This session will allow building teams to create a relationship focused building-wide matrix for the first 3 days of school for the 2026-2027 school year.

SafeTALK teaches participants to recognize and engage persons who might be having thoughts of suicide and to connect them with community resources trained in suicide intervention. SafeTALK stresses safety while challenging taboos that inhibit open talk about suicide. The SafeTALK learning process is highly structured, providing graduated exposure to practice actions. The program is designed to help participants age 15 or older to monitor the effect of false societal beliefs that can cause otherwise caring and helpful people to miss, dismiss, or avoid suicide alerts and to practice the TALK steps to move past these three barriers. Six 60-90 second video scenarios, each with non-alert and alert clips, are selected from a library of scenarios and strategically used through the training to provide experiential referents for the participants.

SafeTALK teaches participants to recognize and engage persons who might be having thoughts of suicide and to connect them with community resources trained in suicide intervention. SafeTALK stresses safety while challenging taboos that inhibit open talk about suicide. The SafeTALK learning process is highly structured, providing graduated exposure to practice actions. The program is designed to help participants age 15 or older to monitor the effect of false societal beliefs that can cause otherwise caring and helpful people to miss, dismiss, or avoid suicide alerts and to practice the TALK steps to move past these three barriers. Six 60-90 second video scenarios, each with non-alert and alert clips, are selected from a library of scenarios and strategically used through the training to provide experiential referents for the participants.

New participants joining the Attendance Network will attend the All Day Kick-Off Session on August 28, 2026 from 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Target Audience: New District/Building Teams to the MISD Attendance Network Team members may include: District and Building level Administrators, Attendance or Data Liaisons, Student Support Staff The day will start with an introduction of the MISD Facilitators, Network Series Outcomes, Foundational Information, Access to Resources and Navigation within the Shared Google Drive. Participants will also learn and access the new PowerSchool Attendance Data Reports. *Your Team will need access to PowerSchool with knowledge of how to create reports.

Returning participants from the previous year's Attendance Network will attend the half day Kick-Off Session on August 28, 2026 from 12:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. Target Audience: Returning District/Building Teams to the MISD Attendance Network Team members may include: District and Building level Administrators, Attendance or Data Liaisons, Student Support Staff and PowerSchool Liaison The afternoon will start with access to the new PowerSchool Attendance Data Reports. *Your Team will need access to PowerSchool with knowledge of how to create reports.