Thank you Frank Worrell for your leadership speaking out against these harmful practices. #SchoolPsychology apa.org/news/press/rel…

Trainers of School Psychologists Town Hall: Supporting #LGBTQIA+ Students. #SP4SJ Register in Advance for this meeting. @DrJenniferCoop Elizabeth McKenney Kasee Stratton-Gadke

Upcoming JEPC Special Issue: Consultation and Collaboration to Support Meaningful and Socially Valid Outcomes for Autistic people/with ASD. Interested authors are invited to submit a 500-word summary abstract to me or other editors by June 15, 2022! Daniel Newman

#LowValuePractices are rampant in our field and in education generally. However, harmful practices are especially heinous. There’s no good evidence that having police in schools is beneficial and growing evidence that it’s harmful.

To the families of Uvalde, we weep with you in your grief and ask for God’s solace for your unfathomable pain. May your angels be lifted up to spite the darkness that took them. And may the light of reason and compassion save the lives of others in their namesake. #Uvalde

Our children deserve to feel safe in schools that are not subject to the threat of senseless gun violence. Join us in calling on all elected leaders to pass comprehensive gun safety laws now: bit.ly/3Gr3Zj8 #NASPadvocates

The NASP Professional Growth Committee and Social Justice Committee invite submissions to a special webinar series on cognitive assessment with a social justice lens. Submissions due July 15. Learn more about this opportunity and suggested considerations: buff.ly/397M0Sy

Please see the attached flyer and consider joining us for one of three 75-minute film screenings of the documentary film Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Dr. Monique Morris as part of the Summer Movie Mondays.

Love to see a national piece highlighting critical issues in school psych and quoting leaders doing the work. Congrats Celeste Malone and Dr. Byron McClure, grateful for this! Few Black men become school psychologists. Here's why that matters npr.org/2022/07/29/111…

The drop in test scores received more attention than the school shooting in St Louis this week. We must not allow violence to be normalized or allow educators to be blamed for the vast unmet needs of so many kids.

NASP wants to acknowledge publicly that a totally unacceptable and harmful incident occurred last night in the Hyatt hotel that directly affected President Celeste Malone, her friends, colleagues, and family, and by extension the Black community. 1/

What no one can take away is how flawlessly Celeste Malone 's vision has been executed this week. From keynote to awards to sessions, her intentionality & purpose is everywhere in this conference. hyatt will be held accountable b/c of the foundations she & others have built.

An article on the racist actions of ⁦Hyatt Regency⁩ in Denver that disrupted a celebration of Black school psychs. #nasp2023 #hyattsowhite #sp4sj denverite.com/2023/02/09/the…

The Hyatt Denver GM reached out to Celeste over the weekend with yet another non-response but asking to speak. Her response back is pictured below. Core to her message was: 2/

Update on the hyatt incident: Your voices, in concert with NASP’s extensive direct advocacy, have resulted in progress! NASP President Celeste Malone and ED Kathleen Minke had a lengthy conversation with the GM of Denver Hyatt and the SVP for Global EDI for hyatt corporate.

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In 1973, 50 years ago today, SCOTUS ruled in San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez that it was legal to fund public schools by local property taxes. Funding disparities remain large today, creating an opportunity gap, in part due to this draconian ruling. A 🧵 1/