End of School Year Celebration!
Co-Teach is hosting our annual End-of-Year Celebration on the last day of school, Thursday May 10th. We will begin our celebration in the classroom for a presentation of certificates with our students and families at 10:45 am (morning program) and 1:45 pm (afternoon program). That evening we will reconvene at the Missoula Carousel & Dragon's Hallow for play and potluck at 5:30-7:30 pm. All Co-Teach family members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Please look for a potluck sign up sheet on the classroom door during the week of April 30th.
Co-Teach will be hosting our final Family Fun with Food Event of the semester, Garden Party for Grandparents, on Thursday, May 3rd. Festivities will begin at 10:30 for the morning class and 1:30 for the afternoon class. Please note that all family members are welcome to attend.
School Improvement Grant trainings in Lame Deer
OPI's School Improvement Grant work will be facilitated by Amy Foster Wolferman and Erin Butts of the NNCTC/MSSC in Lame Deer Schools on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation.
Secondary Traumatic Stress training for child welfare workers
Amy Foster Wolferman and Erin Butts of the National Native Children's Trauma Center at IERS will provide training on secondary traumatic stress and related prevention strategies at the 2012 Montana Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Conference. The work stems from our U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration as well as U.S. Administration for Children Youth and Families grants awarded in 2007 and 2011 respectively.
Bureau of Indian Afffairs behavioral health meetings in Billings
Dr. James Caringi, Patrick Shannon and Erin Butts of the NNCTC will attend Bureau of Indian Afffairs behavioral health meetings in Billings in affiliation with NNCTC's recently awarded, five year, trauma informed child welfare systems grant funded buy the U.S. Administration for Children, Youth and Families.
National suicide prevention conferences in Baltimore, Maryland
Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman, Matt Taylor and David Schuldberg of the NNCTC and MSSC will be attending the Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention grantee meetings alongside partners from the Fort Peck Tribal Health Department and Youth Activities Department in Baltimore, MD. The Garrett Lee Smith program is administered by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Zimmerman and Taylor will also attend the 2012 national conference of the American Association of Suicidology following the grantee meeting.
Positive Behavioral Supports training in Missoula
IERS/NNCTC/MSSC colleagues participated in a two day training from Becky Beckner regarding implementation of system-wide positive behavioral interventions. The training is affiliated with the Montana Office of Public Instruction's Montana Behavioral Initiative, of which PBIS is a central component.
Montana Youth Justice Advisory Council presentation on trauma and resilency
Dr. John Frederikson will be presenting information on the Adverse Childhood Experience Study to the Montana Board of Crime Control Youth Justice Advisory Council. The presentation will highlight the adverse childhood experiences that lead youth into the criminal justice system and present evidence-based practices which will aid the youth in exiting the system.
The Youth Justice Advisory Council of the Montana Board of Crime Control is the state advisory group that develops the 3-year plan for administering juvenile justice funds that come from the federal government as a result of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. The Council was newly appointed with five incumbents and ten newly-appointed members. Those members (15 in all) represent nonprofits, youth, Native American tribes, public agencies, law enforcement, youth (including those in the juvenile justice system), and judges.
The YJC makes funding recommendations for the purpose of providing youth and their families with effective prevention and intervention services to improve the juvenile justice system in Montana by improving juvenile delinquency education; training; research; prevention; diversion; treatment; and rehabilitation programs.
Missoula's All Abilities Playground Project Fundraiser!
Throughout the week of April 9th, our Co-Teach students will be participating in a classroom coin drive to raise money for Missoula's All Abilities Playground Project. We are very excited to join in such a valuable community effort!
Please see missoulaspecialneedsfamilies.com/the-playground-project or brochure for fundraiser details
Implementation meetings on Fort Peck, Crow and Northern Cheyenne Reservations
Sucide Prevetniton (Garrett Lee Smith grant) and Trauma Informed Child Welfare Systems (Administration for Children and Families) grant implementation meetings will be held this week on the Fort Peck, Crow and Northern Cheyenne Reservations. IERS/NNCT staff facilitating the multi-agency meetings include Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman, Amy Foster Wolferman, Patrick Shannon, Erin Butts and Eamon Marsh.
Community Wraparound training, Billings, MT
Erin Butts, Behavioral Health Associate, will attend a community-based wraparound training in Billings, MT on March 28, 2012. The two-day training will be provided by Dr. John VanDenBerg, who is the President of Vroon Vandenberg LLP, a company contracted by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to provide high fidelity wraparound training for individuals across the state of Montana. Ms. Butts’ participation will include providing training on Positive Behavioral Supports Tier 3 school-based intervention.
Operation: Military Kids! training
Debra Klemann will receive training from Operation: Military Kids! (OMK) March 20 in Kalispell, MT. OMK is a program designed to help military youth living in civilian communities to connect to other youth in similar situations and to local community entities they can turn to for support. The purpose of the training is to increase community awareness and support.
Presentation to Children & Families Human Services Interim Legislative Committee
Amy Foster Wolferman and Erin Butts will present on the topic of communities facing significant challenges in trauma prevention and mitigation on March 20 in Helena, MT at the Children and Families Human Services Interim Legislative Committee. Co-presenters are Jace Killsback, Northern Cheyenne Tribal Health Department, and Mandy Smoker-Broaddus, School Transformation Director, Office of Public Instruction.
Secondary Traumatic Stress Training for Missoula County Public Schools
Fifteen principals from across Missoula County Public Schools participated in a secondary traumatic stress and childhood trauma reduction training presented by IERS colleagues Dr. James Caring, Coordinator of Qualitative Evaluation and Erin Butts, Behavioral Health Associate. The work is part of the SAMHSA funded National Native Children's Trauma Center at IERS but also has linkages to our recent grant award from the Adminstration of Children and Families as well as to the mission of the Montana Safe Schools Center.
Accepting Applications for 2012-2013 School Year...APPLY NOW!
Co-Teach is accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year. We currently have openings in both the morning and afternoon programs. APPLY NOW - enrollment is first come first serve!
For enrollment questions or program information please contact Andrea Holmes at 406-243-6445
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