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December 6, 1999
TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ADDRESSED:
SUBJECT: Texas Education Agency's Spring Professional Growth Conferences
for Texas School Counselors
The School Guidance and Counseling staff of the Texas Education Agency will provide conferences for Texas school counselors in February, March, and May, 2000. Each conference is designed to address the specific needs and interests of counselors working in one of the academic levels: high school, middle school or elementary school. All presentations will pertain to one of the four components of a Developmental Guidance Program: Guidance Curriculum, Responsive Services, Individual Planning and Systems Support.
The keynote speaker at each of the conferences will be Dr. Tommie Radd, Counselor Educator, University of Nebraska, Omaha. Dr. Radd is presenting "Getting from Here to There: Education for the New Millennium - The Crucial Role of Developmental Guidance."
The format of this year's conferences will be similar to that of past conferences.
Dr. Sandy Magneson, Counselor Educator, Texas Tech University, will present "Ethics and the School Counselor" from 4:00-7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 13, March 19 and May 7.
Dr. Magneson is a former School Counselor and the "Ethics" presentation will be geared for school counselors. All sessions are approved for full clock hour National Board of
Certified Counselors (NBCC) credit and Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) credit.
A second pre-conference workshop for the Middle and Elementary School Professional Growth Conferences will be presented from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 13 and Sunday, May 7, by
Arden Martenz, former Counselor, President, Mar*Co Products.
Mrs. Martenz will present "Character Education - Don't Leave School Without It."
The sites and dates for the three spring conferences are as follows:
Middle School Counselors Conference
February 13-15, 2000
Red Lion Hotel, Austin, Texas
Registration will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 13, 2000, at the Red Lion Hotel.
High School Counselors Conference
March 19-21, 2000
Doubletree and Red Lion Hotels, Austin, Texas
Registration will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, 2000, at the Doubletree Hotel.
Elementary School Counselors Conference
May 7-9, 2000
Doubletree and Red Lion Hotels, Austin, Texas
Registration will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, 2000, at the Doubletree Hotel.
Enclosed is a copy of the information regarding the conferences that is being sent to counselors. Included is information about the program content, hotel reservation form, and conference registration form. An invitation is extended to you and your staff to join the counselors at any or all of the conferences.
In order for the TEA Guidance and Counseling Unit to prepare adequately for these conferences, please return the conference registration form as soon as possible. There will be no further communications on these conferences. If there are questions, contact John Lucas or Yvette Henley at (512) 463-9498.
Sincerely,
Paul W. Lindsey, Coordinator for Continuing Education
Enclosures
For further information on this topic, contact John Lucas or Yvette Henley at (512) 463-9498.