Lynn Lyons Returns to the North Country, June 25, 2020
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Interrupting Anxiety, Stress, and Depression
Part 1: 8:15 - 10:15 AM for parents/caregivers and school personnel
Common Traps Parents and Teachers Need to Know…
and How to Change Them
When children and teens are in the grips of worry, anxiety, and stress, adults often feel stuck as well. Parents, educators – even therapists – routinely report how overwhelmed they feel by the frequency and intensity of anxiety in the children they care for. The good news? Research proves teaching children certain cognitive and social skills makes a big difference in preventing the development of these mental health struggles. Lynn Lyons describes the most common anxiety-inducing patterns, including: reassurance, accommodation, avoidance, and poor problem solving. She then introduces concrete skills that change both the child’s and adults’ ingrained patterns of thinking and behaving. The goal? Helping kids and teens move toward autonomy and flexibility throughout their life.
Part 2: 10:30 - 3:30 for school counselors, teachers, and other school staff only
The Keys to Effective 504 & Behavioral Plans for Anxious Students:
Action over Avoidance
Lynn will discuss how to implement and sustain concrete measures to alleviate anxiety among students. Lynn will get specific, detailing interventions that help, as well as those that “do the disorder.” Educators will learn how anxiety’s quest for certainty and comfort impacts kids’ overall well-being and ability to move forward, and the concrete ways parents and schools can shift out of avoidance and panic, and into action and skill-building.
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2020
Time: Check-in and refreshments starting at 7:45, program begins at 8:15 AM
Location: Town and Country Resort, Gorham, NH
Cost for school personnel for Parts 1 & 2 (includes morning refreshments and lunch):
- $35 per person for staff from full member school districts
- $45 per person for staff from associate member school districts
- $135 for non-member school-based participants (only if seats are available after May 1st)
Payment or purchase orders must be received by May 1st to guarantee your seat. POs can be for SY '20 or '21.
Cost for parents/caregivers: Free, but your child must reside in a school district that has membership with NCES. If space allows, we will allow for parent/caregiver participation from non-member school districts within the NCES catchment area.
Registration for school personnel: Online or call 603-466-5437, M-F, 8-4
Registration for parents/caregivers (Part 1 only): Online or call 603-466-5437, M-F, 8-4
Not sure about your district's membership status? Refer here.
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Conscious Discipline Conference
August 6 & 7, 2020
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Conscious Discipline is a transformational social-emotional learning and classroom management approach.
Developed by a teacher for teachers, the philosophy of Conscious Discipline emerged after years of working with children and experiencing the challenges of a broken system full of hurting children and frustrated adults. The methodology and best-practices of Conscious Discipline offer a different – and proven – pathway to transformation.
A two-day Conscious Discipline training will be offered in the North Country. The focus will be on prek-6 classrooms, but middle and high school educators are invited to attend. Although the exampl e activities will be more elementary focused, the strategies and practices are applicable for all grades.
Trainer: Amy Speidel, Conscious Discipline Certified Instructor
Dates: August 6 & 7, 2020
Time: 8:00 to 3:00
Location: Town and Country Resort, Gorham, NH
For: pK-6 educators and administrators. Open to middle/high as well.
Cost (includes morning refreshments and lunch both days):
- $50 per person for staff from full member school districts*
- $60 per person for staff from associate member school districts*
- $150 for non-member participants (only if seats are available after May 1st)
Purchase order number must be submitted with registration or a check can be mailed within 2 weeks of the registration deadline to hold your seat. Purchase orders can be for SY '21. No refunds for cancellations received after May 1st. Substitutions will be allowed.
As this is a highly-discounted fee, NCES expects this training to fill quickly. If the maximum capacity of 150 participants is exceeded prior to May 1st, NCES reserves the right to limit participation to a percentage of seats per school district--with the selection being made by a district administrator. A refund would be given in the event that your seat is bumped. After May 1st, any remaining seats will be first come, first serve and open to non-members as well.
Registration: ncedservices.org/cdreg or calling 603-466-5437 M-F, 8:00-4:00.
*Membership status for the 2020-2021 school year. As district membership will not be finalized during this early registration period, we will tentatively work from the 2019-2020 membership list.
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Child Parent Psychotherapy - North Country Cohort
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CPP is an intervention model for children aged 0-5 who have experienced traumatic events (including exposure to the opioid crisis) and/or are experiencing mental health, attachment, and/or behavioral problems. A central goal is to support and strengthen the caregiver-child relationship as a vehicle for restoring and protecting the child’s mental health. Treatment also focuses on contextual factors that may affect the caregiver-child relationship. For children exposed to trauma, caregiver and child are guided over the course of treatment to create a joint narrative of the traumatic event and to identify and address trauma triggers that lead to dysregulated affect and behavior.
For: Master’s or doctoral-level licensed mental health clinicians and psychotherapists with a degree in a mental health discipline. Those working towards licensing may be able to participate if there is licensed team member that participates with them.
Tentative dates: September 28th, 29th, & 30th, 2020, March 30th & 31st, 2021, and September 29th & 30th, 2121
Location: NCES, Gorham, NH
Cost: Free* for those serving Coos County. Potentially for upper Grafton and Carroll counties as well.
CEUs: 42 from NASW
An informational session will be held with the nationally certified trainer, Cassie Yackley, Psy.D. in April. Please contact Lori Langlois for details at lori@ncedservices.org.
*Made possible by
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School Counselor Learning Community:
Best Practices for Supporting Transgender Youth
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Join Shannon Brown for an interactive workshop about transgender, gender queer, and gender fluid identities, with a focus on identifying the best ways to support transgender youth in your community. Participants will learn basic definitions of gender identity terms, hear stories about transgender youth and their families, and have candid conversations about supporting transgender youth in their family, school, and/or community. This workshop will be facilitated by Shannon Brown of Equi*Librium Consulting, whose approach is to meet participants right where they are to advance equity and inclusion.
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 from 8:00 - 3:00
Location: NCES, Gorham, NH
Cost: Free for counselors in schools in SAUs 3, 7, 9 (Jackson), 20, 35, 36, 58 (Stark/Stratford), 68, 77 & 84 and Canaan School (VT). School counselors from non-member districts may participate for $25. Lunch provided.
Register: https://ncedservices.org/counselors or email lisa@ncedservices,org
Location: NCES, Gorham, NH
 Shannon Brown is the Director of Residence Life at Southern New Hampshire University and a part-time diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant. Prior to her time at SNHU, Shannon worked in student-facing roles for 16 years at University of New Hampshire in Residence Life and in the Dean of Students office. As a higher education professional and a consultant, she works to meet people where they are, intellectually and developmentally, with an eye toward creating inclusive environments in and out of the classroom.
Shannon earned her B.A. in Public Relations from Marquette University and her M.S. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Indiana University. She has facilitated dozens of diversity, equity, and inclusion workshops at UNH, SNHU, and in New Hampshire, and she is a former member of the UNH Social Justice Educator Team. Shannon is an adjunct instructor at SNHU and has taught courses on career development, through a lens of inclusion, and a first year seminar focused on race and gender identity development.
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NHCF Scholarships for NH Students
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 Each year, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation awards more than $6 million in scholarships to help New Hampshire students with the fewest resources and most promise realize their educational goals, whether it’s a two- or four-year college degree, a certificate, or professional license.
The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting students who are beginning their college careers at two-year community colleges. The Foundation has pledged to make $500,000 in scholarships available to students attending community colleges for certificates or associate degrees for the 2020–2021 academic year.
Applications open on February 1, 2020, and are available online at www.nhcf.org/scholarships.
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"The Kids We Lose" Documentary Screening in Lancaster
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Life Under Construction - Youth supported mental health
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Life Under Construction! is a Facebook group supported by NAMI NH that provides a place for youth whose lives are affected by mental illness to share ideas, concerns, and questions they have about planning their future. This site assists teens and youth with emotional disorders/mental illness transition successfully into adulthood. You’ll also find information about how teens and young adults can get involved and connect with leadership opportunities that can influence policies in mental health, education, and other related areas.
For more information or questions, contact Michele Watson at mwatson@NAMINH.org or 603.225-5359 x 353.
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Online Parent & Caregiver Group
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Struggling with your child's or teen's behavior?
NAMI of NH is offering an online virtual meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 10:00 to 11:00 AM.
For more information, contact Carol Lemelin at 603.664.2116 or rclemelin@metrocast.net.
Flyer
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Regional Support Groups and Classes
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The Family Resource Center is offering a variety of programs to support families, caregivers, and individuals. These classes and support groups include:
- Parenting with PTSD: A Workbook-Based Support Group for Moms with PTSD
- Positive Solutions for Families, parenting class, evenings beginning
- Mommy and Me Playgroup
- Anger Management
- Like Skills 101
- Support Group for Relative Caregivers
- Support Group for Relative Caregivers
- SMART Recovery
Download flyers or contact the FRC for more information or register at 603.752.2511.
The Family Resource Center serves Coos County and northern Grafton County. Childcare available with advanced request. Local transportation may be available with advanced notice. For families already connected to FRC services, out-of-town transportation may be available as well. If you are interested in a program that is not currently offered in your community, contact the FRC as satellite programs are being considered for Littleton, Lancaster, and Colebrook.
Looking for other support groups? Check here.
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NHSaves Education Challenge, for grades K-12
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 The NHSaves Education Challenge invites NH students to respond to topics about energy efficiency and create projects to educate and encourage their community to make sustainable energy choices. Submission format may vary as long as a written component is included with the entry and the project is shareable via local newspapers, on school websites, or other public formats. Winning entries will be selected three times per year, published through various media outlets, and awarded a prize.
Learn more
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NHSaves' LED Fundraiser for School
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Raise money for your school while helping students and their families save money at home by
using more energy-efficient lighting. NHSaves’ LED fundraiser starts with an entertaining and
fun school-wide assembly by a NHEEP educator on energy efficient products, the benefits
of saving energy, and the logistics of the fundraiser program. Students sell energy-efficient
light bulbs ranging in price from $2–$5 and are awarded prizes based on the number of items
sold. Schools keep 100% of the money collected.
Sign-up or learn more at NHEEP.ORG/FOR-TEACHERS/LED-FUNDRAISER-FOR-SCHOOLS
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Seeking Youth to Serve on Coos Grantmaking Committee
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The Tillotson Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation is seeking a diverse group of high school students entering 9th to 12th grade from Coos County and surrounding communities in Vermont and Maine for the third year of their Youth Grant Making Program.
The deadline to apply to the committee is April 15th. Details about the program can be found at Empower Coos Youth Grants Program.
Download the application form.
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Engaging Families to Support Student Learning
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As part of the work of the New Hampshire Center for Authentic Family Voice, Scholastic Education and the New Hampshire Department of Education are pleased to feature Dr. Karen Mapp, Ed.D., Senior Lecturer on Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the author of the U.S. Department of Education's Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships.
Learn from districts who have been implementing the work and participate in breakout sessions designed to give you new strategies to strengthen the connection between family engagement and student learning and new practices to increase student achievement. Whether you are a district or building-level leader, parent or community leader, or part of a family organization, there will be something for everyone. Breakout sessions include:
- Utilizing Data to Evaluate Your Family Engagement Efforts
- Reworking Your Communication
- From Blasé to Brilliant: Re-purposing Your Back to School Night
- Climate Change: Let's Make It Happen
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 from 7:30 to 4:00
Location: Church Landing at Mill Falls, Meredith, NH
Cost: Free
Register: Online
View flyer
For more information contact: Tavia Crumpler | tcrumpler@scholastic.com
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NH Robotics Grant Workshop
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 The NH Robotics Education Development Program still has a large amount of funding available for Public and Charter schools to start new Competition Robotics teams. The first section of this workshop will provide an introduction to what are the VEX IQ Challenge (grades 4-8) and the VEX Robotics Competition (grades 7-12) and what it takes to run a team. The second half of the workshop will assist participants with filling out the application for the grant.
Date: Monday, March 9, 2020 from 4:30 - 7:00
Location: Manchester Community College,1066 Front Street, Manchester, NH 03102
Cost: Free
Register: Online
For more information contact: Louann Cormier, Robotics Education and Competition Foundation NE Regional Support: louann_cormier@roboticseducation.org (202) 809-0547
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Young Inventors' Program Seeking Volunteers
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T he Young Inventor's Program is in need of volunteers for the New England Regional Invention Convention on Saturday, March 28th at Southern New Hampshire University.
Questions, contact: Tina White, Director, Young Inventors’ Program of Northern New England
Academy of Applied Science, at twhite@aas-world.org
Sign up to volunteer
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NGSS Life Science Storyline Workshops
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The Next Generation Science Standards-aligned Storyline workshops are designed to assist teachers new to NGSS with lessons that support all 3 dimensions for student-centered learning. They were developed by NGSX facilitators with input from NGSX-trained teachers from across NH.
Elementary Grades K-2 Workshop on Tuesday, March 17, 8:30 - 3:00
Elementary Grades 3-5 Workshop on Wednesday, March 18, 8:30 - 3:00
Middle Level Grades 6-8 Workshop on Thursday, March 19, 8:30 - 3:00
High School Grades 9-12 Workshop on Friday, March 20, 8:30 - 3:00
Cost: $100
Location: UNH-Manchester STEM Discovery Lab, 88 Commercial Street, Manchester, NH
Learn more
For more information contact: Barbara Hopkins at BAHopkins.Education@gmail.com or call/text 603-834-3527.
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Signs of Suicide (SOS) Prevention Program Training
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The goal Signs of Suicide (SOS) Prevention Program is to reduce the incidence of suicide among adolescents. SOS is unique among suicide prevention programs as it incorporates two prominent suicide prevention strategies into a single program: a psycho-educational curriculum which aims to raise awareness of suicide and its related issues and a brief screening for depression and other risk factors associated with suicidal behavior. This four-hour training is geared towards middle and high school counselors and staff, but elementary personnel are also welcome to attend.
 Date: Thursday, April 16, 2020 (rescheduled from January)
Time: 12:30 - 4:30
Location: NCES, Gorham, NH
Cost: Free (lunch is not provided)
Registration: Please RSVP here
Learn more about the program
Questions about SOS and the Connor's Climb Foundation should be directed to Candice.Porter@ConnorsClimb.org or visit www.ConnorsClimb.org for more information.
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Strengthening Tier 1 & 2 with Polly Bath:
Behavior Strategies for Greater Student Success
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 This 5-day Summer Institute is all about helping educators to help their students who are at-risk for behaviors. Participants will learn how to establish highly successful classroom and school-wide Tier 1 & 2 behavior strategies. We CAN reduce those behaviors that are regularly interfering with instruction! Polly Bath will teach participants how to use data for maximum effect.
Dates: July 13-17, 2020 8:30 to 3:00
Location: LinWood School, Lincoln, NH
Cost: $350
More information and registration details or contact Virginia Everett at veverett@lin-wood.org.
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Coos Early Childhood Connections Spring Summit
Friday, April 10, 2020
from 1:00 to 5:30
with optional networking lunch at noon
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Town & Country Resort, Gorham, NH
Military/National Guard Connected Families
Contact Kristen Ferullo at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at kristenferullo@navy.mil or (207) 318-1730.
Coos Adult Learner Services offers small group instruction in basic reading, writing, math, English for English Language Learners, and preparation for the HiSet exam.
Services available in Berlin, Colebrook, and Lancaster locations. The program serves all of Coos County.
Volunteer tutoring opportunities as well.
Call 603-752-1927 to get started.
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Coos ALS - Berlin is now Northstar testing location.
The Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment defines the basic skills needed to use a computer and the internet in daily life, employment, and higher education. Online, self-guided modules assess the ability of adults to perform these tasks. Test takers can receive digital badges whenever they pass assessments, and can additionally receive certificates when they pass assessments in a proctored environment at a Northstar testing location.
Classes in basic to intermediate computer literacy begin February 11th.
Free energy education workshops for educators and students and more.
2020 US Census is important
Once a decade, America comes together to count every resident in the United States. It counts our population and households, providing the basis for distributing more than $675 billion in federal funds annually to support states, counties and communities’ vital programs — impacting housing, education, transportation, employment, health care and public policy.
See NH's allocation of funds from federal programs based on the last census.
Earn extra income as a Census Taker
The Census Bureau is accepting applications from those interested in being Census Takers. The rate of pay is $17.50/hour, with flexible hours, paid training, and mileage reimbursement. Learn more 2020census.gov/jobs or call 855-JOB-2020
Spring Break Camps for Kids
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Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Hampshire recruits, trains and supervises volunteers to serve as advocates for abused and neglected children in the New Hampshire court system.
For more information, contact speakup@casanh.org.
Want to learn more about education funding in NH?
Reaching Higher NH has a series of articles that explains different aspects of the issue.
Advancing NH Public Education has several articles on education funding as well.
Follow the Save Our Schools page on Facebook.
Sign up for email updates from the School Funding Fairness Project here.
Granite Guarantee:
Tuition-Free College
The Granite Guarantee is a financial aid program that makes college possible for qualified first-year and transfer New Hampshire students by covering the cost of tuition for up to four years.
Learn more about the Granite Guarantee process at participating schools:
or learn more about the program through the University System of New Hampshire or by calling 844-309-3855.
Foster Care: Short-term and Long-term Families Needed
If you’ve ever thought about becoming a foster parent, please act now. Did you know weekend-only care is option? If you’d like to learn more about the foster care program, visit the NH DHHS webpage on Becoming a Foster Parent.
Foster and Adoption Care Essentials (FACES)
Berlin training, Monday evenings January 27 to March 9, 2020
There is also a training series in Littleton.
Protecting children is all of our responsibility. KNOW the signs of abuse and TELL responsible authorities.
NCES Online Professional Development Library & Educational Student Texts
Want to enhance your ebook collection?
Check out the hundreds of educational ebooks available to NCES member schools:
Check out the K-12 computer science resources curated through the CSNorth project.
Learn more about CSNorth
Help support the mission of NCES
Your tax deductible donation will support NCES' mission of collaborating with public schools and community partners to support excellent and equitable educational opportunities throughout the North Country.
NCES seeks exceptional educational experiences and realized potential for all students.
NCES believes that thriving schools are at the heart of vibrant communities!
The core values of NCES:
Contact Information
North Country Education Services
300 Gorham Hill Road
Gorham, NH 03581
ncedservices.org
603-466-5437
nces@ncedservices.org
NCES is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
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