Health & Wellness Resources
Resources and support for educational leaders on student, staff and community health and wellness and self-care.
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June 01, 2019
Our Equitable Push for Backpacks and Mental HealthType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessThere had to be a better way to help low-income families -
March 01, 2021
Fit to LeadType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessLEADING SCHOOL DISTRICTS through the pandemic has revealed to us much about how vulnerable our students and staff are to physical, social-emotional and mental health demands. -
February 01, 2019
Long-Term Effects of Therapy Dogs in SchoolsType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessIt is unclear whether dogs have long-term effects on student learning -
December 01, 2019
Self-Care as Leadership SustenanceType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessAS SCHOOL LEADERS, we face myriad challenges every day, from significant funding cuts and declining enrollment, to safety concerns and personal attacks on social media. -
June 01, 2018
Bullying: 'We Care ... We Can Help'Type:Article Topics: Health & WellnessMY SCHOOL DISTRICT was hit hard by the deeply troubling news we received in late March about the death of a 12-year-old student by suicide. -
April 01, 2016
Pausing From the High-Stress TreadmillType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessMy district spent the last several months exploring our school calendar and focused beyond start and end dates. We wanted a new daily schedule and yearly calendar that takes into account the social and emotional wellness needs of our students and staff. -
February 01, 2019
Comfort in CrisisType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessTherapy dogs in classrooms offer support to children stricken by trauma and others learning to read -
August 01, 2020
Embracing Hope and Self-CareType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessThere are two competing human impulses. One is the fear of losing what we love and the other is the hope for a better day. … -
May 01, 2018
Sleepless in San Mateo But Modeling Better HabitsType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessIn our zeal to achieve, to learn and to do more, sleep can be a casualty. -
September 01, 2016
Supporting Grief Among Students and StaffType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessMost school staff should be expected offer support to grieving students. After modest training, they can initiate conversations and provide ongoing learning supports. -
January 01, 2018
The Gratitude EffectType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessGRATITUDE AND SPIRITUALITY are positively correlated with well-being. The jury is no longer out. From Harvard Business Review research to schools worldwide with anecdotal evidence, a shift to practices of gratitude and mindfulness leads to a positive, nurturing and caring culture. -
September 01, 2016
Exercise and the Student BrainType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessAn interview with neuroscience expert John Ratey on misconceptions by educators about the mind-body connection -
June 10, 2021
Fundamentals for COVID Mitigation in Schools: Planning for Fall 2021Type:Webinar Recording Topics: District & School Operations, Health & Wellness, School Safety & CybersecurityThe latest research on SARS-CoV-2 transmission pathways and an overview of expert guidance for COVID mitigation in schools -
June 01, 2021
Northshore’s Attention to Mental HealthType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessNormalizing the conversation around mental health and mental illness in a 24,000-student district in a suburb of Seattle, Wash.. -
June 01, 2021
A Pitch for Mental Health Days for StudentsType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessSometimes students need a break from the ongoing pressures that come with academics and extracurriculars. -
June 01, 2021
Redoubling Attention to Staff and Student NeedsType:Article Mitigating the social and emotional implications of a yearlong pandemic. -
June 01, 2021
Reimagining Control Over One’s BoundariesType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessConsultant Lauren Hodges works with organizational leaders on sustainable behavior change. -
June 01, 2021
When Schools ReopenType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessDrawing on discoveries over the pandemic year, what can school districts do better in supporting students? -
June 01, 2021
Student Voices on Student WellnessType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessHigh school seniors share their perspectives on the role of schools in supporting students’ mental well-being -
June 01, 2021
Daily Affirmations for Personal Stress ReductionType:Article Topics: Health & WellnessFour superintendents share their self-care tips and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic when the demands of the job have been unrelenting.
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