The College Board Receives $680,000 Grant
The College Board is pleased to announce that it has received a $680,000 grant to train new public school counselors in participating districts in California.
The new training program will begin by offering a series of three research-based, field-tested workshops:
• College Advising Basics,
• Preparing All Students for a Full-Range of Postsecondary Options, and
• Building a College-Going Culture in Schools.
Other efforts will include a workshop for district directors of counseling, a week-long Summer Institute for counselors, and developing a graduate-level course in college and postsecondary counseling to pilot in U.S. schools of education.
This grant, supported by the James Irvine Foundation, hopes to fill the growing need for college counselors in California and promote the development of a college-going culture at public schools with diverse student populations.
We hope you will share the news of this exciting new initiative supporting the important work of California counselors with your members. Additional information is on our website: http://www.collegeboard.com/press/releases/190370.html.
Megan Dearing
Communications Associate, Communications & Marketing
The College Board
45 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023
212-713-8180 (phone)
212-713-8184 (fax)
mdearing@collegeboard.org