School Counselor of the Year Award
Annually one Texas SCOY winner will be chosen by the LSSSCA Board to represent Texas in the ASCA School Counselor of the Year Awards process. To date, Texas has had one (1) national SCOY and two (2) national finalists.
Eligibility for Consideration
Recognition Criteria
The nominee should maintain the highest standards of personal conduct and recognize that his/her personal conduct is held up to public scrutiny. Nominees strive to be model citizens of their community as well as the school counseling community and their broader professional community. They maintain high moral standards in their personal and professional conduct.
Nominees must have been responsible for school counseling innovations or further development of programs to support the career, social/emotional and academic development of all students. Nominees must demonstrate leadership, advocacy, and collaboration in their work and promote equity and access to opportunities and rigorous educational experiences for all students to maximize student achievement.
The nomination form asks for basic contact information. Your nominee will receive immediate notification via email and will be asked to complete the online application process.
2022 Texas School Counselor of the Year Timeline
February 7 |
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February 7- March 4 | Texas SCOY nomination link will be opened for nominations. |
February 7- March 4 | All nominees will be emailed with the Texas SCOY application link. |
February 7 - March 25 | Texas SCOY application link will be opened. |
March 25 | Application due by 11:59pm CST |
April 1 - 22 | SCOY committee will review applications and videos and select the top 5 finalists. |
May 1 | Virtual Interview with top 5 finalists and SCOY committee members |
May 2-6 | Texas SCOY for 2022 will be notified along with the other finalists by email and phone. |
May 31 | Nomination due to ASCA |
August 15 | ASCA applications finalized |
October | National finalists selected |
November | National finalist face-to-face interviews in Washington, D.C. |
November 6-8 | 2022 Texas SCOY, SCOY semi-finalists, and finalists will be recognized at the 6th Annual LSSSCA Conference on Sunday, November 6, 2022. |
Jan/Feb 2023 | National SCOY activities in Washington, DC |
LSSSCA SCOY Committee
Alicia Alvarado Alicia Sanchez Amanda Bustamante Bertha Pedregon Cara Yeates Christina Jones Cristina Nunez Jen Cowen | Jennifer Madrid Jennifer Salgado Norma Guerra Nwakego Edordo Paige Pendery Pat Avila Rhonda Ramirez Sonia Galvan |
Recognition Criteria
For questions about the Texas 2022 SCOY, please contact Monica Dominguez at monica.dominguez@lonestarstateschoolcounselor.org.