November 9-10, 2023
Tinley Park Convention Center
18451 Convention Center Drive
Tinley Park, IL 60477
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November 9-10, 2023
Tinley Park Convention Center
18451 Convention Center Drive
Tinley Park, IL 60477
November 9-10, 2023
Tinley Park Convention Center
18451 Convention Center Drive
Tinley Park, IL 60477
Details to come.
We look forward to seeing you next year.
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For more information contact Becca Bean, Assistant Vice President at beccab@dialcare.com.
Joining the Guard gives you more than just the pride of serving your local community. Soldiers earn exceptional education benefits, to include 100% tuition assistance to any state-funded Illinois college or university. Students can attend college or pursue a vocational certification, all while serving part-time.
For more information, please contact SFC Larry Hinds at (217) 801-2581 and at larry.w.hinds.mil@army.mil.
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital for Children & Teens, is located in Chicago not far from Lake Michigan, we provide inpatient treatment for kids ages 5-17. Inpatient care is designed to address acute concerns and takes place over a short period of time, typically between five and seven days. However, the exact amount of time a child spends in our care can vary depending on their specific needs. Our programming for children and teens is split up into two different units.
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SchooLinks is a modern college and career readiness platform that supports districts’ implementation of a comprehensive curriculum and framework to prepare students for the post-secondary pathway of their choice. Containing more than eighty interactive student experiences from interest discoveries, academic planning, and soft skill development – SchooLinks offers internship matching, career mentorship, industry partner management, and more to help districts support holistic postsecondary readiness. Our unified solution helps to align the state PaCE standards and provide districts with access to convenient reporting on equitable outcomes.
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SCUTA is used by school counselors and school districts to develop a data-driven, evidence based school counseling program. It follows the ASCA National Model® recommendations and offers confidential, comprehensive documentation and use of time analysis system. It is an invaluable tool for School Counselors who want to do best practice, keep accurate records and develop a data driven school counseling program.
School Counselors using SCUTA, have the ability to clearly illustrate the nature of their work and school needs with supervisors and stakeholders.
For more information please contact Kathy.
Xello is an engaging, online program that helps K-12 students define their future goals and transform their aspirations into actionable plans for success. The program puts students at the center of their college and career planning experience. It helps them build self-knowledge, explore their options, create a plan, and develop the 21st-century skills needed to thrive in the world of work.
Olivia Carter
Brian Coleman
Olivia Carter and Brian Coleman
Keynote Speaker
Friday, November 10th | 8:00 a.m.
ABOUT THIS SESSION:
What do school counseling, professional wrestling, and hockey have in common? They all require a level of intention, strategy, and passion! Brian Coleman and Olivia Carter, 2019 and 2021 ASCA School Counselors of the Year, will use their somewhat surprising athletic fandoms to help you upgrade your advocacy efforts in support of your students! Game on!
Participants will:
SPEAKER BIOS:
Olivia Carter is a junior high school counselor in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a Master of Arts in School Counseling from Southeast Missouri State University. Prior to her current role, she was the elementary school counselor at Jefferson Elementary in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, where she developed a counseling program that promoted positive, trauma-informed changes throughout the school. Olivia is currently serving as Past-President of the Southeast Missouri School Counselor Association. She also serves on the Missouri School Counselor Association Board of Directors, Programming Committee, and has been recognized as an Emerging Leader. In 2019 she was recognized as the Missouri School Counselor of the Year, and she is honored to have been recognized as the 2021 School Counselor of the Year by the American School Counselor Association. In her eleven years of working in public education, she has written for Forbes, collaborated with Education Week, and served on panels for the Office for Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Education. Being a mother to two young children has ignited Olivia’s passion for equity-centered, trauma-informed comprehensive school counseling programs.
Mr. Brian Coleman was the 2019 National School Counselor of the Year and the first African-American winner of this prestigious honor. He was also a 2019 Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Upstander Award recipient for his commitment to LGBTQA+ youth advocacy. Coleman has spent the last year traveling the country as the cartwheeling “Unicorn Counselor” speaking on issues ranging from comprehensive sexual health education and counseling program design to counselor identity and engagement strategies within the school community. He is in his ninth year with Jones College Prep where he has served as Counseling Department Chair for five years. At Jones, Mr. Coleman has overseen counseling programming for seniors and freshmen, sophomore sexual health education, JCP’s student mentorship program, and the school’s LGBTQA+ student organization JonesPride. In recent years, he has also participated in DePaul University’s “Here We Do” and McDonald’s “Black and Positively Golden” promotional campaigns. He has also contributed to pieces for CNBC, Forbes, Teen Vogue, and NPR among others. Coleman is a proud graduate of Northwestern University as well as DePaul University where he was named the College of Education’s 2019 Alumni of the Year (and, recently, became an Adjunct Instructor!) He also serves on the Educational Advisory Board for Responsibility.org and as the President of the Illinois School Counselor Association. He enjoys all things unicorn, most things theatrical, and a good amount of professional wrestling!
Tentative
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Registration and Information Center Open
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Opening Session
8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Extended Breakout Session #1
11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Exhibits Open
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11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Exhibitor Break
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11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch and Visit with Exhibitors
12:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Extended Breakout Session #2
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Exhibitor Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ISCA Social
Please visit the ISCA website and become a member or renew your annual membership or you may renew your membership with your registration.
For questions about ISCA membership please contact, Debbie Romano at assistance@ilschoolcounselor.org or at (312) 600-0075.
Do you need help justifying this conference to your Supervisor? Vying for a good funding source can be challenging sometimes. We have created a letter (modeled from ASCA) you can customize to support your efforts to attend the 2023 ISCA Conference!
MEMBER*
Professional / Affiliate – $250
Retiree – $250
Grad Student – $100
NON-MEMBER**
Professional / Affiliate – $300
Retiree – *290
Grad Student – $100
MEMBER*
Professional / Affiliate – $150
Retiree – $150
Grad Student – $100
NON-MEMBER**
Professional / Affiliate – $200
Retiree – *190
Grad Student – $100
*Your ISCA membership must be good through November 10, 2023 to qualify for these rates. To renew, add membership to your registration.
**Registrations include a one-year membership to ISCA.
***To qualify for the early registration discount, your registration form AND payment (copy of your purchase order, check, or credit card) must be received or postmarked by the early registration cutoff date.
Please Note: If we are forced to cancel the ISCA Conference because of a “force majeure” event, such as a government restriction on large gatherings that cover the intended size of the conference, then we will issue full refunds of the registrations. Otherwise, our normal cancellation policy will be upheld: There will be no refunds after October 9, 2023. All cancellations before October 9, 2023 will be refunded less a $25 handling fee. The association is not responsible for and cannot give refunds due to problems beyond its control, such as weather and school closings.
On social distancing and other health and safety measures, the regulations/guidelines that apply to hotels and conference centers may change. The ISCA Conference will conform to all necessary regulations/guidelines that are in place as of the date of the conference.
The online registration portal is now closed, but we will be accepting on-site registration at the event. Please bring the Registration Form (see below to download) with your method of payment to the conference.
Please Note: If we are forced to cancel the ISCA Conference because of a “force majeure” event, such as a government restriction on large gatherings that cover the intended size of the conference, then we will issue full refunds of the registrations. Otherwise, our normal cancellation policy will be upheld: There will be no refunds after October 10, 2022. All cancellations before October 10, 2022 will be refunded less a $25 handling fee. The association is not responsible for and cannot give refunds due to problems beyond its control, such as weather and school closings.
On social distancing and other health and safety measures, the regulations/guidelines that apply to hotels and conference centers may change. The ISCA Conference will conform to all necessary regulations/guidelines that are in place as of the date of the conference.
Register below online using a credit card or download the registration form and send it in with your payment.
Advanced Registration Deadline: Monday, November 6th at noon
After the cutoff you will be able to register onsite.
To pay with a check or purchase order please download the registration form and send it in with your check or purchase order. Registrations cannot be processed without payment. Contact us with questions.
HOST HOTEL:
18501 Convention Center Drive
Tinley Park, IL 60477
Reservation information coming soon.
Even Hotels Chicago, located in the same in building as the Tinley Park Convention Center, has a conference rate of $159 per night, plus tax, which remains valid for reservations made by October 18, 2023 while rooms are available.
Enter in a one- or two-night stay with check in on November 8th or 9th and check out November 10th. Choose Group Rate from the Rate Preference drop down and enter the “ISC” group code.
You can also book a room by calling (708) 444-1100. Be sure to mention the Illinois School Counselor Association or the “ISC” group code.
In the evening, make sure you take time to relax and enjoy the surrounding area. Visit Orland Square, for great outlet shopping at places like Loft, Sephora, or Pottery Barn. You can also eat at Cheesecake Factory, Dave and Busters, Texas de Brazil, and many others. Go to the AMC Theater to watch that you movie you have been wanting to see. Or hop on the nearby Metra public transportation to go to downtown Chicago and explore Navy Pier or Willis Tower. There is so much to do, so you can work and play!
We hope this conference will educate and equip you to do your job well, and we also hope you will take advantage of the wonderful ways you can relax and be refreshed!
National Center for Youth Issues
ATTN: IL-SCA
P.O. Box 22185
Chattanooga, TN 37422-2185
Make all checks and purchase orders payable to:
National Center for Youth Issues
The Attendee will receive an email confirmation to the email address provided when their registration is processed. (Make sure to check Junk/Spam folders.) Please allow ample time for processing.
Please contact ISCA directly with all membership questions.
Sponsors receive attendee contact information.
