ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE CHILD TO
PROMOTE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announces the
Coordinated School Health (CSH) quarterly meeting date for February 2, 2022, Resiliency in Education.
The DESE in partnership, with the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH),
provides professional development and resources to assist school personnel with
addressing the needs of the whole child in the school setting. The Coordinated
School Health Program and activities are supported with funding provided to the
DESE through the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention RFA-DP18-1801 Improving Student Health and Academic
Achievement through Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Management of Chronic
Disease grant funding. This program is designed to develop the capacity for
school personnel to utilize a team approach to address today’s most relevant
public health issues inhibiting academic achievement.
Objectives for the CSH 3nd quarter meeting include:
- Arkansas AWARE podcast discussion
- Integrating trauma sensitive schools and social emotional learning
- Secondary traumatic stress
Participants may expect to gain information and resources from content
experts. Each meeting will include hands-on activities to assess and plan for
implementing the strategies learned. The CSH meetings are open to all Arkansas
public school district personnel. District wellness committee chairs are
strongly encouraged to attend.
FEBRUARY MEETING DATE & TOPICS
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Meeting Date
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Location
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Topics
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Who should Attend
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Feb. 2, 2022
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Virtual via ZOOM
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Resiliency in Education
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Wellness chairs, CSH coordinators, administrators,
health teachers/coaches, nurses, counselors, school resource officers
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QUARTERLY MEETING LOGISTICS
Meeting Times: Virtual
meetings will be held 8:30am-12:00pm.
Registration: Participants
must register prior to the event. Please click
here to register.
Cost: No cost
Link for Session Documents: Presentations
and resources may be found online at https://bit.ly/ARCSH-main. Meeting presentations and resources will be
posted in the 2021-2022 CSH Meetings
folder.
A draft meeting agenda is attached to this Commissioner’s Memo. Participants
will receive 3 hours of professional development for virtual meetings and 6
hours for in-person meetings through the ESCWorks professional development
platform.
For questions regarding the Arkansas Coordinated School Health program
or other school health initiatives, please contact the DESE School Health Services
office at 501-683-3604.