12 Tips For The New Adviser

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BUILD A SUPPORT NETWORK

UNLESS YOU HAVE A CO-ADVISER, YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON IN YOUR SCHOOL DOING THIS JOB. CALL ON OR CULTIVATE THESE PEOPLE AND EVENTS FOR ASSISTANCE: • Yearbook sales representative and other advisers at gatherings they host • Customer service representative (CSR) • Administrator(s) • Faculty • Parents of staffers • Mentor through Walsworth’s Adviser Mentor Program • Walsworth’s Adviser Academy, held every summer, an adviser-only workshop for new or veteran advisers to prepare for the upcoming year Several organizations also exist that provide advisers with support and information. • Journalism Education Association (JEA), an adviser-focused organization supporting teachers of scholastic journalism (jea.org) • National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) and Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA), national organizations supporting scholastic journalism through education, training programs, conventions, critiques and awards (studentpress.org/nspa, cspa.columbia.edu) • State or regional scholastic journalism organizations, usually affiliated with the journalism programs at universities

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