Welcome!
 

NHSCA is a division of the American School Counselor Association and represents over 400 of N.H.'s professional school counselors.

The mission of the New Hampshire School Counselor Association is to actively promote standards of excellence in professional school counseling by:

  • Advocating for the role and programs of professional school counselors.
  • Providing meaningful professional growth and development opportunities for N.H. school counselors.
  • Giving energetic, resourceful and dedicated leadership in developing services and programs for its members.

NHSCA Seacoast Region Co-Chairs w/Gov. Lynch School Counseling Week 2010

School Counseling in N.H.

In New Hampshire, all school counselors at every educational level (elementary, middle/junior and secondary) are required to have a Master's Degree specializing in Guidance and Counseling.

All counselors must be certified by the State Department of Education. Certification is renewed on a three-year basis and continuing education is required

*Click here more information and resources on school counseling in N.H.


College Access Grants Offered Again

Campus Compact for NH is offering the College Access Mini Grant Program again this year.    Applications will be accepted and awards will be made on a rolling basis. 

Eligible applicants:

A middle school, high school or community based organization (CBO) in partnership with a higher education institution or a higher education institution in partnership with a middle school, high school or community based organization. 

Funds of up to $1,000 to assist with activities aimed at encouraging underrepresented students to access higher education are available.

Mini Grant Application


 

Upcoming events

15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM • NHTI, Concord, NH
26 Oct 2012 • Grappone Conference Center, Concord, NH

 Congratulations to the 2010-2011 N.H. School Counselor of the Year Award Recipients:

Julie DeLuca, Thorton’s Ferry Elementary School, NH Elementay School Counselor of the Year

Michelle Farrar, Ellis School, NH Middle School Counselor of the Year

Lorna Watkins-Barth, Monadnock Regional Middle High School, High School Counselor of the Year

This years winners will be honored at the New Hampshire Excellence in Education Awards. The Awards Ceremony is scheduled for June 2, 2012 at the Center of New Hampshire.

For more information about the "Ed"ies please visit http://www.edies.org/index.html

Congratulations to the 2011-2012 Jo Hayslip Memorial Scholarship Recipient:

Julianne Cleary

Keene State College

*Click here for more scholarship info

 

FY 2012 Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs Grant Competition

U.S. Department of Education’s OESE/Office of Safe and Healthy Students Announces the FY 2012 Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs Grant Competition –CFDA Number: 84.215E

 

Purpose: Grantees under this competition will use funds to support counseling programs in target elementary, K-12, or secondary schools. Schools will establish or expand counseling programs through hiring qualified school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, or child and adolescent psychiatrists with a goal of expanding the range, availability, quantity and quality of counseling services available. Counseling services will use a developmental, prevention approach, and will be designed and implemented with the involvement of parents of the participating students.

 

Grant Competition Details

 

 
 
 
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