Prevention Updates
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Department Updates
Combination of Department. Please give them a good review
- Clerical Updates: We are interviewing our top four candidates on Thursday, May 11th.
- Prevention Conference: For those attending the prevention conference, we have made your hotel reservations for you. Please complete a pre-conference form and turn it in to Laurie with your meals and mileage calculated. The hotel room costs are $99 per night (that number is fine for the form)
- Evaluations: It's evaluation season. If you receive an evaluation as a part of your contract, please refer to the e-mail that I sent with instructions for filling out your self-evaluation and scheduling your observation. .
- New Associate Superintendent: Please welcome Dr. Sean Williams as our new Associate Superintendent. Sean will be visiting our Prevention Department on 5-24 from 2-3:30. Please be on-site if your schedule permits.
- May 15th Staff Meeting: We will have an IS and Prevention Staff meeting on Monday, May 15th. Cindy will be visiting the IS meeting to show her appreciation of our departments and will come with snacks:) This is one of the last times that we get together as a team before you scatter for the summer so please attend if at all possible.
- Facilities: If you see things that don't look right, don't work right, or you have a suggested change for, please report these to support staff who have access to the School Dude software.
- Payday & Timesheets: Payday is Friday, May 12th. If you use timesheets, please submit them to Laurie Marshall and cc me. It's best to have them in on the same Friday as payday! Don't want anyone to not get paid!
Initiative Updates
- Tri-County Suicide Prevention: I met with CMH to discuss the opportunity for them to facilitate a tri-county suicide prevention coalition. They are very interested in this work and are putting internal resources together to move this forward.
- Regional Opioid Training: MSHN requested our partnership in a 2-year grant to provide opioid trainings throughout the region. We assisted with a funding request and have had an unofficial approval from the state. More to come soon!
- Power of We: For those not familiar, the Power of We is the collaborative body for Ingham County. They have undergone several administrative changes and are restructuring. More to come!
- Mid-Michigan Trauma Collaborative: I've been asked to participate as a stakeholder in the Mid Michigan Trauma Collaborative. I'll updated you all when I learn more about the objectives of this collaborative body.
- MiPHY: 2018 is a MiPHY implementation year. I will be presenting to Eaton County Supt's at the end of May. As appropriate, please be working with your school districts to "plant the seeds" for smooth administration next year.
Professional Development, Trainings, and Meetings
- Prevention Conference: June 5 & 6 (please register & fill out your pre-conference form if you are attending)
- ECSAAG Celebration Luncheon: May 9th at 11:30
- MSHN Provider Meeting: May 12th
- Instructional Services Social Hour: May 12th
- Eaton RESA Board of Education: May 17th
Please register for applicable events on ABC if you are interested in attending
Reminders
Room Usage
Please remember to shut down computers, projectors, equipment, lights, etc. after using the ERESA conference rooms for meetings or trainings. Wash and put away all dishes if you are using the kitchen areas.
Refrigerators
Will be cleaned out of anything not labeled on Fridays. If you are leaving something in the refrigerators, put your name on it.
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Eaton RESA Mission, Vision, and Beliefs
Vision: Achieve educational excellence through collaborative, responsive, and innovative efforts
Beliefs: Accountability, Diversity, Shared Leadership, Flexibility, Authentic Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Transparent Communication, Strategic Resource Allocation, Family Involvement, Success for All Learners
Eaton RESA Prevention Program Services
Email: kthalison@eatonresa.org
Phone: 517-541-8711