Counselor's Notebook, June 2011

MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION JUNE 2011VOL. 47, NO. 10

MASCA

The Many Faces of AdvocacyBy CHRISTINE EVANS, MASCA Past President

As professional educators and schoolcounselors, we often talk about ad -

vocacy. In MASCA’s mission statementit is referred to in this way: “MASCAadvocates for school counselors in theCommonwealth of Massachusetts byproviding leadership, collaboration, andprofessional development.”

In the summary of the MASCA An -nual Day on the Hill Leadership Forum,advocacy was mentioned twice: “Lastmonth over 70 school counselors and theirsupporters came together at the Massa-chusetts State House for the third annualLeadership Forum, a professional develop-ment and advocacy program spon soredby the Massachusetts Coalition for SchoolCounseling. The program provides schoolcounselors with information and resourcesto be a better school counselor and to ad -vocate for the school counseling profes-sion in their schools, communities andwith their policy makers.”

In our work as school counselors, ad -vocacy plays an important role. We advo-cate for our students when we work toprovide the best possible opportunitiesfor them. Or when we seek fair and equi-table treatment for them. Or when wespeak up to ensure that they receive thesupport they need to succeed. Or whenwe ask the admissions office to reviewtheir application once again. Or whenwe appeal a financial aid decision.

We also advocate in our school com-munities. When we talk about the workwe do and how it helps students achievetheir goals, we are sharing informationthat will help stakeholders better under-stand our roles and responsibilities. Thisis essential in creating a collaborative teamthat works together to meet student needs.

The Leadership Forum/Day on the Hillis an excellent example of advocacy workthat we do in the larger community. Shar-ing information, seeking support, andworking on legislation to provide servicesthat students need are all part of ourefforts to reach out to legislators, help-ing to inform them about what we doand how it helps students.

Our advocacy efforts, however, need tobe increasingly focused on teaching stu-dents how to advocate effectively forthem selves. With the current emphasis oncollege and career readiness, students needto learn self-advocacy skills in school andat home. Teachers, counselors, and par-ents can help.

Students are capable of taking moreresponsibility for managing time, makingdecisions, and conducting business trans-actions. We can help them learn to do soby giving them opportunities before theygo off to college. Encouraging students todo what they can for themselves, whilestanding by to support them, is one ofthe most valuable gifts we can give themto help find success.

Although it may be easier to fill outforms for them, mail their applications,register them for classes, etc., every timewe do so, we put students at a disadvan-tage. They become accustomed to think-ing that someone will take care of busi-ness for them. It is better for all of us toteach them to advocate for their ownneeds. When they do what they can forthemselves, students will ultimately bemore successful and satisfied. ■

CHRISTINE EVANS

Advocacy CommitteeAction Alert

BOB BARDWELLMASCA Advocacy Committee Chair

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T uesday, June 21 could be the big gestday in MASCA’s recent history. On

that day at 10:00 a.m. in Hearing RoomA2 in the Massachusetts State House,MASCA will have a chance to testifyabout its bill to mandate that every ele-mentary school will have a certified ele-mentary school counselor.

We need everyone’s help in makingthis become a reality: all members andnon-members, our students (especiallythose at the elementary level), familymembers, friends, colleagues, and evenneighbors.

For those not familiar, House Bill 1068(An Act to mandate elementary schoolcounselors) would require all public schooldistricts to employ a certified school gui -dance counselor as outlined in the regu-lations for Educator Licensure and Prepa-ration. In 2009-2010, an estimated 70%of elementary schools had no school gui -dance counselor and 41% had no schoolcounselor, adjustment counselor, or socialworker.

It is critical that we let our electedstate senators and representatives knowthat HB 1068 is important. In this cur-rent economic situation, when manyschool districts are laying off people,there is going to be little interest in addingmandates, particularly if there is no fund -

2 COUNSELOR’S NOTEBOOK

2010 – 2011MASCA OFFICERS

PRESIDENTCAROLYN RICHARDSSomerville High School81 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143Tel. 617-625-6600 x6120 • Fax 617-628-8413E-mail: [email protected]

PRESIDENT-ELECTMICHELLE BURKEBeverly High School100 Sohier RoadBeverly, MA 01915-2654E-mail: [email protected]

PAST PRESIDENTCHRISTINE A. EVANSRandolph High School70 Memorial Parkway, Randolph, MA 02368Tel. 781-961-6220 x545 • Fax 781-961-6235E-mail: [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT ELEMENTARYJACQUELINE BROWNEast Somerville Community School42 Prescott Street, Somerville, MA 02143Tel. 617-625-6600 x6517 • Fax 617-591-7906E-mail: [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT MIDDLE / JUNIOR HIGHRICHARD WHITEGateway Regional Middle School12 Littleville Road, Huntington, MA 01050E-mail: [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT SECONDARYJENNIFER LISKMedway High School, Medway, MA 02053Tel. 508-533-3228 x5107 • Fax 508-533-3246E-mail: [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT POSTSECONDARYJAY LEIENDECKERVice President Enrollment Services, Dean CollegeTel. 508-541-1509 • Fax 508-541-8726E-mail: [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATORSRUTH CARRIGANWhitman-Hanson Regional High School600 Franklin Street, Whitman, MA 02382Tel. 781-618-7434 • Fax 781-618-7098E-mail: [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT COUNSELOR EDUCATORSTHERESA A. COOGAN, Ph.D.Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA 02325Tel. 508-531-2640E-mail: [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT RETIREESRALPH SENNOTTP.O. Box 1391, Westford, MA 01886Tel. 978-692-8244E-mail: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORDONNA M. BROWNAdjunct Professor, UMass BostonP.O. Box 366, 779 Center StreetBryantville, MA 02327Tel. 781-293-2835E-mail: [email protected]

TREASURERTINA KARIDOYANESP.O. Box 1007, Monument Beach, MA 02553Tel. 508-759-3986E-mail: [email protected]

SECRETARYJENNIFER JUST McGUIREUpper Cape Cod Regional Technical School220 Sandwich Road, Bourne, MA 02532Tel. 508-759-7711 x247 • Fax 508-759-5455E-mail: [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATORDEBORAH CLEMENCEP.O. Box 805, East Dennis, MA 02641E-mail: [email protected]

COUNSELOR’S NOTEBOOK EDITORSALLY ANN CONNOLLY19 Bayberry Road, Danvers, MA 01923Tel. 978-774-8158 • Fax 978-750-8154E-mail: [email protected]

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inside4 Time to Be Heard

By Michelle Burke

6 Summertime and Easy LivingBy Donna Brown

7 ED’S VIEWSBy Ed Bryant

8 MA MODEL MATTERS: Collaboration, Leadership,and AccountabilityBy Barbara Page

9 THE INTERN’S TALE: A Summer’s SuccessBy Nicole Heath

11 Navigating MASCA’s WebsiteBy Joe Fitzgerald and Ron Miller

14 MASCA Tributes 2010-2011


BARDWELL (continued from page 1)ing to support it. However, we have totry. As school counselors, we know exact -ly how valuable elementary school coun-selors are to the overall well-being of allstudents, and a successful elementaryschool counseling program will havebenefits for all students well beyond theelementary school years. We now haveto convince everyone else just how im por -tant these counselors are and why thereshould be a mandate that every schoolhave at least one.

Here is what you can do to help:1. Attend the hearing on June 21. If

you are willing to testify, let us know.2. Contact members of the Joint

Committee on Education (http://www.malegislature.gov/Committees/Joint/J14)to advocate for this bill, particularly ifyou are a constituent of one of these 17members. Not sure who your legislatorsare? Go to www.wheredoivoteinma.comand you can locate your legislators.

3. Contact your state senator and rep -resentative and encourage them to sup-port HB1068.

4. Ask everyone in your network todo the same.

The bullying legislation passed lastyear with overwhelming support becausethere was a public outcry. Why can’t thisbe true for mandating elementary schoolcounselors as well?

Update on Other Bills MASCA’s other two bills filed in thissession were ones that were filed previ-ously. The hearings for those bills willbe in the fall. They include:

House Bill 1941, An Act Establishinga School Counseling Leadership PilotProject to Accelerate College and CareerReadi ness in Massachusetts Public Schools

House Bill 1945, An Act to AssureCollege and Career Readiness throughSix-Year Career Plans for all Massachu-setts Public School Students

The MASCA Advocacy Committee isalways looking for more members andthose willing to help. Visit the Committee’swebpage at www.masca.org or contactBob Bardwell, MASCA Advocacy Com-mittee Chair at [email protected] for more information.

Why These Bills Are ImportantThe goal of these bills supports Presi-dent Obama’s call for a more highly edu-cated work force and Governor Patrick’sgoals of greater college and career readi-

ness for Massachusetts students. Schoolcounselors are the only professionally-trained members of the school commu-nity who assist our young people in thetransition from high school to college,the military, or the work force.

An extensive study done by researchersat UMass Amherst and the Chicago Pub-lic Schools found that high school coun-selors:

• play an important role in promot-ing student academic achievement,

• impact how students plan, prepare,search, apply, and enroll in college, and

• play a vital role in helping studentssuccessfully transition to high school.

A report released by the College Boardclearly articulates the meaningful andeffective ways school counselors can besignificant contributors to college attain-ment for all students. Additional researchhas shown that students find greater suc-cess in school if they have the best sche -dule for their abilities and needs, they canidentify their interests and abilities, theyhave a plan for school and beyond, andthey can set goals (Brown, 1999) and thatK-12 career development programs en -hance academic achievement (Evans andBurch, 1992).

HB 1941 is a good bill because• It would create a pilot project in 10

school districts, which will include rigor-ous evaluation, assuring accountability.

• It will produce evidence-based anddata-driven standards and practices forhighly effective career and college readi-ness that can be implemented state-wide.

HB 1945 is a good bill because• Many resources are invested in post-

high school planning for students, butmany students have never been asked toarticulate their plans formally. Vocationalhigh schools in the Commonwealth al -ready have a mandate to create such aplan for all students. This bill ensures thatevery student in the Commonwealth hasa plan.

• The average college student changeshis /her major multiple times. A formalsix year career plan will help some stu-dents avoid having to change majors and/or colleges.

HB 1068 is a good bill because• It would require all elementary

schools to employ a certified school gui -dance counselor.

• Currently many elementary schoolsdo not have a school counselor on staff. ■

Time To Be Heard

As school counselors in the day-to-day operations of a school, we make

important connections that help us to per-form our duties effectively. We connectwith students, parents, teachers, specialeducators, school nurses, administrators,adjustment counselors, admissions repre -sentatives, graduate students, secretaries,and custodians, to name a few.

How are these daily connections simi-lar? How do they differ? Are you initiat-ing enough of them? Do you have time forall of them? What is the purpose of each?

In our schools and communities, werepresent the role of the school counselor,and positive, effective connections mustbe our goal. We need to be approachable,open to new ideas, and productive mem-bers of the educational team. Many lookto us for the answers in helping students,and students look to us for direction andsupport as they prepare for challengesof independence.

Recently, many others have begun tolook to us for help in readying the nextgeneration to become prepared, produc-tive workers in a changing economy.They are asking us to create or continueto im prove guidance programs that willhelp our students to be career and/orcollege ready.

Gone, also, are the days when coun-selors—with seven or eight individual ap -pointments—would rarely leave their of -fice. Gone are the days that would leadothers to wonder, “What is it that schoolcounselors do in schools all day?”

Our connections are increasing, andour expertise is being called upon. Wehave asked to be heard, and people arelistening.

For next year I have adopted the theme,“It Is Our Time.” Let us continue to makepositive connections that will help ourstudents as well as educate others on theimportance and effectiveness of schoolcounselors and counseling programs. ■

By MICHELLE BURKEMASCA President-elect

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Summertime and Easy LivingBy DONNA BROWN, MASCA Executive Director

DONNA BROWN

S chool’s almost out, and visions of vaca-tion dance in one’s head. Long, lazy

days at the lake; shopping the MORN-ING of a one-day sale; sleeping in theday after a Red Sox West Coast game allpirouette through your mind. Ah, sum-mertime and the living is easy. Right.

For many of us, summer is just an ex -tension of the regular year. Some morphfrom regular school to summer school.Others will spend the summer in the class -room as students. Still others will findthemselves transformed into waiters, salespeople, landscapers, or even historic in ter -

preters in an attempt to make ends meet. There seem to be endless possibilities

for how to spend a summer vacation, sowhat are your plans? Regardless of any-thing else, counselors always seem tospend some time thinking about what theywill do “next year.” Sometimes, that think -ing time is imposed by our contract bymandating days after the school year anddays before. We might also be involvedin planning or professional developmentworkshops. If your school has chosenRTTT, 4-C, you may be headed to aMASCA seminar to learn more about col-lege and career readiness and the MassModel. A number of counselors will beable to make their own plans for theentire summer and virtually all coun-selors will have some “free” time. So,what to do?

For the rainy days of summer, I rec-ommend reading and playing on yourcomputer. The first is a no-brainer. Bythe end of June, all of us have lists of“must reads” from the year’s best sellerlists. Usually, we devour books during

the early days of summer. Most are notscholarly works; indeed some are down-right trashy!

By mid-summer, though, we are readyfor some intellectual stimulation, and Iwould like to offer two recommendations.

The first is The Immortal Life of Hen -rietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. This isthe story of a woman whose cancer cellswere extensively cultured without herpermission in 1951. It is extremely well-written so that any non-medical readeris able to understand the science involvedas well as the human story being told.

The second, School Counseling Prin-ciples: Remembering the Past, Shaping theFuture: A History of School Counselingby Norman C. Gysbers, Ph.D., traces thedevelopment of school counseling fromits beginnings in the early 1900s to thepresent time. If you were unable to hearhim speak at ASCA last summer or atthe MASCA conference in April, be sureto add this to your summer reading. Ifyou did hear Dr. Gysbers, this will giveyou the rest of the story.

My second recommendation is to playwith your computer. Usually we go onlinewhen we need something pronto. As aresult many of us have not had time toleisurely look for sites that can help uswork smarter.

Since virtually all of us spend at leasta few days in the classroom, why notbuild up some resources now. There arelesson plans, work sheets, assessments,and videos available for school coun-selors. Start with the ASCA site at www.schoolcounselor.org.

Additionally, there are sites that willteach you how to make really goodPower Points, blogs, or websites. Beginyour search at Russ Sabella’s site, www.schoolcounselor.com.

Other sites can help make your class-room visits more interesting (and dare Isay it, FUN!). Go to www.Glogster.comor www.Wordle.com. Google “free re -sources for school counselors,” and youwill be dazzled by the number of hitsyou will get. The point is: you can dothis at your own pace.

Enjoy your time off, but always re -member that just like the folks speculatingon oil prices, we are in the futures business.The more information and training wehave, the more successful we are. ■

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M y thanks to MASCA for the recog-nition award presented at the 50th

Birthday Celebration for my 30 plus yearsof service. Also, thanks for the chance tosay a few words. Someday I need to finishmy guidance department, stormy-boat-tripstory. Again, congratulations to HelenO’Donnell, Mary Westcott, Oscar Krich -mar, and their gang for the bash.

Now that Charles Brovelli’s health isimproving, I will have a chance to presenthim with his well-deserved Tribute Award.

After more than thirty years of sub-mitting ar ticles for the Counselor’s Note -book, it is time for me to say goodbye. Mythanks to editors Oscar Krichmar andSally Connolly for putting up with me.

At the conference it was enjoyable sit-ting with an old friend, Dr. Ron Fred rick-son, and his lovely wife. We were on theBoard of the old Massachusetts Counsel-ing Association. Ron and his wife own ahuge farm in Kansas. Interesting conver-sation.

My last suggestion: Read the book,Championship Fathering: How to Winat Being a Dad. There are many absentdads, and this book may help to explainthe role of the father.

I assume that my MASCA title will stillbe “Armed Forces Liaison.” Don’t forgetto remind your students of the 22nd Aca -demies /ROTC Night at DanversportYacht Club, to be held on November 2.Grades 9 and above are invited. We aver-age 300 parents and students. I hate toreceive calls from parents who say thatthey never heard about it. I just receiveda thoughtful and beautiful thank-you froma Malden Catholic student who had at -tended and was later accepted to theUSN Academy, thanks to the help of hiscounselor.

Have a great summer and an even bet-ter future. ■

ED’S VIEWS

ED BRYANTMASCA Life Trustee


MARK YOUR CALENDAR!MASCA Fall Conference

October 25, 2011 • Holiday Inn, Boxborough

MA MODEL MATTERS:Collaboration, Leadership, and Accountability in a Practical Sense

By BARBARA PAGE, Quabbin Regional Middle School

After going through two days of theMA Model Institute training last

summer, my head was swimming. I re -member asking myself: Where do I start?How is this going to happen at my school?What do all these terms like collaboration,leadership, and accountability mean in apractical sense?

I knew that I was heading into a long-term process that would take years toget up to full speed. Like anything else,though, implementing the MA Modelstarts with one foot in front of the other.

I had several new ideas for this schoolyear and was excited to start last fall.With the new anti-bullying law I knewthere was work to be done in that area.

I needed to make sure the students knewabout the law, and I wanted to be pro -active and educate them early in theyear, rather than informing them afterthe fact, when they could get into seri-ous trouble.

Like most middle schools, we have in -cidents of bullying and meanness. Howdo we increase awareness and get studentsto help make the school a better place?Do I go into classrooms and offer a one-shot lesson? What can we do together?

I thought about the MA Model. Theterms “collaboration, leadership, and ac -count ability” were still swimming aroundin my head. I have a wonderfully sup-portive administrative team at Quabbin

Regional Middle School. Daily, my prin-cipal, assistant principal, colleague, and Ishare ideas. Together we decided to invitean Assistant District Attorney from JoeEarly’s office in Worcester to talk with thestudents. Julie Lesure has been to Quab-bin many times for a variety of presenta-tions, and we knew that she could delivera strong, no-nonsense message, which shedid. But what else could we do for thestudents?

At the end of October I attended thefall MASCA conference. There I firstheard about the young adult book, TheRevealers, by Doug Wilhelm. After listen-ing to other counselors talk about howthey used this anti-bullying novel in theirschool, I realized that it could be a won-derful addition to our anti-bullying ini-tiatives.

I quickly wrote and was awarded agrant from the Quabbin Education Foun-dation for Students and Teachers (QUEST)to fund this project. They gave us moneyto buy 50 copies of the book and hostthe author for a day of presentations forstudents and an evening workshop forcommunity members.

We divided students into small groupsof 10-12 each with a staff member, andwe carved out 30 minutes of time eachday to read the novel to the kids over acouple of weeks. There was much discus-sion and excitement in the school aboutthe project.

When Mr. Wilhelm came to visit, hewas a huge hit. Students and staff com-pleted surveys following the project. Wewere looking to expand the dialogue andawareness of bullying and hoping thatstudents would develop more empathy.Our data showed that we accomplishedour goals.

Without the impetus to implementthe MA Model, I don’t know if this pro-ject would have taken place. I wasinspired by what I heard at the fall con-ference and was driven to provide ser-vices for all students.

By collaborating with my administra-tive team, the project came to fruition. Itook on a leadership role by spearhead-ing the project and used data to evaluateits effectiveness. All of this was driven bymy interest and motivation to implementthe MA Model. ■

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THE INTERN’S TALE: A Summer’s SuccessBy NICOLE HEATH

Master’s Student in School Counseling, Bridgewater State University

I have been a school counseling internin an urban high school for one full

year and have recently begun my finalsemester of fieldwork. My experiencesthus far have taught me that it can oftenbe difficult for interns to meet direct con-tact hour requirements with students. Iacknowledged early last year that I need -ed to set up a plan to spend quality timewith students and gain invaluable coun-seling experience while still in my roleas an intern.

Many school counselors begin theirschool year two weeks before studentsreturn and remain at the school twoweeks after students leave for summerbreak. Because my counseling supervi-sor remains on the site and the studentsare not busy with classes during thesefour weeks, I thought that spending timewith them then would be ideal. I re -cruited a group of students to spendfour weeks of their summer delving intoexploring postsecondary education andcareer options, interpersonal relation-ships, and community service themes.

I contacted local businesses to inquireif they would make small donations to beused as rewards for student attendanceand participation. Several were willing.Perhaps the most notable was the dona-tion by Domino’s Pizza of free pizza cer-tificates.

I also wanted to incorporate fun,weekly field trips as incentives, and Isought funding for these as well. I con-tacted grant-based youth programs inour city. One was willing to pay for thetransportation of our students in ex changefor my assistance in their efforts to re -cruit youth for the creation of a muralportraying themes of peace, communityservice, and cooperation.

Twelve students elected to join mygroup, and it was a huge success. Theyenjoyed coming to group and having achance to discuss their concerns withpeers while, at the same time, playinggames and earning rewards.

Each week we went on free field trips.These included a hike in Myles StandishState Forest, a free movie at Flagship Cin-e mas, a walking tour of Plymouth, anda visit to a park where we planted flow-

ers and cleaned up the grounds. We con-cluded our summer group with a pizzaparty courtesy of Domino’s.

My experience has shown that it isfeasible for interns to spend quality timewith students. And there are local busi-nesses and community programs that arewilling to help us achieve this goal. ■

MASCA Spring Conference 2011


— Photos courtesy of Kathleen Barrett, St. Joseph College, CT

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Navigating MASCA’s WebsiteBy JOE FITZGERALD and RON MILLER

MASCA Technology Committee

T he appearance of MASCA’s websitehas changed quite a bit, and over

the summer it will change more. Whenyou first go to the site, the homepageallows you to link to other pages. Underthe MASCA logo is a tab bar with eighttabs on it:

Home: This default tab will take youback to the homepage.

About: The drop down menu foundhere directs you to information about theOrganization, its Publications, Becominga Member, and Contact information.

Affiliates: This tab takes you to linksfor your local guidance organizations andtheir information.

Events/Conferences: Under this tabyou find upcoming events, an events cal-endar, and past conferences.

Members: Here are links to becominga member (joining MASCA), membershipbenefits, and a Members-Only area.

Resources: Counselor Resources, Pro-fessional Development, Research, StudentCounselor Resources, Parent Resources,Student Resources, Job Postings.

MA Model: This takes you to theModel resources.

Search: This is a typical search facilityon web pages that will search on wordsand direct you to information on the site.

Although all tabs on the home pageprovide you with very good information,the MEMBERS TAB needs particularattention and should be updated period-ically. Under this tab is a “Members-OnlyArea,” which you can select to checkand edit all of your membership infor-mation. This will take you to a pageentitled Members-Only Area and a mes-sage about what you can do there.Under it is the following sentence: ClickHERE to access our Members-OnlyArea. The word “HERE” is a link towhere you can access your profile andedit or update it. When you click on it,you will be taken to another page thatwill ask for your username and pass-word. There is no expectation that youwill know it, so you can choose “ClickHere if you have forgotten your User-name and Password.” Follow the direc-tions to put in your e-mail address, andalmost immediately you will receive ane-mail with your username and password

You can then change the password tosomething easier to remember.

Even if you do not need to makechanges, check out what is there. Wead vise that you use your home/personale-mail for MASCA information becauseschools and organizations sometimesblock certain e-mail that they perceive

as junk mail.If you still are not receiving informa-

tion from MASCA, go to the About Tab,then Contact Us, which will take you tothe webmaster link for Ron Miller.

Have a smooth ending to your schoolyear, and do something new with tech-nology over the summer! ■

MASCA Spring Conference 2011


— Photos courtesy of Kathleen Barrett, St. Joseph College, CT

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SAVE THE DATES!

MA Model Summer InstituteJuly 13, July 14, and November TBA

Dean College, Franklin

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Advanced MA Model InstituteJuly 12, July 13, and November TBA

Sites: TBA

For details, go to www.masca.org.Send inquiries to [email protected].

N.B. These are not RTTT training sessions.

MEFA’s CounselorWebinars

June 15, 10:00 a.m.

Working with UndocumentedStudents for Counselors

An update on regulatory issuesand resources available to advise

undocumented students through thecollege enrollment process

Webinars with counselors will be re -cord ed and made available for on-demand viewing this spring at http://www.mefa.org/schoolcounselors/.

Webinars will be eligible for Profession -al Development points, and in struc -tions will be provided to participants.Register online at https://mefaevents.webex.com.


MASCA TRIBUTES 2010-2011Marilou CashmanNominator: MASCA Governing BoardMarilou was guidance director at NatickHigh School for many years. She has beenthe backbone of MASCA, serving as Pres-ident and Executive Director. Recipient ofMASCA’s highest award, the O.S.C.A.R.,Marilou is dynamic, articulate, and astrong supporter of counseling servicesfor all. She is an inspiration to all.

Don CoverdaleNominator: GBGADon believes in and has lived by the man -tra, “Counselors as Leaders.” He hasserved on MASCA’s Governing Board, andhe is co-founder of MASCA’s Urban Coun-selors Association. A former METCO co -ordinator, Don opened East Boston HighSchool as an SAT and ACT test center.

Jacqui DeLorenzoNominator: NECANECA: member since 1975, ExecutiveBoard member. A counselor at NorthShore Community College for 38 years,Jacqui has supported innumerable stu-dents with her positive influence andcareer guidance. She is author of Threadof Hope, which portrays her triumph overadversity resulting in her community out -reach in anti-bullying education.

Louise Forsyth*Nominator: MASCALouise had a major impact on our pro-fession. For MASCA: Board of Trusteesmember (since its inception), ExecutiveDirector (second), President (sixth), Pub-lic Relations Chair, Archivist (first),O.S.C.A.R. Awardee (second), Life Trustee(first). National level: ASCA (president)and APGA (president). ASCA establishedthe annual Public Relations Award inher honor.

John GouldNominator: NECAJohn, retired counselor from North Read -ing High School, is an indefatigable work -er with more than 30 years service toprofessional organizations. NECA: co-founder, president, Membership Chair,Life Trustee, MASCA Trustee. NSGDA:Secretary. MASCA: Conference Commit-tee Registration Chair, Exhibits Chair.Honored by MASCA as “Counselor ofthe Year” and O.S.C.A.R. recipient.

Marjorie Hensley, Ed.D.Nominator: NSGDAA retired school counselor from EssexAgricultural and Technical Institute, Mar-jorie is known for her dedication andcommitment to professional develop-ment, which she willingly shares withothers. A loyal and dedicated member ofNECA, she was named by the affiliate ashonorary Life Trustee.

Michael MorescoNominator: NSGDAMichael is director of guidance at Lynn-field High School and a member of NorthShore Guidance Directors Association.He devotes his extra time to coaching.A frequent speaker at Salem State Uni-versity, he is committed to professionaldev elopment and service to his con-stituents. He’s a strong advocate of one-on-one counseling.

Paul MurphyNominator: GBGAPaul began teaching English at RindgeTech in 1955 and since 1965, he was aschool counselor at Cambridge Rindgeand Latin. Former president of GreaterBoston Guidance Association, Paul servedon MASCA’s PR Committee and on theConference Committee for 20 years.

Carol Ryan-TarkaNominator: Andrew TarkaCarol exemplifies the highest standardof professionalism as a counselor for 39years in Fitchburg and as a college edu-cator. A past president of MASCA, in -spirational chairman of the CurriculumGuide, and worthy recipient of anO.S.C.A.R., Carol continues to lend herexpertise as a member of the 50th Birth-day Celebration Committee.

Ralph SennottNominator: GBGALongtime member of GBGA and MASCA,for the past several years Ralph has servedon MASCA’s Governing Board as VicePresident Retirees. As Conference Com-mittee Chair, Ralph spearheaded manysuccessful conferences. He is committed tothe advancement of School Counseling andalways encourages professional develop-ment involvement. He leads by example.

James StagerNominator: NSGDAJim has been Director of School Coun-seling at St. John’s Prep in Danvers since2001. He joined the department in 1977after teaching for several years in NYCand West Roxbury. Jim holds a master’sin history from Manhattan College and amaster’s in school counseling from SalemState University.

Frank SullivanNominator: NSGDAEducators are rarely provided with op -portunities to witness a final product.Equally undeniable is educators becomepart of a student’s life-journey. As a sin-gular thread is woven through a fabric,ultimately becoming part of its essence,the presence of school counselors is wovendeeply into the fabric of student lives.

WMCA Executive BoardNominator: WMCA President Arlene TierneyThank you for your dedication: President-Elect,Paula Pagos, Past President, Becky Lescarbeau;Secretary, Ruth Robert; Treasurer, Sheila Burke;Chairpersons: Graduate Liaisons, Anna Tanseyand Angela Coffey; Membership/Social, GinaMassa; Newsletter, Kathy Conlon; Nomina-tions, Bob Bardwell; Publicity/Awards, ChrisSoverow; Professional Development, Ellen Frostand Betsy Ogonis; Reservations, Carrie Buckner;Scholarship, Donna Lyons.

*Deceased nominee

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MASCA Thanks Its SupportersMASCA heartily thanks all those who advertised in this year’s Counselor’s Notebook. With your support, schoolcounselors throughout Massachusetts have been able to communicate with one another — sharing ideas, infor-mation, and professional development opportunities. Thank you,

Assumption College

Bay Path College

Curry College

Dean College

Framingham State University

Hofstra University

Massachusetts College ofLiberal Arts

Massachusetts College ofPharmacy & Health Sciences

New England Institute ofTechnology

New England Kurn Hattin Homes

Northeastern UniversityBouvé College of Health Sciences

Princeton Prize

Rivier College

Southern New Hampshire University

Stonehill College

Stony Brook University

UMass Boston

University of Hartford,Prosthetics & Orthotics Program

University of Maine

University of New England

Universal Technical Institute

Westfield State University

Documents

Counselor's Notebook, June 2011