2/4 EdConnection: Understanding Each Child, Our Future - Student Supports and School Climate and Culture

Feb. 4, 2019 Understanding Each Child, Our Future: Student Supports and School Climate and Culture (Strategy 7) Each Child, Our Future is Ohio’s five-year strategic plan to ensure each student enjoys a bright future thanks to an excellent preK-12 education experience. This week, we take a close look at strategy 7, which deals with student supports and school climate and culture. Data appeal window open for 2019 Kindergarten Readiness Assessments data From Monday, Feb. 4 through Wednesday, Feb. 13, superintendents of traditional districts and community schools that educate kindergarten students can review the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) datathey reported in EMIS during the 2019 school year. Confirm participation in value-added roster verification by Feb. 8 Superintendents at traditional districts, joint vocational and career-technical districts, educational service centers and community schools participating in value-added roster verification have until Feb. 8 to confirm their participation. Register now for OSSWA 2019 Annual Spring Conference The Ohio School Social Work Association Annual Spring Conference, Safe Kids Safe Schools, is Friday, Feb. 22 in Bexley from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Start Talking! Teens and tweens may encounter social media ads that promote products that are unhealthy, unsafe and inappropriate. Parents can use such ads as teachable moments to help kids use critical-thinking skills that result in media literacy. Teachers, curriculum directors, counselors, other professionals Educational gardeners: Save these dates for upcoming school garden events Nominations open for School Resource Officer of the Year #ExtraCreditBlog: Parents, Are You Ready for Kindergarten? A Guide for Families Deadlines and dates Approaching deadlines or important dates mentioned in previous editions of EdConnection. 2/8 | Regional one-day equity lab to assist with FY19 planning 2/12 | Register to attend 2019 Ohio Summer Food Service Program Summit 2/12 | #FutureReadyOH free training at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference 2/19 | Public comment period closes for the transportation of children with disabilities rule 2/22 | FY19 career-technical education concentrator data appeal window closes 2/28-4/11 | Register to attend Regional Early Childhood Health Conferences 3/1 | Nomination deadline for PAEMST 3/1 | Extended deadline for 2019 Federal Quota Registration of Blind Students registration 3/1-4/12 | Register to attend 2019 Ohio Department of Health Regional School Nurse Conferences 3/11 | Applications close for Innovative Leaders Institute 3/13-15 | Register to attend 2019 OCTA Spring Conference 3/15 | Deadline to complete the Student Growth Measures setup 3/29 | Applications close for Spanish Visiting Teacher program 3/31 | Registration deadline for chartered nonpublic schools planning to administer KRA 4/5| Application deadline for Teaching in Taiwan Does EdConnection fulfill your information needs? Please send any comments or suggestions to Superintendent@education.ohio.gov.