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 developed a progressive awards system that includes three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each level is met with increased levels of rigor designed to elevate school counselor programs to national recognition through the American School Counselor Association, the RAMP award.

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.

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 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.

WINNERS

Lone Star Awards Committee

Monica Dominguez
Chair
monica.dominguez@lonestarstateschoolcounselor.org

Mireya Reyes
Lead Bronze Reviewer

Jennifer Madrid and Crishna Chavez
Lead Silver Reviewers

Yvonne Alvarez, Dr. Myra Ortega, and Monica Dominguez
Lead Gold Reviewers