Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child

Blog Post by regular guest blogger, Jamie Sparks, Coordinated School Health Director at Kentucky Department of Education @JamieSparksCSH One score and three years ago, the first states in America that began to collect obesity rates, were recorded in the 15-19% range of total population for adult obesity (http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html#History). Now, here we sit (pun intended) twenty-three years later, and no state is currently below the 20% mark. Many will claim that obesity is a Read ▸ about One Score and Three Years Ago…

I don't typically make resolutions. I mean, I try and set goals and complete accomplishments regularly to push myself professionally and personally. But when it comes to my business? I do have some goals for Cairn Guidance. It is intentional that our name, cairn is a marker, or pile of stones that lead or guide. I'll never forgot one of my first students in 7th grade, Charles. He was having trouble concentrating in the classroom and his behavior was disrupting other students. After Read ▸ about Growth, with Intention

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is the 28th largest school district in the US. And, now it's my local school district in Louisville, Kentucky. I was invited to attend the JCPS Principal Advisory and District Wellness Committee Meeting today. I was incredibly impressed by the organizations and partners in attendance, including a school board member, Family Resource and Youth Services Center representative, PTA, the school counseling lead for the district, food service director, Read ▸ about Jefferson County Public Schools