This is a new program and more details and the application will be forthcoming.

RAMP Up Ohio celebrates schools committed to delivering school counseling program aligned with the ASCA National Model framework. RAMP Up Ohio demonstrates to administrators, school boards, staff, families, and the community at large the school counseling program's committment to supporting the mission of the school and district.

The RAMP Up Ohio application process contains components of the ASCA National Model framework to show evidence of direct and indirect services to students, program planning, and improved student outcomes as a result of the school counseling program. Schools will need at least one entire school year to collect the data needed to fulfill the RAMP Up Ohio application requirements.

The RAMP Up Ohio designation lasts for 5 years and schools who receive this designation will be eligible to apply for financial assistance in covering the cost of applying for RAMP with ASCA.

Applications are due April 30 of each year.

All schools applying for RAMP Up Ohio will need to submit the following components of the application:

• School Counseling Program Mission Statement
• School Counseling Vision Statement
• Evidence of Advisory Council
• Annual Student Outcome Goal
• Closing-the-Gap Action Plan
• Annual Calendar

To apply for RAMP Up Ohio, fill out the application and submit the components of the application. All components must be submitted in PDF format. You can use the ASCA RAMP Rubric to see how we will be scoring the components of the application.

For more information about RAMP, please refer to the ASCA website.

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