January 17, 2024 edition

Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for? (Audience) Why should they care? (Benefit) What do I want them to do here? (Call-to-Action)

Create a great offer by adding words like "free" "personalized" "complimentary" or "customized." A sense of urgency often helps readers take an action, so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining"!

Nominate someone for Employee Excellence. Click here for the form and here to learn about employee recognition & appreciation at CIS of Central Texas. 

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SURVEY

The wait is over! The newly refreshed Stakeholder Survey for students and family members is here and rebranded as the Community Feedback Survey. These new versions are informed by direct service staff and student and family feedback, and can be found on Sharefile at S:\Shared Folders\Members Only Documents\Campus Based Programs\Campus Based Programming Forms\Community Feedback Surveys.

​**Please read through the Administration Guide before using the Community Feedback Survey! A lot has changed and is detailed in this guide. Please ask your Program Director if you have any questions about this new survey.**

INACTIVATION GUIDE

As we move into reassessment, we know that many folks may be transitioning students off caseload. Please review this Inactivation Guide that details all the information you need to know about inactivating students in Apollo, including detailed screen shot guides for downloading ABA documentation for your district.

APOLLO 201: REPORTS & DASHBOARDS TRAINING 

Itching to learn reports and dashboards? Need a refresher on bulk service deliveries? CLICK HERE for a flyer that shows all the Apollo training dates for the rest of the school year! Sign-ups are available now on Auzmor for these monthly training events.

RESOURCES & SUPPORTS 

• PMD Office Hours are Mondays 3-4pm and Fridays 8-9am via Teams. 
• Email [email protected] if you need support, have questions, or have a feature request/suggestion. 
• Apollo FAQs.docx is a document that contains answers to commonly asked questions. PMD updates this on a weekly basis. 
• Video Walkthrough Links.docx is a list of common Apollo functions (everything covered in 101/102 and then some!) 
• PMD Apple Updates Archive.docx is a new document that lists out all of PMD's Apple updates for the year! Thanks for bearing with us as we streamline our communications. 

A Special Shout Out: Natalia Ornelas!

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CISCT Job Openings



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ASPIRE Family Literacy Updates/Photos

Resources

NAMI Ask the Expert Presents:

An Evidence-Based Conversation on Violence and Mental Illness

Join us and guest speaker, Eric Elbogen, Ph.D., for the first Ask the Expert of the year as we discuss and empower you with facts about the relationship between violence and mental illness.

• Learn how social stigma and cognitive biases fuel false beliefs about mental illness and violence.
• Discover evidence-based research that demonstrates why the scientific link between violence and mental illness is weaker than commonly believed.
• Gain insight into how over-emphasizing mental illness as a risk factor can overshadow more pressing issues like poverty, substance abuse and lack of empathy.
• Explore promising approaches and interventions that can truly prevent violence and create a safer society for everyone.

Register Here!

Claudia Garate wanted to share this upcoming virtual conference (free!) that one of her friends puts on. There are generally great topics related to the field of education!

Please join us on Saturday March 2nd for our FREE spring 2024 UnConference 10- 2PM CST. The theme for our spring 2024 UnConference is “Igniting Change: (Re)-Building Our Collective Capacity as Anti-Racist Educators.” Please click here to register on Eventbrite. Detailed session information will be shared in the next few weeks and will be available on our website. 

We can't wait to see you on Saturday March 2nd for a fantastic day of learning!

Educators In Solidarity

Shannon from SAFE Expect Respect shared love is respect’s materials for 2024 Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). February is National teen dating and violence prevention and awareness month.

This year’s theme, “Love Like That,” was selected by the love is respect’s National Youth Council. The theme “Love Like That” is meant to uplift positive, healthy relationships by defining what “that” looks like; which is different for each person, community, and individual relationship. Shannon also shared that the materials were actually vetted by teens

You can download the 2024 TDVAM action guide here.  

Congrats this weeks Winners are: Orpha Vasquez and Carlina Silva!

Northeast Vertical Team Retreat!

Live Oak Academy Program Manager, Jade Fields created an MLK activity for students and staff. Everyone wrote a dream they have for themselves, the future, or their families. "I have a dream activity"! 

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