I am pleased to share the latest updates from NASP with you.

I am delighted to report that the U.S. House and Senate passed resolutions recognizing National School Psychology Awareness Week last month. Thank you to those who sent letters to their members of Congress urging support of the resolutions.

In conjunction with our four resolution sponsors and in celebration of School Psychology Awareness Week, NASP sponsored a Congressional briefing, ‘Positive School Climate, Student Wellness, and Improved Academic Achievement: Bring Out the Best in Students and Schools.’ The panel discussed how positive school climates, student wellness, and strong family-school partnerships promote school success. They also linked these issues to NASP legislative priorities, school psychology week themes of positive psychology, and strength-based programs.
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I am pleased to write to you again this month with more NASP highlights, especially as we celebrate National School Psychology Awareness Week, November 9-13.  The theme this year, ‘See the possibilities in you. We do!’ seeks to promote students’ resilience, optimism, and academic achievement by encouraging them to see the possibilities in themselves and their world. This is a great opportunity to focus attention on school psychology and the factors that contribute to children’s achievement and healthy development. I invite you to review the array of awareness resources available to members atwww.nasponline.org/communications/spawareness/index.aspx 
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Dear Iowa School Psychologists,

I hope your school year is off to a good start. I am pleased to write to you this month with a number of resources available exclusively to NASP members.

NASP is offering several opportunities to expand your professional expertise in the coming months. You can join your NASP colleagues in the online discussion atwww.nasponline.org/communities/default.aspx?g=posts&t=669 about the Communiqué series on disproportionality in special education. Take this opportunity to ask questions or contribute ideas on the articles that inspire us to think more deeply about how to improve our effectiveness in working with an increasingly diverse student population. Read More