TO DO:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This may not be a “to do” right now… but please try and add this as a checklist item whenever you have a group of students leave your building. For all field trips (including overnight trips)<\/strong>, please notify your school nurse well in advance of the trip, as well as provide a list of students who will be attending. By doing so, if there is a medically fragile student participating then plans can be arranged in advance for her\/his care while away from your building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THIS and THAT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This week I wanted to share a video with you<\/a> (so I am!) regarding “praising” students<\/strong>. The idea of fostering mindsets is not a new topic or one that you necessarily will find new learning from after watching this video, but I do think it does a great job of reminding us what type of praise is most (and least) effective with students (and adults for that matter). This video, based on Carol Dweck’s work, is one to have in your treasure chest of messages to share with your staff and\/or students when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As you are likely aware, it is our goal to have at least two people in each school be ASIST<\/strong> (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) trained<\/strong>. As the name suggests, this is a best-practices approach to suicide intervention. It is common for school psychs, counselors and others (e.g. admin, health teachers, etc.) to be trained. Here is the current list of those who have been trained<\/a> at each building. The next training is in early April and participants must pre-register. Here is additional information<\/a> you can share with staff regarding it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From Lora: <\/p>\n\n\n\n First of all, I want to thank all of you who took the time to shadow a student. While I know everyone is busy, I believe the opportunity to see the world of school through a student\u2019s eye makes us all better leaders. I encourage all of us to make this a part of our routine once or twice a year! And now for the news you\u2019ve all been waiting for\u2026the WINNING horizontal team: our elementary team, with 58.6% of administrators participating! Middle school was close behind, with 58.3% (and yes, Eric Powell, I included you in the middle school count J). High school had a 50% participation rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Tim Feeney is coming to Bend to share his thinking on “self-regulation intervention<\/strong>.” This all-day training will take place on March 5 and will focus on strategies for providing collaborative supports for youth who demonstrate significant behaviors. Here is a flyer for additional information.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n FAN updates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n REMINDERS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just wanted to remind you that a training has been added to Performance Matters that I hope you will pass along to your staff (and support with a sub if needed). It is entitled Youth Mental Health 1st Aid<\/a> and has been taught a few times in the past. In this course, participants will learn about the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents, build an understanding of the importance of early intervention, and given ideas of how to help an adolescent in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge. (When I took this training a year ago there were many SPED teachers and EAs in attendance who found this to be very valuable learning.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n President’s Day <\/strong>is Monday… no school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Next Wednesday (2\/20) is the third of our four District SIWs<\/strong> for the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TO DO: This may not be a “to do” right now… but please try and add this as a checklist item whenever you have a group of students leave your building. For all field trips (including overnight trips), please notify … Continue reading