ISCA Scholarship

Attached you will find a one page flyer advertising the ISCA scholarship for this year. Please print it out and advertise it as appropriate at your school. Deadline for scholarship submission is January 15, 2017

ISCA Scholarship Announcement.pdf

Webinar:McKinney-Vento School Selection Rights: Changes Under ESSA

McKinney-Vento School Selection Rights: Changes Under ESSA
Monday, November 21, 2016 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT 
Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7890072728974722051

Description: In this interactive webinar, presenters will review important changes related to school selection for homeless children and youth under the McKinney-Vento Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Presenters will review:

• ESSA basics, including key implementation dates
• Changes to the definition of "school of origin"
• Changes related to determining the best interest of the child or youth in terms of school selection
• Changes related to the provision of transportation to currently homeless students and formerly homeless students who have become permanently housed
• Changes to the McKinney-Vento dispute resolution process, including disputes about school enrollment and selection

Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with presenters and fellow attendees through polls and discussion periods.
Presenters: NCHE Staff

Universal Screeners for Social-Emotional or Behavioral

The Iowa Department of Education is facilitating a Quality Review Process for universal social

-emotional-behavioral screening tools/processes for preschool through 12th grade. The work is

part of Iowa’s Collaboration forKids (C4K) and Iowa’s Federal School Climate Transformation

Grant. As one component of the process, we need to know what, if any, social-emotional behavioral and/or mental health screeners are being used for all students(universal level) in Iowa school buildings. These may be tools completed by teachers, parents,

and/or students. Principals need to complete a brief survey to assist in identifying tools currently being used in the state as the review process is implemented. Please reply or forward this SEB Screener Survey to the appropriate person by Nov.18.

For questions, contact Kay Augustine at 515-725-1182 or kay.augustine@iowa.gov.

Ambassador Fellows Program Expands to Counselors, Leaders in Schools

The next round of Ambassador Fellows applications, starting with the 2017-18 cohort of Fellows, will broaden to include other school personnel that work with students and other educators. Secretary King announced last week that the Ambassador Fellowship will continue to target teachers and principals, but will also be open to school counselors, assistant principals, and others in the school setting. Fellows have informed wide-ranging policies and have been instrumental in expanding conversations in the field that inform the guidance the Department issues, as well impact ED’s outreach, tools, and products. Including other school personnel will bring important perspectives to discussions of federal policy and programs.  ED plans to open the application process for next year later this month.