School Counseling News You Can Use
Counseling News from the Indiana Department of Education
Happy Counseling!
Courtney
Updates for Everyone
Legislative Guidance
- HEA 1398- Information Concerning Threats to School Safety
- SEA 216- Educational Cost Exemptions
- SEA 632- Radon in Schools
- SEA 325- Sudent Mental Health
- SEA 373- Academic Credits for Religious Instruction
- HEA 1004- School Safety
- HEA 1245- Higher Education and FAFSA Matters Guidance & Agreement
Summer Self-Care Tips
1. Remember: EVERY body is a beach body! Do you have a body? Yes. Are you at the beach? If the answer is yes, then there you have it: a beach body. That’s all you need.
2. You are good enough. Ignore those magazines that tell you what you need to do to your body to get ready for the season. You don’t need to change a thing about yourself to enjoy your summer.
3. Get outside. There is more sunlight to indulge in during the summertime. Whether it’s sitting outside and enjoying a good book, going for a walk in your local park or getting to the beach, enjoy the incredible weather! Before you know it, you’ll be back in school, so take advantage of the sunshine while you can.
4. Wear more sunscreen. Granted, you should be wearing it all year-round, but really slather it on this season.
5. Go off the grid for a bit. Even if it’s putting your phone on airplane mode for a bit of the day, you won’t be worried about what’s going on in that little phone of yours and instead you’ll enjoy the vast world around you.
6. Don’t compare yourself to others. Getting off the grid helps you avoid comparing yourself to others. All of those images of models on the beach? That’s distorted reality. As long as you are enjoying yourself and how you are spending your summer, that’s all that matters.
7. Be kind, especially to yourself. Being kind to yourself allows you to spend more time focusing on enjoying your summer and spreading that same kindness to others. You deserve nothing but kindness, and yes, it does spread like wildfire.
9. Surround yourself with people who make you feel good. Summer is short and precious, so spend it with people who lift you up and bring out the best version of you.
10. Wear what makes you feel beautiful and confident. Don’t adhere to fashion trends if they don’t make you feel good. Put things on your body that make you feel incredible, powerful and on top of the world. You deserve nothing less than to feel like that every day.
11. Make time for the things you love to do. It’s your summer, so spend it wisely. Even if you have a packed schedule, make time each day to do something you love, whether that’s reading your book, watching Netflix, attempting to learn how to play the ukulele, anything!
12. Allow yourself to relax and unwind. We all re-energize in different ways. Some people need alone time and others need to be with others. Whatever your setting, remember it’s okay to devote time to taking care of yourself. Take a nap, a bath, or go out with your friends.
13. Try something new. A new hobby, new recipe, new book, new hiking spot, doesn’t matter. Every day is an opportunity to try something new and every day is a new opportunity.
14. Drink more water. Be kind to your body and soul and keep yourself hydrated all summer long.
17. Remind yourself of what your body can do this summer. Your body can do so much! It helps you swim, hike, laugh, love, smile, and hug. Appreciate your body for all of the wonderful things it can do instead of dwelling on what you wish it looked like.
18. Start each day with a gratitude list. It doesn’t have to be long, but jotting down just a few things each morning about what you’re grateful for in your life starts your day off on a great note.
19. First thing in the morning, make your bed. It’s a simple task that can be accomplished at the very start of the day.
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Funding Opportunities
The Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Indiana State Department of Health has opened the next round of our Indiana Healthy Workplaces Grant (IHW). The IHW grant is available to Indiana workplaces looking to implement resources, encourage and maintain employee health and wellness, and support healthy workplace environments.
The IHW application is due August 1st at 5 pm. Please see the attached application for grant eligibility and requirements.
Click HERE for Noice of Funding Opportunity
Early Learning Indiana
Professional Development
July 19, 2019- ACEs and Self-Healing Communities- Dr. Robert Anda
August 2, 2019- Indiana Suicide Prevention Conference
IACAC Counselor Update Presentations
Click HERE for Valparaiso Registration
Click HERE for IUPUI Registration
College Fair Transportation Grant Opportunity!
New Advanced Placement Timeline
Late Registration: Ordered November 16-March 13 (+ $40 late fee)
Unused/canceled exam: $40 fee
Check out this slide show for all changes!
Learn More Indiana
Learn More Indiana is gearing up for its annual College GO! campaign (August – November) and College Application Week initiative (September 23 – 27)! Find all the resources you need to these fall events at LearnMoreIndiana.org/classroom-materials (Note: more resources and updated college application information will come in the next few weeks). Planning to host a College Application Week event? Sign up to be an official host site here: surveygizmo.com/s3/5085371/2019-College-Application-Week-High-Schools-Survey and join us for a webinar on Tuesday, July 30 at 12 p.m. E.T.
The meeting will be held via WebEx.
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Courtney Hott
Office of School Improvement
Email: chott@doe.in.gov
Website: https://www.doe.in.gov/sebw/school-counseling-guidance
Location: 115 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317-232-0552
Twitter: @counselorhott