Small School Districts' Association

#ChroniclingAmerica has now reached a milestone of 48 states that now digitize their newspaper. #SSDA encourages you to go back in time on today's date and see what you can find! 📰 http://ow.ly/TQGe50vWzE6

California law now requires that the suicide prevention phone number is on the back of student ID cards. #SuicidePreventionMonth 1-800-273-8255 http://ow.ly/3a4h50vWyBQ @CADeptEd

Did you know that @QuestBridge is looking for students from low-income backgrounds to receive full scholarships to top colleges? Refer or apply someone you know before September 26. 📚 http://ow.ly/K4dt50vWxVL

Applications for Congressman Mike Thompson 2019 Congressional App Challenge have opened. Thompson works to represent areas in #LakeCounty #SolonoCounty #ContraCosta #NapaCounty #SonomaCounty - Click the link to apply before November 1. http://ow.ly/r5t950vWx7F

SAVE THE POOL! Join the Central Plumas Recreation and Park District in saving the #PioneerPool 🏊 the pool has been apart of the community since the early '70's. Donate and learn more at http://ow.ly/NODZ50vWuUq

Bay Area Teacher and 2 Santa Cruz High students missing in dive boat tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Pacific Collegiate Charter school in Santa Cruz and American High Science teacher in Fremont. As one brother who lost his sister reminds us: Love the people that you have in your life because you don’t know when their time is up," he said. "Let the people in your life know that you love them and just cherish every moment, breath by breath, because it’s really precious."

September is Food Safety Education Month! The @CDCgov wants to share information and preventative measures on how to avoid food-borne illness. Click the link to view videos and tips that you can share on your social media. #CDC #CDChealth #foodsafety https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/education-month.html

SSDA encourages families to get engaged early on in their child's schooling as @Mizzou highlights the benefits it has for children of all ages. http://ow.ly/D9M050vOdcj

SSDA would have considered this a no-brainer, but now it is back by science. 📱💻📹 http://ow.ly/xWZW50vOcwr

Researchers have preschoolers wear a video camera on their head for the purpose of linguistic research. http://ow.ly/5r7A50vOc61

@CADeptEd announces the application is now open for 2019-20 Schools to Watch Program. Applications are due by Thursday, October 10, 2019, by 5 p.m. PST. Click this link to learn more on the application process. http://ow.ly/9lPn50vNZaw

CDE Announces Great Opportunity for Students. Now accepting 2020 @SenateYouth nominations! Each delegate will visit Washington, D.C. as guests of the US Senate, and receive a $10,000 college scholarship from the Hearst Foundation. Students must be nominated by their high school principal. https://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/el/le/yr19ltr0823.asp

Teacher Pipeline in Rural Schools Continue to Struggle Haven't we read this story before? We need more coverage of solutions and the people making it happen, or investigate why states aren’t doing more to solve teacher pipeline and equity issues in rural areas. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/2018092001 #CARuralEd

Mark Twain Union Elementary School District and Vallecito Union School District kicked off school last week with brand new supplies courtesy of #WyndhamAngelsCamp . http://ow.ly/Kl8p50vLNoo

Bret Harte Union High School will celebrate their 2019 athletic hall of fame Friday, October 4, 2019 during their hall of fame weekend. 🏈 http://ow.ly/5gDx50vLMVH

Youth Engaged 4 Change wants to know what you're #hopeful4 - Submit your answer to the link below for a chance to win a $50 @amazon gift card! SSDA wants to remind you to act fast because submissions are due tomorrow (8/30) at 11:59 P.M. http://ow.ly/79uP50vOCBw #contestgiveaway

August Wold from Anderson, gets the opportunity to sign an @athletics contract to be a member of the 2019 A's team. This was made possible by @MakeAWish 👍⚾ @PachecoUSD http://ow.ly/O3Pi50vLIEi

@Edsource reports The College Board will be giving admissions offices data on 6 factors about applicants neighborhood and high school including attendance rates, median family income, crime, household structure, education levels, and housing stability http://ow.ly/PjXc50vLEkx

Jason Sanchez a former #TulareCounty elementary school teacher shares how limiting school suspensions leaves teachers and administrators feeling disempowered. http://ow.ly/2jVS50vKtop

A recent study has been conducted that reports 'teens who sent more text messages over the study period actually reported feeling better (less depressed)" - Contrary to the belief that smartphones and social media damage the mental health of adolescents. http://ow.ly/qZUg50vKrIg