The Counselor Connect Expert Network is a district-led and championed community of practice, offering high quality professional development, resources, & support for Student Service Professionals to foster the delivery of equitable, accessible, and data-informed services to students in the areas of academic, college/career, and social-emotional learning.
Counselor Connect is supported by Strategic Priority Teams including: Comprehensive School Counseling, Career Counseling, Student Services Leadership, Post-Secondary Options, and Student Wellbeing.
Professional Learning
Digital Content Library
Check out the Digital Content Library for OnDemand videos from practitioners and educational thought leaders!
Upcoming Live Events
Visit the Keep Indiana Learning Upcoming Events page for upcoming Counselor Connect events.
Interested in Contributing to Keep Indiana Learning?
We are always looking for educational voices to share expertise, tips, and resources.
Network Resources
Our Expert Network has curated these resources to support Student Service Professionals across the state. Check back often!
Engage with the Counselor Connect Network
The best way to stay up-to-date with the Counselor Connect Expert Network is through our Professional Learning events and through our monthly newsletter.
Strategic Priority Teams
Counselor Connect values the member expertise and ongoing support from our for strategic priority teams including: Comprehensive School Counseling, Career Counseling, Student Services Leadership, and Student Wellbeing.
Counselor Connect Coordinating Team
Counselor Connect launched in the spring of 2020 with the mission of serving Student Service Professionals, Administrators, and organizations statewide. To do so, this team is focused on providing quality learning opportunities regarding MTMDSS, systems for comprehensive school counseling development, leadership development, and advocacy.
- Amanda Culhan, Counselor Connect Coordinator
- Dr. Andrew Melin, CIESC Executive Director
- Samantha Vidal, CIESC Counseling Specialist
- Strategic Priority Team Co-Chairs:
- Comprehensive School Counseling
- Lizette Baumann, Hamilton Southeastern Schools
- Career Counseling
- Allen Hill, JR Phalen Leadership Academy, ISCA
- Flora Jones, Indiana Department of Education
- Student Services LeadershipÂ
- Jennifer Dodson, MSD of Washington Township
- Heidi Schellinger, Indiana Connections Academy
- Student Wellbeing
- Christy Berger, Center Grove Community School Corporation
- Brooke Lawson, Carmel Clay Schools
- Comprehensive School Counseling
For more information or to join one of our teams, contact Amanda Culhan.