The 2024 PBIS Recognition Awards will be opening up on January 30. 

Timeline

• January 30 - Application window opens
• January 30 - Webinar introducing criteria
  • Register for webinar here
• May 10 - Application window closes
• September - Recognition notifications
• October 9-11 - Displayed at the California PBIS Conference

Applications can be found PBISCA.org.

If you have questions or would like support with the application process, please contact the Region 2 PBIS coordinator: 

Jeremy Sawtelle

JSawtelle@ShastaCoe.org

(530) 433-4382

In California alone, a child is reported missing about every 5 minutes equating to more than 100,000 reports taken each year. To help build awareness, this annual poster contest sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) invites all 5th graders across the nation to participate.  

The U.S. DOJ sponsors this national poster contest to raise awareness and bring attention to children who have been recovered, as well as the children who are still missing. The winner of the national contest, along with his or her teacher and parents/guardians, are flown to Washington DC to attend the National Missing Children’s Day Ceremony in May.
 
The winner at the California state level will be receiving a pizza party for themselves and their 5th grade class!

Sample lesson plans and materials for educators are available on-line at: https://ncjtc.fvtc.edu/mcd
 
To participate in the contest, students must: 

- Be in the 5th grade
- Complete a poster size 8 ½ x 14 inches
- Include the phrase “Bringing Our Missing Children Home” somewhere on the poster
- Use materials such as: crayons, markers, paint, pencils, etc.
- Handcraft the poster’s design.  Digitally produced images, collages, cut-outs, and stamping are not eligible
- Submit the poster along with a completed Contest Application and Release and Consent Form

Entries must be postmarked by February 9, 2024

You can find the full application and release form here.

Send the poster and the completed application to:

California Department of Justice
Missing Children Clearinghouse
ATTN: MUPS – Kilgore Bldg.
4949 Broadway
Sacramento, CA 95820
 
Each state’s Missing Children Clearinghouse will select a winner and submit the winning state poster to the U.S. DOJ for final judging.
 
If you have any questions or need additional information, please send an email to MUPS.CAPosterContest@doj.ca.gov.

For Linked Learning, CTE, California Partnership Academy, WorkAbility and other Work-Based Learning Professionals.

Location:

Shasta County Office of Education Professional Development Center
2985 Innsbruck Dr
Redding, CA 96003

REGISTER HERE
https://forms.gle/Xbr19mhZEcMwcyaLA

For questions contact:

Hestia Rojas 

hestiaro@berkeley.edu

The Heart of a Hall of Famer Program provides students the opportunity to learn first-hand what it took beyond athletic ability for legendary Hall of Famers to achieve success on and off the football field. The program focuses on the Hall of Fame Values of commitment, integrity, courage, respect and honesty. Throughout the school year, Hall of Famers speak to students around the country. Past participants have included Jerome Bettis, Orlando Pace, Marshall Faulk, Franco Harris, Tony Dungy, Isaac Bruce and many more.

Any school can connect to the Heart of a Hall of Famer program via a PC/MAC/IOS/Android device using Zoom. There are limited interactive spots available, and the first seven (7) schools to register will receive those spots. If you register and are not one of the first seven (7) schools, you can still be part of the program as a “view only” school. You still will be able to access the chat function to ask the guest a question.

A session is available to grades 4-12 free of charge. For more information on upcoming Hall of Famer speakers, please contact the Hall of Famer Youth & Education Department at Education@ProFootballHOF.com or register below.

Click here to learn more and to register: https://bit.ly/NFL-studentprograms

The California Department of Education is offering a series of webinars for TK-12 teachers to familiarize or re-familiarize with English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework. Topics in this webinar series include:

• How it is organized by the themes of foundational skills, meaning making, language development, effective expression, and content knowledge.
• What it offers that teachers, specialists, consultants, and administrators can use immediately to improve literacy instruction and outcomes.
• How it supports State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond’s literacy campaign to ensure that all California students learn to read by 3rd grade.

Webinars are from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. on the following remaining dates:

• February 13, 2024: Teaching Effective Expression – Writing, Discussing, Presenting, and Using Language Conventions
• March 12, 2024: Teaching Content Knowledge – Wide Reading, Engaging with Informational Text, and Engaging in Research
• April 9, 2024: Assessing Student Progress and Providing Needed Interventions
• May 14, 2024: Systems for Implementation and the California Literacy Roadmap

Registration link: https://bit.ly/ELA-Framework

The Problem: In today’s information age, it is getting harder to separate fact from fiction. In a Pew Research study:

• 26% of U.S. adults could correctly identify five factual statements presented to them.
• 35% of U.S. adults could correctly identify five opinion statements presented to them.
• 96% of students surveyed failed to challenge the credibility of unreliable sources.

The Solution: The News Literacy Project equips educators with the curriculum and professional learning necessary to support news and media literacy learning in the classroom, creating better informed, more engaged and more empowered individuals — and ultimately a stronger democracy.

View the full flyer and find registration here: https://bit.ly/45H9qFM

Passages Caregiver Resource Center will continue offering free classes every 4th Thursday to those caring for a loved one, such as a parent, spouse, or other family member. If you help with grocery shopping, bills, housework or other personal care, this final workshops will provide helpful tips. 

The Trinity Caregiver Group meets at TCOE from 1-2 p.m. with the next meeting on Jan. 25.

Questions? Contact:
Kelsi Halvarson
Passages Caregiver Resource Center
khalvarson@csuchico.edu
530-221-1900
 

Turtle Bay Exploration Park has released its School Field Trips & Resources information brochure for 2023-24. From independent exploration for all ages to classes that span K-8th grade, including exploration classes, animals classes and classes in the garden, there are many field trip opportunities throughout the year.

Click the link below to view the full brochure:

https://bit.ly/TurtleB2324