Acknowledgments
Numerous professionals contributed to the review and development of these guidelines.
A special thank-you to the core writing team for the school counseling guidelines:
Michelle Catucci, Executive Director of Connecticut School Counseling Association (CSCA); Virginia DeLong, Government Relations, CSCA; Dr. Nicole DeRonck, Associate Professor, WCSU, Co-Chair; Todd Dyer, CSCA Board Representative, CSCA, Principal Lead; Kimberly S. Traverso, CSDE, Chair.
The Department would also like to extend appreciation to the following individuals on the Connecticut Comprehensive School Counseling Framework Guide committee:
Kimberly Ambrose, MA, CSCA Secretary, School Counselor, Farmington Public Schools (currently Assistant Principal)
Patricia L. Anderson, Ph.D., Retired Consultant, Bureau of Special Education, CSDE
Kathleen Barrett, Ph.D., Professor, University of St. Joseph
Jay Brown, MA, Consultant, Bureau of Special Education, CSDE
Rebecca Carr, MA, Director of School Counseling North Haven Public Schools
Michelle Catucci, MA, Director of School Counseling, Cheshire Public Schools, CSCA Past President (Currently Executive Director of CSCA)
Liliana Cuevas, MA, School Counseling Coordinator, CREC Public Safety Academy
Ed D’Addio, MA, Middle School Department Head, West Hartford Public Schools
Virginia DeLong, MA, Middle School Counselor, Lebanon Public Schools/CSCA Past Board Chair (currently CSCA Government Relations Chair)
Sonia Dinnall, Ed.D., Executive Director of College and Career Readiness, Hartford Public Schools
Margaret P. Donohue, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Central CT State University
Chaka Felder-McEntire, Ed.D., Supervisor of School Counseling, New Haven Public Schools (currently at Windsor Public Schools)
Tor Fiske, MA, Supervisor of School Counseling (Currently Assistant Principal), West Hartford Public Schools
Sharon Fuller, MA, Consultant-Talent Division, CSDE
Lauren D. Johns, MA, Project Specialist, SERC
Sarah L. Jones, M.Ed., Consultant, SERC
Meg Lewis, MA, School Counselor, Colchester Public Schools
Suzanne Loud, MA, Consultant, Academic Office, CSDE
Bryan Klimkiewicz, Division Director, Special Education, CSDE
Donna Merritt, Ph.D., Consultant, SERC
Lorrie-Anne Monte, Ph.D., School Counselor/CSCA Past President (Currently WCSU Assistant Professor)
Vanessa Montorsi, MA, Director of School Counseling/Treasurer of CSCA, Cheshire Public Schools (currently at Fairfield Public Schools)
Paula Panos, MA, Director of School Counseling, Region 9 School District
Rose Paolino, Ed.D., Director of School Counseling, West Haven Public Schools
Jennifer Parzych, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Southern CT State University
Rachelle Perusse, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Connecticut
Ruth Simoncelli, MA, Department Head of School Counseling, Oliver Wolcott Technical School
Frank Staples, Ph.D., Department Head of School Counseling, East Hartford Public Schools
Robert E. Swan, Director of Pupil Services, East Haven Public Schools
Alycia M. Trakas, MA, Consultant, Bureau of Special Education, CSDE
Kimberly S. Traverso, MA, LPC, Project Manager, CSDE
Kim Wachtelhausen, MA, Consultant–Talent Division, CSDE