Join us for our Better Together Leadership Summit
August 2-3, 2023 | East Valley High School
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Whether your district is new to MTSS or already invested, you don't want to miss this opportunity! This 3-year cohort focuses on district capacity, including training for the district team to support implementation and scale-up at the building level.
If you're new, this model will help support you in creating the infrastructure for sustainable MTSS implementation, using implementation science. If you're already invested, this cohort will help you scale-up efforts to help ensure continued success and sustainability!
Cohort members will participate in:
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Next Steps?
Consider scheduling a listening session with our MTSS team. We want to hear about your district's mission and vision for MTSS!
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Last week SB 5365, which aims to support the education of youth in Washington about the dangers of consuming tobacco products rather than punishing them, passed in the Washington State Senate! As a proud supporter of WA State Public Health Association's #PreventionNotPunishment movement, we encourage our educational leaders to learn more about this effort.
Download the one-pager and share it with your colleagues and educators! Follow @WAStPubHealth on Twitter and follow along with this bill's progress. We are better together!
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Public Schools Week (February 27-March 3, 2023) provides the perfect opportunity to show the strength and potential of our public schools. In 2023, Public Schools Week is part of a larger campaign—#HerefortheKids. The #HerefortheKids campaign brings together families, educators and community members to shine a light on local public schools and tell the stories of the amazingly positive things happening in classrooms and school buildings nationwide.
We invite you to join us in celebrating public schools using the following resources:
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12-5:00 p.m.
Yakima SunDome
Come cheer on local FIRST Robotics Competition teams & learn about how you can get involved in FRC events in your community!
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CHATGPT & Generative
AI In Classrooms
Friday, March 17
Two Sessions
AM Session | 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
PM Session | 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Join Jeff Utecht for a thought-provoking session on how educational leaders can harness the power of ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies in schools.
Learn about best practices in the field and discover how these tools can help streamline administrative tasks, enhance teaching practices, and improve student outcomes.
Come prepared to engage in a lively discussion and leave with actionable ideas for implementing AI in your educational organization. (Have a guess about how generative AI helped write this description? We will explore that too!)
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Help spread the word!
This FREE COMMUNITY EVENT is open to any family in our region.
March 23rd @5:30PM
Families from across the south central region of Washington State are invited to join us for a night of family fun and learning about how to support and protect our kids from dangerous substances like Fentanyl!
Dinner and childcare for students in grades K-5 is provided at this FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT!
Parents will participate in Hidden In Plain Site, receive Narcan training and walk away with FREE Narcan kits. All programming is provided in both English and Spanish.
Ways schools/districts can help us spread the word:
- Share our Healthy Youth, Healthy Families Facebook event to your Facebook pages
- Send our flyer home with students or make them available in your offices
- Use our graphics and the event description to invite your families and staff
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Send a personal invitation to families who you think may specifically benefit from this opportunity (students who have been caught with substances at school, etc.)
Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about this event. Contact Emily Contreras at emily.contreras@esd105.org
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