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• Membership Message

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    12 Nov 2026

  
  

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• North Atlantic Region Leadership Development Institute

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    19 Nov 2026
  • End
    21 Nov 2026

  North Atlantic Region includes school counselor associations from Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusets.

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    19 Nov 2026

  
  

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• Advocacy Committee Meeting

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    19 Nov 2026
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    03 Dec 2026

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    10 Dec 2026

  
  

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• Decreasing Online Drama: Proactive Strategies to Prevent Cyberbullying and AI Misuse (Webinar)

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    10 Dec 2026
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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    Zoom

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  Decreasing Online Drama: Proactive Strategies to Prevent Cyberbullying and AI Misuse (Webinar)

   In this interactive webinar, school counselors will learn practical, prevention-focused strategies to reduce cyberbullying, online conflict, and challenges emerging from generative AI misuse and abuse. Drawing from Digital4Good’s work with over 700,000 students, this session explores how AI is shaping the way students communicate, create, and navigate online spaces, as well as what counselors can do to help. Participants will gain evidence-based tools they can use in individual sessions, small groups, and schoolwide efforts to promote positive digital behavior, responsible AI use, and student well-being.

  ABOUT THE PRESENTER

  Meet Kim Karr, the heart and soul behind Digital4Good! After being a teacher for 13 years, Kim co-founded this movement to inspire students to use the internet and social media in a positive way. Digital4Good is not just a program; it's a revolution that's been recognized by big names like Aaron Judge from the New York Yankees and major tech companies like Google, Snapchat, and TikTok. Kim has shared the #ICANHELP message with over 700,000 students and trained thousands of teachers and school administrators on how to guide their students in using social media wisely. Kim Karr isn't just talking about making a change; she's making it happen every day.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Professional Development Committee Meeting

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    15 Dec 2026
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    17 Dec 2026

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    07 Jan 2027

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    14 Jan 2027

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    21 Jan 2027

  
  

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• Suicide Prevention: Connecting EVERY Student (Webinar)

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    21 Jan 2027
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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    Zoom

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  Suicide Prevention: Connecting EVERY Student 

  Suicide remains the 2nd leading cause of death among youth ages 10-24. Students' mental health is a priority for school counselors. Learn tools to make this difficult topic manageable. Learn how to decrease SI among students by proactively teaching coping skills and other tier-leveled systems of support in your comprehensive school counseling program. Build on what you are already doing. Identify suicide prevention interventions. Identify ways to find your students’ voices and save lives by connecting every student with a Trusted Adult. Many ideas and resources shared for all grade levels.

  
  

  ABOUT THE PRESENTER

  Angela Avery is a school counselor and department leader at Sanford Middle School in southern Maine. She has been a counselor for 21 years. She is an adjunct faculty member teaching school counseling graduate students at the University of Southern Maine. She has been an active member and former chair of the Maine School Counselor Association (MESCA), and was selected as the Maine School Counselor of the Year in 2016. She serves on MESCA and ASCA’s DEI committees. She has been proactively working to prevent suicide for many years through her career.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Advocacy Committee Meeting

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    21 Jan 2027
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    04 Feb 2027

  
  

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• Professional Development Committee Meeting

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    09 Feb 2027
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    11 Feb 2027

  
  

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• Mental Health Strategies (Webinar)

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    12 Feb 2027
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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    Zoom

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  Mental Health Strategies

  Anxiety, depression and trauma are in every school, and all three are a basis for substance misuse.   

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  Debby Haskins, MS, LADC (Masters of Science-UVM), Licensed Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor. She began her work at the Dawnland Center in Montpelier- at the time the only Native American Treatment Center in Vermont.  She was a former Student Assistance Counselor who worked in two Central VT High Schools for 10 years, then served as the Executive Director of the Association of Student Assistance Professionals of Vermont (ASAP of VT) for 15 years, overseeing 92 programs throughout Vermont. She was a U Matter Suicide Prevention Specialist/trainer/consultant for the Center for Health and Learning in Suicide Prevention; taught three courses online at Union Institute on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug courses, Injury, Violence Prevention, and Cannabis & Mental Health; and travels throughout Vermont presenting Substance Misuse education to staff, parents and community members. She recently served as a School-Based Prevention Workforce Facilitator for Prevention Works VT! Debby is again the Executive Director for ASAP of Vermont. Debby was the former chair of the Vermont Certification Board and has a private practice in Central Vermont.  She has been in the substance abuse field for 30 years, from prevention to treatment. She has presented throughout Vermont on Vaping, Electronic Devices & Artificial Intelligence, and Cannabis and the connections to healthy mental wellness. Her passion is working with adolescents and their families in breaking the cycle of addiction and presenting information in an experiential and thought-provoking way.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    18 Feb 2027

  
  

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• Advocacy Committee Meeting

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    18 Feb 2027
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    04 Mar 2027

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    11 Mar 2027

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    18 Mar 2027

  
  

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• Advocacy Committee Meeting

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    18 Mar 2027
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• Board Meeting - PD, Advocacy

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    18 Mar 2027
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    01 Apr 2027

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    08 Apr 2027

  
  

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• Advocacy Through Action (Webinar)

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    08 Apr 2027
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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    Zoom

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  Advocacy Through Action: Elevating the School Counselor's Role by Building Programs That Matter

  
  

  
  ABOUT THE PRESENTER

  Leka Anitema is a nationally recognized school counselor and 2026 finalist for the American School Counselor Association School Counselor of the Year. At Maui High School, Leka serves as post high counselor leading college, career, military and workforce readiness across schoolwide and statewide. Sometimes known as “Mama Leks,” shaped by her years as a soccer goalkeeper and protective leader, and “Auntie Aloha” for the care she shows to everyone, Leka is also known for pioneering efforts in early college access, Seal of Biliteracy advocacy, service as the Hawaii Association for College Admission Counseling Maui County representative, supporting workforce-bound graduates, and leading the growing MHS Foundation Scholarship Committee. Raised on Maui as the child of an immigrant in a rural island community, Leka grew up with early responsibility and limited access to opportunity. No stranger to non-traditional education and life experience, she earned a degree in linguistics yet began her professional career as a human physiology teacher and science department chair before transitioning into school counseling during COVID, expanding her impact across educational systems and student pathways. A mother of four, she is a pioneer in expanding access, committed to removing barriers and ensuring opportunity is shaped by positive relationships, not geography or circumstance.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Professional Development Committee Meeting

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    13 Apr 2027
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    15 Apr 2027

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    06 May 2027

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    13 May 2027

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    20 May 2027

  
  

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• Board Meeting - Annual Budget, Advocacy

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    20 May 2027
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  
  

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• Professional Development Committee Meeting

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    25 May 2027
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    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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• VTSCA Blast

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    03 Jun 2027

  
  

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• Board Meeting - Finalize Budget

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    08 Jun 2027
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  
  

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• Membership Message

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    11 Jun 2027

  
  

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• School Counselor Spotlight

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    17 Jun 2027

  
  

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• ASCA Elevate

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    15 Jul 2027
  • End
    16 Jul 2027
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    Columbus, OH

  
  

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• ASCA Annual Conference

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    17 Jul 2027
  • End
    20 Jul 2027
  • Location
    Columbus, OH

  
  

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• Board Retreat

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    10 Aug 2027
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    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

  
  

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