HSI Newsletter Fall 2022

HEALTHY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE (HSI)

Dear Healthy Schools Initiative (HSI) community,

This school year, Sequoia Healthcare District's Healthy Schools Initiative (HSI) provided much needed funding and support for our frontline Covid response teams Wellness leads and school nurses from our eight school districts convened on a regular basis to discuss strategies and share information about fighting the ongoing pandemic Without the leadership of these individuals, it would have been difficult for our schools to re open for in person learning Health and safety comes first, and setting this foundation was essential before classrooms opened

In addition, in 2021 22, through the HSI grants program, over half a million dollars ($539,000) were allocated to 22 non profit organizations that work with our school districts Over the past 12 years, SHD has served as a leader in convening partners and providing a network of community supports and resources for students, families, and school staff Please visit seqhd org/hsi to learn more about our Healthy Schools Initiative

Karen E. Li, MD Director of School Health Healthy Schools Initiative

We would like to give a special thanks and recognition to Dr. Karen Li, MD, who recently retired from her position as the District's Director of School Health Since 2018, Dr Li's leadership was instrumental in coordinating school health efforts, especially during the pandemic Her leadership served as a catalyst for the school nurse mentor program and cultivated key community partnerships centered around mental health (CareSolace, Parent Green Folder) and prevention efforts (Tobacco Education Coalition) Thank you for your years of excellent service to our team

M E S S A G E F R O M S E Q U O I A H E A L T H C A R E D I S T R I C T

S P E C I A L T H A N K S

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S C H O O L D I S T R I C T S W E S E R V E

THE BELMONT WATER DOG RUN

The Belmont Water Dog Run is an annual community event that takes place in the fall The Water Dog Run has everything from 1K, 5K and 10K runs, to family and fido runs With the theme of “Have Fun Build Community Do Good ” the Water Dog Run is always a popular event!

Being a wellness focused school district, Belmont Redwood Shores offered grants to employees who wanted to participate in the event Besides encouraging employees to participate, BRSSD had a booth set up with the ever popular blender bike. People were able to refuel after their race by using the blender bike to make smoothies.

Lesly is a Bay Area native and has lived here her entire life, including spending her college years attending the University of San Francisco for her undergraduate degree During the pandemic, Lesly s nursing career shifted from ambulatory care to school nursing as she realized the importance of keeping children healthy first and foremost in order for them to learn She loves to make a positive impact and contribute to children's education (although not directly ) In her leisure time, she enjoys snowboarding, playing badminton, and jetskiing

BRSSD DISTRICT NURSELESLY LOUIE

Our Healthy Schools Initiative Grant funds make it possible for BRSSD to have a registered nurse on staff In an time when there is a shortage of healthcare professionals, we are fortunate to have Lesly Louie as our District Nurse School nursing is a specialized field within nursing and requires a nurse to specifically address the health needs of students while following Calirfornia Education Code.

Lesly stays busy managing the health needs of 4000 students and working with our 7 schools to ensure that proper protocols and procedures are followed when students visit the Health Office

The Las Lomitas Elementary School District welcomed students to campus in late August Staff and administrators district wide continue to prioritize the physical, mental, and social emotional health of our students through classroom lessons and after school opportunities Highlights of these efforts include:

IMMUNIZATION CLINIC

In partnership with Safeway, LLESD offered an immunization clinic for all students, staff, and their families on September 14, 2022. In the middle school gymnasium, hundreds of individuals received their annual flu shot as well as COVID 19 boosters Offering vaccines on site during and after school hours is a welcome convenience for staff and families that helps keep our community healthy

FALL FUN RUN & MEET-UP

In partnership with the Las Lomitas Parent Teacher Association (PTA), LLESD held a fun run and family day on campus on Saturday, September 14 to promote active, healthy behaviors and foster community building All students, staff, and their families were welcomed on campus to play in the field, participate in an interactive bubble show, drink fruit smoothies, and walk or run a 1 mile or 5K course.

SEL CHARACTER TRAITS PROGRAM

The Las Lomitas Elementary School is launching a Character Traits Program to teach and allow students to practice foundational skills such as cooperation and responsibility. Each month a new Character Trait is highlighted and integrated into a combination of in classroom lessons, all school assemblies, lunchtime activities, and extracurricular or at home opportunities. In addition, a group of student leaders was selected to serve on the Roarrior Character Trait Committee; students will meet monthly to provide ongoing feedback to improve the program and to spearhead efforts to promote it among and engage their peers As an example, Friendship was the character trait in September Students practiced how to include others, such as inviting someone new to sit with them at lunch, received raffle tickets if staff observed them illustrating friendship skills, and were invited to make “friendship” loom bracelets at recess

IT’S A NEW YEAR

The start of a new year has been exciting for everyone It seems like the craziness of the last 2 years might just be behind us This is not to say that we don’t have typical school chaos. Ironically, this is refreshing.

Last spring, the MPCSD applied for and was awarded a Pivotal Practice Award from the California Department of Education. This award was an exercise in looking back at what the district was doing when schools were shut down that supported the Social Emotional Well Being of Students In the moment, it did not feel like we were being successful but as we looked back, we could see that we were intentionally implementing strategies to ensure relationships continued within the entire school community This award is a direct reflection of the advanced thinking and intentional tools that our entire school community did to support each other The administration, teachers, counselors, staff, students, parents, and community pivoted with more ease and success because each of them had a strong foundation upon which innovation and outside the box thinking could be developed

A LITTLE PAWZ-ITIVITY!

Over the last couple of years, the Menlo Park City School District has been exploring different ways of having Therapy Dogs at school to support the emotional needs of everyone Guided by research, here is what we know about having a facility dog on campus:

Increased school attendance

Positive changes leading to better learning and enhanced motivation Helps reduce stress and anxiety in both students and adults

Growth in confidence levels Development of better and stronger relationships with teachers and peers due to the experience of trust and love with therapy dogs.

Children learn ways to express their feelings and develop more trusting relationships

Helps students and adults after traumatic events and provide comfort

Reduced learner anxiety behaviors, causing improvement in learning outcomes like improved reading and writing skills and levels

EMOTIONS MATTER

MPCSD continues to roll out our social emotional learning tool RULER The RULER approach starts with recognizing and understanding that Emotions Matter and how emotions impact everything we do All of us know about emotions but do we really know how they work? Do we put what we learn into practice? Are we taking care of ourselves? RULER believes that when the adults understand that emotions matter and that they are key in supporting a child’s social and emotional learning, they use their own social and emotional skills to create and set an emotionally supportive tone for learning. They are more attuned to children’s emotional needs, and they are better equipped to guide children through transitions and manage the classroom because they are responsive and sensitive to children’s emotions

These are partners we work with in the district.

DISTRICT

In an effort to continue to keep our schools safe, staff received flu shots from Nurse Abbe and got certified CPR training on August 30th prior to the start of school This training alongside our continued partnership with CareSolace and the Parent Venture (for Parent Ed) are meant to bring students, families and staff alike the information and resources they need in a timely manner.

ORMONDALE SCHOOL

Opening of school theme is based on the books The World Needs More Purple Schools and The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart. These books promote the themes of inclusivity, kindness and having a strong work ethic, all themes that are covered in our life skills and social emotional learning activities.

Grade level buddies have begun meeting Our second graders are buddies with our kindergarten children, our third graders with our first graders

We have expanded our Transitional Kindergarten program to all four year olds and are working with our team has developed a progress report based on the learning foundations

Our garden teacher has begun working with all grade levels planting superfoods throughout our campus

CORTE MADERA SCHOOL

We started the year highlighting Suicide Prevention month in September. Middle school students were given information on early warning signs and what to do if they or their friends are experiencing these feelings. Staff members were also trained on recognizing warning signs.

This month we are celebrating Anti Bullying month. Students will learn the definition of bullying along with ways they can be upstanders Students will complete a series of activities from role playing to making posters that will reinforce what to do if you or someone you know is being bullied

Parent Ed: Thursday, October 13: CMS Parent Education: Gender Galaxy at 12pm

You are invited to join us virtually for a "Brown Bag Lunch" Parent Education Event with Lark Doolan Lark trained our CMS staff last February on Gender Diversity during a Professional Development Day and has a lot of information that I feel would be valuable for parents as well

Lunch Buddies

With School Psychologist Shauna Small and Speech therapist Alexa Kendall, the specialists Shauna Small (School Psychologist)have put together an opportunity for students to get together for an alternate lunch activity focused on building social skills and bonding with their peers through mindful, and creative activities with 4 themes in total: 1 Relationships: Friendships, Family2 School Pressure 3 Self Acceptance/Resilience 4 Joy Things we love

Each group will cycle through creative workshops, games, and/or mindfulness stations focusing on each theme (relationships, acceptance, joy, etc )

DISTRITO

En un esfuerzo por continuar manteniendo nuestras escuelas seguras, el personal recibió vacunas contra la gripe de la enfermera Abbe y recibió capacitación certificada en RCP el 30 de agosto antes del comienzo de la escuela Esta capacitación, junto con nuestra asociación continua con CareSolace y Parent Venture (para Parent Ed) está destinada a brindar a los estudiantes, las familias y el personal la información y los recursos que necesitan de manera oportuna

ESCUELA DE ORMONDALE

El tema de apertura de la escuela se basa en los libros The World Needs More Purple Schools y The World Needs More Purple People de Kristen Bell y Benjamin Hart. Estos libros promueven los temas de inclusión, amabilidad y tener una fuerte ética de trabajo, todos los temas que están cubiertos en nuestras habilidades para la vida y actividades de aprendizaje socioemocional

Los amigos de nivel de grado han comenzado a reunirse Nuestros estudiantes de segundo grado son amigos de nuestros niños de jardín de infantes, nuestros estudiantes de tercer grado con nuestros estudiantes de primer grado

Hemos ampliado nuestro programa de Kindergarten de Transición a todos los niños de cuatro años y estamos trabajando con nuestro equipo para desarrollar un informe de progreso basado en los fundamentos del aprendizaje.

Nuestro maestro de jardinería ha comenzado a trabajar con todos los niveles de grado plantando superalimentos en todo nuestro campus

ESCUELA DE CORTE MADERA

Comenzamos el año destacando el mes de prevención del suicidio en septiembre. Los estudiantes de secundaria recibieron información sobre las señales de advertencia temprana y qué hacer si ellos o sus amigos están experimentando estos sentimientos. Los miembros del personal también recibieron capacitación para reconocer las señales de advertencia.

Este mes estamos celebrando el mes Anti Bullying Los estudiantes aprenderán la definición de intimidación junto con las formas en que pueden ser defensores Los estudiantes completarán una serie de actividades, desde juegos de roles hasta hacer carteles que reforzarán qué hacer si usted o alguien que conoce está siendo intimidado

Parent Ed: Jueves, 13 de octubre: CMS Parent Education: Gender Galaxy a las 12pm Te invitamos a unirte a nosotros virtualmente para un evento de educación para padres "Brown Bag Lunch" con Lark Doolan Lark capacitó a nuestro personal de CMS en febrero pasado sobre diversidad de género durante un Día de Desarrollo Profesional y tiene mucha información que creo que también sería valiosa para los padres

Compañeros de almuerzo

Con la psicóloga escolar Shauna Small y la terapeuta del habla Alexa Kendall, los especialistas Shauna Small (psicóloga escolar) han creado una oportunidad para que los estudiantes se reúnan para una actividad de almuerzo alternativa centrada en desarrollar habilidades sociales y vincularse con sus compañeros a través de actividades conscientes y creativas con 4 temas en total: 1 Relaciones: amistades, familia2 Presión escolar 3 Autoaceptación/Resiliencia 4 Alegría Cosas que amamos

Cada grupo pasará por talleres creativos, juegos y / o estaciones de atención plena que se centran en cada tema (relaciones, aceptación, alegría, etc.).

DENTAL HEALTH

Sonrisas Dental is screening all TK and Kindergarten students at Adelante Selby, Garfield, Henry Ford, Roosevelt, and Taft schools this fall for free. First grade students will be included at Henry Ford, which totals over 400 students. These screenings will provide oral health, disease prevention education and screenings to determine if students have cavities or any other dental concerns.

VISION TO LEARN

Vision to Learn has received funding to screen all students at Adelante Selby, Garfield, Kennedy, Roosevelt, and Taft. Any student that is identified as having eye concerns will be given an eye exam, and if they are further identified as needing glasses, they will receive a pair of eyeglasses at no cost. In addition to these sites, our district nurse team will also conduct vision screening to the remaining district sites for the mandated grade levels kindergarten or first grade and in grades two, five, and eight.

HEALTH & WELLNESS FOCUS ON STAFF

This year the Health and Wellness Department is focusing on increasing staff wellness The plan is to work with district staff and local organizations to help promote health and wellness activities in person and online We know that if our staff is well, then that energy will transfer to our students and there will be continued promotion of wellness across the district

SALUD DENTAL

Sonrisas Dental está evaluando a todos los estudiantes de TK y Kindergarten en las escuelas Adelante Selby, Garfield, Henry Ford, Roosevelt y Taft este otoño de forma gratuita. Los estudiantes de primer grado serán incluidos en Henry Ford, que totaliza más de 400 estudiantes. Estos exámenes proporcionarán salud oral, educación sobre prevención de enfermedades y exámenes para determinar si los estudiantes tienen caries o cualquier otra preocupación dental.

VISIÓN PARA APRENDER

Visión para Aprender ha recibido fondos para evaluar a todos los estudiantes de Adelante Selby, Garfield, Kennedy, Roosevelt y Taft. Cualquier estudiante que se identifique que tiene problemas oculares recibirá un examen ocular, y si se identifica que necesita anteojos, recibirá un par de anteojos sin costo alguno. Además de estos sitios, nuestro equipo de enfermeras del distrito también llevará a cabo exámenes de la vista en los sitios restantes del distrito para los niveles de grado obligatorios de kindergarten o primer grado y en los grados dos, cinco y ocho

SALUD Y BIENESTAR ENFOQUE EN EL PERSONAL

Este año, el Departamento de Salud y Bienestar se está enfocando en aumentar el bienestar del personal El plan es trabajar con el personal del distrito y las organizaciones locales para ayudar a promover actividades de salud y bienestar en persona y en línea Sabemos que si nuestro personal está bien, entonces esa energía se transferirá a nuestros estudiantes y habrá una promoción continua del bienestar en todo el distrito

STAFF HEALTH AND WELLNESS CHALLENGE

After learning about this from Kristen Savilla from Belmont Redwood Shores, San Carlos School District launched a staff health and wellness challenge! 60 staff members are on school based teams for a 6 week “challenge” to build, develop, and re explore healthy habits. We know that once the school year starts, teachers and school staff can become burnt out, drained, and stop caring for themselves. This will hopefully support our colleagues in developing skills to incorporate into their daily routines to ensure they are self nourishing all year long This challenge will explore sleep, water intake, movement, adding in more fruits and veggies, mindfulness, and more!

NEW CURRICULUM

After almost a year of getting acquainted with the District, the students, the families, staff, and all the various needs, we developed and launched some new tailor made curriculums to best support our community. 1. 2. 3

We developed a comprehensive health education, Social Emotional Learning, Diversity, and community building curriculum for our K 3 small groups time with our lovely partner, Legarza. This ensures that we are expanding the offerings for our young folks to focus on the Whole Child.

We created a curriculum for middle school advisory, based on needs identified in the California Healthy Kids Survey data results. This curriculum allows students to learn about all realms of health and wellbeing, equity, mental health, SEL, and focus on creating cohesion amongst the students We are so excited to continue to track progress of this curriculum, to see how we can make it even better for next year!

Each of our schools have “Green Teams”, to focus on sustainability and Mother Nature We developed a template for all of these teams to follow to ensure consistency amongst our schools, while allowing for student voice and choice Students will be able to do school sustainability audits, teach their peers about proper waste sorting, create campaigns, and more We can’t wait to see how the students will positively change the world this year!

Here is a picture of our District Office team our team song is the Friends theme song and we did a Friends themed photo!

AWARENESS TABLING DAYS

We have been working away planning fun health and wellness prevention and promotion activities for our students. Part of that is awareness tabling days, where the mental health and nursing team goes to recess and/ or lunch to promote health topics to students. Our first event of the year is What is Health and Wellness to You? Students will be able to explore various health and wellbeing topics, such as nutrition, movement, mental health, self regulation, sustainability and more through Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune The older students will get temporary tattoos for participating, and the younger students will get coloring pages All students will get wellness Bingo to play with friends, family, or solo! We love these events we get to hear from our students, learn more about their needs, and hopefully share a nugget of wisdom they can incorporate into their day to day!

SUHSD STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT WELCOMES

A NEW MEMBER!

Dr Celeste Lukrich joined the SUHSD Student Services Team in October 2022, as the new Health and Wellness Coordinator in Sequoia Union High School District.

BIG FIVE TRAINING

SUHSD has been working on training administrators and staff on the San Mateo County's Big 5 protocol of school safety. The Big Five protocol supports high quality training for school staff and community members and ensures clear channels of communication among schools, first responders, parents, and community members should an emergency occur. The trainings include the following protocols for:

Shelter in Place Drop, Cover, and Hold On Secure Campus Lockdown/Barricade Evacuation

SUHSD BLACK STUDENT UNIONS CENTER STUDENT WELLNESS

Black Student Unions (BSU) are committed to increasing cultural, social, and racial/ethnic representation in our communities BSU’s focus is to raise awareness, educate and build a new level of critical consciousness about what it means to be Black in the 21st century while simultaneously celebrating Black Joy and centering Black student wellness

Early in the fall season, many members of Sequoia’s BSU attended a student organized BSU Cookout at Central Park in San Mateo Students, Families, and Educators from BSUs across San Mateo County gathered to feed our bodies with food, laughter, and sun Often many students who identify as Black find themselves as one in a classroom or a few at any given school site; however, the BSU cookout provided a space for students to come together in community and unity

At Woodside High School, their BSU consistently has 20 25 students attend their weekly BSU Meetings every Tuesday during lunch They will host a lemonade and pizza fundraiser after school to fund club events On Friday, November 18th, the BSU will meet at the Redwood City Cinemark Movies to watch the new Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie Exposing students to counter narratives about the power and possibilities of what it means to be Black is a must!

In December, BSU members across SUHSD can attend the Northern

hosted at USF The conference is an opportunity to unite as one community, encourage and uplift each other, engage with professionals and college students in various workshops, hear from professionals about career opportunities and possibilities, learn what it takes to be successful after high school, get prepared for college admissions, engage with HBCU representatives, meet and greet with college students to learn about the "real" college experience, and top off the day with a school tour! Reach out to BSU Advisors at each site for more information about the Northern Region Leadership Conference

Lastly, on January 21st, SUHSD BSUs, in partnership with long term BSU supporter Sherinda Bryant with Culturally Restorative Learning Supports will host a BSU Winter Forum at EPAA The Winter Forum will provide a space for students to share takeaways from the Leadership Conference, engage in critical conversations around race/racism, and collectively build action plans to address local concerns impacting Black students’ experiences and health

We are Black We are Strong We are United We are the BSUs of SUHSD!

Region Leadership Conference

(Seq BSU @ BSU Cookout)

(Woodside High School s BSU)

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATIONS

On November 1st and 2nd, several schools in SUHSD and the district office celebrated Dia De Los Muertos A large altar and ofrendas was set up to help celebrate and educate about this important cultural event The DREAM Club at Sequoia is getting ready for their annual DREAM Club fundraiser dinner in two weeks (12/18/22). It will be hybrid this year (part of it in person and part online). Scott Stalder and Jane Slater are the advisors for that club that does incredible work for all the DREAMERS/undocumented students at Sequoia.

SUHSD DIGITAL WELL BEING TAS

JACK WEST

In 2018, after completing a year long process of information gathering from over 62 contributing stakeholders, SUHSD completed a revised technology plan

Chief among the top three technology related needs identified by all corners of our community was a concern over screen time

This gave birth to the digital wellbeing task force, a collaboration of school leaders, teachers, and community members from five school districts in southern San Mateo County The focus of the task force are the following:

1 Integrate digital citizenship curriculum into our schools, K 12, in an interdistrict collaboration

2 Examine research and best practice narratives around technology use agreements and share what we learn with our decision making partners

3 Inform our parent community about best practices for digital device use with children and teens so that we can speak with one voice from school and at home.

The work of the digital wellbeing task force would not have been possible without the leadership of the Sequoia Union High School District, the financial and professional health knowledge support of Kaiser Permanente, the specific field expertise and collaboration of Common Sense Education, the parent community connection and platform provided by the The Parent Venture, and the continued commitment of our many task force volunteers.

The County of San Mateo is a leader in providing free internet to families of need Community partners like Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City Together, and our school leaders regularly collaborate on infrastructure support for families

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PARTNERSHIPS

Our partnership with The Parent Venture who oversees The Parent Education Series for SUHSD continues to be a leading provider of inclusive, high quality education for parents/caregivers, students, educators, mental health professionals, and community members Founded in 2006, our organization has reached over 120,000 attendees on critical issues mental health, substance use, digital media, and more that impact the health, safety, and well being of children and teens. The Parent Education Series is a program of The Parent Venture, a registered 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization

The Parent Venture has a variety of resources that are free and open to the SUHSD parent community Here are the links:

The Parent Venture: https://www.parentventure.org/ Newsletter (Register): http://bit ly/ParentEdNewsletter

Video Library (YouTube): https://www youtube com/c/ParentEducationSeries

Facebook: https://www facebook com/ParentEducationSeries

Instagram: https://www instagram com/parenteducationseries

The Video Library (YouTube) includes 180+ full length videos of The Parent Education Series events. You will see categories for Mental Health and Well Being, Health and Wellness, Substance Use Prevention, Platicas en Español, Social Justice, and more

¡EL DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS ESTUDIANTILES DE SUHSD LE DA LA BIENVENIDA A UN NUEVO MIEMBRO!

La Dra. Celeste Lukrich se unió al Equipo de Servicios Estudiantiles de SUHSD en octubre de 2022, como la nueva Coordinadora de Salud y Bienestar en el Distrito Escolar Secundario Sequoia Union

ENTRENAMIENTO BIG FIVE

SUHSD ha estado trabajando en el entrenamiento de administradores y personal en el condado de San Mateo Protocolo de los 5 grandes de la seguridad escolar El protocolo Big Five respalda la capacitación de alta calidad para el personal escolar y los miembros de la comunidad y garantiza canales claros de comunicación entre las escuelas, los socorristas, los padres y los miembros de la comunidad en caso de que ocurra una emergencia Los entrenamientos incluyen los siguientes protocolos para:

Refugiarse en el lugar Agáchese, cúbrase y sujétese Seguro del campus Bloqueo/Barricada Evacuación

SUHSD CENTRO DE SINDICATOS DE ESTUDIANTES AFROAMERICANOS BIENESTAR ESTUDIANTIL

Las Uniones de Estudiantes afroamericanos (BSU) están comprometidos a aumentar la representación cultural, social y racial/étnica en nuestras comunidades El enfoque de BSU es aumentar conciencia, educar y construir un nuevo nivel de conciencia crítica acerca de lo que significa ser afroamericano en el siglo XXI, al mismo tiempo que celebra la alegría afroamericano y se centra en el bienestar de los estudiantes afroamericano.

A principios de la temporada de otoño, muchos miembros de la BSU de Sequoia asistieron a una comida al aire libre de la BSU organizada por estudiantes en Central Park en San Mateo Estudiantes, familias y educadores de las BSU de todo el condado de San Mateo se reunieron para alimentar nuestros cuerpos con comida, risas y sol A menudo, muchos estudiantes que se identifican como negros se encuentran como uno solo en un salón de clases o como unos pocos en una escuela determinada; sin embargo, la comida al aire libre de BSU proporcionó un espacio para que los estudiantes se reunieran en comunidad y unidad

En Woodside High School, su BSU constantemente tiene entre 20 y 25 estudiantes que asisten a sus reuniones semanales de BSU todos los martes durante el almuerzo Recibirán una recaudación de fondos de limonada y pizza después de la escuela para financiar eventos del club El viernes 18 de noviembre, la BSU se reunirá en Redwood City Cinemark Movies para ver la nueva película Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ¡Exponer a los estudiantes a contra narrativas sobre el poder y las posibilidades de lo que significa ser afroamericano es una necesidad!

En diciembre, los miembros de BSU de SUHSD pueden asistir a la Conferencia de Liderazgo de la Región Norte organizada en USF La conferencia es una oportunidad para unirse como una comunidad, animarse y animarse unos a otros, involucrarse con profesionales y estudiantes universitarios en varios talleres, escuchar a los profesionales sobre oportunidades y posibilidades profesionales, aprender lo que se necesita para tener éxito después de la escuela secundaria, prepararse para admisiones universitarias, interactúe con representantes de HBCU, conozca y salude a estudiantes universitarios para aprender sobre la experiencia universitaria "real" y termine el día con un recorrido escolar Comuníquese con los asesores de BSU en cada sitio para obtener más información sobre la Conferencia de liderazgo de la región norte

Por último, el 21 de enero, las BSU de SUHSD, en asociación con Sherinda Bryant, colaboradora de BSU a largo plazo con Culturally Restorative Learning Supports, organizarán un Foro de invierno de BSU en la EPAA El Foro de invierno brindará un espacio para que los estudiantes compartan las conclusiones de la Conferencia de liderazgo, participen en conversaciones críticas sobre raza/racismo y construyan colectivamente planes de acción para abordar las preocupaciones locales que afectan las experiencias y la salud de los estudiantes negros

Somos afroamericano Somos fuertes Estamos Unidos ¡Somos las BSU de SUHSD!

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(Woodside High School s BSU)

CELEBRACIONES DEL DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS

El 1st y 2nd de noviembre, varias escuelas de SUHSD y la oficina del distrito celebraron el Día de Los Muertos Un gran altar y ofrendas fueron establecidos para ayudar a celebrar y educar sobre este importante evento cultural El DREAM Club en Sequoia se está preparando para su cena anual de recaudación de fondos DREAM Club en dos semanas (18/12/22) Será híbrido este año (parte en persona y parte en línea) Scott Stalder y Jane Slater son los asesores de ese club que hace un trabajo increíble para todos los DREAMERS/estudiantes indocumentados en Sequoia

ACTUALIZACIONES DEL GRUPO DE T

DIGITAL DE SUHSD POR JACK WEST

En 2018, después de completar un proceso de un año de recopilación de información de más de 62 partes interesadas contribuyentes, SUHSD completó un plan de tecnología revisado

La principal de las tres principales necesidades relacionadas con la tecnología identificadas por todos los rincones de nuestra comunidad fue la preocupación por el tiempo frente a la pantalla

Esto dio origen al grupo de trabajo de bienestar digital, una colaboración de líderes escolares, maestros y miembros de la comunidad de cinco distritos escolares en el sur del condado de San Mateo El enfoque del grupo de trabajo es el siguiente:

1 Integrar el plan de estudios de ciudadanía digital en nuestras escuelas, K 12, en una colaboración entre distritos.

2. Examinar las narrativas de investigación y mejores prácticas en torno a los acuerdos de uso de tecnología y compartir lo que aprendemos con nuestros socios en la toma de decisiones

3 Informar a nuestra comunidad de padres sobre las mejores prácticas para el uso de dispositivos digitales con niños y adolescentes para que podamos hablar con una sola voz desde la escuela y en el hogar

El trabajo del grupo de trabajo de bienestar digital no hubiera sido posible sin el liderazgo del Distrito de Escuelas Secundarias Sequoia Union, el apoyo financiero y de conocimiento profesional de la salud de Kaiser Permanente, la experiencia de campo específica y la colaboración de Common Sense Education, la plataforma y conexión de la comunidad de padres provista por el The Parent Venturey el compromiso continuo de nuestros numerosos voluntarios del grupo de trabajo

El condado de San Mateo es líder en proporcionar Internet gratis a familias necesitadas Los socios comunitarios como Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City Together y nuestros líderes escolares colaboran regularmente en el apoyo de infraestructura para las familias.

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ASOCIACIONES

Nuestra asociación con The Parent Venture , que supervisa The Parent Education Series para SUHSD, sigue siendo un proveedor líder de educación inclusiva y de alta calidad para padres/cuidadores, estudiantes, educadores, profesionales de la salud mental y miembros de la comunidad. Fundada en 2006, nuestra organización ha llegado a más de 120,000 asistentes sobre temas críticos (salud mental, uso de sustancias, medios digitales y más) que afectan la salud, la seguridad y el bienestar de niños y adolescentes La Serie de Educación para Padres es un programa de The Parent Venture, una organización sin fines de lucro registrada 501(c)(3)

Parent Venture tiene una variedad de recursos que son gratuitos y abiertos a la comunidad de padres de SUHSD Aquí están los enlaces:

The Parent Venture: https://www parentventure org/ Boletín (Registrarse): http://bit ly/ParentEdNewsletter

Videoteca (YouTube): https://www youtube com/c/ParentEducationSeriesFacebook : https://www facebook com/ParentEducationSeries

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parenteducationseries

La biblioteca de videos (YouTube) incluye más de 180 videos completos de los eventos de la serie de educación para padres Verá categorías de Salud mental y bienestar, Salud y bienestar, Prevención del uso de sustancias, Platicas en español, Justicia social y más

PARENT EDUCATION

Why Teen and Tween Sleep Matters, and How Parents and Schools Can Help

Lisa L. Lewis, MS, Author, The SleepDeprived Teen

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT Online Event (Live)

In her new book, The Sleep Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, And How Parents And Schools Can Help Them Thrive, author Lisa L Lewis, MS, synthesizes the research to provide parents of teens and tweens with reader friendly information and strategies Register here

Behind Their Screens: What Teens are Facing (and Adults are Missing) Emily Weinstein, PhD, and Carrie James, PhD, Authors, Harvard Researchers

Friday, December 2, 2022

12:00pm – 1:00pm PT Online Event (Live)

In their new book, Behind Their Screens, authors and Harvard researchers Emily Weinstein, PhD, and Carrie James, PhD, explore the complexities that teens face in their digital lives, and suggest that many adult efforts to help “Get off your phone!” fall short Register here

EDUCACIÓN PARA PADRES

Por qué es importante el sueño de los adolescentes y preadolescentes, y cómo los padres y las escuelas pueden ayudar Lisa L. Lewis, MS, autora, The SleepDeprived Teen

Miércoles, 30 de noviembre de 2022 5:30pm – 6:30pm PT evento en línea (en vivo)

En su nuevo libro, El adolescente privado de sueño: por qué nuestros adolescentes están tan cansados y cómo los padres y las escuelas pueden ayudarlos a prosperar, autor Lisa L Lewis, MS, sintetiza la investigación para proporcionar a los padres de adolescentes y preadolescentes información y estrategias fáciles de leer Enlace de zoom aquí

Detrás de sus pantallas: lo que enfrentan los adolescentes (y los adultos que faltan) Emily Weinstein, PhD, y Carrie James, PhD, autoras, investigadores de Harvard

Viernes, 2 de diciembre de 2022 12:00pm – 1:00pm PT evento en línea (en vivo)

En su nuevo libro, Behind Their Screens, las autoras e investigadoras de Harvard Emily Weinstein, PhD y Carrie James, PhD, exploran las complejidades que enfrentan los adolescentes en su entorno digitalvidas, y sugieren que muchos esfuerzos de los adultos para ayudar “¡Quítate el teléfono!” se quedan cortos Enlace de zoom aquí

INICIATIVA ESCUELAS SALUDABLES (IES)

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Querida comunidad de la Iniciativa Escuelas Saludables (IES),

Este año escolar, la Iniciativa de Escuelas Saludables (HSI) del Distrito de Salud de Sequoia proporcionó fondos y apoyo muy necesario para nuestros equipos de respuesta Covid de primera línea. Los líderes de bienestar y las enfermeras escolares de nuestros ocho distritos escolares se reunieron regularmente para discutir estrategias y compartir información sobre la lucha contra la pandemia en curso Sin el liderazgo de estas personas, habría sido difícil para nuestras escuelas volver a abrir para el aprendizaje en persona La salud y la seguridad son lo primero, y establecer esta base era esencial antes de que se abrieran las classes

Además, en 2021 22, a través del programa de subvenciones de HSI, se asignaron más de medio millón de dólares ($539,000) a 22 organizaciones sin fines de lucro que trabajan con nuestros distritos escolares Durante los últimos 12 años, SHD ha servido como líder en la convocatoria de socios y en la provisión de una red de apoyos y recursos comunitarios para estudiantes, familias y personal escolar Visite seqhd org/hsi para obtener más información sobre nuestra Iniciativa de Escuelas Saludables

A G R A D E C I M I E N T O E S P E C I A L

Karen E. Li, MD Directora de Salud Escolar Healthy Schools Initiative

Nos gustaría dar un agradecimiento especial y reconocimiento a la Dra. Karen Li, MD, quien recientemente se retiró de su puesto como Directora de Salud Escolar del Distrito Desde el 2018, el liderazgo de la Dra Li fue fundamental para coordinar los esfuerzos de salud escolar, especialmente durante la pandemia Su liderazgo sirvió como catalizador para el programa de mentores de enfermería escolar y cultivó asociaciones comunitarias clave centradas en la salud mental (CareSolace, Carpeta Verde para Padres) y los esfuerzos de prevención (Tobacco Education Coalition) Gracias por sus años de excelente servicio a nuestro equipo

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