Psychological Services Updates: February 2022

North Carolina Public Schools sent this bulletin at 02/16/2022 02:10 PM EST

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February Focus: KINDNESS

Random Acts of Kindness Week is February 13-19, 2022

Thursday, February 17, 2022 is Random Acts of Kindness Day 

Make Kindness the Norm

 NEW Administrator Guides

These documents are designed to serve as communication, planning and teaming tools to support the similar, yet distinct roles of Administration Guidesschool counselors, school social workers, school psychologists and school nurses to school and district administrators and other education leaders. The state consultants for each of these professional disciplines hope that you will find these documents helpful in educating others on what you do and advocating for your effective roles.

View the merged guide through the SISP page of the Psychological Services website. 

 

Upcoming Learning Opportunity:

The North Carolina School Psychology Association (NCSPA) is offering a Spring Institute on March 10th. The Institute is hosted by NCSPA's School Safety and Crisis Response Committee and the focus will be on Advanced Threat Assessment. Members and Nonmembers are invited to attend. Click on the picture below for Institute Agenda and registration details.

NCSPA Spring Institute 2022

Psychological Services Website Updates

The website is undergoing some early Spring cleaning and reorganization. Updates will continue to be made through the months of February and March to improve user access to relevant information.  A few of the changes are highlighted below. Be sure to visit the site frequently!

Name Change

Visitors will notice a change in the website's name from NC School Psychology to Psychological Services in NC Public Schools. 

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Telehealth Resources and COVID-19 Resources moved under Resources Tab

Looking for Telehealth or COVID-19 Resources? We have moved them under the Resources tab.

SISP Resources Added

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North Carolina Position Openings:

Psychological Services School-based Position Openings

Students with Disabilities: News and Updates

2021 Annual Report to Congress on the IDEA Published

OSEP is excited to announce the release of the 43rd Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2021. The report focuses on children with disabilities being served under IDEA, Part B and Part C, nationally and at the state level. It provides an overview of IDEA Section 618 and 616 data.

What Does the Data Tell Us?
Percentage of Students with Disabilities Exiting School, Ages 14 through 21, by Race/Ethnicity, Served Under IDEA, Part B, in the US, Outlying Areas,
and Freely Associated States: SY 2018–19

Consider:
• Look at the first row. This row demonstrates the percent of all students with disabilities exiting school by dropping out, graduating with regular high school diploma, or receiving a certificate.
• Now look at the other rows. These rows present students with disabilities exiting school by race/ ethnicity.
• Compare the first all students with disabilities row to the different racial/ ethnic rows.
• What differences do you find? What is the magnitude of those differences?
For more information on racial/ ethnic breakdowns, please see the OSEP Fast Facts: Race and Ethnicity of Children with Disabilities Served under IDEA Part B.
For additional thought provoking data questions and conversation starters, please see the accompanying Hand in Hand supplemental tool.

View on Psychological Services Page

 2021 Annual Report to Congress on the IDEA Published

Shining a (Glaring) Light on Educational Inequities in Reading
National Center on Improving Literacy Logo Join the National Center on Improving Literacy (NCIL) on February 23, 2022, 2:00 PM (Eastern Time), for an examination of reading achievement gaps and the policy and practical solutions that can help address these gaps. This session will bring together a group of education stakeholders with a shared interest and expertise in improving literacy outcomes for students who are historically disadvantaged. Panelists will present data illustrating some of the most glaring problems with educational inequity in reading and will discuss approaches for building educational equity through policy, partnerships, and practice. Participants will receive access to a variety of free, evidence-based tools and resources. Register here

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• You can also check out the IDEA website newsletter archive for past editions of the OSEP Newsletter.