Staff Wellbeing Grant Opportunity

May 22, 2023, 11:33 AM by David Morrill
Kaiser Permanente, Healthier Generation, and OSPI are excited to offer an opportunity for districts to apply the Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework to staff wellbeing. Using a learning cohort model, we are inviting up to eight (8) district teams to join us in the 2023-24 school year. Experts in MTSS and staff well-being will guide teams through a series of learning and activities that will prepare them to implement key elements of workplace well-being within the context of MTSS. This process will assure compliance with SHB 1363: Addressing Secondary Traumatic Stress in the K-12 Workforce (WSSDA Model Policy 5515).

 

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Kaiser Permanente, Healthier Generation, and OSPI are excited to offer an opportunity for districts to apply the Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework to staff wellbeing. Using a learning cohort model, we are inviting up to eight (8) district teams to join us in the 2023-24 school year. Experts in MTSS and staff well-being will guide teams through a series of learning and activities that will prepare them to implement key elements of workplace well-being within the context of MTSS. This process will assure compliance with SHB 1363: Addressing Secondary Traumatic Stress in the K-12 Workforce (WSSDA Model Policy 5515).  

District teams that participate will:

  1. Understand evidence-based components necessary to develop positive workplace well-being within the context of MTSS

  2. Develop an action plan to improve staff well-being in their district through the implementation of a multi-tiered system of supports framework 

  3. Improve district-level compliance with SHB 1363: Addressing Secondary Traumatic Stress in the K-12 Workforce

  4. Develop a peer network of district workforce well-being teams

  5. Increased team capacity to implement staff well-being best and evidence-based practices 

Expectations of Innovation Cohort members:

  • Have an established district-level workforce wellness team inclusive of staff from a variety of roles that include, at a minimum Human Resources, District Administration, classified, and certificated staff, in place by September 30, 2023.

  • Have at least one representative and preferably a majority of team members attend each session.

  • Complete activities as a Workforce Wellness Team in between sessions (approx 1-3 hours).

  • Complete either the WA Workforce Secondary Traumatic Stress Assessment or the Cultivating Staff Wellbeing Assessment topic of the Thriving Schools Integrated Assessment by November to use as a guide for creating a tiered positive work culture action plan. (Assessment is free and login is required).

  • Contribute to the refinement and application of the MTSS framework for staff wellbeing.

Informational Webinar (Teams):  Register Here

June 1, 2023

10:00 - 11:00 am PST

Applications due (approx. 20 minutes to complete)

June 30, 2023

Announcement of cohort

Week of July 17, 2023

Sessions (90 minutes, virtual)

Session 1: Kick-off, overview, and shared understanding​

Session 2: ​Integrating data into planning

Session 3: Resource mapping and sharing of resources

Session 4: Turning ideas into actions & discussion of barriers

Session 5: Implementation and peer problem solving​

Session 6: Planning and sustainability for 2024-25

Session 7: Evaluation and Celebration

Exact dates TBD by cohorts: 

August 2023

October 2023

November 2023

January 2024

March 2024

May/June 2024

May/June 2024

 

Questions?  Contact Jill Patnode (jill.x.patnode@kp.org) or 206-819-1758