Get School Psych'd

Hello LSSPs,

We have made it to the final month of the school year!

In meeting and talking with so many LSSPs, I know that the amount of evaluations that you are dealing with right now is staggering. We recently received SPP data from the state for 2017-18 and it showed an almost 14% increase in initial consents signed. That seems like a massive jump, but I can only imagine what the data will show when the dust settles for this year!

While there is still plenty to take care of for this school year, I know many already have an eye to the future. Whether it is a new plan, a new role, or a new job, the winds of change are blowing. We are hard at work in planning for next year and I can't wait to share more with you once we get things finalized. Check out the bottom of this issue for a little preview of what we have planned for 2019-20!

We will continue to with a (slimmed-down) summer edition of Get School Psych'd over the summer and be ready to come back in full force in August. If you are among those looking at new opportunities, don't forget to subscribe with your new email address if needed so you don't miss out!

Stay School Psych'd!

Keya Saleh, LSSP, NCSP

Region 10 Educational Service Center

Nine Ways To Ensure Your Mindfulness Teaching Practice Is Trauma-Informed

Wonderful piece by this NPR affiliate about steps you can take to address students experience with trauma when utilizing Mindfulness practices.

Why Many Autistic Girls Are Overlooked

Article from the Child Mind Institute examining some of the challenges with under-diagnosis of girls and young women with ASD.

How Self-Compassion Can Help Teens De-Stress

Article from the Greater Good Science Center at UC-Berkeley on how learning mindfulness and self-compassion can help teens cope.

One of my biggest goals of GSP is to get information about our 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.

Some people had asked about whether I would share some of the results from the Two (sometimes three) question quiz, so I will publish those results from time to time.

Here's a small sampling of what we having coming up at Region 10 that is applicable to LSSPs. Get over to the Calendar of Events to register.

5/16/19 - Strategies For Motivating & Managing Students

• 9:00-4:00, Session ID# 2621723

5/31/19 - Educational Summit - Developing Cultural Competence

• 9:00-3:30, Session ID# 2623073

5/7/19 - Assessing English Learners for Special Education Identification

• 10:00-12:00, Session ID# 2619683

MHS will be hosting a free webinar on May 7th from 12:00-1:00 CST. Click below to sign up for the session and earn 1 CPD credit (for free!)

We are hard at work on planning out and scheduling the professional development offerings here at Region 10 for LSSPs!

Check out the flyers below for information about Ethics and Diversity sessions as well as our new "LSSP Lunch and Learn" webinar series! Sessions are available for registration in our Calendar of Events, so reserve your spot today!

Nancy Disterlic, one of our incredible Dyslexia Consultants here at Region 10, has a Smore page of her own!

Nancy's page is designed to be an accessible functional resource for the parents of children with dyslexia. She features engaging videos, news and legal updates, and resources that parents can learn more about how to support and advocate for their children.

The Region 10 Dyslexia Connects page is another valuable resource you can share with parents!

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