Know a Great School Counselor? Nominate Him/Her for Iowa School Counselor Association Award

Award applications can be found on the Iowa School Counselors Association website. Applications are due by September 15, 2015.

ISCA 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations
This recognition is given to an individual who has made major contributions to the school counseling profession in the state of Iowa.  Nominate someone who has made a substantial and long-term commitment to the school counseling profession.

Gary Henrichs Award/Grant
The Iowa School Counselor Association invites K-12 school counselors to apply for this award. It has been established by the family of Gary Henrichs to acknowledge outstanding elementary school counselors in Iowa. This award/grant may be used by the recipient in any way he/she sees fit to help continue his/her work with the school children of Iowa. This award/grant will be presented at the annual ISCA Conference.

John L. Thompson Award/Grant
The Iowa School Counselor Association invites K-12 school counselors to apply for the John L. Thompson Award for Excellence in School Counseling. The award program is designed to recognize counselors who have developed exemplary programs to help students grow in academic and/or life skills.

Questions can be directed to Troy Bergmann at tbergmann@north-cedarstu.org or (563) 452-3179.

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DMACC Surplus

Surplus Board Room tables are available at DMACC Ankeny Campus. These items are at no cost. Please contact Julie Klocke in the Purchasing Department at jaklocke1@dmacc.edu if you are interested.
  

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Is Your Staff Prepared to Manage a Medical Emergency?

In 2012 a group of educational professionals developed the Iowa School Safety Guide. This document is available on the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management website. The guide references a medical emergency response team (MERT). However, the original manual did not provide guidance as to how this team should be developed.

The purpose of a MERT team is to provide a coordinated response in the event of a medical emergency for students, staff and visitors. Last spring MERT guidelines were developed to supplement the Iowa School Safety Guide. It provides instructions for districts to develop a MERT team, an emergency response bag supply list, as well as suggestions for team selection and training.