School Counselor/Social Worker Forum:

While the content of each forum is driven by the participants, all forums will have a similar structure:

•Active participation in areas of expertise, from the participants and the Coordinated School Health Team

•Updates from the NYSED (as appropriate)

•District Roundtable – to share questions, successes and resources from participating districts

•Design/Network Time - professional time set aside purposefully to collaborate across districts

•Share information with district colleagues and administrators

•Community Partner presentations

While the Comprehensive Health Team will serve as facilitators for each forum, these forums are designed for participant interaction and sharing, as well as for reporting back to the larger district. Resources will be shared in person, via listservs and electronically to facilitate this communication.

Districts may send between one and three representatives to forums, depending upon district student population. Forums will meet two times over the course of the school year from 8:30 am – 11:30 am. In order to get the most out of the collaborative time together, it is expected that participants will be able to stay for the entire session and we encourage you to have the same person attend all meetings as forum topics tend to build throughout the school year.

The School Counselor/Social Worker Forum is intended for the K-12 School Counselors and Social Workers to connect and collaborate on district issues and learn from each as they develop the comprehensive school counselor plan. The future work will be on developing, implementing, monitoring, and reviewing the plan by applying the ASCA Model.  The forum also aims to keep current with changes in NYS regulations and mandates that impact School Counselors and Social Workers

Dates:    November 6, 2024

               May 21, 2025

Time:      8:30 am – 11:30 am (3 hours)

Location:    11/06/24    LoGuidice Room 608 (Building A)

                     05/21/25   *Virtual* Link will be emailed

Cost: No Charge for Districts in Coser 516.030 or 516.031.

$80/participant charge for all three sessions for districts not in CoSer 516.030 or 516.031.

Please note : there is no additional cost for participants from ICE 8 districts