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Noble Middle School Counseling Department Earns Recognition as an American School Counseling Association National Model

Noble Middle School Counselors have become the first New Hanover County Schools counseling department to earn recognition as an American School Counseling Association (ASCA) National Model for a Comprehensive School Counseling Program. Noble's counseling team, consisting of Amanda Royster, Paige Turner and Adrian Waddell, worked diligently to achieve this status.

As an ASCA National Model, Noble’s program reflects a comprehensive approach to program foundation, delivery, management and accountability. The model provides the mechanism to design, coordinate, implement, manage and evaluate their programs for students' success. It provides a framework for the program components, the counselor's role in implementation and the underlying philosophies of leadership, advocacy and systemic change.
Implementing this National Model-based program, allows school counselors to switch their emphasis from service-centered for some of the students to program-centered for every student. It answers the question, "How are students different as a result of what we do?"

"I think receiving this national recognition shows tremendous initiative on the counselors' part. Applying for the award required extensive analysis and review of our counseling practices. As a result, they are providing a counseling program for the children that is very effective and I'm extremely proud of them," Principal Wade Smith said.
 

 

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4/16/08