Nashville, Tennessee - Affirming the faculty’s dedication to students’ academic, career and personal development, Hillsboro High School picked up two major awards from the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) and Tennessee School Counselor Association (TSCA).
Hillsboro is the second school in Tennessee and one of just a handful of schools in the country to ever earn the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation. This is an honor given only to exemplary counseling programs that reach every corner of school life and make data-driven decisions to improve education for all students.
“This year’s RAMP honorees have shown their commitment to students and the school counseling profession,” said Jill Cook, assistant director and RAMP coordinator for ASCA. “This designation distinguishes these schools and encourages school counselors nationwide to continue to strive for success.”
“We are so pleased with the work of the school counseling department at Hillsboro High School,” said Nicole Cobb, executive director of school counseling services for Metro Schools. “The counseling team is ensuring that all students have access to a rigorous academic experience that will prepare them academically, socially and emotionally for college and career. They help students plan for a bright and fulfilling future. They serve as a model not only for other Metro schools but schools across the state of Tennessee and the country.”
For his support of these vital efforts, Hillsboro assistant principal Craig Hammond is the Tennessee School
Counselor Association’s (TSCA) statewide Principal of the Year. This is the first year TSCA has given this award, and Dr. Hammond earned it for his significant contributions to counseling at Hillsboro, as well as his support to recognize the importance of a comprehensive counseling program within the school.
“School counselors cannot perform their important work without the support of strong leadership from administration,” said TSCA President Beverly Anderson. “We were especially impressed with Dr. Hammond's vocal advocacy for counselors and counseling services, his leadership in gaining school-wide support to embrace counseling best practices, and his leadership, which helped Hillsboro High School earn the coveted RAMP status.
“The students at Hillsboro High School are stronger because of his support of professional school counselors.”
These awards come just weeks after Hillsboro Executive Principal Dr. Terry Shrader won a prestigious award from the University of Tennessee. Last month, Dr. Shrader learned he is this year’s recipient of the William J. and Lucille H. Field Award in Support of Excellent in Tennessee Secondary School Leadership. He received a standing ovation from his fellow Metro principals at the announcement. When he formally receives the award at a ceremony next month, he will share his expertise on effective school leadership and lessons learned with UT graduate students who are or are aspiring to be school leaders.
“I tell my friends from my old districts that I have had the chance to work in great places, but there is none as good as MNPS,” said Shrader.
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is the nation’s 42nd largest district, preparing more than 83,000 students to excel in higher education, work and life. With the goal of being the first choice for Nashville’s families, Metro Schools is committed to providing a high quality education to every student. The district is earning a national reputation for urban school reform, its commitment to social and emotional learning and rising academic achievement, and currently ranks in the top 27 percent of districts in the state for academic performance. Its new strategic plan, Education 2018: Excellence for Every Student, sets the goal of becoming the nation’s top performing urban school system by 2018. The governing body for Metro Schools is the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Public Education, a nine-member elected body. For more information, visit www.mnps.org.
No comments:
Post a Comment