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AzSCA Inc. It is our hope that all students will have access to skilled school counselors through their K-12 ed

MISSION
The Arizona School Counselors Association promotes our profession, supports school counselors through resources and professional networking, and through demonstrating our ethical practices, professional partnerships with parents, staff and community while developing evidence based national model implementation in all schools, and to assist/ support students in their academic experiences, college/ career preparation, and social/ emotional development. VISION
It is our hope that all students will have access to skilled school counselors through their K-12 education experience.

October in the counseling office: The fall decorations go up—and every blank space on the calendar disappears. 🍂☕Between...
10/13/2026

October in the counseling office: The fall decorations go up—and every blank space on the calendar disappears. 🍂☕

Between student check-ins, meetings, emails, classroom support, parent calls and everything that pops up in between, school counselors somehow keep showing up and making room for what matters most.

Arizona school counselors, what is filling your calendar this October?

You don’t need to have all the answers to have something valuable to share.Your conference session idea may already exis...
10/12/2026

You don’t need to have all the answers to have something valuable to share.

Your conference session idea may already exist in a tool you created, a program your team developed, a strategy that worked or a lesson another school counselor could carry back to their own students.

AzSCA is seeking 50-minute breakout sessions featuring proven programs, current research, helpful resources and practical skills in academic development, college and career readiness, and social/emotional development.

What have you learned that could support Arizona’s school counseling community?

Submit your proposal by October 25, 2026, at 5 p.m.
https://azsca.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3350

School counselors spend their days noticing what others might miss.The student who has become unusually quiet.The change...
10/10/2026

School counselors spend their days noticing what others might miss.

The student who has become unusually quiet.
The change in attendance or behavior.
The “I’m fine” that doesn’t quite sound fine.

On World Mental Health Day, we recognize the school counselors who create space for students to speak honestly, ask for help and feel less alone.

And to Arizona’s school counselors: As you care for the mental health of your students, please remember that your own well-being matters, too. The people providing support also deserve to feel supported. 💚

Strong leadership in the school counseling profession is made possible not only by those who serve, but also by the scho...
10/10/2026

Strong leadership in the school counseling profession is made possible not only by those who serve, but also by the schools and districts that support them.

Today, we’re recognizing assistant chair of the board, Tyra Ortiz of Chandler High School.

Tyra helps organize and operate the annual AzSCA School Counseling Conference, serves as a liaison for committees and supports important recognition programs, including student scholarships, Rising Stars and Arizona School Counselor of the Year. She also works alongside fellow board members to advocate for school counselors at the state level and ensure they have a voice in decisions affecting Arizona’s students and communities.

Thank you to Chandler High School Principal Greg Milbrandt and Chandler Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Anna Battle for supporting Tyra’s service to Arizona’s school counseling community!

| | Chandler Unified School District

Supporting students after a crisis begins with recognizing that distress does not always look the same—or appear immedia...
10/07/2026

Supporting students after a crisis begins with recognizing that distress does not always look the same—or appear immediately.

This ASCA resource shares practical guidance for providing universal support, recognizing common student reactions and identifying when additional help may be needed. It also reminds school counselors to remain mindful of their own well-being while supporting the wider school community.

Read more here:
https://www.schoolcounselor.org/Newsletters/September-2026/Supporting-Students-in-the-Aftermath-of-Crisis

Something you’ve learned in your work could become something another school counselor brings back to theirs.The Arizona ...
10/06/2026

Something you’ve learned in your work could become something another school counselor brings back to theirs.

The Arizona School Counselor Association is now accepting breakout session proposals for the 2027 AzSCA Annual Conference, taking place February 1–2 at We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort.

We are looking for 50-minute sessions featuring proven programs, current research, helpful resources or practical skills in:

📘 Academic development
🎓 College and career readiness
❤️ Social/emotional development

If you have knowledge or an approach that could support K–12 counselors, district personnel, graduate students or school counselor educators, consider sharing it with Arizona’s school counseling community.

Proposals are due October 25, 2026, at 5 p.m.

Learn more and submit your proposal:
https://azsca.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3350

RAMP recognition is an achievement. Earning it for the fourth time is a testament to the work behind it. 👏Dobson High Sc...
10/05/2026

RAMP recognition is an achievement. Earning it for the fourth time is a testament to the work behind it. 👏

Dobson High School’s counseling team has earned its latest RAMP designation, marking the school’s third renewal after first earning the designation in 2013.

But what stands out most is what the team says the process has meant for their school counseling program.

Counselor Cheyenne Maya shared that becoming RAMP recognized means getting buy-in from everyone who interacts with students—from parents and teachers to administrators—and that this collaboration has produced results for students.

And for counselor Jeni Nye, RAMP is about more than the recognition itself:

“It’s for our teachers, our parents, for community leaders, for the students, and it helps validate that all the work was worth it.”

No student should walk the halls without someone they can turn to. ❤️ASCA Behavior Standard B-SS 3: “Positive relationsh...
10/04/2026

No student should walk the halls without someone they can turn to. ❤️

ASCA Behavior Standard B-SS 3: “Positive relationships with adults to support success.”

As school counselors, we help make those connections possible. Our goal is that every student has at least one trusted adult at school who knows them well.

That adult might be a counselor, a teacher, a coach, a bus driver or a front-office staff member. What matters is that the connection is real.

Those small moments when students connect with the adults around them are the heart of our work—and part of what makes students successful.

Where might a student be slipping through the cracks? Who is the trusted adult for the student who needs one most?

Sometimes joining the Board starts with wanting to see beyond the walls of your own school.Erin Sinnema shared:“I wanted...
10/04/2026

Sometimes joining the Board starts with wanting to see beyond the walls of your own school.

Erin Sinnema shared:

“I wanted to learn more about Arizona School Counseling and bring that information back to my school district and other counselors. I think a lot of school counselors don't even know that we have an association and I wanted to bring that knowledge to the forefront.”

That’s another side of Board service: learning, connecting and bringing what you gain back to the counselors and communities around you.

But serving also means time away from the schools and communities our Board members support every day. That’s why we also want to recognize the leaders who make their involvement possible. 💙

Erin extends a special thank you to EVIT Superintendent Dr. Chad Wilson for supporting her service with AzSCA and the profession across Arizona.

Every student deserves to be known. ❤️To feel welcome in their school, respected for who they are, and that the classroo...
10/02/2026

Every student deserves to be known. ❤️

To feel welcome in their school, respected for who they are, and that the classroom, cafeteria and playground are safe spaces to make friends, take risks and learn.

ASCA Mindset #2 calls for helping students develop a sense of acceptance, respect, support and inclusion for self and others in the school environment.

As school counselors, we help build the conditions where every student can say, “I matter here.”

You don’t need a big program to make a difference. Sometimes it’s learning names, greeting students at the door or simply saying, “I’m glad you’re here.”

Small gestures, repeated consistently, become the fabric of a school where everyone belongs.

How are you creating a sense of belonging in your school?

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Mesa, AZ
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