Due to the pandemic, Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids® eligibility has remained the same since 2020—but redetermination is coming April 1, 2023. Update your contact information now so you can receive the latest alerts!
Stay informed. Stay covered. http://staycovered.ga.gov
FACT: Time is on everyone's mind! When children understand time, they're better at managing it. This helps them build independence as well as math skills!
Want to be entered to win a gift card and prize pack of Free Your Feels promotional items? Fill out this anonymous, brief survey so we can understand what's most (and least) helpful to you in a mental health campaign.
https://georgiavoices.formstack.com/forms/fyf_survey_2023…
We typically look ahead during the new year, but looking back is also useful:
Revisiting attendance data to measure progress & revise school-wide strategies can help set up the supports for good attendance.
Check out ideas for January:
https://bit.ly/3XNfbOa#ShowingUpMatters
Find out how Lee County Family Connection is planting seeds of rural prosperity by raising future leaders through the Junior Leadership Lee program. http://bit.ly/3VW5tso#LetsTalkGA
Our Story Strolls project is among the first of its kind, enabling public libraries across GA that may not have funding to host a Story Stroll. Each panel includes a QR code for access to an access audio version. https://georgialibraries.org/kits-launched/
Expanding Our Perspective, Unlocking Our Potential: Georgia Family Connection 30-Year Impact Report dives into 3rd-grade reading proficiency as a measure of future success. https://bit.ly/3itj6Rz
Kim Holland of Gwinnett County Schools is one of the presenters in next week’s GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar about what districts and states are doing to improve kindergarten to better support kids’ learning and development. 👏#GetGAReading
How can we transform #kindergarten? On 1/17, join our new #LearningTuesdays series with @NewAmericaEd to explore the role that states + school districts are playing in this initiative.
REGISTER http://ow.ly/HjNL50LXRcu@GwinnettSchools@BPSEarlyLearn@AL_DECE@NevadaReady
This week’s DECAL Download features a panel discussion on the future of education in Georgia.
Listen in as Commissioner Amy Jacobs, Commissioner Greg Dozier, Chancellor Sonny Perdue, and State School Superintendent Richard Woods discuss the issues.
#Georgia#Atlanta#Childcare
Start off the new year by rebuilding foundational supports that have been eroded by the pandemic.
Read about how the 3 tiers of intervention help bolster student engagement to reduce chronic absenteeism in schools across the US: https://bit.ly/3GOVzmj#ShowingUpMatters
Check out the NEW website for the Georgia Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, which makes it easier to sign up or access audio or braille books & other low vision resources.
https://gls.georgialibraries.org. #GeorgiaLibraries
Your free PINES library card is the key to discovering, learning and building new skills. With a PINES card, Georgians have access to more than 11 million shared library materials across the state. Search the catalog: http://gapines.org
Big changes are coming soon to Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids® coverage! Update your contact information before it’s too late at http://staycovered.ga.gov. Stay informed and stay covered.
Soon enough, many of us will be returning to school or work, which might evoke nervous feelings. That's okay, and totally normal! We love this "Roadmap to Back to School Mental Health" created by the Mental Health Coalition. Check it out!
Happy New Year! Our first #DECALDownload episode for 2023 features Dana Morrison and April Rogers on the new family friendly search for Child Care in Georgia. Starts Wednesday.
IT'S HERE! The new GELDS website is officially live.
https://gelds.decal.ga.gov
Attention early learning professionals and caregivers, you can now register for a walk through webinar of the New GELDS website on January 5th at the link below.
https://decal.ga.gov/Prek/GELDS.aspx?r=IS…
! Teach young learners about #civics with a new collection called City Island. City Island truly is a “living city” rich with iconic businesses, government institutions, and a diverse citizenry.
#sschat
Be like Myles, age 6 months, and mom Anne. Discover all your CCPL library card offers.
Read aloud in 2023!
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