[HealthyTribes] FW: School Wellness Opportunities

[Leeb Jordana A]

Hello Healthy Community Partners,
I am passing along four school wellness opportunities that help connect public health efforts with education.  These opportunities provide a good chance to learn more about the work your local education partners are doing around student and staff wellness, and how public health can further their efforts.
The 10th Annual Oregon School Wellness Awards
The School Award Applications are now open!  This is a great opportunity for schools to be recognized for their accomplishments in creating healthier school environments for students and staff!  Three winning schools will receive a $2500. check to enhance nutrition and physical activity at their school, a banner and a signed plaque in recognition of their achievement.   Click  here<http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=5390>  for more information about the awards and to learn about past winners.  The application deadline is January 31, 2017.
Oregon schools who are actively working to improve student and staff wellness should  apply here!<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SchoolWellnessAward17>
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
The Oregon Department of Education is conducting a second round of community forums across the state to gather input on Oregon's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan that will be submitted this spring.  ESSA is the name given to the 2015 renewal of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).  This Act is the main federal law that controls how the U.S. Department of Education (ED) disperses the federal education funding that states receive.  The last time ESEA was renewed, in 2001, it was known as No Child Left Behind.  ESSA acknowledges the need for schools to educate the whole child and ensure equitable access to quality education and the conditions that support  student learning and staff engagement. Development of the state ESSA plan provides an important opportunity to integrate health and wellness indicators into education planning and practice. The attached document provides more information about currently scheduled locations between now and the end of January.  More information about how State ESSA Plans can support health and wellness can be found here<https://healthyschoolscampaign.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/State-ESSA-Framework.pdf> .
The 6th Annual Oregon School Employee Wellness Conference
Register now<http://beattygroup.cvent.com/events/2017-oregon-school-employee-wellness-conference-together-everyone-achieves-more-the-power-of-us-/event-summary-12b82b1e6a624d50a680cbf474af6d69.aspx> for the 2017 Oregon School Employee Wellness Conference: Together Everyone Achieves More: The Power of US!  March 26-28, 2017 in Bend, Oregon.  Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, author and founder of The Trauma Stewardship Institute will be the conference keynote speaker! School employee health impacts student success; learn effective strategies to energize and support your school staff.  Everyone is welcome: from school employees to public health professionals.  Consider bringing a team -  When you register a school district, ESD, or community college wellness team and attend the conference together, your team will be entered for a drawing to win $200 to support school employee wellness at your workplace! If your team also attends an action planning session, it will be given a second entry in the drawing. Three lucky teams will win!
OEA Choice Trust School Employee Wellness Grant Announcement
OEA Choice Trust is pleased to announce the Spring 2017 OEA Choice Trust School Employee Wellness Grant Opportunity.  This grant program offers funds to Oregon public school districts, community colleges and Education Service Districts to promote and support the health and wellbeing of school employees.  Please support  school employee wellness by sharing this grant announcement with your network of colleagues and educators.  Grant application and information are included in the attached documents - which can be forwarded to schools or districts.  Thanks for helping us spread the word to school employees across Oregon!
Important Date: Application Deadline: April 15, 2017    Please note: Grant applications received after April 15th will not be accepted.
For questions, please contact Inge Aldersebaes inge at oeachoice.com<mailto:inge at oeachoice.com> or 503-495-6254.
Please contact me with questions or if you'd like more information on how to get partner with your local school districts.
Thanks,
Jennifer

Jennifer Young, MPH, RDN
School Wellness Policy Coordinator
Office of Student Services | Oregon Department of Education
Office: 503.947.5795 | Fax: 503.378.5156 | * jennifer.l.young at state.or.us<mailto:jennifer.l.young at state.or.us>










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