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Welcome back to school! It probably seems like you have been on campus for quite a while, and fall is literally knocking at our door. Many things have been happening in our state and nation, and my sincere hope is that you are well and your needs met. We keep our fellow Texans, Floridians, and all who have been impacted by recent tragedy in our thoughts and prayers. Take some time for you, and thank you for all that you do as YOU are the heart of campus.
See you soon at ESC Region 12,
Jenipher Janek
ESC Region 12 Education Specialist/Counselor
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Fall Sessions
OPEN
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or registration:
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Learn about new mandates coming out of the 85th legislative session, learn more about OnCourse modules (HB 18), have access to NetSmartz, a great resource for Digital Citizenship, and hear about dating violence prevention from the Family Abuse Center. You won't want to miss this year's BPI. (Tx Diploma 101 Handbooks will be available, but the session for this has been moved to October 17th to allow for more time to review the new tool for Ch. 74)
at ESC Region 12 in Waco
Session #126484
Elementary Counselor Orientation and Best Practices Institute
Start your year with an update on OnCourse modules, a free state-wide initiative for helping even our youngest students start learning about college and career readiness, learn about Digital Citizenship resources (FREE), and receive tools to help implement SB 179, as well as hear from our 2017 ESC Region 12 Counselor of the Year, Holli Merkel, as she shares about implementing a successful mentoring program in Itasca ISD.
Session #126488
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Click
HERE
to see more resources and collaboration for your students and children
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Tips for Survivors: Coping with Grief After a Disaster or Traumatic Event. Click HERE for free resource.
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Heart of Texas College Night
is coming up on
September 25th, 2017 from, 6-8 pm
at the Extraco Events Center.
For more details, click HERE
Reminder that FAFSA is open on October 1, 2017
The ESC Region 12 School P.R.I.D.E. Academy starts on October 3, 2017. For more information, please see Chris Holecek at [email protected] or call 245-297-1284
Waco STEAM day is coming up on October 11, 2017
8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Waco Convention Center
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LINK
FOR RED RIBBON
WRIST BANDS
IS HERE!
It's that time of the year for getting ready to order your RED RIBBON wrist bands, courtesy of Providence Healthcare Network. If you are ordering bands, please do consider dropping them a note or sending a photo to show appreciation for them as our lead sponsor on this important project. Red Ribbon week is October 23-27, 2017.
It is important to also note that the
link below will NOT BE ACTIVE until 8:00 am on September 15th
. The link will be live until the 70,000 Red Ribbon wrist-bands are claimed, and will be shut down immediately upon all bands being claimed. There are no wait-lists, and orders will NOT be filled prior to the October 13th pick-up date. The system will let you know if your order was submitted successfully.
Claimed wrist-band orders will be distributed from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm on 10/13/17 here at ESC Region 12 in Waco
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There is also an opportunity for your 5th and 6th graders to participate at the state capital on October 12th from 12:00 pm-2:00 pm for a Red Ribbon Kick Off in support for Red Ribbon week. If you are interested in this possibility, please contact Tala Chmiel at [email protected]
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September is Suicide Awareness Month
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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month. Please take a moment to visit some of the great websites that offer resources and tools to help you and your campuses in keeping students (and adults) safe. For more, click
HERE
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ERE
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Here are a few of the schools who have made their "green" level of senior FAFSA completion (65% completion rate or higher) for the most recent TxCAN data cycle:
To see your TxCAN FAFSA report, click
HERE and click on the
FAFSA Completions: June 30, 2017. Then, click on the Region 12 tab at the bottom of the Excel sheet to scroll down and look for your district. We are looking for the
GREEN for growth in measured areas (see the legend).
Be looking for YOUR school's name (and there are many more to come) in the next ESC Region 12 Counselor Connection newsletter. We want to celebrate your success!
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The Stellar Counselor this month is Becky Lane from Hubbard ISD. Becky is a diligent soul who takes pride in her work and in honing her craft through interactions with her peers and professional development.
Keep up the great work in Hubbard ISD, Becky!
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I typically make tea by boiling water on the stove in a little sauce pan, and drop 2 tea bags in to simmer before emptying into a pitcher with more water and of course, the Southern staple of sugar. Being a little paranoid about the paper tags hanging over the pot, I sometimes stretch the thread of the tea bag out to the little handle and tuck the paper tags in a slot on the pan-handle, just in case they were to find their way to the burner and cause a heated problem on the stove. I guess I've been doing this for years, and never thought about it at all.
As a busy Mom, my kids often drift in and out of the kitchen when I'm cooking and sample just about anything they see (whether I like it or not), and go on their way. On one occasion, I was in a hurry to make a meal before ball practice and asked my teenage daughter to help by making tea for the family. She obediently took out a little sauce pot as I scurried around, grabbing jars and opening cans. When I looked up, she had quietly disappeared to her room. There on the stove sat the little sauce pan, with the threads of the tea bags extended to the handle, the paper tags neatly tucked in the slot away from the burner. I tried to recall exactly when I instructed her to do that, and to my recollection, I don't believe that I ever verbally told her to do it. But she knew to do it anyway.
I stopped to soak in the lesson to me, that whether I'm instructing them or not, they are learning from me. They are watching my mannerisms, and every now and then, listening to me. Probably way more than I realize.
So the next time I had the chance, I gave my daughter a simple "just because" hug, and thanked her. For it may not be for many years that one day her daughter will come to help in the kitchen, and my daughter may unknowingly pass down the lesson of the tea bag.
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