{"id":5675,"date":"2017-04-21T12:30:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T16:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=5675"},"modified":"2017-04-23T23:40:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T03:40:07","slug":"jefferson-houston-receives-prestigious-national-recognition-for-counseling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=5675","title":{"rendered":"Jefferson-Houston Receives Prestigious National Recognition for Counseling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Jefferson-Houston has been designated a \u2018Model Program\u2019 by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).<\/p>\n<p>The school is one of only several hundred schools in the U.S. to receive the designation. Its program was recognized for its commitment to delivering a comprehensive, data-driven school counseling program and an exemplary educational environment in line with the goals of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acps.k12.va.us\/board\/strategic-plan\/strategic-plan.php\">ACPS 2020 Strategic Plan<\/a>. Jefferson-Houston joins <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=4928\">Francis C. Hammond<\/a>, which received the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) designation earlier this year and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=1201\">George Washington Middle School<\/a>, which was the first ACPS school to receive the national designation in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Susan Russo, Jefferson-Houston\u2019s school counselor was recognized in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=4987\">School Counselor Spotlight<\/a> during National Counseling week earlier this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mrs. Russo is an outstanding school counselor and model counselor for all. She strives to ensure all students are progressing academically, emotionally and socially at Jefferson-Houston. We are grateful for her commitment to the students, staff and community,\u201d said Jefferson-Houston Principal Chris Phillips.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Russo has been with ACPS for more than a decade. She spent her first five years at George\u00a0Washington Middle School before joining Jefferson-Houston, where she is in her sixth year.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This year\u2019s RAMP honorees have shown their commitment to students and the school counseling profession. These schools used data to drive their program development and implementation so all students can achieve success. RAMP designation \u2028distinguishes these schools and encourages school counselors nationwide to strive for excellence,\u201d\u00a0said Jill Cook, ASCA assistant \u2028director.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>All RAMP schools will be honored at a recognition ceremony at ASCA\u2019s annual conference in July for making an exemplary commitment to comprehensive school counseling programs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jefferson-Houston joins Francis C. 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