Get School Psych'd

Hey there LSSPs,

Welcome to the [insert adjective once we see how the decade goes] 20s!

I hope you all had a safe and restful break and took time away from thinking about work to recharge.

New Years are always a little funny in education, since I imagine many of you are like me and new year makes you think of August. Maybe it just gives us a second chance to reset and refresh. If so, I hope you are able to find success in making whatever changes you are trying to do.

Since I know everyone is already back in the thick of things, I will go ahead and get on with the show. Check out all of the great info below.

Keep Being School Psych'd,

Keya Saleh, LSSP, NCSP

Region 10 Educational Service Center

Factors Associated with Self-regulation in a Nationally Representative Sample of Children Ages 3–5 Years: United States, 2016

A study published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal on comparisons between children identified as being on track with emotional regulation versus those who are not.

Remote Learning Can Bring Bias Into the Home

From the New York Times: "Experts say unfair treatment and discrimination shouldn’t go unaddressed."

School ‘wellness centers’ could be an answer to soaring mental health needs in California

Schools should join with health agencies and nonprofits to provide mental and physical health services for families, commission says in Edsource Article.

The Texas Association of School Psychologists has released their winter newsletter. With updates, awards, and intervention ideas, this edition is full of great information.

You can access the TASP newsletter here.

For the time being, as information continues to change and get updated, I highly suggest bookmarking and referencing the TEA special education COVID-19 guidance page and general guidance documents. The documents are posted and dated with the latest updates to them.

Current Highlight resource: Special Education FAQ Updated 10/15/2020

TEA Special Education COVID-19 Resource Page

• List of Guidance Documents

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the Child Find, Evaluation, and ARD Supports Network webinar series, capacity for the Spring 2021 sessions has been increased to 3000 (up from 1000). If you had previously tried to register for one of these sessions, they should be available now. You can find the list of upcoming Network webinars here.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Child Find, Evaluation, and ARD Supports Network will not provide the Statewide Evaluation Personnel (SWEP) conference during the 2020-2021 school year. In lieu of holding a statewide conference, the Child Find Network will gather information on regional and state level needs and develop a proposal that considers the efficacy of large in person conferences as professional development.

If you would like to participate in the Statewide Evaluation Personnel (SWEP) Conference Future Planning Survey, please click on the link here. There are ten questions that should take approximately five minutes to complete. Thank you for your contribution. We appreciate your input!

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NASP convention will be held virtually, February 23–26, 2021. NASP is putting together a robust program containing 20+ hours of live, NASP-approved CPD as well as 300 on-demand sessions and 300 poster sessions, which you’ll have continued access to for 60 days after the convention.

Plan to register by January 27 to save $50 with the early registration rate. The first 3,000 people who register by January 27 will receive a welcome pack in the mail containing a “Thrive” coaster, a die-cut “Helping Children Thrive” sticker, a convention insulated beverage cooler, a NASP Practice Model magnet, and a school psych-themed sticky note pad. They are also offering a deeply discounted registration rate for Student members—only $29 through January 27.

You can find additional information and registration detailed here.

The Mental Health America of Greater Dallas association will be holding the 45th annual Adolescent Symposium online this year! The conference will be a one day event on 2/11/2021 with a wonderful line-up of speakers.

For additional information about the conference, presenters, or pricing, click the image below.

The book club is taking a break this month, as I didn't get much reading done over the break, but I have a good one I am working on now, so check back next month!

One of my biggest goals of GSP is to get information about our Region 10 LSSPs. I know your time is valuable and I don't want to ask you to spend half a day filling out tons of information, so I have settled on what I am calling the Two-ish Question Quiz. Every so often, I humbly ask for you to answer two questions about yourself to help us get a better picture of the LSSPs in Region 10.

If you have any questions or need support in your campus/district, give me a shout!

Email: keya.saleh@region10.org
Website: www.region10.org/programs/evaluation-special-education/overview/
Location: 904 Abrams Road, Richardson, TX, USA
Phone: 972-348-1598
Twitter: @getschoolpsychd