The Virginia Crisis Counseling Program (CCP) was launched in June by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services. Our service provides an outlet to those facing stress and uncertainty in these trying times.The Virginia CCP is called Virginia C.O.P.E.S. which stands for compassionate, optimistic, person-centered, empowering support. Crisis … [Read more...]
Teaching in the New Normal
My district started preparing for the possibility of school closure due to COVID-19 several weeks before the Governor shut down all Virginia schools. A full week before schools were closed, teachers had prepared two weeks’ worth of spiral review activities for their classes. For our secondary teachers, the task was more manageable; we have a 1:1 program in grades 6-12 and … [Read more...]
