Lone Star State School Counselor Association

The Lone Star Award is an award that recognizes effective and outstanding school counseling programs in the state of Texas. The Lone Star Award prepares school counselors to apply for the national ASCA RAMP award.

The Lone Star Awards recognizes comprehensive counseling programs that are data-driven, developmentally appropriate, and delivered to all students with the goal of improving student outcomes, closing achievement and opportunity gaps, and preparing students for post-secondary success.

In 2016, the Lone Star State School Counselor Association introduced a dynamic awards system featuring three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Each level entails escalating standards intended to propel school counselor programs toward national recognition through the prestigious American School Counselor Association's RAMP award. It's vital to understand that this is a progressive award system, meaning applicants must apply for the award in sequential order.

ROAD TO RAMP

BRONZE AWARD

Complete all section requirements (1-10)

ASCA Templates
Supplemental Documentation
Graphs

No reflections are required.

SILVER AWARD

Complete all section requirements (1-10)

ASCA Templates
Supplemental Documentation
Graphs

PLUS the first five reflections are required.

GOLD / RAMP AWARD

Complete all section requirements (1-10)

ASCA Templates
Supplemental Documentation
Graphs

PLUS ALL reflections are required.

RISING STAR AWARD (NEW)

The Rising Star Award is intended for school counseling programs that have showcased innovative approaches, promising practices, and a strong dedication to implementing a comprehensive school counseling program.

This award operates independently from the Lone Star progressive award system. You are not required to apply for the Rising Star Award before applying for the Bronze Award.

HOW TO APPLY

The deadline to apply is every September 1.

We have moved the awards to the Schoology Learning Management System (LMS). The State of Texas purchased Schoology for all districts to use, however districts could have chosen not to use Schoology if they were already using another LMS. You may not be aware that your district is using it because LMS’s are generally used by teachers. Please ask your principal if your district is using Schoology. If your district is using it, please find out how you can access your district account.

Go to: https://app.schoology.com/register.php
Sign up as a STUDENT
For Rising Star Award enter access code 5C2J-ZNRG-56MWZ
For Bronze Award enter access code H4JT-GSRF-ZW3M3
For Silver Award enter access code P77M-4J38-XMZNC
For Gold Award enter access code 7XTC-9W3B-5XGP5
Download ASCA templates and rubric in the “Start Here” folder of your course.
Completed sections must be uploaded to the corresponding folders in your Schoology course by September 1st at midnight.
Incomplete applications will not be scored.

Award-winning school counseling programs will be honored at the Lone Star State School Counselor Association Annual Conference in Frisco, Texas on November 3 at the Awards Gala.

LONE STAR AWARD SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS

Contact

For questions about the Lone Star Awards, please contact:

Monica Dominguez
Lone Star Award Chair
monica.dominguez@lonestarstateschoolcounselor.org