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April 2012
Dear SCCASP Members,
For many of us, springtime means that there are more assessments that need to be done than one can shake a WISC-IV at. For those in our field who are retiring this year, springtime means that as each day passes, they are one step closer to starting a new chapter in their lives. On June 1st, SCCASP will be holding the annual awards luncheon where we will recognize our fellow school psychologists who are retiring this year and announce this year’s recipients of the SCCASP Meritorious and Mike Goodman Lifetime Achievement Awards.
The SCCASP Meritorious Award was established by SCCASP in 1990 for school psychologists who have shown exceptional service to students, families, school, community, and to the profession of school psychology.
The Mike Goodman Lifetime Achievement Award goes to individuals who have given long-term service to children, the community, and the profession of school psychology. Dr. Michael Goodman was a school psychologist who worked for both Gilroy Unified and Oak Grove School Districts. He also was a trainer and lecturer in the School Psychology Department at U.C. Berkeley. Michael was an inspiration to many of us in SCCASP, CASP, and Santa Clara County (Region II), and to school psychologists throughout the state. Michael served as President of SCCASP, CASP, and held numerous CASP board positions throughout his career which was shortened by his death in 1999 due to illness. This SCCASP award was established in his honor.
Please nominate those outstanding individuals whom you work with so that they may be considered for one of these awards. The nomination form for these two awards is included in this month’s newsletter and the deadline for submissions is April 24, 2012. I hope that you’ll join us at the Luncheon, which will be held at California Café in Los Gatos on June 1st. It will be a great time to relax and spend time with good company in addition to honoring the retirees and award recipients.
In the meantime, don’t forget to do things that make you happy, spend time with those whom you really care about, or to treat yourself. Good luck out there and let us know if SCCASP can help in any way.
Take care,
Janine Bauman
SCCASP President |
"It is the mission of the Santa Clara County Association of School Psychologists (SCCASP) to meet the needs of local School Psychologists in providing professional growth, networking opportunities, and recognizing excellence in the field of School Psychology at the grassroots level."