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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> West Virginia is a step ahead of the rest of the nation in its development of an <i>Expanded School Mental Health Model</i>. We now have a comprehensive website full of resources to assist schools in developing or expanding an Expanded School Mental Health Model. This is just one of the toolkits to assist you in better serving students. I encourage you to visit the website at <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/wvesmhi">http://sites.google.com/site/wvesmhi</a> and become familiar with our resources. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> Also, I encourage you to review the Protocol for School Counselor on Expanded School Mental Health that is referred to in the toolkit below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Barb<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Linda Anderson - WV Expanded School Mental Health [mailto:Linda_Anderson_WV_Expanded_Schoo@mail.vresp.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 09, 2012 11:49 AM<br><b>To:</b> bashcraft@access.k12.wv.us<br><b>Subject:</b> "Erasing Barriers to Learning" - Issue #2<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 style='background:white;border:solid #002277 3.0pt'><tr><td width=650 style='width:390.0pt;border:none;padding:1.8pt 1.8pt 1.8pt 1.8pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 style='border:solid #002277 1.0pt'><tr><td width=637 style='width:382.2pt;border:none;padding:9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> Erasing Barriers to Learning </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>March 2012</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?WVSchoolHealthTechni/a13fb8dd77/2e29bc4103/1840e3b579"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/9/9/9/99962f2139/a13fb8dd77/da978f98b5/library/ESMH%20Web%20banner%204a%202.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#777777' align=center></span></div></div><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Welcome to the second of four monthly issues of <i>"Erasing Barriers to Learning"</i> by the West Virginia Expanded School Mental Health Initiative—a partnership between the WV Department of Education, WV Department of Health & Human Resources, parents and professionals.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#777777' align=center></span></div></div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.05in;margin-left:0in;font-weight:strong'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?WVSchoolHealthTechni/a13fb8dd77/2e29bc4103/82f19245d6" id="">Toolkit #3</a>: Early Identification </f<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Screening to identify youth in need can link them to effective services earlier, and contribute to positive educational outcomes...<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?WVSchoolHealthTechni/a13fb8dd77/2e29bc4103/a066c7df14"><b>Read the full article...</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Also Check Out</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?WVSchoolHealthTechni/a13fb8dd77/2e29bc4103/2b3a00ab26" id="">Toolkit #4: Developmental Guidance</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>One powerful</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>page on how West Virginia schools with limited counseling resources can develop an effective classroom-based developmental guidance curriculum. Includes links to current state policy, and best practice resources.</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?WVSchoolHealthTechni/a13fb8dd77/2e29bc4103/3960627565/page_id=684"><span style='color:purple'>DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE 8-BRIEF SERIES - BUILDING A FOUNDATION OF LEARNING SUPPORTS</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#777777' align=center></span></div></div><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.05in;margin-left:0in;font-weight:strong'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'>Video Clip of the Month</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?WVSchoolHealthTechni/a13fb8dd77/2e29bc4103/3b5cd06d03" id=""></a></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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Features representatives from three local school systems in West Virginia.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Part 2 of 5 clips produced by the West Virginia Expanded School Mental Health Initiative</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?WVSchoolHealthTechni/a13fb8dd77/2e29bc4103/21f4ff629b"><br></a><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?WVSchoolHealthTechni/a13fb8dd77/2e29bc4103/5923d67b66">View the 4-minute video...</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#777777' align=center></span></div></div><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#073763'>“Expanded school mental health” refers to programs that build on core services typically provided by schools. 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