National School Counseling Week (2024)

School Counselors: Helping Students Dream Big

National School Counseling Week is celebrated yearly to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors and highlight the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students to be successful in school and life. We encourage school counselors to use National School Counseling Week as a way to advocate for your school counseling program. It is a week dedicated to showing students, caregivers, educators, administrators, school boards, the community, and other stakeholders the vital services and supports provided by school counselors! We have compiled a list of ideas and links to pritables to celebrate NSCW at your school.

Here are some ideas for how to celebrate
National School Counseling Week:

• Proclamation – Ask your superintendent, mayor or another dignitary to sign a proclamation declaring Feb. 6–10, 2023, as National School Counseling Week.
• Appreciation Certificates - Show your appreciation to those faculty members, parents, and other stakeholders who help you promote your school counseling program throughout the year.
• Press Release - Send a press release to your local newspaper.
• Morning Announcements - Get your school excited about each day of National School Counseling Week by promoting the week during morning announcements.
• Daily Photo Challenge -
• Monday, Feb. 6: I help students dream big by…
• Tuesday, Feb. 7: Being a school counselor is a dream come true because…
• Wednesday, Feb. 8: My students help me dream big by…
• Thursday, Feb. 9: My school helps students dream big by…
• Friday, Feb. 10: My dream for the school counseling profession is…
  
• Post on Social Media - Post about your NSCW activities using the hashtags #NSCW23, #OklahomaSchoolCounselor, and #OklaEd
• Share a little bit about your role -These documents are great advocacy tools:
  • OK Comprehensive School Counseling Framework Summary
  • Summary for Stakeholders
  • Appropriate and Inappropriate Activities for School Counselors

• Bulletin Board - Decorate a bulletin board sharing all the components of your school counseling program.
• Data Display in Teacher’s Lounge - Set up a display in the teacher’s lounge sharing data from your school counseling program. Think you do not have any data to share? Share the number of students you serve vs. the recommended ratio (250:1) or share the number of counseling lessons taught this school year or share the number of small groups or share the number of individual student counseling sessions.
• Fun Puns - If you have a small budget to use for NSCW (ask your admin. if you are unsure, you never know!), consider showing appreciation to the school staff for the ways they support the school counseling program:
• “I donut know what I would do without your support of our school counseling program!” OR “If you donut know a lot about the role of the school counselor, please take a flier!” (with donuts and a handout about the role of the school counselor)
• “I am EXTRA thankful for the ways you support our school counseling program!” (with Extra gum)
• “Thank you for being so M&M (marvelous and magnificent)!” (with M&Ms)
• “You brighten our school counseling program!” (with a highlighter)
• “Thank you for your commitMINT to our school counseling program!” (with mints)
• “Our school counseling program is BERRY lucky to have you!” (with berries such as strawberries, blueberries, or a berry-flavored candy)
• Cards - Send cards to your favorite school counselors or school counseling mentors thanking them for all they do for the profession of school counseling.

We would love to hear how YOU are celebratingNational School Counseling Week& advocating for your school counseling program!

Email us with your ideas and photos - sarah.kirk@sde.ok.gov
We will be spotlighting school counselors participating in NSCW!

First,applications are open for TSET Healthy Incentive Grants for schools and school districts. Funded by TSET, these grants create opportunities to support children in establishing healthy behaviors for a lifetime. They also create healthier environments for schoolteachers and staff. Applications close February 8, and grants are awarded on a first come, first served basis. Interested schools districts and school sites are encouraged to apply early. Details are attached.

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