PPI Social Media#NASPadvocates

Photos: Use the hashtag, #NASPadvocates to share Capitol Hill and other PPI photos on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. If you’re okay with NASP posting your photo email: ckoch@naspweb.org or DM on Twitter: @ckoch_nasp

Congress Member’s Twitter Handles: Use NASP’s Advocacy Action Center to find your elected official’s Twitter handles. Go to “find your elected officials”, type in your zip code, and click on each person to see their Twitter handle: http://cqrcengage.com/naspweb/home

U.S. Department of Education: @usedgov U.S. Senate HELP Committee:

@HELPCmteDems @GOPHELP U.S. House Ed and Workforce Committee:

@EdWorkforce @EdWorkforceDems

Sample Tweets from the Capitol Hill Talking Points: Use these sample tweets to tweet directly at your Congress members. Make sure you put a period before the Twitter handle “@” to ensure the tweet is sent to all of their followers in addition to yours. (If you come up with your own tweet, remember to keep it under 280 characters, and include the #NASPadvocates hashtag)

Fully fund Title IV-A of #ESSA for prevention and intervention services that improve student mental health, school climate and safety, and overall academic successs #MoreTitleIV #NASPadvocates

Fully fund Title IV-A of #ESSA, These evidenced-based practices increase academic performance and decrease behavioral outcomes, leading to cost savings over time #MoreTitleIV #NASPadvocates

Fully fund #IDEA to ensure students with disabilities have access to a free and appropriate public education #NASPadvocates

Protect #Medicaid funding to ensure school psychologists, school nurses, and speech language pathologists can continue helping kids in schools #NASPadvocates

Support funding streams that promote sustainable crisis prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery such as TitleIV-A #NASPadvocates #MoreTitleIV

Reject proposals that allow anyone other than a School Resource Officer to be armed on school grounds #NASPadvocates #SchoolSafety

Support policies, such as the Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act that align staffing ratios with recommendations from nat. prof. orgs. to allow for the delivery of a full range of services #NASPadvocates

Support legislation that increases access to school-based mental health supports and implements an integrated multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) model #NASPadvocates

Support legislation that integrates school safety and crisis preparedness efforts in schools, balances physical safety with psychological safety, and uses effective discipline strategies. #NASPadvocates

Support policies that promote collaboration between school-employed and community mental health professionals #NASPadvocates

Support legislation that establishes partnerships that foster collaboration between school and community mental health professionals #NASPadvocates

Support school funding policies that promote equitable access to resources for all students, regardless of where they live #NASPadvocatres

Support legislation that ensures that preparation, training, and professional development programs prepare school staff to work with diverse student populations. #NASPadvocates

Support legislation that ensures training prepares teachers to work with diverse student populations and promote social-emotional competencies #NASPadvocates

Efforts to improve school climate, safety, and learning are not separate endeavors and must be designed, funded, and implemented as a comprehensive school-wide approach https://bit.ly/2bc7MTk #NASPadvocates

Use this guidance that outlines evidence-based policies and practices to shape meaningful policies that will improve school safety and increase access to mental health supports for children https://bit.ly/2bc7MTk #NASPadvocates

PPI Twitter Handles: Use these to connect with PPI speakers and organizations and let them know what you thought about their presentation. Share with your followers and your Congress member key messages or data points that stood out to you from the presentations.

Speakers and Organizations:

National Association of School Psychologists: @NASPonline

Maria Ferguson: @mvferg Center on Education Policy: @CEPDC Bruce Lesley: @BruceLesley First Focus: @First_Focus Kids Count: @aecfkidscount OSERS: @Ed_Sped_Rehab Walter Gilliam: @WalterGilliam Janine Jones: @DrJanineJones Elisabeth Wright Burak: @ewburak Lisa Kelly-Vance: @lisakellyvance Lindsay Jones: @LD_Advocate NCLD: @ncldorg Charles Barrett: @CAB5397

NASP Staff and GPR Members:

Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach: @kmv79 Kathy Cowan:@kcowan5 Eric Rossen:@E_Rossen Christin Koch: @ckoch_nasp Brittany Greiert: @DrGreiert Paul Baker: @Bakerblitz76 Nikki Sutton: @nsutton13 Elly Maras: @eloquynce