December 5, 1995



CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Please read this conference information carefully. This will be the ONLY mailout pertaining to the conferences.

The three spring conferences for school counselors, hosted by the Texas Education Agency School Guidance and Counseling Unit, will be held this year on the following dates and locations listed:

|Middle School |High School |Elementary School |

|Red Lion Hotel |Doubletree and Red Lion Hotels |Doubletree and Red Lion Hotels |

|February 13-15, 2000 |March 19-21, 2000 |May 7-9, 2000 |

The hotels are located on the east side of Interstate Highway 35 North, one-fourth mile north of Highway 290 East.

This is a superb setting and facility for a working conference.

Room Reservations:

1. Send the attached Room Reservation Form to the Red Lion Hotel, 6121 Interstate Highway 35 North, at U.S. Highway 290, Austin, Texas 78752 or the Doubletree Hotel, 6505 Interstate Highway 35 North, Austin, Texas 78752. Conference room rates for both hotels are: $70 Single Occupancy; $110 Double Occupancy. However, please note that these negotiated rates are good only until the “cutoff” dates listed below. Reservations made after the “cutoff” dates are on room availability and at higher rates.

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1. Call the Red Lion Hotel at (512) 323-5466 Fax (512) 453-1945

1. Call the Doubletree Hotel at (512) 454-3737 Fax (512) 454-3480

CUTOFF DATES FOR ROOM RESERVATIONS:

January 16, 2000 Middle School

February 17, 2000 High School

April 7, 2000 Elementary School

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: The Conference Registration Form is to be returned to:

TEA School Counselors’ Conferences

P. O. Box 33218

Austin, Texas 78764

It is requested that the registration form be returned as soon as possible. This will facilitate the processing of conference materials. Pre-registration is $50.00; on-site registration is $70.00.

FORMAT FOR THE CONFERENCES

INTEREST SESSION TOPICS

The interest session topics will be similar to previous conferences and have been selected so that counselors from middle school, high school and elementary school settings will be able to review and critique the strategies and resources being used successfully in providing a K-12 developmental school guidance program. Upon returning to the district, the information obtained can be shared to facilitate implementation. Some planning and coordination prior to attending the conference will be necessary to determine which topics will address the district’s needs.

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FORMAT FOR THE CONFERENCES

Sunday

2:00 -8:30 p.m. Conference Registration - Middle School, February 13-15 – March 2, Red Lion Hotel

Conference Registration - High School, March 19-21, and Elementary School, May 7-9,

Doubletree Hotel

Exhibits - Middle School, Red Lion Hotel

Exhibits - High School and Elementary School, Doubletree Hotel

4:00 - 7:30 p.m. Ethics and the School Counselor

Presenter: Dr. Sandy Magneson (former School Counselor),

Counselor Educator, Texas Tech University

4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Character Education - Don’t Leave School Without It

(Elementary and Presenter: Arden Martenz (former School Counselor)

Middle School Only) President, Mar*Co Products

Monday

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. General Session

Welcome and Perspectives on Education

TEA Management

Keynote: “Getting from Here to There: Education for the New Millennium –

The Crucial Role of Developmental Guidance”

Dr. Tommie Radd, Counselor Educator

University of Nebraska, Omaha

10:00 - 10:15 a.m. BREAK

10:15 - 11:30 a.m. Interest Sessions

11:30 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own

1:00 - 2:15 p.m. Interest Sessions

2:15 - 2:30 p.m. BREAK

2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Interest Sessions

3:45 - 4:00 p.m. BREAK

4:00 - 5:15 p.m. General Session – Myrna Shure, Author, Raising a Thinking Preteen (Henry Holt Publisher),

(Elementary Only) Dr. Shure is a developmental psychologist and professor of Clinical and Health Psychology at MCP Hahneman University

5:15 - 7:00 p.m. FREE TIME

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. DINNER

Tuesday

8:30 - 9:45 a.m. Interest Sessions

9:45 - 10:00 a.m. BREAK

10:00 - 12:00 noon Closing General Session

“Toward EXcellence, Access & Success (TEXAS)”Grant Program, Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Related Issues

TEA Staff and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Staff

Issues in Student Assessment and Accountability

Marvin Veselka, Consultant ESC XIII and former Associate Commissioner, TEA

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM

|Middle School |High School |Elementary School |

| | | |

|February 13-15, 2000 |March 19-21, 2000 |May 7-9, 2000 |

|Red Lion Hotel |Doubletree & Red Lion Hotels |Doubletree & Red Lion Hotels |

|Austin |Austin |Austin |

Please check the conference(s) you wish to attend.

Middle School (February) $50.00

High School (March) $50.00

Elementary School (May) $50.00

Enter Total Amount of Check

Please enclose a check for registration fee(s) with this form. PURCHASE ORDERS NOT ACCEPTED.

Make check payable to: TEA School Counselors’ Conferences

If you do not receive a confirmation postcard, please call (512/463-9498) 48 hours prior to the conference to check status of registration. If cancellation is necessary, your registration fee will be returned after the conference date if the TEA School Guidance and Counseling Unit is notified 48 hours prior to the conference.

* * * * *On-site registration for each conference is $70.00* * * * *

FAX REGISTRATION FORM AND BRING CHECK ON-SITE ONLY IF YOUR CHECK AND REGISTRATION WILL NOT ARRIVE AT LEAST 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONFERENCE DATE. FAX #(512) 282-4894

Please type or print

NAME:

(One name per form, please feel free to duplicate form.)

ISD:

CAMPUS:

PREFERRED ADDRESS:

( ) Home

( ) School

TELEPHONE: Home ( ) School ( )

PLEASE RETURN TO: TEA SCHOOL COUNSELORS’ CONFERENCES

P. O. BOX 33218

AUSTIN, TEXAS 78764

HOTEL RESERVATION FORM

The Texas Education Agency’s Spring Conferences for Texas School Counselors

|Middle School |High School |Elementary School |

|February 13-15, 2000 |March 19-21, 2000 |May 7-9, 2000 |

|(Red Lion Hotel Only) |(Doubletree & Red Lion Hotels) |(Doubletree & Red Lion Hotels) |

Please Reserve:

|Red Lion |Doubletree |

|Single ($70.00) |Single ($70.00) |

|Double ($110.00) |Double ($110.00) |

| |Parking DT - approximately $5.00 per day |

All room rates are subject to applicable taxes. Please bring with you a HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX EXEMPT FORM, which may be obtained from the district’s business office. You will turn it in at the hotel’s registration desk at check-in. Independent School Districts are exempt from state hotel occupancy tax, but must pay city tax.

To Avoid Duplication: If sharing a room, please submit ONLY ONE room reservation request with the names of all of those who will be sharing the room and the person to whom the confirmation on the room should be sent. If you need separate bills for each person, it will greatly decrease your check-in time if you ask for this at the time you make your reservation.

Name of Occupants:

MAIL CONFIRMATION TO:

Name:

Home or School:

Address:

Phone:

Arrival Date:

Credit Card #: Expiration date:

The reservation must be guaranteed by deposit or a credit card. All reservations must be received by the cutoff date. Requests received after that time are subject to availability. Room cancellation must be made at least 48 hours in advance of reservation or the first night room charge will apply.

|PLEASE RETURN BY: |January 16, 2000 |Middle School |

| |February 17, 2000 |High School |

| |April 7, 2000 |Elementary School |

MAIL THIS FORM DIRECTLY TO THE HOTEL TO AVOID DELAYS

|Red Lion Hotel |Doubletree Hotel |

|6121 IH-35 North at Hwy. 290 |6505 IH-35 North |

|Austin, Texas 78752 |Austin, Texas 78752 |

|(512) 323-5466 |(512) 454-3737 |

|FAX (512) 453-1945 |FAX (512) 454-3480 |

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF INTEREST SESSIONS

The interest session topics have been selected so that counselors from middle school, high school and elementary school settings will be able to review and critique the strategies and resources being used successfully in providing a K-12 developmental school guidance program. Upon returning to the district, the information obtained can be shared to facilitate implementation. Some planning and coordination prior to attending the conference will be necessary to determine which topics will address the district’s needs.

Interest Sessions of Guidance Program Segments

All Three Counselor Conferences

1. Keeping Schools Safe: Early Warning, Timely Response - School Violence Prevention

2. Special Kids, Special Parents, Special Solutions

3. How Does the Brain Become Motivated? Or How to Get the Student’s Best Effort

4. Advanced Academic Services

5. Campus Planning and Site-Based Decision-Making for Violence Prevention

6. Any Baby Can – Child Abuse Prevention

7. Updated “S.O.S.” Including Hate Crimes Prevention

8. Financial Assistance for Crime Victims

1. Inside the Head and Heart of a Teenage Killer

1. Building Students Self-Confidence

1. Guidance Programs and Activities

1. Stress Management for Counselors

1. Group Skills for Counselors

1. Assisting Students in Making Intelligent Job and Career Choices

1. Character Education

1. Parental Involvement

2. Technology Applications

3. Texas C.A.R.E.S. Educational Initiatives

4. Changing Student Behavior Using Social Skills

Middle School Counselor Conference

1. Put Some Zip into Your Classroom Guidance

1. Graduation Plans - Questions and Answers

1. Developmental Guidance - Activities to Implement in the Middle School

1. Classroom Guidance for Middle School

1. Teaching Goal - Setting to ALL Students

1. A Systems Approach – Creating and Developing a Guidance Program to Meet the Needs of All Students

1. Stress Relief for Counselors

2. Facilitating Student Transition into High School

3. Pregnancy-related Services

4. Career Action Planning with Students and Parents

High School Counselor Conference

1. Making Ethical Decisions in School Counseling

1. Implementing Developmental Guidance in the High School

1. NovaNET – On-line Curriculum

1. Group Guidance Skills

1. Counseling and Technology

1. Stress Relief for Counselors

1. Counseling Athletes and NCAA Rules

2. “Modeling the Model” – Changing the High School Counseling and Guidance Program

3. Graduation Plans – Questions and Answers

4. The EXPO – A Career “Show and Tell” Program for High School Students

5. Career Action Planning with Students and Parents

6. Pregnancy Related Services in the High School

7. School-to-Careers, Counselors Participating in Work-Based Learning

Elementary School Counselor Conference

1. Guidance Lessons and More!

1. Activities and Innovative Approaches for Teaching Social Skills

1. Counseling with Music and Literature

1. Trauma and Loss in Children

2. Stress Management

1. Classroom Guidance Games and Activities

1. The Best of Classroom Guidance

1. Career Awareness

1. Classroom Activities Involving Students with ADHD

1. Managing Diversity in the Student Populations

1. Implementing Districtwide Parenting Education Classes

1. Put Some Zip into Your Classroom Guidance

1. Managing Conflict and Crisis in the Elementary School

2. Save Your Time 4 Kids

3. Assisting Students in Becoming Critical Viewers of the Media

4. A Systems Approach – Creating and Developing a Guidance Program to Meet the Needs of ALL Students

5. Teaching Students to Use Kindness Anger Management

6. Drug and Violence Prevention Through Scholastic Chess Club

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