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    Council Spotlight on Identifying Signs of Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
     
    May 2021
     
     
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    Fostering Mental Health and Wellness with Universal Social-Emotional and Behavioral Supports
     
    This document will highlight universal practices that districts can employ to support social emotional wellness and complete mental health. Universal practices refer to supports delivered to all students across the continuumand may include social-emotional learning, trauma-informed practices, and positive behavioral supports and interventions, among others.
    2 Pages
    May 2021
     
     
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    Identifying Signs of Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
     
    This document highlights warning signs of suicide and nonsuicidalself-injury, and provides tools for building system capacity to support students though targeted professional development, evidence-based suicide prevention programs and procedures, and targeted resources for families.
    2 Pages
    May 2021
     
     
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    Investing American Rescue Plan Funds Strategically and Effectively; Guidance for School Districts
     
    The purpose of this document is to lay out a framework for the nation’s large city school systems to spend these new federal dollars strategically and effectively. It sets out overarching goals for the use of funds; articulates broad investment strategies; defines principles for the effective use of funds; and asks a series of questions that leaders and stakeholders should ask themselves as they embark on planning, implementation, and evaluation efforts.
    121 pages
    June 2021
     
     
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    Recognizing and Supporting Student Grief after Loss
     
    This document provides background information on the prevalence of loss and common indicators of grief in children. It then highlights targeted supports and strategies for schools and districts, including proactive trauma-informed care, tips for facilitating conversations on loss, and resources for supporting students and staff.
    2 Pages
    May 2021
     
     
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    Safeguarding the Right to Vote in the Great City Schools
     
    As the 2020 presidential election nears, there are legitimate concerns about the safety of students, teachers, staff, and visitors in school facilities used as polling places. Despite the risks involved, school buildings play an important role in ensuring access to in-person voting.
    3 Pages
    October 2020
     
     
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    Water Safety in Reopened School Buildings
     
    The coronavirus is not the only illness that district staff, teachers, students, and visitors have to worry about as schools reopen this school year. School districts should be mindful about the risk of Legionella1 which can be directly tied to the prolonged shutdown and the under-use of water systems.
    2 Pages
    October 2020
     
     
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    Communications Toolkit for Reopening Schools after COVID-19
     
    The purpose of this document is to complement their expertise with a checklist of considerations, sample communication materials drawn from urban school districts across the country, and recommendations for effectivemessaging during the COVID-19 crisis, from initial reopening through the challenges that will arise during the 2020-21 school year.
    31 Pages
    September 2020