October is Bullying Prevention Awareness | |
A month-long event to prevent childhood bullying and promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. | |
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Check out MPACT's Bully Prevention Resources: Including Bullying/ Violence Prevention, Talking with Your Child About Bullying, What if Your Child is the Bully? Missouri State Laws that Cover Bullying and Notifying School Administrators of Bullying and Harassment!
Click the link to review available resources: Bullying Prevention Resources
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Talking With Your Child About Bullying | | |
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Parents can prepare themselves to talk with their children by considering how they are going to handle their child’s questions and emotions. They can also decide what information they would like to give their child about bullying.
Click HERE to watch a short, informative video by Nakatia Clay, MPACT Regional Coordinator for Southeast Missouri
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Talking With Youth About Bullying | |
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It is important that adults understand how to communicate with youth about a bullying situation. Some children have an easier time talking to adults about personal matters and may be willing to discuss bullying. Others may be reluctant to share information about the situation. There could be a number of reasons for this: the student bullying them may have told them not to tell or they might fear that telling someone will make matters worse.
When preparing to talk to children about bullying, adults should consider how they will handle the child’s questions and emotions and what their own responses will be. Adults should be prepared to listen without judgment, providing the child with a safe place to work out their feelings and determine next steps.
For more information read PACER'S, Help Your Child Recognize the Signs of Bullying.
“Bullying of Students with Disabilities.” Students with Disabilities - National Bullying Prevention Center, www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/students-with-disabilities/.
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WEAR AND SHARE ORANGE to show unity for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion and to send a visible message that no child should ever experience bullying.
Uniting Through Action
On the third Wednesday of October, plan to wear and share the color orange—as a tangible representation of the supportive, universal message that our society wants to prevent bullying, and is united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.
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The Missouri School Violence Hotline (SVH) began in October of 2001. In 2019, through the Missouri School Safety Initiative, the reporting mechanism moved to the Missouri Information Analysis Center for 24/7 operation and was named Courage2ReportMO. The goal is to make schools safer by helping school districts and law enforcement learn about school violence as soon as possible. Courage2ReportMO takes CONFIDENTIAL reports involving any public or private school in Missouri with students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
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Destination Life Youth Transition Fair 2022 | |
Tools For Life - Living My Best Life Summit | |
Accessible Educational Materials (AEM) | |
Overview
Missouri was selected as one of seven AEM Cohort States (2020-2024) by the National Accessible Educational Materials Center for intensive technical assistance to improve access and usage of accessible educational materials and technologies for learners.
Purpose
The purpose of Missouri’s AEM Project is to create a robust provisioning system to increase the availability and use of accessible educational materials (AEM) and accessible technologies by all learners to improve their overall success.
Vision
Missouri's students, teachers, and parents will be able to access, acquire, create, and implement AEM.
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Click HERE for the DESE website link for AEM information that hosts the video | |
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MHA's 2022 Back to School Outreach Toolkit
What a wealth of information is in this toolkit! As children go back to school, there are many stressors like the lingering pandemic, gun violence, and social unrest. Check out the Social Media Cheat Sheet, virtual events, resource list, and handouts for adults, children, and teens.
Kids Who Worry They’re Sick When They’re Not
This recent enewsletter from The Child Mind Institute includes 5 stand-alone articles on anxiety and somatic symptom disorders in children: stomach aches and headaches, panic attacks, mental health in children with medical conditions, and behavioral treatment.
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5 Tips for Military Families with ADHD | |
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Something about a new school or an ongoing deployment makes you suddenly aware your child can’t sit still. He has trouble focusing and is easily distracted. He can’t wait his turn and talks nonstop. You find yourself wondering if your child has ADHD. And you have no idea what to do next.
Military families with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) face unique challenges. But knowing a few simple tips can help make those challenges a little bit easier.
Learn 5 tips every military family should know HERE.
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The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood, is proposing changes to the state regulations implementing Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) known as the Missouri Part C State Plan for First Steps. The proposed changes are available for review through December 1, 2022 in the Office of Childhood located at 205 Jefferson Street, 7th floor of the Jefferson Building, Jefferson City, MO 65101 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm and are also available on the website at: https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/early-intervention/first-steps/rules-regulations
The Office of Childhood is accepting written public comments on the proposed changes from November 1, 2022 through December 1, 2022. Comments on the proposed changes should be directed to:
Mail: Early Intervention
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Fax: 573-526-8000
Email: EarlyIntervention@dese.mo.gov
Two public hearings will also be held in accordance with 34 C.F.R. § 303.208. The first public hearing (in person) is scheduled for November 10, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Governor Office Building, 200 Madison Street, Jefferson City, MO, Room 450.
The second public hearing (virtual) is scheduled for November 22, 2022 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at https://stateofmo.webex.com/stateofmo/j.php?MTID=m29935768115e8b2d1977da2cbf5f185a
During the hearings, participants will have the opportunity to hear about the proposed changes to the Part C State Plan and ask clarifying questions regarding the proposed changes. Individuals who require special accommodations to participate in the public hearings should contact the Office of Childhood at least 72 hours prior to the event at 573-522-0045.
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Challenging The School to Prison Pipeline | |
The National Partnership for Juvenile Services held its annual National Symposium in Louisville, Kentucky on September 27th-30th 2022. The Symposium brought together field expertise across the continuum of care. Topics focused on improving systems, personnel performance, and youth, family, and community outcomes specific to justice-involved youth. One of the topics covered included Restorative Practices in Juvenile Services, presented by veteran educator, Licia Lentz. The thought behind restorative practices is to strengthen relationships and build connections that improve family and youth outcomes thus, lowering the risks of re-entry. This tear-jerking video on Restorative Practices titled: The Welcoming Circle was shared during the conference. Watch the video and ask yourself: How can I use this strategy to build better relationships with the youth and families I serve to improve student outcomes? | |
Missouri Parent Advisory Council | |
The Missouri Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is a group of family leaders, located around the state, who bring issues facing families to a higher level with the goal of improving access to programs for young children and families. Members of PAC are family leaders who have experience working with agencies that provide services to at-risk families with young children. Watch this video to learn how you can become a PAC member. | |
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Upcoming MPACT Webinars in October
Click on the blue links below to register
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View all upcoming MPACT trainings HERE. | |
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All MPACT trainings are free of charge! If you would like to schedule any MPACT training in your area or for your organization
please click on the link HERE
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