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Egg Talks: Becoming a Systemic School Counseling Advocate — Dr. Kelli Smith’s Journey in Douglas County May 7, 2025 Written By Alec Church
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When we invited Dr. Kelli Smith to deliver an Egg Talk at the National School Counseling Leadership Conference, she opened with a smile and an admission: “I am not a school counselor. I always joke with my team, I like to play one on TV.” And yet, few people have championed school counseling transformation more boldly or effectively than she has in the Douglas County School District in Colorado.
In this energizing 12-minute talk, Dr. Smith shares how an unconventional path, combined with curiosity, courage, and collaboration, helped spark a districtwide movement toward aligned, comprehensive school counseling services. What began as a steep learning curve became a story of systemic change—one that has brought clarity, structure, and new possibilities to 90 schools and 63,000 students.