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Jackie’s Jottings 2007-2008 CASC OFFICERS President – George Montgomery President-Elect – Nancy Schubb Past President – Kathy Rapkin Elementary School Vice President – Darcel Cannady-Jamerson Middle School Vice President – Donna Cleman High School Vice President – Vanessa Gomez-Lee Post Secondary Vice President – Bruce Langedyke Corporate Secretary – Rosemary Rubin LA County Representative – Steve Salva Southern CA Representative – Penny Black Central California Representative – Cyndie Bogan Northern CA Representative – Chuck Palmer District (Administrator/Supervisor) Representative – Dean Lesicko Graduate Student Representative – Linda Hudson Counselor Educator/Supervisor Representative – Dr. Jackie M. Allen CA Teacher Association Liaison – Carolyn Bailey LACOE Liaison – Bob Tyra Pupil Services Coalition Liaison – Marilyn Harryman WACAC Liaison – Esther Hugo Treasurer – Joan Giagni Executive Director – Loretta Whitson Editor – Dr. Jackie M. Allen By Editor Jackie M. Allen, Ed.D. Editor Northern California Conference Provided Lively Dialogue and Informative Workshops By the time you receive this magazine I hope you will already have read the premier edition of our new format for The California School Counselor. Our theme for this edition is preventing school violence. Many of our students have not learned to be kind to fellow students and respect their individual uniqueness. We live in a diverse society, which is the richness of the mosaic of American culture. If we expect to educate the next generation to live in a global society, we must ﬁ rst start at home in our neighborhoods and our schools. Our students must value and respect those who are not as well oﬀ economically, have not yet mastered the English language, have learning disabilities, physical or intellectual limitations, or diﬀerent lifestyles. Dr. John Hoover has written a special article on cyberbullying and equal access bullying for this edition. The Northern California CASC Conference was an energizing experience for school counselors. With over 200 school counselors, counselor educators, and administrators in attendance, the wide variety of workshops provided an opportunity for everyone to pursue a topic of interest. I was privileged to lead two of the workshops and was very gratiﬁed by the interest shown by attendees. My afternoon session was the annual Writer’s Workshop Update on Professional Counselor Licensure Legislation CASC is a member of the California Coalition for Counselor Licensure (CCCL) and actively supports the passage of AB 1486 in its legislative advocacy eﬀorts. We are very close to making counselor licensure a reality in California and your support for AB 1486 is critical! The licensure eﬀort needs every counselor in California to: • send a ﬁnancial contribution • sign up to be part of the database Financial Support: Thanks to state and national counseling organizations and conscientious individual counselors, CCCL has raised the money to maintain a lobbyist in Sacramento and a database manager to sustain our eﬀorts. We need your donations now for our eﬀorts to continue uninterrupted. Please send a contribution today, so we can proceed. Donate online at www.caccl.org/support.html using a credit card or send in a donation to CCCL, P.O. Box 6493, Ventura, CA 93006-6493. Advocacy Support: CCCL has organized counselors by legislative district, so when you enter your information into our database, we will be able to contact you when it is time to contact your legislator(s). Sign up at https://host.securelook.com/psctr/ccclsignupform.html. More information on the licensure eﬀort is available at info@caccl.org or the Web site www.caccl.org. The California School Counselor | summer 2008 5 http://www.caccl.org/support.html https://host.securelook.com/psctr/ccclsignupform.html http://www.caccl.org

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California School Counselor - Summer 2008 Contents Presidential Perspectives Jackie’s Jottings Executive Director’s Report Cyberbullying and Equal Access Northern California Conference Highlights Book Review Making a Difference One Family at a Time An AB 1802 Success Story Legislative Update CASC Members Honor Assemblywoman Linda Sanchez Pics, Clicks and Technics Calendar Index to Advertisers

California School Counselor - Summer 2008

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