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CHNA Will Be Your Partner in Serving Needy Children & Families
CHNA Will Be Your Partner in Serving Needy Children and Families David Perrodin, PhD Note to reader: This article was published in the November, 2016, Sprigeo, Inc. newsletter. Per the Instructions for IRS Form 990, Schedule H, 2011 and the Patient Protection are Act, the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is conducted to aid a…
Read MoreHarrisburg Shooting Reflection Delivers Conflicting Messages
By Erin Mairose • Aug 5, 2016 at http://listen.sdpb.org/post/school-administrators-reflect-harrisburg-shooting#stream/0 (this article refers to an incident that occurred in 2015) “After a student shot Principal Kevin Lein in his office, Assistant Principal Ryan Rollinger tackled the student while waiting for law enforcement. Rollinger says school administrators are the people who teach school drills. But it’s important for administrators…
Read MoreSentinel Events – The Problem With Only Focusing on the Direct Cause
School safety recommendations that have come out following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are revealing a positive trend to look beyond the direct causes for sentinel events. I’ve often felt that an emphasis on direct causes results in excessive fortification of schools and layers of procedures. The journey to the root cause is longer,…
Read MoreFive Free FEMA Training Modules I Recommend for K-12 School Principals
University leadership programs may offer crisis courses based on the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards, but the level of specificity and fidelity to these standards depends on the particular university and instructor. Because of the deviation in presentation of ISLLC standards, some educational leaders may have little to no exposure to crisis management…
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