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R10 Counselor Conversations

Thirty-Third Edition: October 2022

R10 CounselorConversationsThirty-Third Edition: October 2022

Howdy Folks...

How Can Region 10 Serve You?
Need Direct Services, Consultation, or Specialized PD? Please fill out this form.

October Training Opportunities:

October 4: Illuminate the Path: Ways to a Brighter Tomorrow Conference

October 5: Youth Mental Health First Aid

October 5: FAFSA Completion, Part One

October 6: FAFSA Completion, Part Two

October 20: Data in School Counseling presented by Stephanie Learner, TEA

October 20: Youth Mental Health First Aid

October 20: TASFA Completion

October 26: Texas School Mental Health Framework and Resources for Counselors


Click on the button below to register.

Fall 2022 School Counselor Events/Offerings

Please join me in welcoming Nickisha Fowler, Secondary Counseling Consultant!

Nickisha Fowler has been in the field of education serving families and students for twenty four years. After serving as a classroom teacher for 4 years, Nickisha became a professional school counselor with a goal to nurture and foster positive relationships with the community, staff, and students. She joins Region 10 after recently serving as a high school counselor in Fort Worth ISD for 4 years. She has 11 years of experience as a middle school counselor and 5 years as a high school counselor in Dallas ISD.


Nickisha looks forward to collaborating with counselors, administrators, community members and stakeholders to enhance the mission of Region 10.

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October is Bullying Prevention Month
PACER's National Bullying Prevention Month

Bullying Prevention Student Activity K-12 Bullying Prevention Student Activity K-12

Throughout October, use this four-week activity kit in K-12 classrooms or other youth settings. The kit features theme weeks, classroom projects, and student engagement to promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to prevent bullying.
Social Media Toolkit: Bullying Prevention
These messages and links can be used as is or they can be customized in any way that works best for your community.

Red Ribbon Week October 23-31, 2022 Red Ribbon Week October 23-31, 2022

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Activities for Lower Elementary Ages 5-7

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Activities for Upper Elementary Ages 8-11

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Activities for Middle School and HS Age 12+

A Suicide Prevention Newsletter
The State Suicide Prevention Team in the Office of Mental Health Coordination is
excited to release the first edition of this quarterly newsletter. This platform will provide updates on suicide prevention initiatives happening at
HHSC and the state.
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What You Need to Know about FAFSA, TASFA, and More!
Financial Aid Basics for Counselors
FAFSA Platform "Going Merry"
Going Merry is a free financial aid application platform for students used in 2 of 3 US high
schools. With a simple, six-step process, Going Merry helps students achieve their educational
goals with less debt. A student presentation is linked below.
🎯 Available Scholarships 9th - 12th Grade 🎯
Looking for scholarships can be very time consuming and frustrating, but if you take a few minutes to create a profile, you will find more scholarships you qualify for and hopefully earn more money.
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CCMR with Ms. Thrash

Do you need help organizing scholarship opportunities for students? What about Career and Resume Resources? I hope this site helps you as you navigate through high school and move toward the application process! https://sites.google.com/view/ccmrwithmsthrash/welcome


Sarah Thrash

Lovejoy ISD High School Counselor

What Is GPA? What Does GPA Mean?
Many students get very hung up on GPA in high school - is it high enough? Will it pass muster in college admissions? What does your GPA even mean?
Common Data Set
The COMMON DATA SET (CDS) initiative is a collaboration effort among higher education data providers and publishers to improve the quality and accuracy of information involved in a student’s transition into higher education.
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Paying Attention, Emotional Self-Awareness & More...
Resources to help counselors for multiple behaviors that we work with in our students, see tabs at the bottom of the Google Sheet.
📚 Interactive SEL Google Library 📚

R10 Safety and Security Newsletter R10 Safety and Security Newsletter

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The School Safety and Security team at the Region 10 Education Service Center provides Superintendents, campus administrators, campus staff, and district law enforcement with relevant training, guidance, information and resources to improve all aspects of school safety and security. Click here for their website.
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School Safety Requirements and Info Fall 2022
On June 30th in coordination with TxSSC and TEA released the Required School Safety Action Steps This Summer TAA that outlines immediate steps that school systems are required to take to support the safety and security of public schools.
Required Action Steps to Improve School Safety
We took the TAAs and tried to create a user-friendly webpage that outlines the new requirements. We hope it's helpful!
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Stephanie Learner, TEA Counselor Support Program Manager

My Role:

â–ª Serve as primary point of contact for Texas school counselors

â–ª Develop school counseling resources and conduct trainings

â–ª Support the strong implementation of a comprehensive counseling program


Contact Information:

â–ª Contact: Stephanie.Lerner@tea.texas.gov

TEA School Counseling Website
See "Related Content" menu on right side.
TEA Health Education FAQs
Health education standards may be found at TEKS for Health Education 19 TAC Chapter 115.

Website includes:
Child Abuse, Dating Violence, Family Violence and Human Trafficking FAQ
School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) FAQ
Title IV Part A School Safety State Initiative
We also have the school safety/mental health state training requirements that include the TEC code, TASB policy, and many other items a district needs to be aware of under our District Resources page.

Region 10 Counseling Consultants Region 10 Counseling Consultants

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Susan Delarosa, M.Ed.

Elementary and Middle School Counseling Consultant

Email: susan.delarosa@region10.org
Phone: 972-348-1216

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Nickisha Fowler, M.Ed.

Secondary Counseling Consultant

Email: nickisha.fowler@region10.org
Phone: 972-348-1206

We are so incredibly honored to support Region 10 ESC counselors spanning over 80 districts, 55 charter schools and 860,000 students.

Please contact us for support in the following areas:

Legislative Updates

School Counselor Ethics

Crisis Support

Comprehensive Guidance Planning

Youth Mental Health First Aid

Social and Emotional Learning

Apply Texas Account

Transcripts

and much more!


**For Apply Texas access or technical support, please contact Elaine Fackler at elaine.fackler@region10.org

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Previous Editions of Counselor Conversation Newsletter
Region 10 Newsletter List (Smore of Smores)
Be sure to check out the other department newsletters linked here.
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