Eric Sparks, who is in the School’s educational leadership doctoral program in its student support service option, has been named School Counseling Director of the Year by the American School Counselor Association.
In January, Sparks had been named School Counseling Director of the Year by the North Carolina School Counselor Association.
Sparks is counseling director for the Wake County Public School System and has led the system in support of school counselors implementing the American School Counselor Association National Model. He has served the NCSCA and the ASCA as president.
Sparks is credited with modernizing school counseling in Wake County by implementing the ASCA National Model which advocates for data-based practice. He did so by creating workshops and resources for teaching and learning the national model for all levels.