Bill would create a grant program to better recruit, develop, and retain SISP professionals in rural and lower-income school districts that historically see workforce shortages On March 24, 2022 U.S. Representatives Marie Newman (IL-03), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Susan Wild (PA-07) have introduced H.R. 7219, the Growing, Recruiting, and Obtaining…
On December 7, 2021, NAPSA signed on to a letter urging Congress to pass FY2022 appropriations legislation with significant investments to address mental health workforce shortages. NAPSA was joined by NASISP and over 50 national and over 70 state organizations. To view the final letter, click here.
The U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced in a letter to school superintendents that it will administer a 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), marking the first time that OCR has conducted a CRDC, including all public school districts and their schools, two years in a row, for 2020-21…
On November 9, 2021, the National Alliance of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (NASISP) sent a letter to Congress urging the swift passage of a Labor-HHS-Ed FY 2022 Appropriations bill, which contains historic investment and long overdue increases for public education. As a member of the alliance, NAPSA proudly signed on…
On Thursday, April 22nd, NAPSA joined WhyTry to produce its first webinar. Creating a Resilient School Culture Through Student Services, a one-hour webinar featured NAPSA President Dr. Larrissa Henderson, NAPSA President-elect Dee Parsons, and NAPSA member Dr. Chris Pugliese. The webinar attracted over 1,000 attendees from across the country! Reviews…
On July, 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Q&A document highlighting procedures schools should take when responding to reports of sexual harassment, which follows policy based on 2020 amendments to the Title IX regulation. USDE also made public nearly 1,000 pages…
As NAPSA returns to the conference circuit with its 55th Annual Conference, in the interest of safety and to make it convenient for all to attend, the NAPSA Executive Board has decided to hold this year’s conference by virtual means only on October 25-26, 2021. Since the vast majority of…
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has provided recommendations for preparing for schools to reopen. CHOP is one of the largest and oldest children’s hospitals in the world, and is the United States’ first hospital dedicated to the healthcare of children. It has been ranked as the best children’s hospital…
According to the Paramount Health Data Project, as schools address lost instructional time during a global health crisis, educators should consider analyzing school medical data along with academic metrics to better target resources and intervene earlier when a student struggles with learning. By correlating information about student visits to the…
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