With the help of Project SEEKS SES funds, the University of Pittsburgh was able to hold a workshop entitled “Leading the Way Forward Through the Power of Hope” on October 26. The event — which was headed by guest speaker Jamie Meade, the vice president of Battelle for Kids —was attended by nearly 70 people, […]

When Cassie Quigley, a Department Chair in the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leading, mentioned forest bathing to Tom Ralston, he admitted that he didn’t know what it was. Upon some explanation, he knew it would be a perfect social and emotional focus not just for staff wellness, but also a potential

On October 19, the AIU and Project SEEKS SES held its third virtual community of practice meeting. The meeting revolved around Penn Hills’ YESS (Youth Engagement Support Services) team. Each community of practice meeting will focus on a shared topic of interest between school district, higher education and community partners. Each meeting will be facilitated

Dr. Pamela White, the Woodland Hills School District’s Director of Administrative Services, said the district has long focused on providing its students with a comprehensive support system. Over the years, that has meant thinking outside of the box, partnering with a number of outside providers to support its students with mentorship, and helping ease pressure

As East Allegheny high school principal Candee Morris talks about the newly-formed wellness space in the East Allegheny Junior/Senior High School — entitled The pEAce Place — you can hear the rustling from the fish tank in her office. The office is an extension of Morris, a space filled with various materials that support Morris’s

While education shifts and changes, the role of an educator remains the same at its core. A teacher’s job, of course, is to teach. In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, though, it’s become apparent that schools might need to teach more than just typical subject matter. They have to teach kids about social-emotional learning

When East Allegheny acting superintendent Joe DiLucente returned to the district in October of 2022, he started to recognize an acute need for additional behavioral supports. DiLucente, who was a teacher in the district for years before becoming the principal of Logan Elementary School and then the acting superintendent, said that there’s been an uptick

Thanks to Project SEEKS SES funds, the University of Pittsburgh’s Teaching and Learning Program will be holding a workshop entitled, “Leading the Way Forward Through the Power of Hope.” The workshop will be held on October 26 at the University Club from 9 am to 3 pm. Further information — including registration details — can

As the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have become clearer in schools, the West Mifflin school district has made it a priority to find effective, creative solutions. That mindset manifested The Holistic Titan Sanctuary, one of two rooms in the district that will be stocked with exercise equipment and staffed with counseling services. Effectively, the

On September 20, the AIU and Project SEEKS SES held its second virtual community of practice meeting. The meeting revolved around violence intervention.  Each community of practice meeting will focus on a shared topic of interest between school district, higher education and community partners. Each meeting will be facilitated by the Project SEEKS SES coordinator,