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Crisis Response Network
We are sending out a request for our local school staff/counselors/administrators to begin the conversation of taking the next step in Crisis Management in Oklahoma schools. With many of the grants that funded the SDE training and staff to help develop a network of District Crisis Teams coming to an end, it is time to reach out and bring all of these resources together. The goal is to develop a network of trained individuals who understand the steps and actions required for an effective Crisis Response to assist their own Districts as well as other local District partners. Please note: this is NOT required. This is simply a coordinated effort by SDE to help connect resources.
The letter attached HERE was sent out to District Superintendents to solicit feedback and willingness to partner with SDE to maintain regional response team lists of counselors and other trained school staff to respond regionally to crisis. At this time, we have had a limited response and are asking for some additional voices to help start the conversation. Please feel free to forward the linked document to your superintendent or district counseling coordinators to discuss your level of participation in this project and to use the form to identify your district’s decision in this partnership.
Reach out if you have any questions to:
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Coffee with Counselors
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!
Each session will be held 9am - 10am
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Funding Opportunity for MEB Programs
These grants are a direct funding opportunity to schools who are looking to fund their MTSS programs and assist in the following:
- Develop a districtwide, comprehensive MTSS plan for MEB (mental, emotional & behavioral) health.
- Train school staff and educators how to recognize the risk factors and warning signs of developing MEB health problems and how to respond to mental health crisis.
- Offer learning-focused opportunities for families on student MEB health.
- Decrease stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors related to MEB health.
- Implement evidence-based primary and secondary prevention strategies with students.
Funding amounts per LEA are as follows:
- Up to 500 students enrolled – up to $100,000
- 501-1,000 students enrolled – up to $150,000
- 1,001-5,000 students enrolled – up to $225,000
- 5,001 or more students enrolled – up to $300,000
Find more information at: MTSS--RFI-2024.pdf (oklahoma.gov)
Deadline for submitting application is April 15th, 2024
Bullying and Cyberbullying on the Rise
The incidences of both cyberbullying and adolescent suicide are rising in the United States, with recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showing that 14.9 percent of adolescents have been cyberbullied and 13.6 percent of adolescents have made a serious suicide attempt. Cyberbullying has been associated with suicide of a victim in several recent cases, a phenomenon that has been newly termed cyberbullicide.
Even though not all cyber bullies or victims think of (or consider) suicide, they clearly appear to be at an increased risk.
A recent study by the NIH showed that participants who experienced cyberbullying were more than 4 times as likely to report thoughts of suicide and attempts as those who didn’t.
Another study has shown that effective, evidence-based cyberbullying intervention programs involving communication and social skills, digital citizenship, empathy training, coping skills, as well as education on cyberbullying for both the individual youth and parent can help overcome suicide risk in young people who experience cyberbullying.
It is not an easy answer, but if we address it properly, we can find success in helping minimize the factors that cause the increased risk that cyberbullying can cause.
You can find an array of resources on the stopbullying.gov website.
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