Largest public school district in Florida sees student suicide rate plummet while academic achievement receives national recognition Administrators in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools ...
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Tight school budgets
WHERE: Miami-Dade County Public School District WHAT: Emphasizes collaborative programs that support student well-being as key to achievement HOW: Through a noteworthy, award-winning approach to ...
Culture shift
School culture. It’s integral to academic success. But when bullying behaviors are present, they undermine a culture of kindness and acceptance so vital to learning—not to mention a key safety ...
Bullying and academics
The links among academic outcomes and bullying, psychological distress and school violence have been further strengthened by a study released in January 2008.* Researchers at the University of ...
Culture change
She’s only been at Florida’s Mariner Middle School for two years, but Guidance Counselor Kathy Saucier has partnered with Principal Richard Hagy to help transform school culture at this ...
Boosting academics
Prevention programs can enhance learning Caruthersville Superintendent Nicholas Thiele wishes he could do more to help at-risk youngsters. So does retired Imperial Principal Neal Penberthy. Both ...
Myths: schools and suicide
From NEAL PENBERTHY, Sp.Ed.Ad., retired School Principal and past president of Missouri Association of Secondary School Principal 1. WE’LL GET SUED. Landmark court cases have shown that schools ...
Evolving crisis plan
A high school student in Menasha, Wisconsin possessed athletic prowess that allowed him to excel in every sport he touched and people skills that propelled him to class president also had ...
Crisis plan should evolve
Static is not a word that describes the Horace Mann Middle School Crisis Plan; proactive and evolving are more accurate. “We keep our eyes and ears open and constantly review our crisis plan, its ...
Employer action
Employer call to action What businesses and policy leaders can do to better address economic, emotional burden of depression in the workplace 1. KNOW WHERE YOUR DOLLARS ARE GOING Have a clear ...