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Week of September 9, 2019
Senate Education Committee
The committee accepted a substitute version of House Bill (HB) 154 during its second hearing. The revised bill would create a five-member panel, called the School Transformation Board, charged with overseeing improvement efforts in school districts with persistently low report card grades, among other responsibilities.
Mental Health and Social-Emotional Learning Summit
General Sessions • Breakout sessions • Resource Fair • Resource Fair tables • Supporting organizations • Musical guests
OSBA and nearly 20 education groups and mental health associations held Mental Health and Social-Emotional Learning Summit on Feb. 25, 2020, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
Website provides resources for Ohio relatives raising children when parents not there
September is Kinship Care Month and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) recently announced a new resource for grandparents and other relatives caring for children: http://www.ohiograndparentkinship.org/
Register now for the Feb. 25 mental health/SEL summit
The free Mental Health and Social-Emotional Learning Summit features two keynote sessions, 24 workshops and a Resource Fair. Register your district team today!
PDQ August 2019
In this issue: Graduation requirements, state testing and more • Changes related to federal procurement • Changes to Ohio’s juvenile tobacco laws include vaping • Student Wellness and Success Funds and behavior-focused programs and services • Notice of excessive absences • Changes to safety and security tax levies • Career-technical program changes • Community school changes •
CommunicationPlus - September 2019
Growing leaders from your staff
Encouraging and finding new leaders should be at the top of any good manager’s priority list. While some administrators see emerging leadership in their staff as a potential threat to their own management, there’s almost no downside to encouraging involvement and increased responsibilities. Good managers delegate, great managers foster leaders. The more you encourage people to take on responsibility, the stronger your team will be and the more they, and you, can achieve.
ODE unveils student wellness and success webpage
Earlier this week, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) introduced a student wellness and success page on its website. ODE created the page to provide information to school districts, community partners and parents about ODE-allocated funding to support student wellness and success.