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Provides guidance for the types of measures related to social and emotional learning and development and school climate available for states and districts to use. This guide shares important factors to consider when deciding on a resource or tool for measuring social and emotional learning and school climate.
Focuses on changing norms, environments, and behaviors in ways that can prevent ACEs from happening in the first place as well as to lessen their harms when they do occur.
Consists of thirty-seven commonly asked questions about schools’ and school districts’ responsibilities under FERPA relating to disclosures of student information to school resource officers (SROs), law enforcement units and others, and seeks to explain and clarify how FERPA protects student privacy while ensuring the health and safety of students and others in the school community.
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy recently released a school resource guide for staff to help educate and protect students from substance abuse.
Provides a list of options for low cost or no cost tactics that schools can consider as a part of their safety efforts, including how to conduct developmentally appropriate safety drills and report threats to administration or staff.
Supports the development of family engagement strategies, policies, and programs by laying out the goals and conditions necessary to chart a path toward effective family engagement efforts that are linked to student achievement and school improvement.
Provides an overview of trauma and retraumatization, discussed manifestations of trauma in students, explored a trauma-informed approach, and reviewed considerations for preparedness planning and how schools can address trauma in their emergency operations plans
Describes how social-emotional development during school transitions helps support executive function and emotion management, instill positive mindsets, and build a safe and supportive school environment.
Provides key messages for talking with children about school safety matters, and offers helpful guidelines, adapted from the National Association of School Psychologists, for educators reinforcing school safety messages to students.