When you pledge to own the turf, you receive a full set of Own the Turf campaign materials including the Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling, The School Counselor’s Strategic Planning Tool, a button, poster and more.
Taken together, the Eight Components provide a systemic approach for school counselors to implement across grades K–12.
This tool helps school counselors use data to set clear goals and develop strategies with measurable outcomes for student achievement and success.
Learn how the implementation of the Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling begins in elementary school.
Learn how the implementation of the Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling continues in middle school.
Learn how the implementation of the Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling culminates in high school.
Find out how to use the Ten Effective Counseling Practices from the College Board’s Inspiration Award schools to achieve equity in your schools.
Discover practical examples of how an effective principal-counselor relationship can lead to success for all students.
Learn the background of our survey that asked principals and counselors to tell us their views on the principal-counselor relationship.
Learn to enhance your principal-counselor relationship through tools and activities to advance student achievement.
First of a four-volume series, Research and the Need for Changes explores the importance of supporting YMOC healthy identity, free from the negative pressures of cultural assimilation.
Second of a four-volume series, Increase Partnerships shares insights of diverse group of organizations and individuals experiences with building strong, vibrant and successful partnerships that position YMOC for future college and career readiness success.
The First Annual National Survey of School Counselors reveals the frustrations and hopes of school counselors of more than 5,300 middle and high school counselors.
Focuses on the counselor's educational role, and those functions directly related to academic achievement and college and career readiness.
Although counselors and administrators believe in the college and career readiness mission for counselors, the Second Annual National Survey of School Counselors shows a lack of focus, training, accountability, and resource alignment stands in the way of real progress.
Read the full technical report for 2012 National Survey of School Counselors and Administrators, which raises the voices of 2,980 middle and high school counselors and 489 middle and high school administrators.
By requesting 10 or more toolkits, I understand that I am making a unique commitment to work towards the goal of the campaign. I will collect and return all signed pledges to NOSCA as a result of my work with counselors, utilizing all tools and resources provided to advance the campaign in my school, district, community and state.