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The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Opportunities to Improve School Discipline, Climate, and Safety

Describes how ESSA affords states’ increased autonomy to design and use accountability systems that measure student and school success not only through standardized academic measures, including test scores, but more holistically through non-academic measures. This brief explains how nonacademic measures can strengthen state efforts to address issues critical to success such as school discipline, climate, and students’ physical and emotional safety.

SS/HS Communication OLE: Communication Tactics for Sustainability

Every SS/HS state grantee and LEA is planning for the inevitable end of grant funding—and your planning should include outreach to the stakeholders, partners, funders, and policymakers who are poised to help sustain your work. This online learning event will drill down into the practical communication tactics that can help you effectively reach your audiences for sustainability. In this event participants will:

Understanding and Practical Implementation of CLAS Standards

This video highlights an innovative application of the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards in an educational setting. It was developed by the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) New Hampshire State grantee to show how they are embedding CLAS Standards in their schools to provide culturally competent and linguistically appropriate care to meet the needs of diverse populations. 

Selecting, Preparing for, and Implementing Evidence-Based Programs in Community and School Settings

Participants learned why state and federal agencies strongly encourage communities and schools to adopt and implement evidence-based programs; what an evidence-based program (EBP) is and the value of selecting and implementing an EBP. Participants also learned how to know which program is right for their community and school.

Health Care, Family, and Community Factors Associated with Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders in Early Childhood

Provides national data showing how health care, family, and community factors are related to mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders in early childhood. Findings highlight specific factors that could be addressed through efforts at national, state and local levels.

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