nEXT scsca mEETING!
Join us on February 12th at Sussex County Technical School for our Annual Brunch. Use this link to for details and to register!
Please join The Center for Prevention and Counseling and United Way of Northern New Jersey at the School Support Network in Sussex County on November 6!
The School Support Network Brings Together Schools Interested in Addressing School Culture and Climate
DATE: Tuesday, January 8, 2019
NEW TIME: 8:15am-11:00am
LOCATION: Center for Prevention and Counseling's satellite office,
65 Newton Sparta Road (Manor Plaza) Newton
click here for directions
COST: FREE! Coffee and a light breakfast will be served
REGISTER: Click here to register, Please register by Monday, January 7th at noon.
Next meeting March 5th
See below to agenda
The School Support Network Brings Together Schools Interested in Addressing School Culture and Climate
DATE: Tuesday, January 8, 2019
NEW TIME: 8:15am-11:00am
LOCATION: Center for Prevention and Counseling's satellite office,
65 Newton Sparta Road (Manor Plaza) Newton
click here for directions
COST: FREE! Coffee and a light breakfast will be served
REGISTER: Click here to register, Please register by Monday, January 7th at noon.
Next meeting March 5th
See below to agenda
Professional Development Workshop
Topic: Empowering Youth
Empowerment is leading others to lead themselves and begins with a belief that youth have the ability to implement positive change in their lives and the lives of others. We will take a deeper look at the iGeneration and develop actions and attitudes that create an environment of growth and support in order to prepare youth for success
Presented by Patrick Fennell
Spotlight School: If you would like to be a Spotlight School, please reach out to Tina Aue.
Topic: Empowering Youth
Empowerment is leading others to lead themselves and begins with a belief that youth have the ability to implement positive change in their lives and the lives of others. We will take a deeper look at the iGeneration and develop actions and attitudes that create an environment of growth and support in order to prepare youth for success
Presented by Patrick Fennell
Spotlight School: If you would like to be a Spotlight School, please reach out to Tina Aue.
AGENDA
Please join us from 8:15am-8:30am for coffee and networking. Formal agenda begins at 8:30am. Included in the morning will be the Professional Development Workshop (see above), an opportunity to share challenges and successes and to meet other colleagues from other schools in the area.
The School Support Network exists to support you and your efforts to make lasting positive chance in your schools!
The School Support Network Provides:
Please join us from 8:15am-8:30am for coffee and networking. Formal agenda begins at 8:30am. Included in the morning will be the Professional Development Workshop (see above), an opportunity to share challenges and successes and to meet other colleagues from other schools in the area.
The School Support Network exists to support you and your efforts to make lasting positive chance in your schools!
The School Support Network Provides:
- A venue for schools to share ideas and expertise
- An opportunity for schools to build relationships with other schools
- The chance to participate in professional development workshops and symposiums
- A way to keep abreast of developments and resources available to support culture and climate work
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Meetings are open to all K-12 educators, administrators and school or youth agency staff as well as Board of Education members and PTO/PTA members. Please share this information with other education-related professionals.
Below are the topics and dates for future meetings in Sussex County. Please click the dates below to register.
*Please note workshops are subject to change*
Center for Prevention and Counseling's Satellite Office
65 Newton Sparta Road
Newton, NJ
8:15am-11:00am
January 8, 2019 Mindfulness in the Classroom: Practical Use-It Now Tips, Tools, and Techniques, Kira Willey
March 5, 2019 TBD
May 7, 2019 TBD
The School Support Network Meetings in Sussex are free to schools and brought to you by United Way of Northern New Jersey's Youth Empowerment Alliance and The Center for Prevention and Counseling.
Meetings are open to all K-12 educators, administrators and school or youth agency staff as well as Board of Education members and PTO/PTA members. Please share this information with other education-related professionals.
Below are the topics and dates for future meetings in Sussex County. Please click the dates below to register.
*Please note workshops are subject to change*
Center for Prevention and Counseling's Satellite Office
65 Newton Sparta Road
Newton, NJ
8:15am-11:00am
January 8, 2019 Mindfulness in the Classroom: Practical Use-It Now Tips, Tools, and Techniques, Kira Willey
March 5, 2019 TBD
May 7, 2019 TBD
The School Support Network Meetings in Sussex are free to schools and brought to you by United Way of Northern New Jersey's Youth Empowerment Alliance and The Center for Prevention and Counseling.

It was another successful October In-service!
Many Thanks to Becky Carlson and Todd Poltersdorf for making the day possible.
Click here for the updated Clinician Directory
Click here for a copy of Dr. Koss's presentation
Click for a copy of Kathryn Griffith presentations. Trauma and LGBTQ
Many Thanks to Becky Carlson and Todd Poltersdorf for making the day possible.
Click here for the updated Clinician Directory
Click here for a copy of Dr. Koss's presentation
Click for a copy of Kathryn Griffith presentations. Trauma and LGBTQ
Columbus Day Workshop 2018
Monday, October 8, 2018 8 am to 3 PM at SCCC
agenda
8:00 - 8:35 - BREAKFAST/REGISTRATION, COURTESY OF SUSSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENT
8:40 - 8:45 - WELCOME AND UPDATES, JOANNE KOCH & LISA SCHUFFENHAUER, CO-PRESIDENTS, SUSSEX COUNTY SCHOOL COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION
8:45 - 8:55 - SCCC WELCOME & UPDATE, TODD POLTERSDORF, DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS, SUSSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
9:00 - 10:00 - PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS IN THE CLASSROOM, DR. DEBRA E. KOSS, MD, FAACAP
10:15 - 11:00 – EMERGING DRUG TRENDS, SIGNS/SYMPTOMS, RESOURCES,BECKY CARLSON AND HEATHER DUNN, CENTER FOR PREVENTION AND COUNSELING
11:00 - 11:30 - TBA
11:30 - 12:30 - LUNCH (60 MINUTES) COURTESY OF SCCC ADMISSIONS
12:30 - 1:00 - TBA
1:00 - 2:00 SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND TRANSGENDER ISSUES IN SCHOOLS,KATHRYN GRIFFITHS, MSW, LCSW, BCD, CENTER FOR MINDFUL CHANGE
2:00 - 2:45 GRIEF AND TRAUMATIC LOSS IN SCHOOLS, CAITLIN ZARRO, MA, LPC, ACS, CENTER FOR MINDFUL CHANGE
3:00 CLOSING AND EVALUATION, JOANNE KOCH & LISA SCHUFFENHAUER, CO-PRESIDENTS, SUSSEX COUNTY SCHOOL COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION
8:40 - 8:45 - WELCOME AND UPDATES, JOANNE KOCH & LISA SCHUFFENHAUER, CO-PRESIDENTS, SUSSEX COUNTY SCHOOL COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION
8:45 - 8:55 - SCCC WELCOME & UPDATE, TODD POLTERSDORF, DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS, SUSSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
9:00 - 10:00 - PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS IN THE CLASSROOM, DR. DEBRA E. KOSS, MD, FAACAP
10:15 - 11:00 – EMERGING DRUG TRENDS, SIGNS/SYMPTOMS, RESOURCES,BECKY CARLSON AND HEATHER DUNN, CENTER FOR PREVENTION AND COUNSELING
11:00 - 11:30 - TBA
11:30 - 12:30 - LUNCH (60 MINUTES) COURTESY OF SCCC ADMISSIONS
12:30 - 1:00 - TBA
1:00 - 2:00 SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND TRANSGENDER ISSUES IN SCHOOLS,KATHRYN GRIFFITHS, MSW, LCSW, BCD, CENTER FOR MINDFUL CHANGE
2:00 - 2:45 GRIEF AND TRAUMATIC LOSS IN SCHOOLS, CAITLIN ZARRO, MA, LPC, ACS, CENTER FOR MINDFUL CHANGE
3:00 CLOSING AND EVALUATION, JOANNE KOCH & LISA SCHUFFENHAUER, CO-PRESIDENTS, SUSSEX COUNTY SCHOOL COUNSELORS ASSOCIATION
Some workshop pointers!
- Registration and continental breakfast is at 8am, so please plan on getting there around that time as we will start promptly at 8:30am.
- PLEASE bring a warm sweater (and/or small blanket- kidding!) as we can’t control the temperature and it can get cool (and then back to warm) so plan accordingly.
- If you are a member of the SC Guidance Counselors Association, you are asked to bring your $20 dues (check OR exact change)
- Attached you will find a map of the campus and parking pass that you should utilize
- We have once again updated our Clinician’s Directory, we will be having local clinicians speak, you are responsible for printing this booklet to have for the day if you wish, we will not have any available.
- Again, it is a full day so get there between 8am and 8:15am. Bring your enthusiasm and be prepared to network and soak in seeing and talking with your peers at this special guidance counselors day!
Fall College Open Houses
New Jersey College Open Houses
Pennsylvania College Open Houses
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York and Virginia College Open Houses
2018 Middle School Caring Awards
In back, from left, Aiden Van Wingerden, Kittatinny Regional High School; Haylee Rossi, Lafayette Township School; Aubrey Carroll, Halsted Middle School, Newton; Joseph Mueller, Ogdensburg School; Jake Ryan, Sparta Middle School; Madisyn Rojas,Sussex County Charter School for Technology; and Hope Margarum, Sussex Middle School. Joanne Baez, of Glen Meadow School in Vernon, not pictured, also received the award.
2018 High School Caring Awards
In the front row, from left, are: Megan Canfield, of Lenape Valley Regional High School; Alexis Faria, of Sparta High School; Jessica Taylor, of Kittatinny Regional High School; Kathleen Reidmiller, of Newton High School; and Domenica Bevacqua, of Sussex County Technical School. Back row, from left, are: Jack Lubertazzi, of Pope John XXIII Regional High School; Dominc Solimando, of Hopatcong High School; Matthew Cohrs, of High Point Regional High School; Max Rodriguez, of Vernon Township High School; and Tyler Small, of Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Remember to host a "dress-down day" to raise money for the scsca!!!
"Intelligence is not enough. Education is not enough. Intelligence plus CHARACTER-that is the true goal of education."
~Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.