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

2. School Counselor Symposium
Annual staff development training for school counselors typically held in February during National School Counselor Week (Thursday, February 9, 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

3. 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

4. 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.