HONDA SSA is a special education shared services arrangement serving five school districts in the Lubbock area: Hale Center, Olton, New Deal, Abernathy, and Shallowater. The purpose of this page is to provide students, parents, teachers, and school staff with social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health resources. Our goal is to provide the necessary tools for our students to effectively identify, regulate, and manage their interpersonal skills to contribute their valuable attributions to their school, home, and communities.

If there’s anything the past year in education has made painfully obvious, it is the urgency of social-emotional education for our students. Kids need support and instruction to manage successfully in school and life. Skills like recognizing and managing emotions, being a good friend, controlling impulses, communicating effectively, and working with others are invaluable.

Many young and old students struggle with school's social aspects. This may mean:

• Interacting with other students, teachers, and other staff members
• Understanding non-verbal interactions and social cues
• Managing their emotions and expressing them appropriately
• Controlling their behavior

While these are not strictly academic concerns, they affect students' ability to access their education. It is challenging to learn when you are concerned about your social world or even worse when you are asked to leave the class for not understanding or reacting poorly to instructions or demands.

In this month's newsletter, I would like to focus on some SEL strategies and lesson plans you can incorporate into your classroom. See below for five evidence-based fun-filled games!

A Schedule is an essential tool for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The challenge is to create a schedule tailored to the individual's needs, strengths, and interests. A schedule can be a powerful strategy to utilize within the classroom and must be explicitly taught and implemented with consistency and fidelity. It empowers an individual to have a sense of ownership and understanding, which leads to success and independence.

Things to consider when developing a schedule :

1. Format

2. Content

3. Orientation

4. Length

5. Process

6. Transition

7. Individual Interests

Shout out to all the school districts who have attended CPI training. Rebekah, Daisy, and I had so much fun with each of you! CPI teaches professionals the skills to identify, prevent and de-escalate crises in the school setting. With distinct levels of training, CPI offers solutions for every role and risk level in every organization. So glad to have all of HONDA's districts participate!!! Please reach out to us if you would like to schedule a PD with your staff.

A growth mindset is the foundation of every learning environment. Students who possess a growth mindset are proven to be happier and achieve more in life. They are more willing to take on new challenges, have a passion for learning, and view failure as an opportunity for learning and growth. A growth mindset is essential to becoming a successful lifelong learner, and it is something anyone can develop with practice.

Fixed Mindset:

• I like my work to be easy.
• I don’t like to try a challenge.
• I want people to praise me for how clever I am.
• I believe I cannot change how clever I am.
• I don’t like to try new things because I won’t be very good at it.
• I give up easily.

Growth Mindset:

• I never give up.
• I like my work to be difficult – it means I am learning.
• I love challenges.
• I want people to praise me for the effort I put into my work.
• I believe I can get more intelligent by working hard.
• I feel clever when I’m learning something new.
• I learn from my mistakes.

https://www.nctsn.org/

https://www.interventioncentral.org/

https://www2.ed.gov/documents/students/supporting-child-student-social-emotional-behavioral-mental-health.pdf

https://vimeo.com/groups/pbisvideos

https://navigate360.com/

https://onechoiceprevention.org/

https://www.sprc.org/sites/default/files/resource-program/AfteraSuicideToolkitforSchools.pdf

https://www.sprc.org/resources-programs/calm-counseling-access-lethal-means-0

http://neurowhereaboutsguide.com/

https://qprinstitute.com/