Advisor Professional Development

NJASC is certified by the New Jersey Department of Education as a licensed Professional Development Provider. We offer an annual full day Advisors' Workshop program along with opportunities for professional development at each of our seasonal Conferences and LTC. Each of these workshops and programs count toward the "100 Hours" Certification Requirement for Professional Development in New Jersey and are open to advisors as well as any other educators interested in student leadership.

Advisors' Workshop!

Every March, we conduct our annual NJASC Advisors' Workshop at The College of New Jersey. This full day event provides Student Council and other activity advisors the chance to network with peers while receiving valuable training and information about how to become more involved with their State Association. Each year, about 50-60 fifty advisors from throughout the Garden State join us for this event.

We encourage you to visit our Resource Area, which includes a shared Google Drive containing various resources for Student Council and Student Activity Advisors.

Seasonal Conferences

NJASC also provides opportunities for Advisor Professional Development at each of our seasonal conferences, which include the Fall Business Meeting (2 PD hours) in October, Winter Convention (3 PD hours) in January, and Spring Awards Program (2 PD hours) in May.

At the Fall and Winter Conferences, nationally recognized speakers provide special workshops for advisors in attendance following their keynote address to the entire conference. At the Spring Awards Program, the newly designated State Charity provides a workshop for interested advisors and we provide an idea exchange session. Certificates are provided during each of these conferences for advisors to take home and submit to their district for Professional Development credit.

IMPORTANT: All advisors are encouraged to incorporate Leadership activities or concepts in some manner into their Professional Development Plan (PDP); some districts only will accept Professional Development (PD) Hours that relate to this document.

Advisors' Day at LTC

Each year, we invite advisors and other interested educators to attend Advisors' Day at LTC, our annual NJASC Leadership Training Conference. CLICK HERE for more information about LTC and how it can prepare your student leaders for the challenges they will face both in school and beyond.

During this full day program which takes place on the second day of each LTC session, participating advisors will observe and take part in LTC activities to find out why their student leaders come back so invigorated and ready to lead. Lunch is included, and advisors are welcome to stay after the program ends for dinner and the "LTC Games"!

The NJASC awards 7 Professional Development Hours to each participant upon completion of this program. For more information about Advisors' Day at LTC, please e-mail NJASC Executive Directors Lou Miller at lmiller@njasc.net or Wendy Booth Sitzler at wbsitzler@njasc.net.