Action Needed: Action Needed: All Certified Staff and Any Classified Staff Who Work Directly With Children and Families Must Complete New Suicide Prevention and Postvention Learning

This year, Senate File 2113 was enacted, requiring all school personnel to engage in annual training on suicide prevention and postvention. It is the Agency’s expectation that all certified staff AND any staff who work with children complete this module in preparation for our October Agency Directed Learning sessions, as we will be engaging in reflective conversations together. 

In the interest of honoring staff voice and choice regarding when to engage in this professional learning, as well as providing adequate time for this learning, we are offering two options:  

• You may complete the online module prior to arriving at your October Agency-Directed learning session. If you elect to complete the module prior to your October session, you will need to arrive at your session at 9:30 a.m.  

OR 

• You may complete the online module during the first hour (8:30-9:30 a.m.) of your October Agency Directed Learning session. If you elect to complete the module during your October session, you will need to arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. on the day of your session. 

The module, “Suicide Prevention and Postvention,” can be accessed via AEA Learning Online. You will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the module. You may download the certificate for your own records, however, you do not need to send the certificate to anyone, as we will be pulling completion reports from the online system. 

If you have any questions regarding the modules, contact your regional director and/or Jadie Boens, Special Programs Director. If you have any questions specific to the October Agency Directed Learning and the logistics for your session, contact Martha Condon, Director of Professional Learning.