Building the School Profile: New Research & Tools for Counselors

Building the School Profile: New Research & Tools for Counselors

Description: This session is intended for High School Counselors.  School profiles are essential to addressing equity concerns in college admission, as they provide admission officers with critical contextual information about applicants’ high school environment. In this one-hour webinar for school counselors, participants will learn about recent research conducted on the school profile with admission officers and counselors, as well as practical suggestions and concrete tools for building effective school profiles. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own school profiles with their peers, including discussion of strengths and opportunities for improvement. 

All participants will discuss a set of new, free tools for creating the school profile created by Making Caring Common for school counselors. Participants will leave the webinar able to:  

Presenter Information: Trisha Ross Anderson is the College Admission Program Director for Making Caring Common (MCC), which is a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is an original member of MCC, having worked in leadership roles since it was founded in 2013. Trisha helped to research and write many MCC reports, including Turning the Tide, which aims to work with colleges to promote the importance of ethical character, reduce excessive achievement pressure, and promote access and equity for all in the college admission process. With Richard Weissbourd, she leads MCC’s efforts to collaborate with many colleges and organizational partners to facilitate original research, advocate for meaningful change, and develop tools and resources for diverse stakeholders in the admissions process. Formally a classroom teacher, Trisha holds an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Sarah Gouriche is the College Admission Program Coordinator for Making Caring Common (MCC), which is a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Sarah graduated from New York University with a degree in Applied Psychology and a minor in Media, Culture, and Communication. Since joining the team in 2023, Sarah has dedicated herself to ensuring the success of college admission projects. With a deep passion for expanding opportunities and making a positive impact in the lives of young people, she is excited to continue supporting MCC’s initiatives.

Additional Information: Pre-registration is required and will be open through the end of the day on August 12. A Zoom meeting link will be emailed out to all registrants the day before the workshop. A CE certificate will be emailed to those in attendance after the event.

The workshop is free to OSCA members and $10 for non-members. Please note that non-members who still have an outstanding balance will not be provided with a CE certificate.