Revitalizing Our School Communities Forum Materials

This collection of materials has been created through recommendations from conference facilitators and small group discussion leaders. Participants are invited to suggest or request materials to be included. Please send questions, links or documents to anne_wilson@williamjames.edu. 

Presenter Slides & Recommended Links

• "The Impact of COVID-19 On Children, Youth and Families," Dr. Christopher Bellonci, MD, VP of Policy and Practice, Chief Medical Officer, Judge Baker Children’s Center (June 3, 2021)
• "Using a Trauma-Informed Approach to Start the 2021-2022 School Year," Laura Danna, LCSW, Project Director- Project Fleur-de-lis, New Orleans, LA., Category III Service Site- National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  • "Trauma-Informed School Strategies During COVID-19" The National Child Traumatic Stress Network 
  • Download " Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative (TLPI), Volume 2
  • SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach, Prepared by SAMHSA’s Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative (July 2014)
  • Trauma-Informed Schools Organizational Readiness Assessment, Safe Schools NOLA 
  • SafeSchoolsNOLA Website, Resources and Tools
  • Project Fleur-de-lis Recommendations For Holding A Virtual Community Circle To Build Connection During COVID-19

Suggested Readings

General

• "'We Need To Be Nurtured, Too': Many Teachers Say They're Reaching A Breaking Point" (Cardoza, K., NPR, April 2021) 

Assessment 

• "Learning as we go: Principles for effective assessment during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Lake, R., and Olson, L. The Evidence Project at CRPE. July 2020.
• "Assessment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ethical, Legal, and Safety Considerations Moving Forward," Stifel, S.W.F., et al. NASP, School Psychology Review, 2020, Vol. 49, No. 4, 438-452. 
• National Association of School Psychologists. (2020). The pandemic's impact on special education evaluations and SLD identification. Handout. 
• National Association of School Psychologists. (2020). Considertations for academic screening upon the return to school. Handout. 
• McGlynn-Wright, T., Orapallo, A., Reyes, L., Overstreet, S., Baker, C. N., and the New Orleans Trauma-Informed Schools Learning Collaborative (2021). Trauma-Informed Schools Organizational Readiness Assessment.

School Climate & Social Emotional Learning

• "Anxiety and depression in the classroom:  A teacher’s guide to fostering self-regulation in young students," Nadja Reilly (Norton: New York, 2015)

School Leadership

• "Shattering Inequities: Real‑World Wisdom for School and District," Robin Avelar La Salle and Ruth S. Johnson (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2018)

• “The Influential School Leader,” Craig Murphy and John D’Auria ( Routledge, 2020)

DEI & Antiracism

• "If Only There Were a Viral Video of Our Jim Crow Education System," Kristoff, N., New York Times, May 21, 2021. Retrieved June 1,  2021. 
• ‘If You Would Go Out on a Limb for Us, It Might Just Save Our Lives,’ Kristoff, N., New York Times, May 29, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021. 
• "How the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Helps Schools Address Unfinished Learning" Patrick, K. and Wallin, T., The Education Trust, Retrieved June 1, 2021.