Region 12, Safe and Healthy Schools Training Dates
June 16, 8:30-12, session # 197706
16th Annual Teen Suicide Prevention Symposium
June 24, 9-12, session #245597
Social and Emotional Learning-Supporting Educators, Schools, and Beyond
June 24, 8-9, session #243142
Stop the Bleed (general training)
June 24, 9-10, session #243143
Stop the Bleed Trainer of Trainers (to train others)
July 14, 9am-4pm, session #233639
Behavior Threat Assessment (face to face on online)
July 14 & 15, 9am-4pm, session #233176
MTSS for Student Success K-12 Conference
July 26, 9-1, Session #236000
Diabetic Care Provider Training of Unlicensed School Personnel
Online, On-Demand Courses
- Human Trafficking for Superintendents, session #252332
- Human Trafficking for School Boards, session #252323
- SB 11: The Omnibus School Safety Bill Canvas Course, session # 252334
- School Crisis Response & Communication During the Pandemic: Canvas Series, session #251154
*Watch our live calendar at https://tinyurl.com/23d8cp2r
Training available to schedule on-site:
- Behavior Threat Assessment (to train your Threat Assessment/Safe and Supportive Schools Team)
- Digital Responsibility & Social Media Safety (to train your students)
- True Colors (offered for students and staff as a team-building/self-awareness opportunity)
- AS+K Suicide Prevention (to train staff)
- Youth Mental Health First Aid (to train staff)
- Trauma-Sensitive Schools (to train staff)
*Contact us for pricing and to schedule.
Worthy Announcements and Work
2. Understanding Suicide Risk Among Children and Pre-teens: A Synthesis Workshop
June 15, 2021, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. CDT
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIMH will convene a synthesis workshop culminating the work of three research roundtables focused on understanding suicide risk and risk trajectories among children and pre-teens, including groups with recent increases in risk.
The synthesis workshop will summarize the state of the science and highlight research priorities related to this critical topic. The goal of the series is to ultimately inform identification of at-risk youth and timing and targets for intervening.
To register, visit the Risk, Resilience, & Trajectories in Preteen Suicide Synthesis Workshop webpage.
3. Resources for Early Childhood Education
South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
This product provides resources available to support early childhood educators in their quest to foster and enhance the social-emotional development of children in early childhood education settings. Early childhood educators spend a significant amount of time with children and have opportunities to observe daily behavior and identify and respond to mental health issues. These resources can be used for professional development training, learning collaboratives, or individual personal growth.
4. How Jeannette City School District Responded to a Fatal Stadium Shooting
PAX Good Behavior Game for Educators, and Community Members
Region 12 and Region 13 are excited to offer training on the PAX Good Behavior Game. The Good Behavior Game is an approach to the management of classroom behaviors that rewards children for displaying appropriate on-task behaviors during instructional times.
Program Details:
- PAX is a set of strategies to help students learn important self-management skills to make their classroom a peaceful and productive learning environment
- PAX is not a classroom management program
- PAX is for students in early childhood programs through 8th grade
- PAX can be used in after school programs and with early childhood classes
Research-Based Programming Positive Outcomes:
- 50-90% reduction in disruptive/disorderly behaviors in the classroom, hallway, and other school settings
- Up to 25% more time for teaching and learning, amounting to the equivalent of another month or more of school
- 20-50% increase in number of children being fully engage in learning10-30% reduction in need for special education services
- 30-60% reduction in referrals, suspensions, or expulsions
- Major reduction in teacher stress levels
Training Details:
- All training, tools, and resources are free of cost to all participants
- Training is 7 hours and conducted virtually
Training Options:
- PAX Good Behavior Game for Educators scheduled 8 to 3 on June 25 (https://tinyurl.com/2at8emc4), July 12 (https://tinyurl.com/2tystw3h), or July 30 (https://tinyurl.com/pnjk4fty) (only need to register for 1 date). This provides teachers and staff with skills and strategies necessary to implement evidence-based kernels which decrease problematic behaviors, improve academic performance, and increase student engagement.
- PAX Tools for Human Services scheduled 8 to 5 on June 23 (https://tinyurl.com/uztzujtc) or July 8 (https://tinyurl.com/u8ujb6ch) (only need to register for 1 date). Provides a unified approach for organizations and professionals across the system of care. This allows youth-servicing professionals to improve youth outcomes by incorporating research-based trauma-informed strategies into their professional role. This training is most appropriate for after school programs, mental health employees, and early childhood employees.
- PAX Tools for Community Educators scheduled 8 to 4 on August 3 (https://tinyurl.com/zxu8hzvr). Provides training to become a Certified PAX Tools Community Educator authorized to present PAX Tools Community Workshops in their own community. PAX Tools is a collection of trauma-informed, research-based behavioral strategies for families and communities to promote the development of self-regulation to children.
Nurses' Corner
- Do you know any school nurses who will be new next school year? Do you want more information and resources yourself? Region 12 has a one-day training for school nurses and health staff and the ESC Region 6 has a full 2-day training available.
PAX Good Behavior Game
87th Legislature Bills to Watch (These have been sent to the Governor to sign)
- HB 699
- HB 1788
- HB 2022
- HB 2287
- HB 3212
- HB 3597
- SB 123
- SB 168
- SB 199
- SB 279
- SB 445
- SB 462
- SB 785
- SB 1109
- SB 1191
Use this handy track to see what was proposed and where it wound up in the process. (https://tinyurl.com/bmv8s87f)
To track and monitor use https://capitol.texas.gov/
From the TxSSC...
- Advanced School Behavioral Threat Assessment Training – December 14, 2021
https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/adv-sbta-trainings/ - Advanced Digital Threat Assessment Training – December 15, 2021
https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/adv-dta-trainings/
SAVE THE DATE for State and Nat'l Conferences
1. Texas School Safety Center's Conference - Texas Strong: Resiliency Through Change
Conference Dates: June 29-30, 2021
Registration: $100
The TxSSC will provide Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit hours.
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Credit will not be provided for this virtual event.
https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/tss-conf/
2. Campus Safety Conference
July 21-23 - San Antonio, Texas
https://campussafetyconference.com/
3. 2021 CRCG and Texas System of Care Conference
Save the Date: July 27 – 29, 2021
Please save the date for the 2021 CRCG and TxSOC Conference, which will be held virtually July 27-29. The theme for this year’s conference is “Finding the Spark: Inspiring Authentic Collaborations in our Communities.” This interagency conference will bring together youth, family members, state leaders, child-serving providers, and community leaders to learn how to implement innovative strategies, to shift from coordination to collaboration, participate in networking opportunities, and share best practices in coordinating systems and services for young people with significant mental health and/or cross-agency needs. CEUs will be available at the conference.
For questions or more information about the conference, email Kisha Ledlow at kisha.ledlow@hhs.texas.gov.
Upcoming State Safe and Healthy School Deadlines
Public Schools should conduct a safety audit of facilities from September 2020 through August 2023.
Charter Schools should conduct a safety audit from September 2019 through August 2022.
2. District Audit Reports
At the culmination of the Safety Audit process, schools will be required to submit a District Audit Report to the Texas School Safety Center.
The Public School expected deadline is August 2023.
The Charter School expected deadline is August 2022.
3. Threat Assessment/SSSP
Collection period September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021 is due in November 2021 by Qualtrics survey (https://tinyurl.com/27fp2437).
Take a look at the proposed data to be collected (https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/november-2021-proposed-survey-questions.pdf).
Last cycle was due in November 2020 and covered September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020.
4. Emergency Operation Plans and Annexes
Can be requested at any time by TxSSC.
5. Vision, Hearing, Spinal Screening State Reports
Due to the state by June 30, 2021
6/1/21 The More You Know
5/17/21 The More You Know
5/10/21 The More You Know
TEA has released the Gun-Free Schools Report on eGrants
It is due on June 29, 2021.
You are encouraged to wait until the school year concludes to submit.
ESC Region 12 will work with contracted schools to get it submitted.
State Initiative Website
District Resources
Title IV, Part A FAQs
Contact us!
Michelle Butler, Education Specialist/Nurse
Jeni Janek, Education Specialist III/Coordinator
Heather Wheeler, Education Specialist
Email: hwheeler@esc12.net
Website: esc12.net
Location: ESC Region 12, West Loop 340, Waco, TX, USA
Phone: 254-297-1166
Twitter: @R12SafeHealthy