NWESD Winter 2020 Education Connection

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KNOWLEDGE BOWL Contact: Nancy Menard 360-299-4020|nmenard@nwesd.org more info: nwesd.org/knowledge_bowl

March 9-13 & March 16-20

NWESD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW Contact: Jennifer Longchamps 360-299-4095 | jlongchamps@nwesd.org more info: nwesd.org/artshow

March 24-27

YOUNG AUTHORS CONFERENCE Contact: Kristine Juhl 360-299-4030|kjuhl@nwesd.org more info: nwesd.org/young_authors

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1/9/20

Paraprofessional Assessment Test

87380

20

1/15/20, 1/16/20 NWESD School Safety Summit 2020

multiple instructors

98949

14

1/17/20

ECE: Meeting the Needs of Migrant Families

Lara Cole

88960

20

1/21/20

NGSS 101: Deep Dive NGSS

Brian MacNevin

95262

16

1/28/20, 1/29/20 Project Management Essentials

Sharon Sikes

98793

18

multiple dates

Principles of Applied Behavior Analysis

Kathryn Holley

100369

21

2/4/20, 3/17/20

Paraeducator Fundamental Course of Study

Kathleen Poole

97398

17

2/5/20

Student Threat Assessment: Level 1 Training

Jeff Dowhaniuk

100027

15

2/13/20

Paraprofessional Assessment Test

87381

20

2/20/20

NGSS 102: Digging Deeper NGSS

Brian MacNevin

95268

17

2/26/20

Foundational Reading Skills Gr 2-8

Kim Kellogg

100047

16

Tina Mott

99999

16

2/27/20, 4/30/20 Foundations in Early Numeracy 3/3/20

Darkness to Light Training: Stewards of Children Anne Ewalt

96361

15

3/3/20

Signs of Suicide - Training

Natalie Gustafson

98742

15

3/2/20

Stories of Us and the World: How We See Ourselves in Relation to Our Environment

multiple instructors

98276

18

3/3/20

Early Learning Summit

multiple instructors

99857

19

3/4/20, 3/5/20

TPOT: Using Fidelity Checklist to Support Implementation of the Pyramid Practices

Angel Fettig

88977

21

3/19/20

Paraprofessional Assessment Test

87382

20

3/20/20

ECE: Utilizing & Developing Support Staff

Lara Cole

88963

20

3/24/2020

NGSS 101: Deep Dive NGSS

Brian MacNevin

95263

16

4/16/2020

Paraprofessional Assessment Test

87383

20

4/21/2020

NGSS 102: Digging Deeper into the Next Generation Science Standards

Brian MacNevin

95269

17

4/22/2020

Administrative Professionals Conference

multiple instructors

98771

17

5/7/2020

Paraprofessional Assessment Test

87384

20

5/8/2020

ECE: Improving Climate & Wellness in Early Childhood Settings

88964

20

Lara Cole

A Note from Our Superintendent Larry Francois, Anacortes

• Enhance School Safety and Security • Fully Fund Special Education • Fully Fund SEBB Implementation

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• Address Funding Inequities • Update the Construction Cost Allowance and Student Space Allocation • Support Voter Choice on Simple Majority for Bond Passage

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Bre Urness-Straight Career Connected Learning Coordinator

Jeff Dowhaniuk Threat Assessment Project Manager

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House Bill (HB) 1599

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21%

of 12th-graders reported feeling unsafe in school.

14%

of those students are missing school because of that fear.

18%

of 12th graders reported being bullied or harassed at school.

21%

of 10th graders reported being bullied or harassed at school.

29%

of 8th graders reported being bullied or harassed at school.

Threat Assessment at the NWESD: • We have hired a Threat Assessment Program Manager • We are committed to providing staff with the ability (see page 5). to know when a threat is real.

• We have concerns regarding school violence and • We understand how to respond to that threat in an student safety. effective, safe manner.

• We believe the “Zero-Tolerance” approach and • We are commited to improve and expand the quality expulsion are not effective interventions. of safety in our schools.

• Our goal is to prevent overreacting or underreacting.

Why does the NWESD use the Salem-Keizer model?

• Identifies risk in clear terms.

• Shared ownership, shared responsibility and • Encourages robust intervention strategies that fit the decreased liability. situation and accurately address risk.

• Access to multidiscipline and multiagency expertise.

• Promotes increased observation and supervision.

• Provides an expeditious and methodical process • Increases both the physical safety of a community and proven to work. the psychological sense of safety.

• Allows for community collaborations, strengthening the process.

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Prevention

weather hotline (360) 299-4078

Participants will gain a greater understanding of: • Risk factors, warning signs, protective factors and precipitating events related to youth suicide.

• The link between depression, substance use and suicide.

• The goals and contents of the SOS program and prepare trainers to educate others about the complex nature of youth suicide.

• School Implementation

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• Youth risk factors • Supportive research and best practice recommendations • Application of TA concepts and Level 1 site-based protocols • Direct instruction on conducting Level 1 assessment at the school level • Process for referral for community-based Level 2 TA support team • Case review and lab exercises demonstrating Level 1 TA process

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Teaching & Learning

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April 22, 2020 Day 1 will include the units: • Positive and Safe Learning Environment FCS10 (3 hours).

• Behavior Management Strategies Including De-Escalation Techniques FCS07 (2 hours).

• Communication Basics FCS11 (2 hours).

Day 2 will include the units: • Child and Adolescent Development FCS08 (2 hours).

• Introduction to Cultural Identity and Diversity FCS01 (4 hours).

• Communication Challenges FCS12 (1 hour).

Breakout session topics will include: • Tools & Techniques for Dealing with Difficult People • Skyward Tips and Tricks • How to be an Effective Administrative Assistant • Business Writing • Computer Software Training • And much more!

Presenter: Kathleen Poole Facilitator: Nancy Menard Registration Fee: $100 Location: NWESD Date: 2/4/20 & 3/17/20 Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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Teaching & Learning

Early Learning Summit March 3, 2020

Join Us! Ed Tech Roundtables

Meetings may include the following topics:

• • • • •

State of the State updates from OSPI Roundtable Discussions Guest Presenters PD offerings available throughout the region New and upcoming ed tech solutions

Breakout session topics may include: • Transitional Kindergarten Program Development • Supporting Young Multi-lingual Learners in the Classroom • Using WaKids Data in Classrooms and/or Systems • Math Parties for Families with Young Children • Social Emotional Learning in Early Learning Settings

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workshops and classes

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Participants in this training will: • Examine and apply instructional strategies utilizing the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis; • Collect and analyze student data; • Develop intervention and instructional plans based upon data collection.

Prerequisites: • Participants must have completed a minimum of three days of Pyramid Model training or Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) online PreSchool Training Modules.

• Participants must be actively involved in training, technical assistance, or support to teachers currently engaged in implementing the Pyramid Model.

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Legislation passed in the 2019 session (HB 1599) established multiple graduation pathway options.

CTE Sequence Complete a sequence of Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses.* Dual Credit Earn at least one high school credit in ELA and at least one high school credit in math in dual credit courses (Running Start, College in the High School, and/or Career and Technical Education dual credit courses).

AP/IB/Cambridge For both ELA and math, earn a 3 or higher on certain Advanced Placement (AP) exams or a 4 or higher on certain International Baccalaureate (IB) exams or an E on certain Cambridge International exams, or pass the course with at least a C+.

SAT/ACT Meet or exceed the graduation scores set

by SBE in the math and ELA portions of the SAT or ACT.

ASVAB Meet standard on the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) by scoring at least the minimum established by the military for eligibility to serve in a branch of the armed services.* Combination Meet any combination of at least one ELA and one math option of those pathway options listed previously.

Transition Course Pass a transition course in ELA and math (for example, a Bridge to College course) which allows a student to place directly into a credit-bearing college level course.

State Assessment Meet or exceed the graduation scores in the Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics or in WA-AIM (Washington Access to Instruction & Measurement).

*Note: Students who pursue these pathways (ASVAB or CTE) do not need to meet English and math requirements separately.

English and math content are embedded in both pathways—and a student who meets either the ASVAB standard or the CTE pathway requirements has met the graduation pathway requirement.

The Washington State

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BOARD OF EDUCATION sbe.wa.gov/pathways