Important November Announcements & Deadlines

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Upcoming Deadlines & Announcements

Coffee With Counselors 2023 Dates

Please join us for "Coffee with Counselors!" This is an informal time for school counselors from across our great state to come together for celebration, collaboration, and continued growth. We look forward to you joining us!

Dec 6th - 9:00-10:00
Jan 10th - 9:00-10:00
Feb 7th - 9:00-10:00
Mar 7th - 9:00-10:00
Apr 4th - 9:00-10:00
May 2nd- 9:00-10:00

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting (it will be the same Zoom link for all sessions).

>> R egister in Advance Here

2023 Chancellor Hans Brisch Scholarship

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education recently mailed letters to all public high school principals inviting them to nominate a graduating senior for the 2023 Chancellor Hans Brisch Scholarship. Please find attached a copy of the letter and application information.

This scholarship recognizes exceptional public school seniors for their dedication to community service, outstanding leadership characteristics, and high academic achievement. Please take a moment to think about a graduating senior at your school who would be a great nominee. All submissions must either be postmarked to the State Regents’ office or e-mailed to Amanda Winge by Friday, December 2, 2022. We encourage you or your designee to start looking for a graduating senior to nominate today.

If you have any questions about the scholarship, please contact Amanda Winge at awinge@osrhe.edu or (405) 225-9237.

>> Download 2023 Nomination Packet

Bullying Prevention Policies Due

It's time to upload our Bullying Prevention Policies to Single Sign-On (SSO) for Fiscal Year 2022/2023. The Single Sign-On Portal is open now. The deadline to upload your district's policy is January 13th.

Administrator Notes:

Navigate to the "District Bullying Prevention Tab on SSO.
Enter your Bullying Prevention Coordinator's information and save.
Upload your policy and have the superintendent certify.

Please note that the report can only be certified using the Superintendent's username and password. Thank you.

For Technical Assistance:
Contact Tosin Akande: 405.522.6262 | Tosin.Akande@sde.ok.gov

>> Click to View OSDE's Model Bullying Prevention Policy

Crisis Team is Ready to Help

If your school or district experiences a crisis, the OSDE Crisis Team is ready to help. We offer as little or as much support as needed. We respond to everything from an individual student in crisis to a large-scale disaster.

We can offer consultation and technical assistance, digital resources, or even in-person support. This service is FREE to all Oklahoma districts and schools.

>> Call the Crisis Line at 405-397-7108 for assistance.

Professional Development Opportunities

FREE PREPaRE CRISIS WORKSHOPS

We are now scheduling PREPaRE Workshops 1 and 2 for the Spring semester. The PREPaRE Curriculum is developed by the National Association of School Psychologists, PREPaRE is a comprehensive, evidence-based, and resource-rich curriculum for school crisis prevention and response. This training is ideal for schools committed to improving their school safety and crisis management plans, empowering crisis teams, and providing appropriate emergency response with an emphasis on balancing physical and psychological safety for students and staff.

PREPaRE Workshop 1 Crisis Prevention and Preparedness: Comprehensive School Safety Planning

A one-day workshop provides school mental health professionals, administrators, security officers, and other educators knowledge and resources important to establishing and sustaining comprehensive, ongoing school safety and crisis prevention, mitigation, and preparedness. Making use of existing personnel, resources, and programs, PREPaRE can be adapted to a school’s needs and size. Specific attention is given to developing, exercising, and evaluating safety/crisis teams and plans, and integrating school and community crisis response personnel.

Also addressed are issues associated with the media, social media, technology, students with special needs, culture, and memorials. Training reinforces improved school climate, student behavior and academic functioning, student resilience, and school staff crisis response capabilities.

PREPaRE Workshop 2 Crisis Intervention and Recovery: The Roles of School-Based Mental Health Professionals

A two-day workshop provides school-based mental health professionals and other school crisis intervention team members with the knowledge necessary to meet the mental health needs of students and staff following school-associated crisis events. This workshop teaches participants how to prevent and prepare for psychological trauma, help to reaffirm both the physical health of members of the school community and students’ perceptions that they are safe and secure, evaluate conduct psychological triage, respond to the psychological needs of the school community utilizing a multi-tiered approach, and examine the effectiveness of school crisis intervention and recovery efforts. This workshop is an excellent course for all professionals in your district who provide mental health crisis intervention services.

For more information on scheduling either workshop for your district, contact Michelle Strain at Michelle.Strain@sde.ok.gov.

>> Inquire About PREPaRE Workshops Here

NEW: Free Crisis Team Training

We are now offering a 2-3 hour Crisis Team Training that shows teams how to use their PREPaRE training combined with OSDE resources to respond in crisis situations. If you have a crisis team of at least 15 members, we can bring the training to your team at your site.

In this training, teams will:

Review core elements of PREPaRE Workshops 1 and 2
Look in-depth at the Incident Command System (ICS)
Evaluate a Crisis Checklist organized both by ICS job and order of operations
Use tools created by the OSDE to make Crisis Response more efficient and effective
Participate in role plays and table top exercises
Review crisis scripts
Discuss best practices on:
- Announcing a crisis
- Caring for students and staff
- Memorials, funerals, and out of school events
- Preparation and recovery

>> Click Here to Register

Request Free Professional Development

Did You know we offer FREE training in School-Based Mental Health, Prevention and Intervention and Comprehensive School Counseling? We offer in person as well as virtual trainings.

>> CLICK HERE TO REQUEST TRAINING

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Student Support Contact Information

Elizabeth Suddath, Assistant Deputy Superintendent
elizabeth.suddath@sde.ok.gov, (405) 521-2106

Jenna Jones, Executive Director of Comprehensive School Counseling
jenna.jones@sde.ok.gov, (405) 521-3263

Cheryl McGee, Executive Director of School-Based Mental Health
cheryl.mcgee@sde.ok.gov, (405) 415-5468

Michelle Strain, Executive Director of Prevention and Intervention Services
michelle.strain@sde.ok.gov, (405) 365-5764

Visit Us Online
Counseling Webpage
OKEdge Career Readiness Site
Family & Community Engagement Webpage

Additional Resources
American School Counselor Association
Oklahoma School Counselor Association
International Bullying Prevention Association
Oklahoma Counseling Association

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