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Reply to "School Council, School Improvement Plans, ACEs, Diversity & Help?"

I'm not an expert -- but I sat on the site council at my children's school for 4 years...

First, there is still so much ignorance about ACEs that you may need to bring the Site Council up to speed on the existence of ACEs.  Maybe bring a printed general article people can take home to digest.   Maybe a second article on trauma's impacts in school aged children/ it's effects on learning.

I would begin by explaining ACEs, then talk about how unknown ACEs impact a child's ability to focus, learn, and concentrate... how it may underlie a lot of ADD, how kids with ACEs do not feel safe, how they may be victims OR bullies.  These concerns-- learning and safety-- are central to any school's mission.  A Site Council always wants to improve outcomes like these for students.  So lay the table that way.

Then I would be prepared to offer some concrete suggestions that would be simple to incorporate to 1.  raise consciousness about ACEs among the teachers & parents, as well as  2.  ideas on what can happen in the classroom to better help kids who may be traumatized.

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