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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Hello Healthy Community Partners,</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">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. </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black">The 10<sup>th</sup> Annual Oregon School Wellness Awards</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span style="color:black">The School Award Applications are now open!
</span></i><span style="color:black"> 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 <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=5390">here</a> for more information about the awards and to learn about past winners.
<i>The application deadline is January 31, 2017. </i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black">Oregon schools who are actively working to improve student and staff wellness should <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SchoolWellnessAward17">apply
here!</a></span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black">Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">The Oregon Department of Education is conducting a second round of community forums across the state to gather input on
<i>Oregon’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan</i> that will be submitted this spring. ESSA is the name given to the 2015 renewal of the
<i>Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)</i>. 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 <i>No Child Left Behind</i>. 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.
<b>The attached document provides more information about currently scheduled locations between now and the end of January. </b> More information about how State ESSA Plans can support health and wellness can be found
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://healthyschoolscampaign.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/State-ESSA-Framework.pdf">here</a> .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black">The 6<sup>th</sup> Annual Oregon School Employee Wellness Conference</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black"><a href="http://beattygroup.cvent.com/events/2017-oregon-school-employee-wellness-conference-together-everyone-achieves-more-the-power-of-us-/event-summary-12b82b1e6a624d50a680cbf474af6d69.aspx">Register
now</a> </span></b><span style="color:black">for the 2017 Oregon School Employee Wellness Conference:
<u>T</u>ogether <u>E</u>veryone <u>A</u>chieves <u>M</u>ore: The Power of US! <b>
March 26-28, 2017 in Bend, Oregon</b>. 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.
<b>Consider bringing a team</b> - </span><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00B050"> </span></strong><span style="color:black">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!</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">OEA Choice Trust School Employee Wellness Grant Announcement</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">OEA Choice Trust is pleased to announce the
<i>Spring 2017 OEA Choice Trust School Employee Wellness Grant Opportunity</i>. 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!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black">Important Date: Application Deadline: April 15, 2017
</span></b><u><span style="color:black">Please note:</span></u><span style="color:black"> Grant applications received after April 15<sup>th</sup> will not be accepted. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">For questions, please contact Inge Aldersebaes
<a href="mailto:inge@oeachoice.com">inge@oeachoice.com</a> or 503-495-6254.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please contact me with questions or if you'd like more information on how to get partner with your local school districts.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959">Office: 503.947.5795</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959"> | Fax:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#595959"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#595959">503.378.5156</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959">
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<a href="mailto:jennifer.l.young@state.or.us">jennifer.l.young@state.or.us</a> </span>
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