CHAMPION FOR STUDENTS NAMED SCHOOL
COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR
~ School Counselors
Vital Members of Education Team ~
February 2008
Arlington, VA, February, 2008
- Gone are the days of school counselors sitting in
their office simply handing out college applications,
making schedule changes for students who want to drop
a class or meeting with the troublemakers in the school.
Today's school counselors are vital members of the education
team. They help all students in the areas of academic
achievement, personal/social development and career
development, ensuring today's students become the productive,
well-adjusted adults of tomorrow.
Now, one exemplary school
counselor in El Paso, Texas, has been named the top
school counselor in America. Tammi Mackeben, a school
counselor from Ernesto Serna PK-8 School is one of more
than 300 elementary and secondary school counselors
nationwide who competed for the title of School Counselor
of the Year. The program, sponsored by the American
School Counselor Association (ASCA), honors the professionals
who devote their careers to serving as advocates and
often lifesavers for the nation's students.
Currently the Texas School
Counselor's Association Multi-Level Counselor of the
Year, Mackeben has introduced of initiatives and programs
to promote a college-going culture in a school known
as being the most economically disadvantaged campus
in the school district. The students at Ernesto Serna
School are: 99% Hispanic; 1% White; 89% economically
disadvantaged; and 65% are considered by the state of
Texas as being "at-risk" of dropping out of school.
Despite these challenges, one of Mackeben's greatest
accomplishments is changing its PSAT testing protocol
by making practice college entrance exams available
to all students who wish to participate.
Founded in 1952, ASCA currently
has a network of 50 state associations and a membership
of more than 23,000 school counseling professionals.
For more information, visit www.schoolcounselor.org.
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