Arkansas Department of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Coordinated School Health 3rd Quarterly Meeting

Memo Information

Memo Number
LS-23-038
Memo Date
1/2/2023
Memo Type
Informational
Unit
Learning Services
Regulatory Authority
N/A
Response Required
NO
Attention
Superintendents; Assistant Superintendent; Principals; School Counselors; District Coordinators (ALE; Homeless; ESOL; SDFS & Foster); Parent Involvement Coordinators/Facilitators

Primary Contact Information

Secondary Contact/s Information

Memo Reference

Memo Text

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 8, 2023, Arkansas Crisis: Opioids and Fentanyl. 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 3rd quarter meeting include the following: 

  • Awareness of current drug trends among Arkansas youth
  • Resources and training for educators related to opioid use
  • Understanding of school-level data gained from administering the Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment (APNA)

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 encouraged to attend.

QUARTERLY MEETING DATES & TOPICS

Meeting Date

 

Location

Topic

Who Should Attend

February 8, 2023

 

Virtual via ZOOM

February 8, 2023 Registration

Arkansas Crisis: Opioids and Fentanyl

wellness chairs, CSH coordinators, administrators, nurses, counselors, school resource officers

QUARTERLY MEETING LOGISTICS

Meeting Times:  8:30am-12:00pm.

Registration: Participants must register prior to the event. 

          Use the following link to register:  February 2023 Registration

Cost: No cost

Link for Session Documents: Presentations and resources may be found in the 2022-2023 CSH Quarterly Meeting Resources folder online on the Coordinated School Health website.    

A draft meeting agenda is attached to this Commissioner’s Memo. Participants may register through the ESCWorks professional development platform to receive three (3) educator professional development hours for this virtual meeting.

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.

Print Memo

Share this memo