Whole Child Newsletter
July 2021
Upcoming Professional Learning Day
Join us for a day of professional learning on Thursday, August 19th, 2021.
The entire day will be virtual, and will run from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm.
The two speakers for August 19th are Dr. James Harris and Dr. Horacio Sanchez. Please mark your calendars and register for the day here!
Let's stop doing our kids a disservice by pushing for a "return to normal. They deserve us taking a careful look at Continuing Effective Covid-Time Practices in the “New Normal”
In this article in Ed. Magazine, Lory Hough compiles suggestions from educators on practices implemented during the pandemic that should continue when schools return to fully in-person instruction. Some excerpts:
• Cultivate trust. “The pandemic has reminded me just how important it is to listen, care for one another, seek perspectives, solve problems together, stay true to core values, and follow through,” says Jennifer Perry Cheatham (Public Education Leadership Project). She hopes “active trust-building emerges as a necessity in education – a foundational tenet through which we perform all our work.”
• Rethink grading. “We must realize that our century-old inherited grading practices have alwaysdisproportionately punished students with weaker support nets and fewer resources, students of color, from poor families, with special needs, and English learners,” says Joe Feldman (author, former teacher and administrator). During the pandemic, it became apparent that problems with grading affected many more students, waking up educators to the need to more accurately and fairly measure student learning.
• Truly include parents. “For all their pieties,” says Frederick Hess (American Enterprise Institute), “schools have seemingly gotten into a habit of treating parents as a nuisance… [giving] the gentle brush-off to parents concerned about discipline, special education, or testing.” With remote learning, parents have had a front-row seat on their children’s curriculum content, how teachers teach, and how school time is used. Reactions have ranged from positive (I had no idea teachers were so organized) to helpful (Now I see why my daughter is confused about parts of speech), to negative (I never knew how little learning occurs during my kids’ school day). “There’s great power in all this,” says Hess. “This kind of openness can strengthen school communities, enable valuable oversight for what schools are doing, and provide students more of the support they need. Here’s hoping that we find a way to keep it, long after the kids are out of the kitchen and back in the classroom.”
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A Healthy Road Ahead for Teens with Anxiety, Stress & Depression
2021/2022 HIV Certification Training
HIV Online Certification Training November 2021
Virtual Training - You MUST complete the asynchronous virtual content (1.5 hours) prior to attending the synchronous virtual session
Synchronous virtual session
Tuesday, November 9th
9:00 am - 10:30 am
*FREE Training
*3 SCECHs Pending through Van Buren ISD
Register online at:
https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0049-0004-8483c72068cd4f3baff7f4004bae466bHIV Online Certification Training March 2022
Virtual Training - You MUST complete the asynchronous virtual content (1.5 hours) prior to attending the synchronous virtual session
Synchronous virtual session
Wednesday, March 16th
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
*FREE Training
*3 SCECHs Pending through Van Buren ISD
Register online at:
https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0049-0004-5a8e3a0aa542404494e22152f01f3c64HIV Online Certification Training April 2022
Virtual Training - You MUST complete the asynchronous virtual content (1.5 hours) prior to attending the synchronous virtual session
Synchronous virtual session
Thursday, April 14th
9:00 am - 10:30 am
*FREE Training
*3 SCECHs Pending through Van Buren ISD
Register online at:
https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0049-0004-e1bc3be68b13429aaa3b7db381cab93cTrails & Tails
Summer is the perfect time to explore the Trails & Tails at The Dahlem Environmental Education Center. This partnership program runs July 14-31 and encourages families to learn about nature and the wildlife we have right here in Jackson.
Stop by any JDL branch beginning July 14 to pick up a Nature Explorer kit with a map and instructions for each stop along the trails. Learn more at http://ow.ly/r3Dl50Fdt9F
Contact the Whole Child Team!
Janelle Buchler: Whole Child Consultant (janelle.buchler@jcisd.org)
Eric Swihart: Whole Child Coordinator (eric.swihart@jcisd.org)
Caitlin Williams: Attendance and Homeless Program Coordinator (caitlin.williams@jcisd.org)
Rebecca Hurst: Behavior Health Project Coordinator (rebecca.hurst@jcisd.org)
Kelsea Jabkiewicz: Whole Child Coordinator (kelsea.jabkiewicz@jcisd.org)
Angela Maddox: Whole Child Secretary (angela.maddox@jcisd.org)