ESC Region 12 Safe & Healthy School

Hello Counselors and School Leaders,

The recent school crisis event that occurred on May 24th at Robb Elementary in Uvalde CISD has impacted so many in our state, nation, and around the world. In an effort to help our counselors and school leaders debrief after this tragic crisis, we have constructed an online Zoom meeting next week to provide support.

The session is a School Support Crisis Debrief, an online Zoom session from 9:00 am to 10:00 am on Wednesday, June 1st.

The session number is #286336. You may register for this event HERE: https://txr12.escworks.net/default.aspx

The NOVA protocols for crisis debriefing will be used and online prompt exercises will be used to help direct and guide the session, then resources will be shared for trauma and grief response support.

Please join us for this free Zoom session and share this information with your fellow school leaders and counselors as you wish.

1. Resources in Response to Robbs Elementary from Title IV School Safety State Initiative. In light of the tragic events at Uvalde CISD, we wanted to provide support and resources. Linked is a document providing proactive steps that you can take this summer and supportive resources for your students, staff, and parents at this time. Please know that Region 14 ESC will continue to support you in any way we can.

All the school districts in Texas are in our thoughts and prayers.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DlJgCxbAgYKRnwWVCxzbcISYLjHX5TuY/view?usp=sharing

2. Resources from Safe and Sound Schools

Supporting Children and Students Resource Toolkit

https://www.safeandsoundschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Supporting-Children-and-Students-Safe-And-Sound-Schools.pdf

Supporting Recovery Resource Toolkit

https://www.safeandsoundschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Supporting-Recovery-Safe-And-Sound-Schools.pdf

Planning and Preparedness Resource Toolkit

https://www.safeandsoundschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Planning-and-Preparation-Safe-And-Sound-Schools.pdf

3. Resources from the National Center for School Safety

Implementing and promoting school safety strategies:

• Webinar: Trauma-Informed Practices Across School Settings
• Webinar: Essential Elements of School Threat Assessment
• Webinar: Getting Buy-In for Anonymous Reporting Systems
• Webinar: Engaging Stakeholders in School Safety Program Planning
• Webinar: Operationalizing Evidence-Based School Safety Programs

Helping students cope post-tragedy:

• Resource: Federal Resources for Helping Youth Cope after a School Shooting
• Guide: Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do
• Video: School Climate and Student Fear: The Roles of Students and Teachers

Mental health and self-care:

• Publication: Fact Sheet: Improving Access and Care for Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions
• Guide: Tips for Disaster Responders: Understanding Compassion Fatigue
• Resource: Resilience Strategies for Educators: Techniques for Self-Care and Peer Support

Moving forward:

• Guide: Returning to School After a Crisis
• Podcast: Leading Through Crises
• Video: Systematic Review: Post-Crisis Interventions

4. Starr Commonwealth shared

Proactive Approaches to End School Violence

While tragedy often brings feelings of hopelessness and loss of control, Starr Commonwealth is forever grateful for the countless teachers and professionals making hope and resilience possible through constant curiosity and connection. These intentional actions are at the heart of the Five Shifts and can change a child's life forever.

https://starr.org/2019/violence-in-schools-a-dialogue-with-derek-allen/?mc_cid=93c5a4b1e2&mc_eid=e1794e70fe

5. The Texas School Safety Center sent out an email documenting several things to think through.

https://locker.txssc.txstate.edu/f2f4105a65871198eb51d4b424173f6e/school-safety-considerations.html

June 6-7, 7:30am-4pm, session 241353

Coordin8 School Nurse Conference

June 7, 9am-11am, session 276344

True Colors, Connections through Unifying Diversity

June 8, 9am-4pm, session 266804/269951

Behavior Threat Assessment

June 9, 9am-1pm, session 275082 (working lunch)

Youth Mental Health First Aid

June 13, 9am-11:30am, session 279603

Human Trafficking for Superintendents

June 16, 9am-4pm, session 246310

17th Annual Teen Suicide Prevention Symposium

June 22, 3pm-4pm, session 269229

School Board Human Trafficking

July 15, 9am-4pm, session 275993/275998

School Safety Summit: Creating a safe school culture

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
• Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) & Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (SSET), session #257779

*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)
• Behavior Threat Assessment TableTops (for your Threat Assessment/Safe and Supportive Schools Team to take an in-depth look at how your team operates and work through a case)
• 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.

This year's Teen Suicide Prevention Symposium will include information about the new "988" Mental Health Crisis line, Mental Health 101: Adolescent Edition, updates on our Local Mental Health Authorities, and an interview with an LGBTQ teen about the importance of mental health and support as well as a panel of mental health providers who will discuss what they have been seeing in these past two years. The cost is $45, but ESC Region 12 Counselor Co-op members may attend at no charge. You won't want to miss this event!

Save the Date and Register for Ruby Payne on July 15th! This is a conference focusing on keeping schools safe through behavioral/mental health and inclusive support strategies. Ruby Payne will lead the keynote in the morning, while the afternoon focuses on supporting special populations, inclusive practices, trauma, and coping.

While the title is school safety, do not let that fool you. The conversations will apply to the whole school!

Lunch is provided by a vendor, and school safety vendors will be on-site to visit about supporting our schools.

https://txr12.escworks.net/catalog/multivenue.aspx?isSearch=0&event_id=275984

For the 2021-2022 school year, the SSSP data collection will not include the school safety allotment expenditure reporting.

Classroom WISE is a FREE 3-part training package that assists K-12 educators in supporting the mental health of students in the classroom. Developed by the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network in partnership with the National Center for Mental Health, this package offers evidence-based strategies and skills to engage and support students experiencing adversity and distress. FREE 3-part training package that assists K-12 educators in supporting the mental health of students in the classroom. Developed by the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network in partnership with the National Center for School Mental Health, this package offers evidence-based strategies and skills to engage and support students experiencing adversity and distress.

https://www.classroomwise.org/

Issue 2.5 of the MTSS Newsletter has some great information for classroom teachers, a video explaining the importance of creating a positive classroom environment, and upcoming professional development. The ESC Region 12 Special Education department is also hosting our annual special education conference titled A Celebration of Success. Please feel free to share this flyer with your campuses. You may access all previous issues for the 2021-2022 school year HERE. As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

--

Crystal Robinson, M.Ed.

Education Specialist

RTI, MTSS, 504

254-297-1217

www.esc12.net/sped

1. Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) TA Center has released their May 2022 News and Updates with tips to strengthen emergency preparedness efforts all month using National Awareness Activities. It also contains interactive checklists for developing and enhancing EOPs.

https://apps1.seiservices.com/REMSEmailBlast/EmailFiles/2022-05/MayNewsletter/may2022-browser.html

2. Title IV Part A School Safety State Inititiative shares:

• May 2022 Newsletter (https://www.smore.com/wf5gj)
• New School Safety Training for School Board Trustees. HB 690, passed by the 87th Texas Legislature in 2021, added a new section to state law (Texas Education Code, §11.159(b-1)) requiring the State Board of Education (SBOE) to develop a training on school safety for school board trustees in coordination with the Texas School Safety Center at Texas State University. In November of 2021, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved the school safety course for trustees. At its April 2022 meeting, the State Board of Education approved the rules governing the training. Trustees must complete the training every two years by taking the SBOE-approved school safety training, available on TEA Learn (https://register.tealearn.com/courses/sboe---school-safety-training). Please direct any questions regarding the new school safety training for trustees to schoolgovernance@tea.texas.gov.

3. Check out the Klaras Center for Families' Information on Social Media and Technology for Caregivers brochure (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tnGEs0PTLvBlclefY5DvyWURzr51ONI8/view?usp=sharing)

4. The National School Safety Center presents:

• The Next Five Things an SRO Should Do Video 6 (https://www.nc2s.org/resource/the-next-five-things-an-sro-should-do-school-resource-officer-video-series/)
• Trauma-Informed Resilience-Oriented (TR) Schools Toolkit Section 1-7 (https://www.nc2s.org/resource/trauma-informed-resilience-oriented-schools-toolkit/)
• NIJ's The Causes and Consequences of School Violence: A Review (https://www.nc2s.org/resource/the-causes-and-consequences-of-school-violence-a-review/)
• NIJ's School Policing Programs: Where we have been and where we need to go next (https://www.nc2s.org/resource/school-policing-programs-where-we-have-been-and-where-we-need-to-go-next/)
• NIJ's Using an Open-Source Database to Understand School Shootings (https://www.nc2s.org/resource/using-an-open-source-database-to-understand-school-shootings/)

5. The Department of Homeland Security shared an infographic on youth violence prevention resources for K-12 schools (https://www.schoolsafety.gov/sites/default/files/2022-04/SchoolSafety.gov_Youth-Violence-Prevention-Resources-for-K12-Schools_Infographic_April2022.pdf?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=youth-violence&utm_content=april)

6. Galvanized Cultures's Podcast with Dr. Bruce Perry highlights building a positive culture by understanding one another.

https://wiseconversations.podbean.com/e/trauma-and-the-brain-an-interview-with-dr-bruce-perry-and-steve-graner/

7. Care Solace works alongside school districts to quickly connect students, school staff, and their families to quality mental health and substance use treatment providers matched to their needs.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PpXVs32Tdo99jTg2sqscd98CATEAG6VR/view?usp=sharing

8. TEA has posted on the TEA Health Education website -

• Child Abuse, Dating Violence, Family Violence, and Human Trafficking FAQ

• School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) FAQ, and

• Local assessment/testing and human sexuality instruction under Texas Education Code, Section 28.004 Guidance

Further TEA FAQs and information concerning Human Sexuality are being reviewed by TEA Legal and should be posted on the TEA Health Education web page.

9. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services's Social Media Toolkit: Mental Health Awareness (https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXDFPS/bulletins/3148a4a)

10. TEA has launched the Texas School Mental Health Resources Database (https://schoolmentalhealthtxdatabase.org/)

11. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services's Wallet Suicide Prevention Cards for Parents in English (https://drive.google.com/file/d/11fawo700GeWDw7ewHjFb1mrj8-eFOpCJ/view?usp=sharing) and Spanish (https://drive.google.com/file/d/152CpIx0Ud1q52oNJDu5a-Mj6A8kOElr_/view?usp=sharing)

1. Register and Learn more

https://texasgoodbehaviorgame.org/

2. Check out this quick video

https://youtu.be/LShhtowDNbg

3. Texas PAX Summit

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Araa02hkcorT0bYrqI7QmZB4lszag5Uc/view?usp=sharing

1. Water Safety Toolkit (https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXDFPS/bulletins/3148a3c)

1. Sign up for the Virtual Advanced Digital Threat Assessment Training. This training is designed for individuals who are responsible for investigating online threats and have previously completed the Basic Digital Threat Assessment training through the Texas School Safety Center. (https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/adv-dta-trainings/)

2. Sign up for the Virtual Threat Assessment Training. (https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/sbta-trainings/)

3. Registration Is Open for Summer 2022 SBLE Trainings

• TCOLE #41501 (https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/sble-trainings/tcole-41501)
• TCOLE #41502 (https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/sble-trainings/tcole-41502)
• TCOLE #41504 (https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/sble-trainings/tcole-41504)
• TCOLE #41505 (https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/sble-trainings/tcole-41505)

4. Quarterly Newsletter (https://locker.txssc.txstate.edu/c7071c74fe62f8de9a3b3632504317d8/2022-May-Quarterly-Newsletter.html)

1. Light the Way - End Human Trafficking

2022 Summit

June 14-16

Dallas, Tx

2. Registration is open for the 2022 Texas School Safety Conference!

Themed Keeping School Safety a Priority: A Collaborative Approach

Registration

Early: $350 – Ends May 27, 2022

Late: $400 – Begins May 28, 2022

Conference Dates:
June 19 - 23, 2022

Location:
San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter

https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/tss-conf/

3. THE 9TH ANNUAL TASRO SAFE SCHOOLS CONFERENCE

When: June 27, 2022 08:00, CDT
Where: Hilton Palacio del Rio, 200 South Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX 78205-3213

https://tasro.org/Conference

4. Campus Safety Conference 2022

July 18-20

Fort Worth, TX

5. “Suicide Prevention for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder”

May 18, 2022 9:00am-12:00pm

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7196523928287392270.

1. Gun-Free Schools Report is Open under the Compliance Reports tab on eGrants and is due June 29.

Should wait to submit the report until the last day of school is completed.

This is required of all LEAs that request any federal funds in 22-23 for any program authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Without completion of the Gun-Free Schools Report, TEA cannot issue NOGAs for the LEA's federal grants.

2. Safety Audits
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.

3. District Audit Reports

At the culmination of the Safety Audit process, schools are 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.

4. Threat Assessment/SSSP

Collection period September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 is due in June 2022 by Qualtrics survey. TEA will send a Qualtrics survey to Superintendents to collect data.

This is a sample copy of the 21-22 SSSP Survey (https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/correspondence/taa-letters/safe-and-supportive-school-program-update).

Required training for ALL SSSP Team Members, virtually or in-person through TxSSC or your ESC.

Recommended Digital Threat Assessment training for SSSP Team members through TxSSC and is offered virtually.

5. Emergency Operation Plans and Annexes

Can be requested at any time by TxSSC.

HB 3597 now allows TxSSC to request that schools submit safety-related MOUs and Mutual Aid Agreements.

6. Drill rules become effective - May 17, 2022

7. Bullying Report (New 87th Legislature)

PEIMS Summer Submission due on June 16, 2022

TEC 48.009 (b-4)

ESC Region 12 offers professional development, expert support and guidance in meeting Title IV, Part A state and federal requirements, including student access to a well-rounded education, school conditions for student learning improvements, and the use of technology to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students.

Suzanna Avalos, School Nurse Grant Coordinator

David Baker, ESC 12 Clinical Mental Health Liaison

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