RISCA || RI School Counselor Association

📣This year… JOIN RISCA! The Rhode Island School Counselors Association supports and advocates for school counselors across the state. Members get: ✔Advocacy at state & national levels ✔Professional development resources ✔Networking opportunities ✔Fall & Spring conferences

🎓RISCA Scholarship Opportunity! • Two $500 scholarships for high school seniors • One $500 scholarship for a graduate student in a school counseling program 🗓Nominations due 4/13 🎉Winners selected on 4/14 📧RISCA Members: Check your email for the nomination details!

In recognition of School Counseling Week, board members met with the Lieutenant Governor to spotlight the vital role of school counselors #NSCW26 #ASCA #RISCA

During #NSCW26, we affirm: 🖤Black lives matter at schools🖤 Belonging is not optional. Equity, safety, and inclusion are essential to student success—and school counselors help make that possible every day. #BlackLivesMatterAtSchools #TheTitleMatters #SchoolCounselors #ASCA

💛 Day 5️⃣ Photo Challenge 💛 Tap in and tell us HOW families can help 𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 their student's 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀! 📸 Tag us, 💬 comment below, or 📩 DM us 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 #NSCW26 #RISCA #ASCA

💛 Day 4️⃣ Photo Challenge 💛 Tap in and tell us HOW school systems 𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 student 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀! 📸 Tag us, 💬 comment below, or 📩 DM us 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 #NSCW26 #RISCA

💛Day 3⃣Photo Challenge 💛 School Counselors—tap in and tell us HOW school counseling programs 𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 student 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀! 📸 Tag us, 🗨️ comment below, or 💌 DM us 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

🎉#NSCW26 Spotlight! RISCA celebrates Krissy Luongo, School Counselor at Smithfield HS and RI’s 2025 School Counselor of the Year🏆 She was also selected for RIDE’s inaugural Commissioner’s Counselors cohort. Thank you for amplifying student success every day!💙 #NSCW26 #RISCA

This first-in-the-nation partnership between RIDE and the College Board celebrates the 2026 theme—'School Counselors Amplify Student Success'—by investing over $150,000 directly into professionalizing school counseling across the state. More: bit.ly/46oQs9F

In honor of National School Counseling Week, Commissioner @AInfanteGreen was joined by Lorraine Hastings, Vice President of Counselor Community Engagement at the @CollegeBoard, to launch the 'Commissioner’s Counselors' initiative.

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💛 Day 2⃣ Photo Challenge 💛 School Counselors—tap in and tell us HOW you 𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 your own 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 as a school counselor! 📸Tag us, 🗨️ comment below, or 💌 DM us 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

Do you know what #schoolcounselors really do? Spoiler alert: It’s a lot. This week, we’re celebrating their dedication to all students. #NSCW26 #AmplifyStudentSuccess

💜 Day 1⃣ Photo Challenge 💜 School Counselors—tap in and tell us HOW you 𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀! 📷 Tag us, 🗨️ comment below, or 💌 DM us 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

🎉 It’s National School Counseling Week! 🎉 📅 Feb 2–6, 2026 We’re celebrating the impact school counselors have on academic success, career readiness, and social-emotional well-being. 💛 Theme: School Counselors Amplify Student Success #NSCW26

🎉 Happy New Year, School Counselors! Join us as we kick off 2026 || Jan 27th @ 6PM 👉Scan the QR code to join!⏰📲

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” — 𝓜𝓛𝓚 𝓙𝓻.. School counselors lead with 𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽, 𝓮𝓶𝓹𝓪𝓽𝓱𝔂, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮—because students deserve safe, supportive spaces to grow. 💛✨

🎉 National School Counseling Week 2026 is Feb 2–6! This year’s theme: School Counselors Amplify Student Success ✨ Celebrate the incredible impact school counselors have on academics, careers & SEL. Free resources available! #NSCW26 #SchoolCounselors #ASCA

Attention parents & educators! Join us for our latest Right to Read Act Learning Lab Speaker Series! This virtual session takes a closer look at Developmental Language Disorder & how to support children w/ DLD from parent & educator perspectives. Sign up: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…