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April, 2023
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Updates for School Districts
April, 2023
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. Prevention services and supports developed by this collaboration can help to protect children and strengthen families.
Child Sex Trafficking in America: A Guide for Parents and Guardians
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence
DFPS - Tips for Thriving Families Resources
Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas Resources
Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) Field Operations Guide
Visit SchoolSafety.gov for additional resources to support school safety and security efforts.
School Safety Required Reports
Click images for more information.
SSSP Data Collection - Report to TEA by CAMPUS
2020-23 Safety Audit Cycle - Report to TxSSC
Districts may begin reporting audit results at any time after receiving the DARtool link and access code.
TxSSC EOP Reviews - September 2023
EOP Basic Plan Toolkit and EOP Basic Plan Checklist
Severe Weather Toolkit and Severe Weather Checklist
Hazmat Toolkit and Hazmat Checklist
Train Derailment Appendix and Train Derailment Checklist (Inside HAZMAT Toolkit)
Gun Free Schools Compliance Report
Complete AFTER the last day of school.
District (PR6000) and Campus (PR6100).
Available: May 3, 2023 - Due: June 29, 2023.
Title VIII, School Choice Option - PR6200
Available: July 28, 2023 - Due: September 29, 2023
TEA Unsafe School Choice Option Guidance Handbook See Transfer Policy See policy for “Persistently Dangerous”
School Health Survey - June 2
Information in TEA correspondence. Districts and open-enrollment charters must complete the 2022-2023 School Health Survey on or before 5:00 pm (CDT) on Friday, June 2, 2023. For questions related to the survey, please email healthandsafety@tea.texas.gov.
Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative (PFAI) Deadline - June 9
Districts must submit student physical fitness assessment data for 2022-2023 to TEA using the PFAI application available through the Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL) by Friday, June 9,2023 by 5:00PM.
Summer PEIMS Submission - Discipline Codes
If a student discipline results in a change of placement, it will ask if a Behavioral Threat Assessment was conducted. LEAs should be keeping documentation of Behavioral Threat Assessment data.
School Safety Grants
Mental Health
Scholar Website - an excellent resource for the School Counselor
Resources:
- Self-Harm and Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Childhood and Early Adolescence - A resource for Elementary School Educators & School-Based Professionals. This resource provides critical knowledge and resources to help schools recognize and assess the warning signs of STBs and to respond in ways that keep children as safe as possible.
- Mood Disorders and Teenage Girls
A Form of OCD - People who obsess over the idea of suicide, but are not actually suicidal
Title IV, Part A Information
New Resource - TIVA Allowable Use of Funds Notebook
This resource will be shared with LEAs at the ACET Conference. The notebook revamps the TIVA FAQ document and focuses on ways that LEAs have used Title IVA funds in the past. We included SNS language to warn that just because the scenario was deemed an allowable use of funds, all decisions depend on each LEAs situation. Please provide ESC updates and suggestions prior to the conference. Email ngalle@esc14.net. See Notebook Here.
Updated Resource - TIVA Funding Question Tool
Designed to assist with the thought process of determining whether or not an activity is an allowable use of Title IV, Part A funds.
Upcoming Events
Connect 20 (TEA Virtual Training Series)
May and June 2023 - The TEA Federal Program Compliance Division is announcing a series of statewide virtual training opportunities for LEAs, ESCs, and the public related to federal grants administered in the Division. Training will take place in May and June 2023 and there is no cost. Links to Webpage & Registration Flyer
2023 TEA Mental and Behavioral Health Webinar Series
April 12, 2023 | Topic: Securing Community Partnerships
A series of monthly webinars in school mental health topics, substance use/abuse prevention, school and community partnerships, parent engagement, and school safety. Held 2nd Wednesday of each month from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (CST) via Zoom.
Select the date below to register for each webinar: May 10, 2023 | June 14, 2023
TEA + State Partners Human Trafficking Webinar Series
April 14 | 10:30 am |Panel Discussion Child Abuse Prevention Month | Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83090192314 Meeting ID: 830 9019 231. TEA Flyer link to register.
Texas Suicide Prevention Symposium 2023
June 13-15 |New Braunfels | Registration
Texas School Safety Center Annual Conference
June 18-22, 2023 - Register - TxSSC Safety Conference | | "Developing School Safety Leaders"
Especially Safe: An Inclusive Approach to School Safety Preparedness in Educational Settings
July 27 | 9-12 pm
Join Safe and Sound Schools for a virtual workshop led by Co-founder and Executive Director Michele Gay. This training will explore Safe and Sound School's newest program, Especially Safe: An Inclusive Approach to School Safety Preparedness in Educational Settings. This training is open to public ISDs, open-enrollment charter schools, junior colleges, school-based law enforcement, and state agencies that support Texas schools.
88th Legislature - Know the Impact on Schools
Title I - Parent & Family Engagement Statewide Conference
Legal Disclaimer: This information in this newsletter is intended solely to provide general information and guidance and reflects the Title IVA School Safety State Initiative current understanding of the topics and applicable state and federal guidance. The content is subject to change as a result of additional information and guidance provided by state and federal agencies with regulatory oversight. ESCs and LEAs may choose to seek legal counsel regarding the information and guidance.