Parent Engagement Series

The purpose of the Cedarburg Parent Engagement Series is to inform and foster active engagement with parents and community members to support the learning, development and health of our kids. 

Knowledge Is Power !

The Steering Committee consists of CSD administrators, teachers and parents that are committed to bringing families and schools together to create a meaningful home-school connection that provides an opportunity to learn, share and discuss relevant topics that affect our kids.

2019 - 2020 CSD Parent Engagement Series

Screenagers: NEXT CHAPTER
January 23, 2020 6:30 PM | Cedarburg Performing Arts Center
Intended Audience: Parents, Caregivers & Students (5th-12th)

The showing of Screenagers: NEXT CHAPTER was a follow-up to Screenagers: Growing Up in a Digital Age shown last fall by the PES Steering Committee. In this documentary, filmmaker and physician Dr. Delaney Ruston takes the conversation around screens and teens to the next level with Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience—a film that examines the science behind teen’s emotional challenges, the interplay of social media, and most importantly, what can be done in our schools and homes to help them build crucial skills to navigate stress, anxiety, and depression in our digital age. The film sets the stage to understand these challenges in our current screen-filled society, and how we, as parents and educators, can empower teens to overcome mental health challenges and build emotional agility, communication savvy, and stress resilience. 

The one hour video presentation was followed by a 30-minute talk back panel discussion with experts in the field and other educational professionals.

2019 - 2020 CSD Parent Engagement Series

The Truth About Vaping & Juuling
October 22, 2019 6:30 PM | Cedarburg Performing Arts Center
Intended Audience: Parents, Caregivers & Students (6th-12th) 

"E-cigarette use among youth has skyrocketed in the past year at a rate of epidemic proportions. Nicotine exposure during adolescence can harm the developing brain, which continues to develop until age 25, and can impact learning, memory, and attention." - U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, Dec. 18, 2018

This event hosted by the Cedarburg School District Parent Engagement Series Steering Committee, included a straight-forward discussion of the significant health and safety issues of vaping. Open to the public, this first in a series of free community events featured keynote speakers Dr. Charlene Gaebler-Uhing and Dr. Louella Amos from Children's Hospital of WI. The evening concluded with a panel discussion with the doctors and Andrew Crisco, Therapist from Roger's Behavioral Health.

The Truth About Vaping And Juuling

Thank you for participating in our Parent Engagement Series October 22nd event on the effects of vaping. We hope you left informed. We look forward to reviewing your feedback.

Our goal is to be as proactive as possible to prevent ‘vaping’ and e-cigarette use in Cedarburg School District. In working together with you, we believe we will have a better learning environment for our students.

LOCAL RESOURCES for Families and Teens

VAPING AND JUULING 101 REFERENCES

Health risks from the Surgeon General. https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/ 

American Academy of Pediatrics. The Flavor Trap. May 15, 2017. https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Richmond-Center/Pages/Dr--Julius-B--Richmond-(1916-2008).aspx 

Center for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/Quick-Facts-on-the-Risks-of-E-cigarettes-for-Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults.html 

Flavor Trap https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/  

Truth Initiative. E-Cigarettes. https://truthinitiative.org/ 

Wisconsin Department of Public instruction. Summary Report: Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2017.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Tobacco Products. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products