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SHORTAGE OF TRAINED PERSONNEL
Section 167.902 RSMO, requires that the department of economic development shall annually identify occupations in which a critical need or shortage of trained personnel exists in the labor markets in this state and provide such information to the state board of education. Upon receipt of such data, the state board of education shall, in collaboration with the department of economic development, compile the data and information which is available at: https://dese.mo.gov/college-career-readiness/school-counseling/legislation
RELEASE OF STUDENT INFORMATION
Parents/Guardians, the district is obligated to release the names, addresses, and telephone listings of high school students to representatives from institutions of higher education and military recruiters. Parents/Guardians and high school students who are at least 18, may fill out a form called FERPA Opt Out Notice Please return the form to Mrs. Sandi Swift, Registrar in the Counseling Office or email it to her at sswift@stcharlessd.org
TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOL INITIATIVE
The implementation of a trauma-informed approach is an ongoing organizational change process. A “trauma-informed approach” is not a program model that can be implemented and then simply monitored by a fidelity checklist. Rather, it is a profound paradigm shift in knowledge, perspective, attitudes, and skills that continue to deepen and unfold over time. Some leaders in the field are beginning to talk about a “continuum” of implementation, where organizations move through stages. The continuum begins with becoming trauma aware and moves to trauma sensitive to responsive to being fully trauma informed.
Please visit the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's website for more information about the Trauma-Informed School Initiative.
Please visit the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's website for more information about the Trauma-Informed School Initiative.