Community Outreach (Continued)

Indiana Statewide Summit on New Directions for Student Support

There has been a national summit, three regional summits and state summits in Indiana, California, Minnesota, Texas, Connecticut and Wisconsin. The Indiana Summit was held in Indianapolis on April 26, 2004.

In general, the goals for each state summit are to:
1. Clarify basic frameworks for new directions in student support
2. Highlight where it is happening
3. Mobilize local action toward new directions for student support
4. Provide resource aids for moving forward
5. Develop a mechanism within the state for supporting new directions for
student support.

An Indiana steering group has been formed consisting of public school administrators, school support staff (nurses, counselors, school psychologists and school social workers), university representatives and
teachers. For information contact the Director of the Office of Student Services.

Support for this initiative comes in part from the Office of Adolescent Health, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration (Project #U93 MC 00175) with co-funding from the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Both are agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Co-sponsors include:
* American School Counselor Association
* Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
* Indiana Department of Education
* National Alliance of Pupil Service Organizations
* National Association of Pupil Services Administrators
* National Association of School Nurses
* National Association of School Psychologists
* National Association of Secondary School Principals
* National Association of Social Workers
* National Association of State Boards of Education
* National Middle School Association
* School Social Work Association of America
* Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
* California Department of Education
* Minnesota Department of Education
* TX. Assoc. of Student Assistance Professionals