn practical, prevention-focused strategies to reduce cyberbullying, online conflict, and challenges emerging from generative AI misuse and abuse. Drawing from Digital4Good’s work with over 700,000 students, this session explores how AI is shaping the way students communicate, create, and navigate online spaces, as well as what counselors can do to help. Participants will gain evidence-based tools they can use in individual sessions, small groups, and schoolwide efforts to promote positive digital behavior, responsible AI use, and student well-being.

  ABOUT THE PRESENTER

  Meet Kim Karr, the heart and soul behind Digital4Good! After being a teacher for 13 years, Kim co-founded this movement to inspire students to use the internet and social media in a positive way. Digital4Good is not just a program; it's a revolution that's been recognized by big names like Aaron Judge from the New York Yankees and major tech companies like Google, Snapchat, and TikTok. Kim has shared the #ICANHELP message with over 700,000 students and trained thousands of teachers and school administrators on how to guide their students in using social media wisely. Kim Karr isn't just talking about making a change; she's making it happen every day.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Professional Development Committee Meeting

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    15 Dec 2026
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    17 Dec 2026

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    07 Jan 2027

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    14 Jan 2027

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    21 Jan 2027

  
  

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• Suicide Prevention: Connecting EVERY Student (Webinar)

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    21 Jan 2027
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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    Zoom

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  Suicide Prevention: Connecting EVERY Student 

  Suicide remains the 2nd leading cause of death among youth ages 10-24. Students' mental health is a priority for school counselors. Learn tools to make this difficult topic manageable. Learn how to decrease SI among students by proactively teaching coping skills and other tier-leveled systems of support in your comprehensive school counseling program. Build on what you are already doing. Identify suicide prevention interventions. Identify ways to find your students’ voices and save lives by connecting every student with a Trusted Adult. Many ideas and resources shared for all grade levels.

  
  

  ABOUT THE PRESENTER

  Angela Avery is a school counselor and department leader at Sanford Middle School in southern Maine. She has been a counselor for 21 years. She is an adjunct faculty member teaching school counseling graduate students at the University of Southern Maine. She has been an active member and former chair of the Maine School Counselor Association (MESCA), and was selected as the Maine School Counselor of the Year in 2016. She serves on MESCA and ASCA’s DEI committees. She has been proactively working to prevent suicide for many years through her career.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Advocacy Committee Meeting

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    21 Jan 2027
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    04 Feb 2027

  
  

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• Professional Development Committee Meeting

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    09 Feb 2027
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    11 Feb 2027

  
  

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• Mental Health Strategies (Webinar)

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    12 Feb 2027
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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    Zoom

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  Mental Health Strategies

  Anxiety, depression and trauma are in every school, and all three are a basis for substance misuse.   

  ABOUT THE PRESENTER

  Debby Haskins, MS, LADC (Masters of Science-UVM), Licensed Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor. She began her work at the Dawnland Center in Montpelier- at the time the only Native American Treatment Center in Vermont.  She was a former Student Assistance Counselor who worked in two Central VT High Schools for 10 years, then served as the Executive Director of the Association of Student Assistance Professionals of Vermont (ASAP of VT) for 15 years, overseeing 92 programs throughout Vermont. She was a U Matter Suicide Prevention Specialist/trainer/consultant for the Center for Health and Learning in Suicide Prevention; taught three courses online at Union Institute on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug courses, Injury, Violence Prevention, and Cannabis & Mental Health; and travels throughout Vermont presenting Substance Misuse education to staff, parents and community members. She recently served as a School-Based Prevention Workforce Facilitator for Prevention Works VT! Debby is again the Executive Director for ASAP of Vermont. Debby was the former chair of the Vermont Certification Board and has a private practice in Central Vermont.  She has been in the substance abuse field for 30 years, from prevention to treatment. She has presented throughout Vermont on Vaping, Electronic Devices & Artificial Intelligence, and Cannabis and the connections to healthy mental wellness. Her passion is working with adolescents and their families in breaking the cycle of addiction and presenting information in an experiential and thought-provoking way.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    18 Feb 2027

  
  

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• Advocacy Committee Meeting

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    18 Feb 2027
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    04 Mar 2027

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    11 Mar 2027

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    18 Mar 2027

  
  

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• Advocacy Committee Meeting

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    18 Mar 2027
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• Board Meeting - PD, Advocacy

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    18 Mar 2027
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    01 Apr 2027

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    08 Apr 2027

  
  

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• Advocacy Through Action (Webinar)

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    08 Apr 2027
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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    Zoom

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  Advocacy Through Action: Elevating the School Counselor's Role by Building Programs That Matter

  
  

  
  ABOUT THE PRESENTER

  Leka Anitema is a nationally recognized school counselor and 2026 finalist for the American School Counselor Association School Counselor of the Year. At Maui High School, Leka serves as post high counselor leading college, career, military and workforce readiness across schoolwide and statewide. Sometimes known as “Mama Leks,” shaped by her years as a soccer goalkeeper and protective leader, and “Auntie Aloha” for the care she shows to everyone, Leka is also known for pioneering efforts in early college access, Seal of Biliteracy advocacy, service as the Hawaii Association for College Admission Counseling Maui County representative, supporting workforce-bound graduates, and leading the growing MHS Foundation Scholarship Committee. Raised on Maui as the child of an immigrant in a rural island community, Leka grew up with early responsibility and limited access to opportunity. No stranger to non-traditional education and life experience, she earned a degree in linguistics yet began her professional career as a human physiology teacher and science department chair before transitioning into school counseling during COVID, expanding her impact across educational systems and student pathways. A mother of four, she is a pioneer in expanding access, committed to removing barriers and ensuring opportunity is shaped by positive relationships, not geography or circumstance.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Professional Development Committee Meeting

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    13 Apr 2027
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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    15 Apr 2027

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    06 May 2027

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    13 May 2027

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    20 May 2027

  
  

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• Board Meeting - Annual Budget, Advocacy

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    20 May 2027
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  
  

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• Professional Development Committee Meeting

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    25 May 2027
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    03 Jun 2027

  
  

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• Board Meeting - Finalize Budget

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    08 Jun 2027
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    11 Jun 2027

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    17 Jun 2027

  
  

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• ASCA Elevate

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    15 Jul 2027
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    16 Jul 2027
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    Columbus, OH

  
  

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• ASCA Annual Conference

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    17 Jul 2027
  • End
    20 Jul 2027
  • Location
    Columbus, OH

  
  

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• Board Retreat

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    10 Aug 2027
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    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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