| January 2005 |
Free Guide to Keeping Kids Drug Free Can Be Crucial Tool for Parents and Caregivers of African-American Youth at Risk The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, a program of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, recently released free guides to help school counselors, parents and caregivers keep kids drug free, including a new one created specifically for African-American parents. According to the campaign’s recent studies, African-American youth are at increased risk. Bulk guides can be provided free of charge to organizations that have the means to distribute them. For other resources and information, school counselors can visit www.antidrug.com. For more information, contact Rick Blake at (703) 683-1151 or Wendy Campbell (703) 683-7793. |
| Kind Acts Foundation Gives Teachers Free Way to Honor Kids for Kind Deeds There are few things better than watching students do a good deed -- excepting perhaps seeing their faces when they are recognized for it. Thanks to the Kind Acts program, launched nationally a year ago, doing so is easy and free. The Kind Acts Foundation offers PK-12 teachers an easy way to formally honor kids for kind deeds. The foundation sends a personalized certificate detailing the child’s kind act along with a Kind Acts lapel pin to any teacher making a request. The teacher personally decides how to present the certificate and pin to the student. The Kind Acts Foundation is privately funded, so there is no cost, and all requests are honored. The Foundation honored more than 2,000 students nationwide last year. For more information, contact Dave Hall at davehall@KindActs.org, call (801) 583-2303 or visit www.KindActs.org. |
Kids Asked About Stress In Recent Poll; Results Now Available Online No one, especially school counselors, likes to see kids upset or stressed. To better understand how kids handle stress and how school counselors and parents can help, a recent KidsHealth KidsPoll asked 875 children ages 9 to 13 from across the country how they handle stress. The top reasons kids feel stressed? Grades, school, homework, family and friends or peers. The most frequently used coping skills? Distractions such as playing, listening to music and watching TV. An alarming number of kids -- 25 percent -- admitted to having hurt themselves on purpose when stressed. For complete survey findings and methodology or to learn more about healthy ways to help kids cope, visit http://nahec.org/KidsPoll. |
| Learn more about the SPARC. Go to: http://www.lacoe.edu/orgs/1077/index.cfm |
The attachment has our order form for the 2005 Middle School Guide. This guide was designed for grades 6-9 and should serve as an excellent transition resource. We are accepting orders from throughout California. Important to note: $1.50 per copy (was $2.00 last year) Price is $1.65 for orders received after October 31. Credit Card payment is possible this year · Minimum order: 50 copies · Cover/Insert options (Deadline for ordering covers/inserts: October 21) · Deadline for order form and payment: October 31 · Spanish PDF is $1,000 for unlimited copies (district license to reprint MS Guide in Spanish) Please contact Lyn deNeef at deneef_lyn@lacoe.edu or 562-922-6373 if you would like to receive a 2004 copy of the guide as a preview item. And let us know if you have any questions/concerns. Bob |
| 2006 CASC Conference Dates Announced!! Northern California Conference Friday May 5, 2006 San Ramon Valley Conference Center 3301 Crow Canyon Road San Ramon, California Southern California Conference Friday March 31, 2006 Sheraton Suites Fairplex 601 West McKinley Avenue Pomona, California 91768 |
| It is here! The SPARC 2006 Instructions and Scoring Rubric are in the attached pdf. New this year: • the “First Step” SPARC – five sections instead of 10 sections for new SPARCS and teams that want to rejoin the SPARC award process • scoring process – broken down by component and more definitive • a self-scoring rubric to help you determine eligibility for an award • “Best in the West” additional item - your team’s role in the school safety plan • Graphs must have a minimum 8 point font; text for the document will stay at a minimum 10 point font. • New award for 5th year “Best in the West” SPARCs We have confirmed that once again we will be sending high-scoring (over 30 points) SPARCs to your state senator and assemblyperson with a supporting letter from the State Superintendent of Instruction Jack O’Connell. My thanks to the LA County Guidance Advisory Committee for their critical input and willingness to keep SPARC moving forward. Home website for SPARC is www.lacoe.edu/sparc. Please call/email with any questions/concerns or to arrange a half day or full day SPARC training. Bob Tyra School Counseling Consultant Los Angeles County Office of Education 9300 Imperial Highway Downey, CA 90242 Phone: (562) 922-6284 Fax: (562) 922-6299 Email: tyra_bob@lacoe.edu Website: www.lacoe.edu/cccla |
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