TUPE Webinar Information

Advancing Equity Webinar Series

The SCCOE Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Program partners with the Leadership Academy to bring you a leadership webinar series featuring content experts from across the county to tackle just-in time topics to discuss tangible strategies that schools and school systems can adopt around alternatives to suspension for vape/tobacco related offenses and beyond. Please click on the links below to register for the session of your choice.

TUPE Webinar Series:

Join us for the following TUPE Webinar Series: Youth Series for High School Youth and Parent Webinars: Teen Vaping - What Parents Should Know. Please see webinar series information below.

Upcoming Webinars

Date	Session Details
December 4, 2020 1-2:30PM PST	Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)-Informed Equitable & Inclusive Schools Register Here >>
March 10, 2021 6 to 7PM PST	Teen Vaping: What Parents Should Know Participants Will Learn: What is vaping (nicotine & cannabis)? What are the risks of vaping? How can parents help their teens? COVID-19 and related stressors for teens What are healthy teen coping strategies? Cessation Resources March 10, 2021 Register Here>>
16 de Marzo, 2021 6 a 7 PM	Vapeo (Vaping) del Adolesdeste: Que Deben Saber los Padres Únase a este taller y aprenda: ¿Qué es vapear (nicotina y cannabis/marijuana)? ¿Cuáles son los riesgos de vapear? ¿Cómo pueden los padres ayudar a sus adolescentes? Los estreses que su hijo/a experiencia por la pandemia COVID-19 Estrategias saludables para que los jovencitos manejen el estrés Recursos para dejar de vapear o fumar 16 de Marzo, 2021 Registrarse Aquí

Archived Webinars

Date	Session Details
April 30, 2020	Escaping Vaping: Informational Webinar on Teen Vaping & COVID-19 The Palo Alto Youth Council invites the parent community to a vaping panel where guest speakers from different professions will confer their experience dealing with vaping. The panel will include a 15 min. presentation from each panelist surrounding vaping and how it pertains to their specific field, results from a vaping survey of over 300 students from the Palo Alto district, and a 45 min. Q and A segment at the end of the session. Watch Webinar Here >>
May 27, 2020	Leadership for Equity Through & Beyond COVID-19 The first webinar focused on setting the foundation for leading for equity in the COVID-19 crisis with an emphasis on decreasing suspensions for tobacco and vape related offenses using an equity centered lens. In this 90-minute webinar, participants will explore: Issues of inequity that existed before COVID-19 both in Santa Clara County and nationwide, including inequities in tobacco marketing, usage rates, and suspension data The effects of COVID-19 on exacerbating these inequities Implications for your role as a leader during this unprecedented time Practices to ensure strong, healthy relationships with students and staff Alternatives to suspension ideas both locally and nationally to increase positive school climate Tobacco cessation resources provided Facilitator: Imee Almazan, Ed.D. Coordinator of State & Federal Programs, Alum Rock Union Elementary School District Expert Guest: Nancy Gutierrez, Ed.L.D. President & CEO NYC Leadership Academy View Webinar Recording Here >> NYC Leadership Academy's guide on leading an equity-focused response through and beyond COVID-19 TNTP's report on the opportunity myth
June 18, 2020	Leading Through COVID-19: Trauma – Self Care for Adults & Students The second webinar focused on dealing with trauma in the COVID-19 crisis. The webinar will explore trauma-informed approaches for individual resilience to identify root causes on why students use tobacco or vape products. Participants will learn: Deepen participants' understanding of the impact of trauma and the creation of trauma-sensitive schools and school systems and identifying the root causes of student tobacco use Explore trauma-informed approaches for individual resilience during COVID-19 and beyond Provide recommendations for practicing self care as a key leadership strategy to support students who use tobacco and vape products Tobacco cessation resources provided Facilitator: Imee Almazan, Ed.D. Coordinator of State & Federal Programs, Alum Rock Union Elementary School District Expert Guest: Annya Artigas, Ed.D. Coordinator of Mental Wellness Support, Alum Rock Union Elementary School District View Webinar Recording Here >> NYC Leadership Academy's blog post on making schools safer for students of color Ted Talk: "How Childhood Trauma Effects Health Across a Lifetime" Ted Talk: "Challenging the Bootstrap Myth"
September 23, 2020	From Punitive to Supportive Schools: Alternatives to Discipline & Suspension Join us as we continue our Leading for Equity webinar series in conversation with school district leaders who offer alternatives to discipline & suspension to support students who need it most. Together we will explore: The increase in student vaping/tobacco use that has led to increased suspensions The disproportionality of student discipline on the basis of race and ethnicity Alternatives to discipline and suspension that schools have put in place to support students and families Opportunities to shift from punitive responses and social and emotional supports Intervention and cessation options for teen vaping/tobacco use vs. punitive responses View Webinar Recording Here >> “8 Can’t Wait” Article
October 21, 2020	Addressing Race-Based Trauma in Schools Webinar Objectives: Exploring the toxic stress of racism which we know contributes to adverse mental and physical health effects of BIPOC youth and families Unpacking the intended and unintended consequences for vulnerable populations when mitigating racial trauma Creating spaces for students to share their feelings freely in courageous and safe spaces centered on healing Addressing unhealthy youth coping mechanisms such as tobacco and vaping View Webinar Recording Here >>