Powers Elementary-Weekly Newsletter

We are supposed to get some snow tonight. These temperatures are down there. I saw 11 degrees in my car this morning on my drive into school. Please bundle those kids up as you send them off to school each day.

Happy New Year!

he Powers Admin Team

eReports cards are available through your PowerSchool Parent Portal by January 10 at 4:00pm. Please follow the screenshot below for directions. If you have any questions/concerns, please contact the office.

Powers PTO is looking for members! Please join in the link below.

https://24-25-powers-pto-parent-and-staff-membership.cheddarup.com/

Thanks to everyone that supported the recent PTO coin drive. Students from Mrs. Littleton's first grade classroom were able to present a check for $2,311.60 from our school to Roberto Toro from Neighborhood Alliance. He was very appreciative and the students were excited to be a part of supporting homeless families.

Ohio Handle With Care is a collaborative cross-systems, trauma informed program aimed at ensuring that children who are exposed to adverse events receive appropriate interventions at school and have opportunities to build resilience through positive relationships with teachers and first responders. Directed by Hopewell Health Centers and supported by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Ohio HWC collaborates with communities across the state to implement HWC to fidelity. We gather leaders from around our county, representing cross sector agencies ranging from law enforcement and first responders, education and ESCs, mental health boards, FCFCs, and other community champions, to discuss implementing the HWC program in our community. In Lorain County, Lauren Cieslak Youth Services Program Officer at the MHARS Board, Chantille Jackson Elyria City Schools Social Worker, and Caroline Bryant Paramedic at Life Care Ambulance are the coordinators.

Handle With Care asks first responders to note when a school-aged youth is present during any event where first responders are present and send a simple alert. The first responder obtains the child’s name and school, then sends a notice stating “Handle with Care”. No specific information about the event is needed. The Handle with Care protocol allows school staff to provide additional support to students in the days following adverse or traumatic experiences and monitor for any ongoing needs. Regular visits to schools provide first responders with opportunities to connect with students to develop resilience-building relationships. The goal of Handle With Care is building resiliency through relationships!

Lorain County Handle with Care County Coordinators:

Lauren Cieslak- MHARS Board- Youth Services Program Officer lcieslak@MHARSLC.ORG

Chantille Jackson- Elyria City Schools- School Social Worker JacksonChantille@elyriaschools.org

Caroline Bryant- Life Care Ambulance cbryant@lifecareambulance.com