Three County Schools Recognized for Counseling Programs

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) has recognized three Fairfax County public schools for their model school counseling programs.

Sandburg Middle School has been designated for the first time as a Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) recipient for the 2011-12 school year. Stuart High School and West Springfield High School received  RAMP designation for the second time.

The schools will be recognized during a special ceremony at the American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) annual conference in Minneapolis on June 25.

RAMP

The RAMP designation, awarded to schools that align with the criteria set in the ASCA national model, recognizes schools that are committed to delivering a comprehensive, data-driven school counseling program and an exemplary educational environment.

School counselors submit evidence of the impact their program has on support of student achievement, connection to the mission and goals of the school, use of data to drive decisions, and collaboration with stakeholders (parents, students, and administrators) to receive input and evaluate their school counseling program’s effectiveness. RAMP applications are reviewed once a year by a panel of school counseling professionals, and the designation is held for three years.

Previous winners

Nine additional Fairfax County public schools counseling programs have been honored with this recognition since the 2007 school year:

• Chantilly High School
• Fairfax High School
• Glasgow Middle School
• Kilmer Middle School
• Lake Braddock Secondary School (middle and high school counseling programs)
• Lanier Middle School
• Madison High School and
• South Lakes High School.

Nationally, only 400 schools have achieved this recognition.