Association of California School Administrators
Volume 47, No. 3 | January/February 2018
Features
8
12
Columns
7
18 Time off practices that promote wellness and rejuvenation
A positive work year calendar encourages time off from work to support the social,
emotional and mental health of school district administrative leadership.
By Kevin Skelly and Kirk Black
By Lisa Marie Gonzales
Leadership
20
Only when we are able to
recognize our own stress
symptoms can we learn to
cope with it.
By Kathy Espinoza
Trauma and teacher practice:
Actions that heal
24 Two districts share strategies for sustainable health initiatives
28 Mindfulness for students and the adults
who lead them
34 What seventh graders can teach us about teamwork
School administrators
should recognize that stu-
dents involved in bullying are
at risk for suicide.
By Scott Poland
Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District started with a simple hydration campaign
and developed a program with wide-scale employee buy-in. In Irvine USD, a grant-
funded program has been integrated into district culture.
By Gina Nielsen, Connie Jacobs, Jennifer Payton and Sunghie Park Okino
School administrators have complex jobs. Mindfulness offers
strategies and practices to help leaders manage and care for
themselves, so they can manage and care for others.
By Edward Thompson
Every teacher has the ability
to help a vulnerable child.
By Wanda S. Perez
Bullying and youth suicide:
What schools need to know
The benefits of a social media vacation
A social media break is a great way to reconnect IRL (in real life)
with loved ones and acquaintances alike. It allows time for coffee,
connection, hugs and smiles that stretch far beyond emojis.
By Darcy Totten
Find these online exclusives at
www.acsa.org/publications:
Managing life’s treadmill: Is
‘stressed’ the new normal?
Trauma-informed leadership in schools:
From the inside-out
The foundation of being a trauma-informed leader is trans-
formational “inside-out” work that heals adult trauma and
develops social-emotional intelligence. How can we teach
what we do not embody?
By Shawn Nealy-Oparah and Tovi C. Scruggs-Hussein
To Our Readers
What are you doing to take
care of you and the adults
around you, while you lead
and care for students?
Knowing more about ourselves is fundamental
What is the educational pathway that will prepare our young people to not just succeed,
but thrive, in every aspect of their lives? The answer is self-literacy.
By Tim Howes
Creating a culture of collaboration and an environment of support is not a quick
process. It requires strong, consistent messaging from you, along with support and
empowerment.
By Naj Alikhan
Have a response to an article? Tweet us @ACSA_Info!
January | February 2018
5