Last week, we highlighted school staff working to bring brain science and trauma-informed practices to their schools, posing the question, “If you could re-invent school, what would you do?” The Request for Proposals to support a range of existing and new efforts to support trauma-informed and restorative practices in the school environment is now available here.…
The Children and Youth Advisory Board provides oversight for Best Starts for Kids. Comprised of King County residents and stakeholders with geographically and culturally diverse perspectives, board members make recommendations and monitor distribution of levy proceeds. Executive Constantine appointed 35 experts, researchers, and community leaders to the Children and Youth Advisory Board (CYAB), and the King…
Thinking of submitting an application for the Trauma Informed and Restorative Practices RFP? Join us for a webinar on Wednesday, May 24 at 3:30pm to learn more and have your questions answered.
It’s been great connecting in person as BSK staff have been out in the community for our road show. For those unable to attend a meeting, we hosted an online webinar last Friday. The recording is available here.
1 in 5 children between 9 and 17 needs mental health support, but less than a third of these children receive it. That’s why Best Starts is expanding school-based mental health support to more middle schools in King County. Up to $10,000 is available per participating middle school to create a plan to bring mental health support to middle schools.
Welcome to Sarah Wilhem as our new Best Starts for Kids Strategic Advisor for Trauma Informed Systems! The title is a mouthful but in a nutshell–Sarah’s role is to provide a trauma-informed perspective and lens that will influence all BSK strategies. With Sarah joining the BSK team, our core staff team is complete! The core BSK team is now 10 staff strong, but many more supporting positions will be popping up, so stay tuned for job postings.
Are you passionate about children getting the best possible start in life? Do you believe every child deserves every opportunity to succeed? We are hiring a Program Manager to join the School Based Partnerships Program! Our team is currently seeking an energetic leader to join the School Based Partnerships Program. This Program Manager III position will work…
We’ve visited 3 communities and have 4 more events scheduled on the Best Starts for Kids Road Show. Did you miss Best Starts in your community? Have more questions for Best Starts staff? Loved it so much you want to see it again? Join us for a short webinar presentation and online Q&A session with Best Starts…
Next week, Best Starts for Kids will release a funding opportunity to support a range of existing and new efforts to support trauma-informed and restorative practices in the school environment. Today, we take a deeper look at the science behind this approach and hear from two school staff working to bring it to their students.…
We are now excited to share our road show calendar! Each 1.5 hour community meeting will be focused on Best Starts for Kids’ information with numerous BSK staff present. You can expect a short presentation followed by breakout sessions with BSK staff. You’ll have an opportunity to learn more about the RFP process, data, evaluation and community partnerships. Please read on for locations and times.
On any given day, there may be many reasons why students at Chief Kanim and Twin Falls Middle School spend half an hour with Melinda Johnson. Some may see Johnson for the first time to talk about why they’ve received a number of unexcused absences; others may be following up on progress toward goals they’ve…
