NC DPI Center for Safer Schools offer professional development to assist LEAs/PSUs/districts/charters in proper procedures and considerations in planning for evacuation, fire, weather events, school violence and threat assessment.

WSCC Connection: School Counselors and Health Educators January 12th   3:30 – 4:30 Just as it takes a whole village to raise a child, it takes the whole school to educate a child. To do that best, we must collaborate to promote the success of the whole child. The Healthful Living Essential Standards and Guidance Essential … Read more

The Annual Inclusion Summit brings a wide variety of disability inclusion stakeholders together to discuss current practices and future innovations. Thus, we invite participants and presenters from among educators, school administrators, related service providers, individuals with disabilities and their families, employers of individuals with disabilities, community-based service providers, vocational support service providers, researchers, policymakers, and … Read more

Follow this link to update the contact information for the PT program in your district!

This year, NC OT & PT practitioners can register for the Wisconsin School-based OT/PT Conference (there is a cost). “The 2021 WI Statewide School-Based OT PT Conference will be held in a virtual, on-demand format again this year—but with a twist! In addition to the on-demand sessions, we have some fun, engaging programming planned, such … Read more

NC DPI ECD is planning the 70th Conference on Exceptional Children as a face-to-face conference Nov 17th (Institutes)- 18th (Conference, all day) & 19th (Conference half day) in the Koury Center in Greensboro, NC. Please review the attached announcement, confer with your administration and register EARLY as registrations will be limited due to COVID-19 precautions. … Read more

  Here are eight ways APTA suggests we mark the month: https://www.apta.org/article/2020/09/01/eight-ways-participate-nptm Eight Ways to Participate in National Physical Therapy Month This October | APTA Eight Ways to Participate in National Physical Therapy Month This October. This year’s theme is the role of the PT and PTA in improving physical activity. www.apta.org And some resources: Graphics … Read more

These CDC resources would be excellent to share with leaders to encourage them to use (free, available) physical activity and physical education as a tool to support students as they return and for the many benefits to learning, mood, coping, health (mental, emotional and physical). School Physical Education and Physical Activities Can Support the Social … Read more