Tagged With "school"
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44th Street Residents Ask SD Unified To Get Trauma-Informed (kpbs.org)
After a double homicide took his grandson's life last summer, Ricky McCoy Sr. started knocking on doors. He intended to get his neighbors, who retreated inward after hearing more than 40 rounds fired, talking again. Along with the acute trauma of witnessing a fatal shooting, they were experiencing cumulative trauma built up from years of struggling to get by and watching loved ones go to jail or get deported. McCoy and a group of 44th Street residents, whom we started following in November ,...
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5pm TODAY: San Diego Unified votes on School Climate Bills of Rights!
Amelia -- Just a friendly reminder that today is the big day! San Diego Unified School District will be voting on the School Climate Bill of Rights. We will meet at 4:30pm at 4100 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103. The board meeting will start at 5pm and the School Climate Bill of Rights is the first agenda item (E.1.). If you have not done so, please rsvp at the following link: http://www.midcitycan.org/sdusd_school_board_votes_on_school_climate_bill_of_rights Come out and show support!
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Addressing Childhood Adversity in Schools (edweek.org)
We welcome guest author Godwin Higa, Principal, Cherokee Point Elementary School City Heights, San Diego whose work with childhood adversity and trauma is making a difference in the lives of children. At Cherokee Point, located in San Diego's City Heights neighborhood, nearly all of our students deal with some sort of childhood adversity. A hundred percent of our students receive free lunches, and most live under the federal poverty guideline. Many of our students' families face daily...
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No expulsions for students in Lincoln brawl (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Standing alongside church leaders, San Diego Unified officials Friday vowed not to expel students involved in last week’s brawl at Lincoln High School, regardless of the findings of the ongoing criminal investigation — in the name of restorative justice. Superintendent Cindy Marten said she hopes students facing charges in Juvenile Court over the Feb. 26 fight are back in school Monday. The fight resulted in the injury of a school police officer and a student getting hit with a Taser.
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Oregon State educators visit Cherokee Point Elementary in San Diego
Cherokee Point Elementary in City Heights (San Diego Unified School District) hosted 12 educators from Oregon on Friday, March 11th. The superintendents, principals and teachers spent the day with Principal Godwin Higa and Resource Specialist Patty Wallach to talk about the school becoming trauma informed, and how it functions. They visited classrooms and had lunch with the students, then met with Dr. Audrey Hokoda, Child, Development Department, San Diego State University and Dana Brown to...
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OurSOLES youth leaders led Trauma Informed Presentation before Educators and School Staff
OurSOLES (Our Students of Leadership ~ Empowerment ~ Service) high school students led an interactive, hour long Trauma Informed Presentation during Professional Development for Diego Valley and Diego Springs Public Charter School educators, tutors,...
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Paper Tigers screening panel discussion on YouTube
Nearly every seat in the Landmark Theatre in Hillcrest was filled for a screening of Paper Tigers, a documentary that follows six students during a school year at Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, the first trauma-informed high school in the U.S. The October 26, 2015 event was the first time the film was screened in San Diego County, but it won't be the last. After the screening, City of San Diego Councilmember Marti Emerald welcomed a panel...
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Pet Therapy in South San Diego LifeSchool Program
LifeSchool, a collaborative program between San Diego Center for Children and the Sweetwater School District, is using therapy dogs to help students in the program cope with their learning and behavioral health needs. Follow the link for the full story: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/south-county/sd-se-life-school-1020-story.html
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Purple Glasses video produced by Teeland Middle School
This is an amazing video created and produced by jr high students and their teachers about being trauma sensitive. It was based on the Got Service video. It is well-done and quite impactful! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeRab5X3Mkg
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Buddy bench a big hit at Saskatoon's Willowgrove School
When you don't have anyone to play with, you go to the buddy bench at Willowgrove School. Follow the link to view a 1 minute video on this trauma sensitive approach to playground inclusion: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/buddy-bench-willowgrove-school-1.3505066
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California Schools Will Not Reopen This Year Due to Coronavirus, Superintendent Says [sfchronicle.com]
By Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, March 31, 2020 California schools will be unable to reopen this year given current safety concerns and ongoing social distancing, the state superintendent told county officials Tuesday. The letter, obtained by The Chronicle, was not a directive, but rather an acknowledgment that the still growing coronvirus crisis will mean schools must stay shuttered. While classrooms will remain closed, education will continue, Superintendent of Public Instruction...
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Cherokee Point Parent Leaders Inspire at Restorative Practice / Restorative Justice Summit in San Diego!
Cherokee Point Parent Leaders presented at the Restorative Practice / Restorative Justice Summit hosted by the Human Relations Commission and Commission on Gang Prevention and Intervention in San Diego last Friday. Sharing their work over the past 5 years in two break-out sessions, they moved audiences with their compelling stories demonstrating how a trauma-informed community school can lead to transformative change for their children and families. Please see the attachment for more...
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Education Transformations - Providing Soc/Emot Training to Schools & More
Education Transformations is a company that works with districts, schools, teachers, and other organizations to improve Social/Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and what we call Relational Competency.
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Victims of Teacher Misconduct Say Schools Should Go Beyond Checking Boxes [voiceofsandiego.org]
By Ashly McGlone, Voice of San Diego, November 4, 2019 “Just so you know, no one else has ever made a complaint,” a Chula Vista High graduate recalls being told by school officials before she complained her show choir teacher was sexually harassing her and groped her repeatedly. “I feel like every adult who was an administrator in my life at the time failed me,” a former Bonita Vista High student sexually abused by his band teacher said. “I had a counselor talk to me for 10 minutes and then...
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Video series shows how San Diego Unified is creating trauma-informed schools
"We're committed to lifting up the work around healing, belonging and inclusion," said Joey Bravo, program associate at The California Endowment (TCE). Joey and his colleagues with TCE's Center for Healthy Communities supported the creation of a series of videos that capture the groundbreaking efforts of the San Diego Unified School District's campaign to create trauma-informed schools. In this series of videos, SDUSD's transformation of their discipline policies...
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Workshop: Introduction to Restorative Practices & the Trauma-Informed Approach for Schools, Community and Criminal Justice Settings
Come learn about restorative practices and adopting a trauma-informed approach! ... This informational workshop will be experiential using circle processes and role play.
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Social and Emotional Education Bill - will this help school communities?
Bill HR 850, The Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2015 was introduced by Congressperson Tim Ryan from Ohio in February. The bill is supported by San Diego representative Susan Davis . At the end of April, the Bill...
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From kidsdata.org: Troubling Data on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth in California
Troubling Data on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth in California January 8, 2019 The Kidsdata Issue Brief: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth in California highlights findings from our latest data release on youth in schools. Disparities among youth based on sexual orientation are startling. Across many indicators of health and well being, lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) youth in California reported negative behaviors and consequences at about twice the rate of straight youth. Alcohol and drug...
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Lemon Grove School District presents: FREE film screening of Resilience (Th Sep 26, 2019 5-7pm) Lemon Grove Academy Middle School
Thursday, September 26, 2019 | 5:00 – 7:00 PM Lemon Grove Academy Middle School - Alvarez Auditorium 3171 School Ln., Lemon Grove, CA 91945 FREE FILM SCREENING Join us for a FREE film screening of the 2016 critically acclaimed documentary Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope - Appropriate for Children 11 Years Old and Up - Childcare Available - Childhood trauma doesn’t end in childhood. Its effects ripple through adulthood unless young people are taught how to cope. In...
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Lincoln High hosts communications program for students, parents, police (sandiegounified.org)
New and improved relationships between Lincoln High students and local residents, and local police have been celebrated by regional and national officials. Students and staff at Lincoln High School welcomed Superintendent Cindy Marten, County Supervisor Greg Cox, San Diego Unified and San Diego police departments, the National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) and Lincoln Park residents recently to celebrate the conclusion of an innovative pilot program helps build closer ties between police...
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Re: OurSOLES youth leaders led Trauma Informed Presentation before Educators and School Staff
Awesome! Looking forward to being able to look at the powerpoint in detail ASAP! What a blessing you are, my dear friend Dana!!! Hugs, LKW :-) From: ACEsConnection < communitymanager@acesconnection.com > To: Linda Williams < lkw_betterworld@yahoo.com > Sent: Monday, September 7, 2015 2:42 PM Subject: Post By Dana Brown: OurSOLES youth leaders led Trauma Informed Present... Post By Dana Brown: OurSOLES youth leaders led Trauma Informed Present...== To reply by email, write above...
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Re: Social and Emotional Education Bill - will this help school communities?
I just came across an article discussing a schools responsibility in this regard! See it here: http://www.latimes.com/local/l...-20150518-story.html
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Re: Social and Emotional Education Bill - will this help school communities?
Yes! The Compton lawsuit is huge. The momentum is building! As we've covered in previous stories on the education front, school wide transformation is most effective when social emotional learning, restorative, and trauma-informed approaches are interwoven into every level of the system, from janitor to teachers to students to parents to principals. Check out the links in the Compton story for more info.
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Re: Workshop: Introduction to Restorative Practices & the Trauma-Informed Approach for Schools, Community and Criminal Justice Settings
This looks great, John. Thanks for posting. Does the presentation include ACEs science? (Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, neurobiology of toxic stress, how toxic stress affects the body, intergenerational trauma and resilience research.)
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Re: Buddy bench a big hit at Saskatoon's Willowgrove School
Love it! Thanks for sharing! :-)
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Re: No expulsions for students in Lincoln brawl (sandiegouniontribune.com)
From what I've observed, Restorative Justice (RJ) holds offenders accountable in powerful ways that traditional sentencing does not. That is, the offenders would take responsibility, take part in facilitated gatherings to see what can be done to make amends, and work towards reconciliation. One of the most significant results of Restorative Justice is that the repeat offender rate is significantly lower than following the usual system of punishment--- and it also actually saves taxpayer...
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Re: Understanding Trauma Inspires Parents to Become Leaders (English) [17 min - The California Endowment]
LOVE THESE in English and Spanish!!! Thank you Cherokee Point for capturing such a beautiful story - I am sharing this widely!
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Re: Understanding Trauma Inspires Parents to Become Leaders (English) [17 min - The California Endowment]
Dana, thank you SO MUCH for sharing. This captures all the greatness that is Cherokee Point. These parents have much to teach us all!!
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Re: Cherokee Point Parent Leaders Inspire at Restorative Practice / Restorative Justice Summit in San Diego!
Their presentation was a wonderful representation of the work at Cherokee Point and the importance of collaboration with residents.
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Re: Purple Glasses video produced by Teeland Middle School
Thank you so much for sharing, Pam! This brought tears to my eyes! On Thursday, June 7, 2018, 4:33:52 PM PDT, ACEsConnection < communitymanager@acesconnection.com > wrote: | == To reply by email, write above this line. == | | | | | Hello, Linda Williams: We're sending you this notification because you are following the blog and/or author below. New Blog Post | Title: Purple Glasses video produced by Teeland Middle School By: Pam Hansen Community: San Diego County ACEs Connection | |...
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World Mental Health Day: Mobilizing the Human Family Through the CRC & the PACEs Movement
Awareness about health outcomes are as much about the long-term impact caused by adverse childhood experiences as they are by positive childhood experiences. By providing education on trauma-informed awareness and resilience building frameworks, the CRC Accelerator certification is a tool for both.