Insight into the statewide impact of school safety and the reinstatement of the Arkansas School Safety Commission. Participants will hear a review of the Commission’s report to the Governor as well as guidance in implementing their recommendations to maximize safety efforts.  

Provide an in-depth review of state wellness mandates, including an overview of required wellness activities, and policy requirements. The presenters will also discuss a typical timeline of wellness activities throughout a school year to ensure districts meet the mandate for supporting the health needs of students and staff. 

Demonstrate the School Health Index (SHI) assessment portal and the improvement planning process using the Indistar platform.  Presenters will guide participants through the goal-setting process using the SHI assessment and other student health data.  

The goal of Resiliency for All is to prepare adults to develop and support resilience skills in young people.  In this course, educators will identify how these four areas (wellness, healthy thinking, connection, and meaning) play a role in resilience.  This content will be applied to the educator first, and then to build these skills in students.  Educators will be able to describe one way to help young people build more resilience in each area of wellness, healthy thinking, connection, and meaning.

How’s the Weather Over There? Exploring and Enhancing School Climate
    Dr. Stacy Moore, Behavioral Support Specialist, Ozark Unlimited Education Cooperative
How would you describe the climate of your school? During our time together, we will dive into what we actually mean when we talk about school climate. Through personal application we will explore our experiences within school environments and how those experiences impact how we feel about the places where we learn and work. We will also examine how trauma-invested practices, social and emotional learning, and PBIS all fit into efforts aimed at improving the school climate.

Assessing Your School Climate
       Dr. Stacy Moore, Behavioral Support Specialist, Ozark Unlimited Education Cooperative
Now that we have explored what comprises school climate, how do we know if ours is good or bad? positive or negative? How do we begin assessing and making progress toward our desired goals? Together we will explore various components of school climate assessment and a few options to get you started.

Cook Center for Human Connection
    Nick Newbold, Director, School and Community Advocacy
    Grace Brown, Manager, Impact and Implementation
    An overview of the Cook Center for Human Connection’s educator and parent resources to support mental health for families.

Lessons from the Field:  Knowing the Facts About Fentanyl; National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
Learn what fentanyl is and why it is so addictive and deadly. Attendees will learn how students get it and in what different forms. Hear from families impacted by the fentanyl crisis and the hopes they have for implementing more robust prevention efforts with students. 

Narcan Training and Resources; Cheria McDonald, State School Nurse Consultant, Arkansas Department of Education: Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Miranda Curbow, RN, Community Health Nurse Specialist, Guy-Fenter Educational Cooperative, Arkansas Department of Health
Resources and training for combating opioid abuse in Arkansas schools from DESE and ADH highlighting the programs available such as Narcan Administration Training and Dose of Reality to promote safe school initiatives.

Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment (APNA); Darla J. Kelsay, CPC, Substance Abuse Prevention Provider Coordinator, MidSOUTH, College of Business and Health and Human Services, University of Arkansas-Little Rock
What is the Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment?  What data can be pulled from this assessment?  How do districts sign up for the assessment?

School Panel:  APNA Data in Action; Terry Lawler, Curriculum Coordinator, Cutter Morning Star School District and Heather Rhodes-Newburn, School Health Coordinator, North Little Rock School District
    School personnel will share how their district utilizes data from the Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment survey to assist with education planning, grants, and other school health initiatives. 

Objectives for the CSH 4th quarter meeting include: 

• Understanding the culture of school safety and security
• Recognizing the relationship between school culture and safety
• Incorporate new school health mandates into existing school-level programs. 

*The recording does not include an opening presentation from the National Threat Assessment Center.