Access Tools, Messaging, and More to Help Plan District Messaging and Communication

Each year, thousands of educators across the United States come together with the Learning First Alliance (LFA) for Public Schools Week, a time for administrators, teachers, specialists, teacher educators, parents, and school board members to host events for their communities and discuss the importance of public education. This year, Public Schools Week (PSW22) will be held Feb. 21-25.

CDE recently received questions from schools and districts about flexibilities for remote learning due to COVID-19 in 2022-23. Starting next school year:

• CDE will continue to offer flexibility for districts to provide temporary remote learning options as a result of COVID-19 health concerns.
• CDE will discontinue flexibilities for districts to provide 100% remote learning options to students enrolled in brick-and-mortar schools due to COVID-19.

Read the full announcement on the Remote Learning Supports webpage.

This year, the Office of CLDE will not host the Annual CLDE Academy due to COVID-19 health and safety concerns. The Office of CLDE will continue awarding winners of the Student Art Contest and Distinguished Administrator in Support of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners.

• Student Art Contest Theme: “Stronger Together”—Nominate elementary, middle, or high school student art for the “Stronger Together” Student Art Award. This is an opportunity for students to reflect on how they or others have been or might be, “Stronger Together” through the medium of fine art. Student art applications will be accepted until Friday, April 8.
• Distinguished Administrator in Support of Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Learners – Nominate a distinguished administrator who has created successful outcomes and supported the academic, linguistic, and social-emotional needs of culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Administrator award applications will be accepted until Friday, March 11.

For CLDE questions contact, Rebekah
Ottenbreit at [email protected]

For nomination process questions contact, Patricia
Gleason at [email protected]

Visit the Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education webpage for more information.

Michelle Malvey, a school health training consultant at CDE, is presenting a webinar at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, based on the premise that a healthy workforce leads to better outcomes for students, staff, families, and the community. She is a former principal, school psychologist, and teacher with a passion for making sure everyone in the school environment gets what they need on a daily basis. The webinar's focus will be on embedding employee wellness and “we care” practices into all that we do in schools including daily routines, team building, and the implementation of new initiatives.

Participants who attend the webinar will be able to:

• Understand the value of investing in self-care work in the educational environment.
• Acknowledge that resistance exists and the need to reframe our thinking around self-care.
• Understand how they can embed staff emotional wellness into existing practices.
• Identify two to three ways they will embed we-care strategies into their current structures and routines.

Sign up for the webinar via Zoom here.