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Your families and teachers are navigating mental and social-emotional health, the loss of students, racial injustice, and more. Here are a few resources for parents and educators so you can support your kids at this time.

December 14, 2022Communication, Community, Counseling, Current EventsRead more...

Actions for Keeping Safe Schools, Event Recap

Possip’s CEO Shani Dowell sat down with mental health counselor Malené Dixon and Catherine Cecere of Joffe Emergency Services to discuss school safety. After the conversation, Possip had requests...

September 10, 2021Crisis, Current Events, Diversity, For Parents, Mental Health, Racial Justice, Resources, StudentsRead more...

4 Guides for Talking to Your Kids About Tough Topics

A revised Possip Team favorite, 4 Guides for Talking to Your Kids About Tough Topics. We see in parent feedback that many have mixed feelings about the role schools and...

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April 13, 2021Current Events, Engagement, Resources, TeachersRead more...

Possip Staff BQs for Equity, School Climate and Culture

Possip sends Pulse Checks™ to staff to strengthen organizations and school climate and culture through praise and feedback. What trends come through in those reports? Across the board, team members want...

November 23, 2020Activities, Community, Crisis, Current Events, For Parents, Mental Health, Possip, Seasonal, Social-Emotional Health, Students, TeachersRead more...

Gratitude Activities for Your Students…and Yourself

For most people, 2020 has not been a year that sparks positivity. The past twenty years of my life at Thanksgiving, each family member shares a few things we...

October 29, 2020Bullying, Counseling, Current Events, For Parents, Mental Health, Social-Emotional Health, StudentsRead more...

Student Mental Health During Covid

On the mind of many Possip parents lately-- the mental health and wellness of their children. Covid and school closures have taken a toll on all of us, as...

October 29, 2020Community, Current Events, Diversity, Engagement, For Parents, Possip, Racial JusticeRead more...

6 Guides for Talking to Your Kids About Racial Justice

It has been a little over a month since our first blog on Talking to Your Kids About Race and Racial Injustice This is part 2! We see in parent...

October 15, 2020Community, Current Events, For Parents, StudentsRead more...

Providing Social Support For Your Kids

Children can quickly lose their sense of community and connection while in isolation. School has always been a consistent source of social connection and support for kids. When that...

September 22, 2020Current Events, Diversity, For Parents, Possip, Racial JusticeRead more...

6 Guides for Talking to Your Kids About Race and Racial Injustice…and Life (A Multi-Part Series)

Disclaimer: We are in a time where trust and grace aren’t running high in our country or world. That can mean we look at...well, everything...with a critical eye. Understandably...

June 11, 2020Current Events, PossipRead more...

For Leaders: Reopening Plans That Hear Voices of Black Families…and Whispers

We believe these steps are great for any school leader. One of our White team members wrote it to give White leaders, in particular, an additional lens. Our country is...