September’s Weekly Memos
“Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much.”
Week of September 2
Is it too hot to go outside?
To answer this question, we will be following the guidance of the National Weather Service https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/ (updated link). We will be reviewing this website weekly to plan for safe outdoor time. For the week of September 2nd. We are expected to be in Red Tuesday & Yellow the rest of the week. Here is the Heat Risk Guidance for Sites (print and reference weekly). Also, for more detailed information, here is the full Heat Risk Grid from the National Weather Service (English/Spanish)
Early Care & Education Employee of the Year
Applications are open now for the next ECE Employee of the year. Nominations are due 11/3/2025. Please see the flyer for details.
SCOE Client Feedback Survey
If you have not already, please post a fresh copy of the SCOE GO How Did We Do flyer and encourage families to fill it out. Here are the responses we received in July and August. As a reminder, when families leave a positive response and mention your name, you are entered into a raffle! Congratulation to the July/August Starbucks Card Winners: Meliza, Fabi & Sylvia D!
Learning Genie Reflective Planning Tool
You may have noticed that the Learning Genie sidebar has a selection called “Reflective Planning.” We have discussed the possibility of utilizing this AI powered tool as a supplement to Activity Planning. We will be offering the opportunity for educators to pilot this tool as a supplement to the Creative Curriculum. We have scheduled an optional training in November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM. Please email Jewelee if you did not receive an invite and want one. If you are curious sooner, you can access the on-demand training on the Learning Genie Course tab at the top of the Learning Genie Website (look for the easel graphic).
QRIS/Match Salary Enhancements
We will once again be utilizing our QRIS CSSP Funds primarily to pay out salary enhancements to eligible staff. All our GO sites achieved a tier 5 QRIS rating and have received an award of $7,500 per site. This is a bit less than last year. The award is before taxes will be divided by 7 staff and taxes will be taken out. Like last year, we will be using other funding to issue matching salary enhancements for CCTR/EHS Center Staff. As a resource, here is the SCOE GO QRIS 2025 Flyer
To be eligible:
Staff must have worked in an eligible position as of June 2025 at a site that scored a 4 or 5. Note all sites scored a 5.
Staff must meet with a professional growth advisor by October 31, 2025, and document the meeting at the link on the flyer linked above.
Staff’s current classroom must demonstrate fidelity to the Teaching Pyramid and each classroom must report results using the link on the 2025 SCOE GO QRIS flier. The School Readiness team is scheduling observations to assess Teaching Pyramid fidelity between now and 10/17/25. Classrooms not achieving fidelity will be provided coaching and will be observed again by 10/31/25. Classrooms not achieving fidelity will not be eligible for a salary enhancement.
To meet fidelity expectations, preschool classrooms must score “yes” on at least 10/12 questions on the TPOT Champion Snapshot. Please note classrooms that demonstrated fidelity using the full Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT) in Spring 2025 have achieved fidelity and will not receive a Snapshot.
Infant Toddler classes must score “no” on at least 10/11 questions on the TIPITOS Red Flags.
QRIS Supply Funds
After salary enhancements have been set aside, several preschool sites have QRIS funds for supplies. Below are their allocations. Educators and supervisors, please coordinate with Desiree and submit orders no later than 9/30/25. Note “QRIS Budget” on your ticket
Almond Terrace—$2,252
CF Brown—$1,014
Chrysler—$375
Del Puerto Preschool—$3,068
ML Annear—$1,180
Muncy Preschool—$3,124
Oakdale CDC—$3,013
Oakdale HS—$2,263
Riverbank—$1,180
Sylvan—$1,236
Children’s Museum Field Trips
The Modesto Children’s Museum is booking field trips now for this school year. Please note that prices vary by date. Here is their flyer.
2025-2026 Calendar Updates
Here is the updated calendar for ML Annear Staff and Families. We noticed that two of our early closure days were not labeled.
Here is the Oakdale Head Start staff calendar.
Active Supervision-
Ensure your classroom is following the Active Supervision Plan and update if there have been any staffing changes. Please utilize the risk assessment form to identify any classrooms/FCCH’s that may need additional support and reach out to Malerie Fernandes with request utilizing the data.
Resources to Share
Free-UC Merced Child Development Courses ENGLISH and SPANISH
The Family Development Credential Cohort will be offered for new frontline staff and will go from November through May. The training schedule will be provided as soon as it is finalized. Here is the flyer.
Parent to Teacher Program: The 2025-2026 Parent to Teacher Program Mandatory Information Sessions are scheduled for September 16th and September 18th. Please make sure that interested parents are informed and attend one of the information sessions. See the flyer with details.
Interaction Essentials for Educators—Optional Free Training
The ASPIRE Region B team has been busy this summer preparing to offer Interaction Essentials for Educators—a new training designed to help educators strengthen classroom interactions and apply CLASS strategies in daily practice. Registration is now open for the first 30 participants. Once those seats are filled, a waitlist will be available. Training Dates:
Intro – January 12, 2025, | 6:00–7:30 PM
Interactions Matter – January 26, 2026, | 6:00–7:30 PM
Dimension #1 – February 9, 2026, | 6:00–8:00 PM
Dimension #2 – March 2, 2026, | 6:00–8:00 PM
Dimension #3 – April 13, 2026, | 6:00–8:00 PM
Building Connections – May 4, 2026, | 6:00–7:30 PM
Who should attend? Designed for educators working with children in Infant–Toddler or Pre-K settings, this program provides strategies to enhance classroom interactions and integrate CLASS principles into daily practice. Register HERE
Head Start California Updates:
Annual Membership Meeting- will be held on September 11, 2025 from 3-4 pm. Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wyDenxXNQ66OUCZ33HZHig
Dollar Per Child/Power of 2 Campaign- will be relaunched October 2025, more information to come.
Head Start Awareness Month- Head Start Awareness Month is celebrated every October to highlight the crucial role of the Head Start program in providing early childhood education, health, and nutritional services to low-income families and children across the U.S.. The month serves as a national effort to raise awareness about the program's impact, encourage community support, and share stories from children, families, and staff
Help is available when you need it:
Access support from CFS Mental Health & Wellness team at cfs-mentalhealth@stancoe.org
SCOE’s Employee Assistance Program—In the moment counseling support is available by phone 24/7 at 800-295-8323.
CalHOPE: Call or text the CalHOPE Warm Line: (833) 317-HOPE (4673) The CalHOPE warm line connects callers to people who have persevered through struggles with stress, anxiety, depression—emotions triggered by circumstances and events in everyday life. The peer counselors listen with compassion, provide non-judgmental support, and guide you to additional resources that can give hope and help you cope.
Stanislaus County Warm Line—available by phone 24/7. Call 209-558-4600 Stanislaus Co residents can call when they are having a hard time making it through the day but not in crisis, need a caring listener to provide effective feedback to help explore options, or want support, assistance and resources toward recovery.
Stanislaus Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (STAN BHRS) Access Line: 1-888-376-6246
CA state hotline 833-544-2374 that people — particularly older, isolated Californians — can call for local non-medical services, such as food delivery and mental health care.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline—available by phone 24/7. No holds and no busy signals Dial 988
Your health insurance. Call the phone number on your card to access a provider who accepts your insurance. You can access a professional at just the cost of a co-pay
Anthem Total Health, Total You-created to help you take care of your health, work on lifestyle changes and connect with specialized health professionals. Services include 24/7 Nurseline, Behavioral Health Resource, Case Management, Emotional Well-Being Resources & Inclusive Care
Carelon Wellbeing provides support with counseling, work-live support, legal services and financial services
Kaiser-Mental Health and Addiction Care Services
Week of September 8
Is it too hot to go outside?
To answer this question, we will be following the guidance of the National Weather Service https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/ (updated link). We will be reviewing this website weekly to plan for safe outdoor time. For the week of September 8th we are expected to be in yellow all week. Here is the Heat Risk Guidance for Sites (print and reference weekly). Also, for more detailed information, here is the full Heat Risk Grid from the National Weather Service (English/Spanish)
Professional Growth Event
CFS is hosting the annual Fall Professional Growth Event September 29, 2025 through October 10, 2025 7:00 AM-6:00 PM. Advising is provided through a 30 minute virtual meeting. Sign up no later than October 9th.
As a reminder, meeting with a professional growth advisor is required for GO center staff to qualify for QRIS/Match salary enhancements. Document completion of this requirement at the link on the SCOE GO QRIS 2025 Flyer.
For Professional Growth Advisors, CFS is offering a Professional Growth Advisor Refresher Wednesday, September 24, 2025 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Car Seat Events
Here is the September 2025 flyer for local car seat check up events and inspections. Please share with families.
Program Quality Team
Are you interested in making a positive impact on SCOE GO operations? Do you have ideas about how to improve systems issues at work? Consider joining this year’s Program Quality Team (PQT)! The PQT will meet 10/10/25, 11/7/25, 1/16/26, 2/27/26, & 3/20/26 to discuss what works, what doesn't work and what we can do differently. Focus of the PQT will be decided by it's members. Participants are expected to attend all sessions and send a designee when they cannot attend. Lunch is provided. Available PQT openings are below. Please discuss representation among your site/position and submit the name of the agreed upon representatives here: https://forms.gle/E8h1rmTZjh4uQ3iM9
One educator per site + one additional educator if site has both RHS + EHS
Two Center Supervisors
One Family Advocate
One Family Eligibility Specialist
Monthly Ordering Reminder
We are award of concerns regarding delays in receiving requested items, CFS is currently addressing the delays to speed up our timelines. As a reminder, supply orders are submitted using the current GO Monthly Supplies Order Form Request. An updated version will be distributed in the next few months. To prevent coding delays on orders, for sites with both EHS and RHS budgets, it is requested that separate order forms are completed for each fund. Regular supply orders are submitted on the following schedule: Please note that requests for urgently needed items may be submitted as needed.
Odd Months: Almond Terrace, CF Brown, Chrysler, Del Puerto, Home Based & ML Annear
Even Months: Muncy (EHS & RHS), Oakdale CDC, Oakdale HS, Riverbank & Sylvan
IEP/IFSP Handbook
As a reminder here is a copy of our IEP/IFSP Handbook in English, Spanish, Arabic & Farsi/Persian. Ask your BSPA if you need additional paper copies
Help is available when you need it:
Access support from CFS Mental Health & Wellness team at cfs-mentalhealth@stancoe.org
SCOE’s Employee Assistance Program—In the moment counseling support is available by phone 24/7 at 800-295-8323.
CalHOPE: Call or text the CalHOPE Warm Line: (833) 317-HOPE (4673) The CalHOPE warm line connects callers to people who have persevered through struggles with stress, anxiety, depression—emotions triggered by circumstances and events in everyday life. The peer counselors listen with compassion, provide non-judgmental support, and guide you to additional resources that can give hope and help you cope.
Stanislaus County Warm Line—available by phone 24/7. Call 209-558-4600 Stanislaus Co residents can call when they are having a hard time making it through the day but not in crisis, need a caring listener to provide effective feedback to help explore options, or want support, assistance and resources toward recovery.
Stanislaus Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (STAN BHRS) Access Line: 1-888-376-6246
CA state hotline 833-544-2374 that people — particularly older, isolated Californians — can call for local non-medical services, such as food delivery and mental health care.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline—available by phone 24/7. No holds and no busy signals Dial 988
Your health insurance. Call the phone number on your card to access a provider who accepts your insurance. You can access a professional at just the cost of a co-pay
Anthem Total Health, Total You-created to help you take care of your health, work on lifestyle changes and connect with specialized health professionals. Services include 24/7 Nurseline, Behavioral Health Resource, Case Management, Emotional Well-Being Resources & Inclusive Care
Carelon Wellbeing provides support with counseling, work-live support, legal services and financial services
Kaiser-Mental Health and Addiction Care Services
Week of September 15
Is it too hot to go outside?
To answer this question, we will be following the guidance of the National Weather Service https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/ (updated link). We will be reviewing this website weekly to plan for safe outdoor time. For the week of September 15th we are expected to be in Orange Monday-Wednesday and Yellow the rest of the week. Here is the Heat Risk Guidance for Sites (print and reference weekly). Also, for more detailed information, here is the full Heat Risk Grid from the National Weather Service (English/Spanish)
SCOE University Opportunities
Working at the Speed of Trust—September 25, October 9, & October 23 @2:00-4:00PM
Team Trivia—September 22, December 2, February 24, April 21 @12:00PM-1:00PM
Workforce Pathways
Center based educators are eligible for financial incentives through Workforce Pathways. Sign up for an information session on Thursday September 18th or Thursday September 25th to learn more!
Cyber Security Trainings
During the month of October, CFS staff will be assigned trainings though Vector Solutions listed below. Staff will have until October 31st to complete all 8 modules, which will each take approximately 20 minutes.
Purchase Order Updates
If you are missing items from an order, please email Jennifer Sandoval and Diana Valdez-Lopez
We have brought in extra help to catch up on processing purchase orders. We are hopeful to be caught up in about a week
To find out if your order was received using the PO number visit this link Purchase Order Status View
Incident IQ
When submitting orders in Incident IQ, you will now need to provide additional information:
Allocation Basis: This can be the funded slots, square footage etc.
Goals and Objectives: Identify which program goal/objective that is connected to your order. To assist you, here is a one page sheet of our goals.
Updated Volunteer Form
Here is the updated Volunteer Packet. The form has been updated with the HR fax instead of specific staff email address. The Volunteer Packet and Procedure can be found under Parent Engagement on WeRock.
Upcoming Opportunities
CLASS Concept Development Tuesday, September 16, 2025
QRIS CSPP Children’s Book Club #1 Monday, September 22, 2025
IEEEP Symposium Saturday October 11, 2025
File Storage
We are required to maintain children’s files for seven years. Files are kept on site for the previous year and transitioned to our file storage room at TCEC after that. It is important that file boxes are labeled with the appropriate file label. Label colors are specific to program year. Here is a sample of the file sticker for the 2024-2025 program year. Liz is sending out file labels to each site. Please email her if you need additional labels matorres@stancoe.org
Help is available when you need it:
Access support from CFS Mental Health & Wellness team at cfs-mentalhealth@stancoe.org
SCOE’s Employee Assistance Program—In the moment counseling support is available by phone 24/7 at 800-295-8323.
CalHOPE: Call or text the CalHOPE Warm Line: (833) 317-HOPE (4673) The CalHOPE warm line connects callers to people who have persevered through struggles with stress, anxiety, depression—emotions triggered by circumstances and events in everyday life. The peer counselors listen with compassion, provide non-judgmental support, and guide you to additional resources that can give hope and help you cope.
Stanislaus County Warm Line—available by phone 24/7. Call 209-558-4600 Stanislaus Co residents can call when they are having a hard time making it through the day but not in crisis, need a caring listener to provide effective feedback to help explore options, or want support, assistance and resources toward recovery.
Stanislaus Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (STAN BHRS) Access Line: 1-888-376-6246
CA state hotline 833-544-2374 that people — particularly older, isolated Californians — can call for local non-medical services, such as food delivery and mental health care.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline—available by phone 24/7. No holds and no busy signals Dial 988
Your health insurance. Call the phone number on your card to access a provider who accepts your insurance. You can access a professional at just the cost of a co-pay
Anthem Total Health, Total You-created to help you take care of your health, work on lifestyle changes and connect with specialized health professionals. Services include 24/7 Nurseline, Behavioral Health Resource, Case Management, Emotional Well-Being Resources & Inclusive Care
Carelon Wellbeing provides support with counseling, work-live support, legal services and financial services
Kaiser-Mental Health and Addiction Care Services
Week of September 22
IEP/IFSP Meetings
Teachers/Educators ask families to invite you to the IEP/IFSP meetings.
Center supervisors, please support staff in arranging coverage so they are able to attend IEP/IFSP meetings.
Learning Genie/DRDP 2025 Update
We previously notified you that Learning Genie was still developing the Parent Action Plan Report for the DRDP 2025. As a result, the due date for the DRDP 2025 & DRDP 2015 Collection #1 was moved to September 30, 2025 for programs that opened July 1st. Great news! The Parent Action Plan Report for the DRDP 2025 will be active in Learning Genie on Wednesday, 9/24/25, just in time for our extended deadline. As a reminder, be sure all measures are rated prior to locking the assessment. It will take about two hours after locking to generate a report. Here is our Child School Readiness Plan (Parent Action Plan) Procedure. It was updated to reflect selecting 3 strengths and 5 goals. Deadlines for programs with a DRDP deadline after 9/30/25 were not affected.
If you have questions regarding School Readiness Planning, please refer to our guidance procedures or ask your supervisor (Full Year Centers, Extended Day Centers, Home Based, & Pregnant Women).
Father Figure Survey
The CFS Mental Health & Wellness Team has released a survey for father figures (fathers, step-fathers, grandfathers, uncles or others caring for children ages 2-5. Here is a flyer with links to the quick interest survey (English/Spanish)
Early Care and Education Employee of the Year
The Stanislaus County Office of Education, Child & Family Services, and Universal Pre-Kindergarten are joining forces to recognize the incredible Early Care and Education employees in our county. The Early Care and Education Employee of the Year will honor 3 finalists. Finalists will be selected for each of the following pillars: Educating Children, Supporting Parents and Families, Developing Professionals and Program Support. All 3 finalists will be recognized and will receive a $1000 check at the Regional Pre-service 2026!
ANY staff employed with SCOE, CFS Delegate agencies, subcontracting agencies, or CFS agency is eligible to nominate an employee who directly or indirectly supports any facet of your programs for this award!
Please nominate those exemplary employees providing services under the Child, Family, Services pillars of:
Educating Children
Supporting Parents and Families
Developing Professionals and Program Support
Nominate using this link https://forms.gle/y6YpbQTDJFLyp5Dw7 Read this message from Leah for more information
Incident IQ-New Family & Community Button
There is a new button for family & community. Staff can submit names of community agencies so Jazmine can update the referral agency list in COPA
Budget Status Report
Here is the site level budget status report for August
Purchasing Reminders
Jennifer, our buyer, Diana from Fiscal and Rita from Admin provided an overview training to provide reminders on purchasing. Here is the Purchasing Refresher Guide for those of you who submit Purchase Requisitions. Below are some highlights from the presentation.
Purchasing Process
Shopping carts need to be sent to our buyer, Jennifer Sandoval, for a quote jsandoval@stancoe.org.
Carts need to be separated by vendors. Please don’t combine multiple carts into one PDF.
Include location of where the items will be used/ultimately housed & for whom the order is intended/purpose.
If for a specific event, specify event date.
Jennifer will attempt to respond within 2 business days but some quotes need to go out to a vendor so there may be a delay.
The Requisition Approval Routing process takes time to get through the process, especially during high purchasing times.
For Status updates, ask Diana first or check SCOE’s Shipping & Receiving PO Status link: Purchase Order Status View
There is a current issue with Lakeshore orders. Deliveries are very delayed, by months. It is recommended that you choose another vendor or allow lots of extra time
Plan Ahead- Submit IIQ Ticket as early as possible to ensure supplies arrive in time (allow 2-6 weeks)
Travel Authorizations—Start with a fresh form every time because there have been errors when forms are reused and calculations are incorrect. Submit Travel Authorization in IIQ. Make sure there is an invoice attached to pay for registration. Be sure to submit your Travel Reimbursement within 2 weeks of returning. Submit Travel Reimbursement in IIQ
Be sure to let Diana know immediately if an item was damaged an needs to be returned. Shipping and Receiving checks items in boxes but there have been issues with vendors missing items so please double check that all items have been received.
Items
Carts for preschool (2-5) need to be separated from infants & toddlers (0-2).
Items to avoid
Choking Hazards—items that fit into a choke tube pose a choking risk for children under age 3
California Prop 65—Law requires businesses to provide warnings before people are exposed to chemicals on the state’s Proposition 65 list. Schools are prohibited from ordering items with toxic or carcinogenic substances for young children
There was some discussion regarding the restriction of ordering items for preschool classrooms that are appropriate for children 3 years and older. A group will be working with Purchasing to identify new vendors that can address our needs. The Buyer can approve items for preschool classrooms that are for 3 and above if it is determined that the item is not a choking hazard.
2025-2026 CFS Goals (abbreviated)
We also received clarification to use these CFS General Goals when submitting purchases in Incident IQ.
Goal 1 High-quality early learning environments for target populations.
Goal 2 Inclusive and cost-effective programs addressing families’ needs.
Goal 3 Workforce support efforts including recruitment, retention, and professional development.
Goal 4 Increased access for child care.
Help is available when you need it:
Access support from CFS Mental Health & Wellness team at cfs-mentalhealth@stancoe.org
SCOE’s Employee Assistance Program—In the moment counseling support is available by phone 24/7 at 800-295-8323.
CalHOPE: Call or text the CalHOPE Warm Line: (833) 317-HOPE (4673) The CalHOPE warm line connects callers to people who have persevered through struggles with stress, anxiety, depression—emotions triggered by circumstances and events in everyday life. The peer counselors listen with compassion, provide non-judgmental support, and guide you to additional resources that can give hope and help you cope.
Stanislaus County Warm Line—available by phone 24/7. Call 209-558-4600 Stanislaus Co residents can call when they are having a hard time making it through the day but not in crisis, need a caring listener to provide effective feedback to help explore options, or want support, assistance and resources toward recovery.
Stanislaus Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (STAN BHRS) Access Line: 1-888-376-6246
CA state hotline 833-544-2374 that people — particularly older, isolated Californians — can call for local non-medical services, such as food delivery and mental health care.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline—available by phone 24/7. No holds and no busy signals Dial 988
Your health insurance. Call the phone number on your card to access a provider who accepts your insurance. You can access a professional at just the cost of a co-pay
Anthem Total Health, Total You-created to help you take care of your health, work on lifestyle changes and connect with specialized health professionals. Services include 24/7 Nurseline, Behavioral Health Resource, Case Management, Emotional Well-Being Resources & Inclusive Care
Carelon Wellbeing provides support with counseling, work-live support, legal services and financial services
Kaiser-Mental Health and Addiction Care Services
Week of September 29
Is it too hot to go outside?
To answer this question, we will be following the guidance of the National Weather Service https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/ (updated link). We will be reviewing this website weekly to plan for safe outdoor time. For the week of September 29th we are expected to be in Green Monday, Yellow on Tuesday, back to green Wednesday & Thursday and Yellow on Friday. Here is the Heat Risk Guidance for Sites (print and reference weekly). Also, for more detailed information, here is the full Heat Risk Grid from the National Weather Service (English/Spanish)
Government Shutdown
As many of you are aware, there is a lot of talk about a potential shutdown of the Federal Government. We expect that even if there is a shut down, we expect business to continue as usual for SCOE.
We have been alerted that there may be some interruption of WIC benefits. Please check on families who rely on WIC for infant formula so we can step in to assist families as needed to meet children’s nutritional needs.
Supervision Reminder
A few staff have recently asked if they can remain in the ratio while stepping into the kitchen as long as they leave the door open. The answer is no. Being in another room, such as the kitchen or bathroom, even with the door open, is considered out of ratio. Once you step into another room, you are no longer able to supervise the children, which places you out of ratio. Staff who remain in the doorway and maintain visual supervision of both the classroom and restroom do remain in ratio.
Everyone Belongs Committee
Thank you to those of you who attended the September 24th Committee meeting. Shout out to Bethanie for sharing your experiences with the committee. Here are some useful resources from the meeting
General Family Resource Network Flyer for families raising children with special needs
Prevent Teach & Reinforce Menu of Intervention Strategies
Quick Tip: Social-Emotional Development & Co-Regulation (take a deep breath)
Employees Making a Difference
Nominations for the Employees Making a Difference program are now being accepted! We appreciate your commitment to honoring the amazing, classified employees year after year. This annual event recognizes classified employees who go above and beyond in supporting students, staff, and their school communities. Resources: EMAD Nomination Form 25-26 & EMAD Leadership Letter 2025
SCOE Nomination Deadline: October 30, 2025. Forms must have nominee’s and Cabinet signatures to be valid. Electronic signatures are acceptable. Supervisors can submit nominations HERE
I hope you will submit your nominations to help us celebrate our amazing SCOE staff.
Onboarding Coach Opportunity
To support staff recruitment and retention efforts within the Child & Family Services Division, an enhanced onboarding process for new education staff is being implemented. This process will give new employees a solid foundation by providing coaching support during their initial week of employment by a veteran staff member. Approved Onboarding Coaches will receive up to three $1,500 stipends for completing side-by-side coaching of a new educator at the coach's work site.
In May we were able to identify onboarding coaches for most positions but we still are in need of an Infant Toddler Educator onboarding coach. If you are interested in applying, respond to the form below by Friday October 1, 2025 https://forms.gle/eivVfFBsbdyrMNLa9
Help is available when you need it:
Access support from CFS Mental Health & Wellness team at cfs-mentalhealth@stancoe.org
SCOE’s Employee Assistance Program—In the moment counseling support is available by phone 24/7 at 800-295-8323.
CalHOPE: Call or text the CalHOPE Warm Line: (833) 317-HOPE (4673) The CalHOPE warm line connects callers to people who have persevered through struggles with stress, anxiety, depression—emotions triggered by circumstances and events in everyday life. The peer counselors listen with compassion, provide non-judgmental support, and guide you to additional resources that can give hope and help you cope.
Stanislaus County Warm Line—available by phone 24/7. Call 209-558-4600 Stanislaus Co residents can call when they are having a hard time making it through the day but not in crisis, need a caring listener to provide effective feedback to help explore options, or want support, assistance and resources toward recovery.
Stanislaus Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (STAN BHRS) Access Line: 1-888-376-6246
CA state hotline 833-544-2374 that people — particularly older, isolated Californians — can call for local non-medical services, such as food delivery and mental health care.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline—available by phone 24/7. No holds and no busy signals Dial 988
Your health insurance. Call the phone number on your card to access a provider who accepts your insurance. You can access a professional at just the cost of a co-pay
Anthem Total Health, Total You-created to help you take care of your health, work on lifestyle changes and connect with specialized health professionals. Services include 24/7 Nurseline, Behavioral Health Resource, Case Management, Emotional Well-Being Resources & Inclusive Care
Carelon Wellbeing provides support with counseling, work-live support, legal services and financial services
Kaiser-Mental Health and Addiction Care Services