Guidance

PA Support & Referral Helpline

The Department of Human Services (DHS) launched a statewide Support & Referral Helpline staffed by skilled and compassionate staff who will be available 24/7 to assist Pennsylvanians struggling with anxiety and other challenging emotions due to the COVID-19 emergency and refer them to community-based resources that can further help to meet individual needs.

The toll-free, round-the-clock support line is officially operational.
The number to call is 1-855-284-2494.
For TTY, dial 724-631-5600.

To create and staff the support line, DHS has partnered with the Center for Community Resources (CCR), an experienced regional crisis and call center provider based in Butler County and licensed to provide crisis services.

CCR staff are trained to be accessible, culturally competent, and skilled at assisting individuals with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, co-occurring disorders and other special needs. Staff use the principles of trauma-informed care to listen, assess needs, triage calls, and provide appropriate referral to community resources to children, teens, adults and special populations.

CCR will collaborate with individuals, families, police, emergency medical teams, hospitals, schools, and human service providers on the local level to provide quality care to their community members.

Many other resources also remain available to Pennsylvanians in need of support, including:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio: 1-888-628-9454
Crisis Text Line: Text “PA” to 741-741
Veteran Crisis Line: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
Get Help Now Hotline (for substance use disorders): 1-800-662-4357
Pennsylvania Sexual Assault Helpline: 1-888-772-7227
National Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233

AP Updates

From CollegeBoard:

As schools and communities navigate the unprecedented challenges posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the health and safety of educators and students are the AP Program’s top priorities. Here’s how we’re supporting schools:

Through our members across the country, we understand the new time constraints on everyone in the education community. These solutions are meant to be as simple and lightweight as possible for both students and teachers — without creating additional burdens for school leaders during this time.

  • Traditional face-to-face exam administrations will not take place. Students will take a 45-minute online free-response exam at home. 
  • Some students may want to take the exam sooner rather than later, while the content is still fresh. Other students may want more time to practice. For each AP subject, there will be 2 different testing dates.

The full exam schedule, specific free-response question types that will be on each AP Exam, and additional testing details will be available by April 3. We’ll also unlock any relevant free-response questions in AP Classroom for digital use so students can access all practice questions of the type that will appear on the exam.

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/coronavirus-updates

2020 Census Jobs

The U.S. Census Bureau is looking for workers. If interested apply online at www.2020census.gov/jobs. If there are questions, please see your school counselor or call 1-855-562-2020.

Enumerator: Primarily hiring for this job opportunity 

Job description: Locally hired workers who perform field enumeration activities in and around their respective neighborhoods. 

Census field supervisors: appoints, trains and supervises enumerators who are engaged in data collection. 

Wayne County Pay rates:

Enumerators: $16.00 an hour 

Census field supervisor: $17.50 an hour 

.58 cents per mile mileage reimbursement

Scholarships & Career Opportunities – February Edition

The February edition of Scholarships & Career Opportunities is now available. All grades should read this document to get information on college, careers, important dates, SAT/ACT exams and of course…scholarships!

Click here… https://ww3.westernwayne.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Scholarships-and-Career-Opportunities-February-2020.pdf

National School Counseling Week – February 3-7, 2020

National School Counseling Week 2019 is Feb. 3–7.  The week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), highlights the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems and the tremendous impact they can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. Take a moment to thank your local school counselor(s).

School counselors help students in more ways than you realize. This week we celebrate them as a part of National School Counseling Week 2020. Learn more about the role of this necessary profession: http://bit.ly/SCRole.

Grain to Glory Field Trip

Western Wayne would like to thank Ryan, founder of Grain to Glory, for his hospitality and generosity! Ryan gave us the opportunity to learn how to make and take one of his signature flags. Students loved having the chance for such a hands on and engaging learning experience, with a wonderful host and his mascot Dora.