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Emerging Leaders

2024-2025 NCSCA Emerging Leaders Applications are open!

Objective

The NCSCA Emerging Leaders Program aims to identify and cultivate the leadership potential of professional school counselors across North Carolina. Selected emerging leaders will receive opportunities for mentorship, professional development, and active participation in NCSCA initiatives, with the goal of developing future leaders for the association.

Number of Participants: 4 Emerging Leaders will be selected.

Criteria

Emerging Leaders must:

Be an active member of NCSCA
Be a current professional school counselor, director of guidance/student services, counselor educator, or in a related school counseling profession.
Not be (or have been) an appointed or elected member of the NCSCA board
Have demonstrated potential for leadership through previous involvement in school counseling activities (e.g., workshops, committees, conferences).

Responsibilities

Emerging Leaders must:

Participate in the NCSCA Delegate Assembly / Leadership Day
Present (or co-present) at least one educational session at the annual conference
Attend NCSCA Board of Directors meetings
Write at least one article for NCSCA News
Commit to one year training and one year service on any board committee

Benefits

The NCSCA emerging leader(s) will receive the following benefits:

A FREE NCSCA membership for one (1) year
Free training
An assigned Board mentor
Access to a network of colleagues

Application Process

Individuals interested in becoming an Emerging Leader must submit the following:

Personal Information: Basic contact details and professional background.
Essay (500 words): “Why I Want to Be an NCSCA Emerging Leader”
Resume/CV: Detailing professional experience, education, and involvement in school counseling or related fields.
Recommendation Letter: One letter of support from a colleague or supervisor who can attest to the applicant’s leadership potential.
Commitment Form: Applicants must sign a commitment form agreeing to actively participate in NCSCA activities for the duration of the program.

2025-26 Emerging Leaders Application

Please submit all required documents via email to President-Elect Deanna Ford,

presidentelect@ncschoolcounselor.org by February 5, 2025. Participants will be notified by February 28, 2025.

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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