Why We Need Trauma Sensitive Schools
All students need safe and supportive schools. In studies of adults, over 50% reported having traumatic experiences during childhood. Traumatic experiences can impact learning, behavior and relationships at school. Trauma-sensitive schools help ALL children to feel safe to learn. In this video teachers, administrators and support staff give a compelling picture of why we need […]
Trauma-Informed School Resources
Resources include trauma-informed school models, trauma science and principles, school-based trauma-specific mental health interventions, and more. Author(s): California School-Based Health Alliance Publication Date: 2016 Topic(s): Trauma and Trauma-Informed Practice Resource Type: Factsheet / Guide Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals Click to Download: Trauma-Informed School Resources
The Teen Brain: Still Under Construction
One of the ways that scientists have searched for the causes of mental illness is by studying the development of the brain from birth to adulthood. Powerful new technologies have enabled them to track the growth of the brain and to investigate the connections between brain function, development, and behavior. Author(s): National Institute of Health, […]
The Every Student Succeeds Act: An ESSA Overview
The new Every Student Succeeds Act, signed into law Dec. 10, 2015, rolls back much of the federal government’s big footprint in education policy, on everything from testing and teacher quality to low-performing schools. And it gives new leeway to states in calling the shots. That’s a big change from the No Child Left Behind Act […]
The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015
The Every Student Succeeds Act protects the right of every student — regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, home language, or family income — to receive a quality education. Learn what you need to know — and what you can do — to make sure the law works for your child and other children in your communities. […]
The Building Blocks of a GradNation: Assets for Keeping Young People in School
The purpose of this report, therefore, is to bring together rigorous existing research on assets that predict whether students will stay in and graduate from high school to determine which, if any, may be leveraged to boost America’s graduation rate. Author(s): Center for Promise Topic(s): Attendance, College Access, Higher / Postsecondary Education Resource Type: Research […]
Supporting Students in Foster Care
By securely sharing limited, critical information about how students in foster care fare in education, the K–12 and child welfare sectors can collaborate more effectively to best support these students. Author(s): Data Quality Campaign, Legal Center for Foster Care and Education Topic(s): Data Sharing and Information Sharing Resource Type: Factsheet / Guide Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders […]
Student Attendance Success Plan
The Student Attendance Success Plan is designed to help parents track their children’s attendance and work with teachers to set appropriate goals. They are based on materials created by Early Works at Earl Boyles Elementary School in Portland, Ore., and the DeVos Family Foundation in Michigan. Author(s): Attendance Works Publication Date: 2014 Topic(s): Attendance Resource Type: […]
SROs in Schools: What parents should ask about School Resource Officers (SROs) in their child’s school
What parents should ask about School Resource Officers (SROs) in their child’s school. Author(s): Strategies for Youth Publication Date: 2016 Topic(s): School Discipline Resource Type: Checklist Recommended Audience(s): Caregivers and Education Champions, Youth Click to Download: SROs in Schools: What parents should ask about School Resource Officers (SROs) in their child’s school
School-Based Trauma & Resilience-Informed Care Guiding Principles & Current Practices Presentation
Learning Objectives: review the science of ACEs, toxic stress, trauma and resilience; describe the foundational principles of a trauma and resilience-informed approach; examine school-based models and practices of trauma and resilience-informed care. Author(s): California School-Based Health Alliance Publication Date: 2016 Topic(s): Trauma and Trauma-Informed Practice Resource Type: Presentation Slides Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals Click […]
