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4/30/2012
 CDCA
Annual Business Meeting
Monday, June 4, 2012
Registration Form
SAGE Albany Campus, Opalka Gallery
140 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY
3:00 pm Registration and Social Hour
4:00 pm Business Meeting:
Retiree recognition ~ Bylaws revision vote ~ 2012-2013 Officers
election
 Is
someone from your school retiring? Let CDCA know!
Call Christine Angione, Retiree Committee Chair,
at 518-382-7604,
or email her at
cangione@nycap.rr.com.
 CDCA
"Counselor of the Year" Award
On
Wednesday, April 26, 2012, CDCA joined with Capital District
administrators at a dinner hosted by CASDA to recognize some of our
best. This is the first year CDCA was invited to present an award and
the decision was a difficult one. At the dinner, Sheila Autilio, School
Counselor at Gloversville High School, was presented with the CDCA
"Counselor of the Year" award by Tim Honsinger, CDCA President,
recognizing her for program development, collaboration and dedication to
the profession. Congratulations, Sheila!
 CDCA Retiree Committee Luncheon
Tuesday,
May 8, 2012
Did you miss it?
Mike Bergin, Gloria Jean, Chris Angione,
Jim Scott, Judi Karis, Karen Mahar and Connie Hosterman didn't!!
(want to be on the Retiree Committee
mailing list? contact Christine Angione at 518-382-7604 or
cangione@nycap.rr.com)
 CDCA
By-Laws Revision Proposed
CDCA Members attending the June 4th
annual business meeting will vote on CDCA bylaws revisions. A 'changes
only' version has been distributed through the Summer 2012 newsletter,
sent to members the week of May 7th, 2012. If you would like to
review the full text of the bylaws including all items to be removed and
added, you can access a pdf here. Any questions or comments should
be forwarded to Gloria Jean, CDCA Past President, at
pastpres@cdcany.org
 The
New York State Transfer and Articulation Association (NYSTAA)
invites high school
counselors to a free luncheon and professional development program on
Tuesday, May 22, 2012,
11:45 am - 3:30 pm at The Desmond, Albany, NY. Join two and
four-year college admission professionals for a "working lunch" to
discuss transfer issues for high school students. RSVP
by May 10 to Beth
Minard at emminard@esf.edu or
315-470-6600.
FLYER HERE
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON: The new round of Elementary and Secondary School
Counseling program grants was announced on April 10, 2012. School
districts (LEA's) are eligible to apply. This is a 3-year grant program
and each annual award ranges from $250,000 - $400,000. Priorities and
further details are listed on the official announcement:
http://1.usa.gov/HXYjWX
Deadline to
apply is 5/25/2012.
 The
College of Saint Rose
Summer Institute in
Counseling for Professionals
CSR is offering a 3
week evening
intensive
May 14 - June 1, 2012.
These three one-credit course options are available for an
affordable $125 per course or $325 for all three (a $50 savings!).
They may be taken for CEUs or
credit (counts toward permanent
certification). The three courses are: "Counseling
Bereaved Children", "Death and Dying/End of Life Counseling" and
"Theories and Techniques of Grief Counseling with Adults."
For more information,
view brochure
here. To register
online:
www.strose.edu/summerinstitute
NYSACAC 34th annual NYSACAC Conference
June 6-8th
on the Ithaca College Campus. Register today to take advantage of over
60 education sessions, The Counselors' College Fair, Legislative
Session, networking and social opportunities Wednesday and Thursday
nights, and numerous other educational and networking opportunities.
To view the full conference schedule go to
http://www.ithaca.edu/nysacac2012/about/schedule/
 CAMP
COLL-EDGE :
College Prep camp is being offered
June 27, 28 & 29
by College Services of America on the
Siena College campus in Loudonville, NY. Designed for high
school students and affiliated with Kaplan Test Prep, this program
helps students learn how to beat the competition, find their dream
college, practice interviewing, and more. For information, call
Linda King at 518-669-0741 or see attached
brochure.
Space is limited!
www.collegeservicesamerica.com
ASCA Announces a new free publication
Download
here
The American School Counselor Association ,
Facebook and
iKeepSafe
created
"A
School Counselor's Guide to Facebook" to
increase school counselors' familiarity with the social networking
platform and guide them toward proactivity and preparedness. This guide
is a part of Facebook's effort to create effective resources for the
education community and complements the" Facebook Guide for Educators,"
published earlier this year.
New York
New York State's
Office of People with Developmental
Disability
offers
Self-Determination
an individualized option, CSS (Consolidated Supports and Services), that
Coalition
allows
students who may need adult Home and Community Based Services
to fulfill their employment, post-secondary academic, and recreational
goals. Individuals are in charge of their own future and they, their
families, and concerned friends can hire direct support staff to help
them in activities of their choice. Students and their parents can get
more information about this innovative program at a very informative
website:
http://www.nyselfd.org.
Questions
about APPR for School Counselors?
NYSSCA is working closely
with NYSUT to assist school counselors whose districts are negotiating
contractual changes to annual professional performance reviews (APPR).
Although the current legislation on APPR for teachers DOES NOT APPLY
TO SCHOOL COUNSELORS, it appears some districts are
asking school counselors to propose a new APPR rubric and/or SLOs.
For info & updates, visit our
NYSSCA page
The purposes of the Capital
District Counseling Association are:
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To advance the discipline of counseling,
guidance, and personnel work; to conduct and foster programs of
education in the field of counseling, guidance, and personnel work; to
advance high standards of professional conduct; to conduct, educational,
and professional meetings and conferences.
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In
accordance with those of the American Counseling Association and are
intended to promote the national and state purposes at the local level
in the Capital District area of New York State, which includes the
counties of Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Montgomery, Greene,
Rensselaer, Schenectady, and the southern part of Saratoga.
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To unite in one local organization
those persons who are engaged professionally in any phase of counseling,
guidance, and personnel work, or counselor education in the Capital
District;
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To cooperate with local public and
private agencies in their guidance and personnel activities.
Questions or comments about this web site?
Email webmaster@cdcany.org
Copyright © 2012 Capital District
Counseling Association, P.O. Box 13174, Albany,
New York 12212
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