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.NYSSCA UPDATE
Register Now for Our Upcoming Webinar: "Understanding & Supporting Teen Emotional, Mental & Sexual Health"
MHANYS
Teens face unique and complex challenges everyday. At times, as families, caregivers and educators we may feel uncertain of how to best support them or we may feel disconnected from the specific challenges they are navigating.
During our conversation we will share ways families and caregivers can help support the emotional, mental and sexual health of the teens in their care. Panelists will share tips on how to connect with school and community resources, as well as approach sensitive topics with their teens.
The evenings panelists will include:
Mark Mason - Past NYSSCA President & High School Counselor in Syracuse
Brooke Strauss, LCSW - Manager of Behavioral Health & Program Coordinator - Specialized Care Center for Adolescents & Young Adults
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Finding the Perfect Pathway
EdTrustNY
The Education Trust-New York today launched a new online tool that allows students interested in pursuing a higher education degree or credential to learn more about their postsecondary options.
Finding the Perfect Pathway includes information about five different postsecondary pathways, and for each one offers questions to think about, resources, and guidance on next steps.
As the state aims to support two-thirds of New Yorkers in earning a higher education degree or credential by 2030, this new online tool offers a starting point for helping prospective students — both traditional and nontraditional — identify the pathway that works for them.
The tool also comes as high school students across the state identify issues pertaining to college and career readiness as top of mind entering a new school year. During a forum hosted by The Education Trust-New York this week, high school students had an opportunity to engage with college-aged peers to learn about their experiences preparing for and getting to college.
Access to financial aid, the application process, and strategies for transitioning from high school to college were among the top things students are interested in as they think about their postsecondary options.
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Overcoming Obstacles is a free K-12 life skills curriculum that provides you with the tools to teach your students how to communicate effectively, make good decisions, achieve meaningful goals, and more. Visit oolifeskills.org today to download lessons, training guides, standards alignments, translations, and more—all free!
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NCAA High School Review Questions
NCAA
NYSSCA is working with NCAA to provide school counselors with up to date information. Please use this form to submit questions you have for the NCAA high school review staff. The high school review staff will send out answers to your state school counselor association every two months. For immediate answers, please contact our customer service staff at (877) 622-2321.
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NYSSCA Awards 2022
NYSSCA
As we have begun the new school year, we encourage you to reflect upon the successes you and your colleagues have had in supporting students and building comprehensive programs that are data driven and student centered.
Looking through this lens of skills, programs and leadership, please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for one of the NYSSCA Annual Awards.
The deadline for all nominations is October 14, 2022, and award recipients will be announced at the NYSSCA Annual Conference on November 17-19, 2022 at the Hilton Albany, NY.
If you have any questions, please contact us at: 937-9-NYSSCA or 937-969-7722.
Mark Mason, Past President & Awards Chair
pastpresident@nyssca.org
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.AROUND THE INDUSTRY
How to spot signs of hidden distress in young students
Edutopia
Preschool classrooms tend to be organized chaos, with 15–20 young students presenting with different needs while their teachers valiantly attempt to prioritize who comes first. As a clinical social worker embedded within a preschool, I find that the decision is often made for me, with the sounds of a student in distress — yelling, crying, screaming — demanding my immediate attention and intervention.
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Parents call for increased security at NYC schools
FOX 5 New York
Parents in New York City are sounding the alarm about security after an emotionally disturbed person got into a school in Queens.
On Sept. 15, at P.S. 28 in Corona, there were reports of an intruder walking through the front door while school was in session.
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Shortridge Academy is a private New England therapeutic boarding high school emphasizing college prep academics and ongoing therapeutic support. We offer rolling admissions with a minimum commitment of one academic semester. Our idyllic southern New Hampshire setting provides a tranquil and more “normalized” experience for our students. Call (855) 940-5877
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Thousands of industry professionals subscribe to association news briefs, which allows your company to push messaging directly to their inboxes and take advantage of the association's brand affinity.
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Schools are adding counselors. But can they make the gains permanent?
EdSurge
For years now, there's been a growing push to provide more and better counseling services to students at all levels of the public school system. But in the last two-and-a-half years, especially, the need for counseling professionals has been recognized like never before.
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Why aren't people going to college?
K-12 Dive
Why aren't more people enrolling in college? Why are many of those who do enroll leaving before they complete their degrees? And what can be done to get them back? Those questions grew even more pressing in the last few years as enrollment fell across the country — flying in the face of a long nationwide push to increase students' access to college.
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Support students' social-emotional needs with self-regulation spaces
EdTech
With mental health in students continuing to decline, according to Forbes, K–12 schools and educators are looking for the best ways to support those who are struggling without sacrificing learning. A renewed focus on social-emotional learning in K–12 classrooms is one way districts are trying to help students overcome the increased levels of stress and trauma many have experienced during the past two and a half years.
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5 school safety questions your district should be prepared to answer
eSchool News
With students and educators reentering their classrooms for the 2022-23 school year, district leaders need to be able to reassure everyone in their school community that school safety is a priority and that they will be safe physically, socially, and emotionally.
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Encouraging social and emotional learning through the arts
Edutopia
Over the years, it's become more evident that students need continued positive interactions with teachers and peers, meaningful assignments and activities that allow them to find and express their uniqueness, and creative outlets to deepen their knowledge.
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American family policy is holding schools back
The Atlantic
Many American schools are failing to provide all students with a quality education, and policy makers don't seem to know what to do about it. Even before schools closed during the pandemic, 30% of graduating seniors failed to reach a basic level of competency in reading, and 40% failed to do so in math, according to national data.
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Parents are so wrong about teenage sleep and health
The Harvard Gazette
As a new school year begins, Harvard-affiliated sleep health researchers have a message for parents and caregivers on teenage sleep: You're wrong. A study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital enlisted experts in adolescent sleep to identify myths.
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Why does inclusion often neglect the needs of deaf students?
Brookings Institute
The Los Angeles United School District (LAUSD), the second largest school district in the country, recently passed a new policy that is a model for enhancing brain, language, and socio-emotional development of all deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind children (hereafter referred to collectively as "deaf"). This policy, while not new in American education, is new for such a large public school district and an important bellwether for advancing early and consistent language acquisition for deaf children.
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