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Awards Guide

The North Carolina School Counselor Association would like to recognize the outstanding and exemplary works of dedicated professionals who work as school counselors, administrators, counselor educators and advocates of the school counseling profession. The NCSCA Board of Directors also recognizes outstanding individuals via the The Ruth McSwain award. Each year at the annual conference, awards will be given to those nominees who best exhibit the implementation of the ASCA National model and show evidence of a comprehensive school counseling program, which involves stakeholders within the school, community and the profession. The awards ceremony is held during the opening session of each year’s Annual Conference.  This year's conference will be held on November 6-8, 2024 at the Embassy Suites Resort & Convention Center in Charlotte-Concord.  

Directions for the Nominator:

• Review the NCSCA Awards Criteria
• Complete the Nomination Form/Letter: 2024 Awards Nomination Form
• Submit to Awards Chair via Email: ncscaawards@gmail.com
• Nominations due by September 15, 2024

Directions for the Nominee:

The following items are to be submitted through the ASCA Online Portal

• Nomination Form/Letter of Nomination Supporting Nominee
• Professional Quality Photograph
• Vitae or Resumé
• Three Reference letters to include a nominee's supervisor, a colleague and another letter from the community, parents, students etc.
• Additional documentation, evidence of programs, artifacts and other supplementary data may also be submitted
• Application packets must be submitted by September 29, 2024

**NCSCA is not required to grant an award if there are fewer than three (3) nominees in any category. All applications must be complete. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Award Winners will be notified October 25, 2024.
Awards will be presented at the NCSCA Annual Fall Conference in Concord during the Opening Session on Thursday, November 7, 2024.

For more information, contact Rebecca Atkins, NCSCA Awards Chair at: ncscaawards@gmail.com

The mission of the North Carolina School Counselor Association is to promote excellence for school counselors and the communities they serve through advocacy, leadership, professional development, and evidence-based best practices which promote equity and access for all.

The North Carolina School Counselor Association is the premier organization that supports all members of the school counseling community by creating a network of professionals, empowering their practice, and supporting their advocacy work for over 1.6 million+ students in North Carolina.

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For NCSCA questions, please email Andrea Wallace, Association Manager

NCSCA is a state division of the American School Counselor Association.

North Carolina School Counselor Association (NCSCA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6314.
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