Jun 05
“speak out against systemic and structural racism, and to work for racial justice and equity across systems. This means listening and learning with humility. It means speaking out in solidarity, not only in this present moment, but each and every day. “
Apr 21
“How will we know who we need to apply some extra resources to reach and connect with? Our kids are everywhere.”
Mar 06
One Ohio District’s experiences of dealing with student trauma in Early Childhood Education demonstrates how early identification, early intervention and multi-agency treatment programs can work. “Evidence suggests it works: children’s trauma symptoms, including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, are on average reduced by 30 to 50 percent over one school year.”
Feb 22
One of the underlying causes of chronic student absenteeism is a mental health crisis. Recent research makes primary recommendations for early warning systems in schools and reintegration plans after prolonged absences.
Feb 18
Every adult in school plays a role in teaching about attendance. Raising awareness that every school day matters is part of everyone’s task at school. AttendanceWorks has a great resource to infuse attendance into daily instruction.
Feb 16
Building connections with kids needs to be intentional, takes practice and takes relational skills. It’s not an automatic that you’ll connect with every student. Here are some great suggestions coming from experience in the classroom.
Feb 14
Small wonder, then, that absenteeism becomes a concern if students don’t want to be at school. A caring adult connected to a student can determine what the causes of negativity are and become an attendance protective factor.
Feb 07
Students suspended in elementary school even once, students in self-contained special education programs and or students who miss more than 10% of school in Grade 4 do not go on to Post Secondary Education.
Dec 18
Caring adult connections to kids build a sense of belonging and social emotional learning through the increasingly stressful teen years so that no one falls through the cracks or becomes chronically absent. See article below. “More holistically, though, social and emotional learning shouldn’t be seen as an add-on in high school, or be equated with …