WI Safe & Healthy Schools Newsletter

WISH Center Celebrations, Summer Professional Development, New SEL Online Module, Vaping Handout, Tempted by Tradition

May 2019 Updates

This month's newsletter is also available: www.wishschools.org/resources/newsletters.cfm

WISH Center Celebrations!

Christine Kleiman, WISH Center Regional Coordinator and Restorative Practices trainer wrote an article on Implementing Restorative Practices: Addressing behavior and building social capital published in the Wisconsin School News in April. Christine also contributed to a Green Bay Press Gazette article Most schools separate kids to fight bullying. Should schools bring them together instead?. It is part of the Kids in Crisis series.
Our Early Annual Report for 2018-2019-Our website usage has grown by 47% and training attendance is up by 26% from the previous year! Thank you for making this possible.

Growing School Mental Health Summit on June 18 in Stevens Point

Register now to join stakeholders in all facets of school and mental health services as they come together to learn and share best practices in creating comprehensive, sustainable, school-based mental health systems.

Sampling of the Breakouts

Referral Pathways: Best Practices in Managing Referrals and Coordinating Care
Innovative Funding for School Mental Health
Best Practices in the Evolution of a School Mental Consortium
Strategic Planning for More Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems (for school/community teams)
Take Care of Our Grown-up Brains w/ Mindfulness Meditation
Immigration Status and Trauma

Link to full agenda

Creating Safe & Supportive School Communities Social & Emotional Learning Symposium

June 19-20, 2019 Steven's Point Holiday Inn Conference Center

June 19 will offer breakout sessions in addition to a keynote on SEL and Equity from Roberto Rivera and a general session. June 20 will offer 4 post-conference half-day or full-day training opportunities, including a Training of Trainers.

See the full agenda and registration here.

New DPI Social and Emotional Learning Online Module

This module takes about 50-60 minutes to complete and the format allows for notification to administrators when a staff member has completed the training module.

The SEL Online training module can be accessed here

Vaping Resource Handout

There is a new vaping resource handout available from the WISH Center. We have heard so much about about vaping this year we compiled an educational document for your use. Tobacco advocates have also been talking about a new product called IQOS (not on the market yet in the US) but stay tuned.

Tempted by Tradition

This week WPR is exploring Wisconsin's complicated relationship with alcohol. One of the articles explores the pressures teens face to fit into Wisconsin's alcohol culture.

We are busy planning for 2019-2020. Additions and updates will posted on our training calendar.

June 2019	Event	Location
June 3-28	Motivational Interviewing in Schools Online Book Study	Online
June 12-13	Restorative Practices	CESA #7, Green Bay
June 18	Growing School Mental Health Summit Sponsored by the Coalition for Expanding School Based Mental Health in Wisconsin in partnership with the WI Department of Public Instruction	Holiday Inn Stevens Point
June 19-20	DPI SEL Learning Symposium	Holiday Inn, Stevens Point

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