Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, applying for a PBIS state recognition award will be easier. 

In today’s educational landscape, the safety and well-being of students are top priorities for schools and communities alike. One of the most effective tools in maintaining a secure and supportive environment is the use of an evidence-based student threat assessment model, such as Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG). When these assessments are conducted by a multidisciplinary team, they become more robust and impactful, ensuring that the complex needs of students and schools are addressed comprehensively.

A hot topic this school year (and every school year) is attendance. How do we eliminate barriers that keep students from coming to, and staying in, school? While it is important to look for the low-hanging-fruit solutions we can enact tomorrow, in parallel we must ask ourselves what will benefit students three, five, even ten years from now? One of the answers is School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs).