Huntsville City-Madison County School Counselor Symposium Donna Clark January 5, 2012

School Counselor Symposium Annual staff development training for school counselors typically held in February during National School Counselor Week (Thursday, February 9, 2012) 2012 - Joining with Madison County Schools (This allowed for collaboration and efficient use of resources between systems.) Funding previously came from SDFSC, Title IV Grant, but the grant has ended

Sponsorship Huntsville Museum of Art – ($2100) Facility Redstone Federal Credit Union – ($700) Breakfast ASVAB Program – ($1000) Lunch North Alabama Educators Credit Union – ($500) Counselor resources Senators Holtzclaw and Sanford – ($4000) Keynote Speaker and supplies Appleton Learning – ($1000) Counselor resources Kiwanis Club – ($5000) Counselor resources Bradford Health Services – ($500) Counselor resources Huntsville City & Madison County Schools - ($1000 each) Counselor resources Total - $16,800

Agenda/Outline Registration Breakfast Keynote Speaker – Julia Cook, award winning children’s book author, elementary counselor, and motivational speaker. Breakout sessions : Learning Styles by Appleton Learning and Substance Abuse Trends Among Youth by Bradford Health Services Lunch Product Showcase sponsored by the National Center for Youth Issues: Each Counselor will receive a $100 voucher that will enable them to purchase counseling resources such as curriculum materials, DVD’s, games, activity guides, books, puppets, etc.