Category: Portfolio Archive
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Help students, and parents, get the facts about vaping
Poster, social media and video resources available By 2017, more than 2 million teenagers were using e-cigarettes, and e-cigarettes surpassed combustible cigarettes as the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. middle and high school students, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). School districts are increasingly encountering these battery-operated vaping devices, often…
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College is costly: Scholarship tip sheet targets parents and students
Paying for college can be daunting, but there is help if you know where to look for it. To help your district share information with parents and students about how and where to look for scholarship opportunities and tips on applying for financial aid, the Capital Region BOCES School Communications Portfolio has updated its scholarship…
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Introducing a School Resource Officer (SRO) to your community
The number of school resource officers (SROs) in New York is on the rise as districts add these specialized positions to address school safety concerns.
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Advisory: Mental health instruction now required in New York schools
New York is the first state in the country to require schools to include mental health instruction as part of their health education curriculum. If you are planning to communicate about this change in your school district, keep in mind that many schools previously included mental health education as part of their regular, required health…
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Back-to-school health and immunization reminders
With students returning to school in just a few short weeks, now is the perfect time to remind families about New York state’s requirements regarding health exams and immunizations. Beginning July 1, 2018, all new students enrolling in the district for the first time—along with children entering prekindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1, 3, 5, 7,…
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Districts must develop and post “Prohibition Against Meal Shaming” plans
Policies prohibiting “meal shaming” should be available on district websites.
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Vaping 101: What every parent should know
There are hundreds of e-cigarette brands on the market, and they are now the most commonly used tobacco products among youth. Middle and high school students are increasingly using these battery-operated devices, often marketed as a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes, to inhale nicotine, THC and various synthetic chemicals. And that has health officials –…
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5 Tips To Help School Leaders Navigate Change
Ready-to-Use Internal Guidance Document Let’s face it: Change is hard. Whether it’s closing a school building, altering school start times, making large-scale staffing shifts or increasing academic standards, making big changes in school districts can be challenging. Emotions can run high when children are involved or there’s tradition or money on the table. Fortunately, successfully…
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Find out how residents feel with an exit survey
Want to know what your voters really think about your budget? Ask them with an exit survey.
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Budget 101: Balancing the Budget
The School Communications Portfolio has updated last year’s simple, graphic fact sheet to help school districts explain to voters what it takes to balance the annual school budget.