SAVE THE DATE: Odd Girl Out: Coping with Best Friends, Worst Enemies, and Everything In Between. An evening with national best selling author, Rachel Simmons. Wednesday, May 11, 7:00 - 9:00 pm in the Pierce School Auditorium. Free and open to all Brookline parents.  We appreciate if you register at  brooklinetalks.eventbrite.com. Co-sponsored by Brookline K-8 PTOs including Driscoll PTO. 

Driscoll News Community News 

The Brookline School Committee, through its Subcommittee on Policy Review, regularly reviews and, when necessary, revises or creates written policies governing the Public Schools of Brookline.  In an effort to improve public feedback on policy revisions, the proposed draft of any policy under review is posted on the Public Schools website when it is approved for a First Reading by the full School Committee.
The Brookline School Committee currently has two policies under review and welcomes your feedback: 
1) Physical Restraint Policy
2) Earned Sick Time Policy for Less than Half-time, Temporary, and Certified Seasonal Workers.  
Additional information and copies of the proposed policies can be found on the School Website.
http://www.brookline.k12.ma.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=971

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Come to the IntelliJam, a family-friendly literacy event at the Brookline Teen Center, Sunday, May 1st, from 1-4 pm! This event will be hosted by one of Brookline High's social justice clubs, the Brookline Literacy Partnership, which helps provide tutoring and support to underfunded schools in the Greater Boston Area! Entrance is $10 per family and $5 per person. Find our event on our website at brooklineliteracypartnership.org and please donate!

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COMMUNITY CLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSION- ​Do you want to celebrate Earth Day by working  to Live Small​ (as in small carbon footprint)? Are you curious about the small yellow flags you have seen around town with a nose on them?  Come and discuss these and other issues with Brookline Mothers Out Front, Friday, ​April 29th in Brookline Village, KooKoo Cafe. 8am-9:30am.Learn how you can have an impact.​

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Benefit Dance to End Gun Violence, co-hosted by Brookline residents Lynne Layton, Jody Leader, and Susan Phillips. Proceeds will go to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (recently merged with Gabrielle Giffords' Americans for Responsible Solutions). The gala will feature hors d'oeuvres, drink, and the all too rare reunion of the fabulous 7 piece rock band, Girls Night Out. We promise a rocking good time for an urgent and crucial cause. So please join us at Willett Hall, United Parish Church of Brookline, 210 Harvard St, May 7, 7pm-11pm, 21+. Space is limited so buy tickets now to guarantee entry. To buy tickets (non tax-deductible) and make a tax-deductible donation, go to https://lcav.givezooks.com/events/dance-to-end-gun-violence or find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanceToEndGunViolence

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SAVE THE DATE: 8TH GRADE BASH!! Sat, May 14th 7:30pm-10:30pm. $3.00 entry per person. Brookline Teen Center. This party has been planned by a group of 8th graders and BHS students and is for all 8th graders who live in and/or attend school in Brookline.

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CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT TODAY’S BROOKLINE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ARE UP TO?
What the New Student Health Survey Tells Us and Where We Should Go From Here
April 26, 7-8:30 p.m. Upper Devotion @ Old Lincoln School, 194 Boylston St. Did you know that 79% of Brookline 7th-8th graders report overwhelming stress and anxiety? That a third of 7^th-8^th graders use technology for recreational purposes more than three hours a  day? These are just some of the findings of Brookline’s latest Student Health Survey, which reveals  behavior and attitudes on issues ranging from substance use to relationships and sexual activity to mental health. This B-PEN event highlights some of the survey’s key findings, current initiatives to address issues, and includes a Q&A with AWARE and Prevention/Intervention representatives, B-PEN’s Family Resource Advocate, and Brookline High School Peer Leaders. Come find out what Brookline middle schoolers are really up to these days and why parental involvement is so important! Free, but please RSVP at https://426curious.eventbrite.com

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Brookline Warriors Girls Summer Clinic: Led by head coach Allyson Toney and the rest of the Brookline Girls basketball coaching staff, we are excited to offer our 3rd annual Brookline Warriors Basketball Clinic for girls currently in grades 2-8.  Current and former BHS players will assist at the clinic.  The clinic will focus on skill development such as dribbling, passing, and proper shooting.  Dates:  June 21 - 24. Hours:  9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Location: Brookline High School Schluntz Gym. Contact:  Mark Wheeler for more information: mark_wheeler@brookline.k12.ma.us Brochure: www.brooklinebasketball.com

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ATTENTION TUTORING: is a non pharmacological approach for students with ADHD/ADD, attention and executive function difficulties. This program trains the brain -1- through neurofeedback computerized attention training, -2- executive function/organization skills training, and -3- relaxation breathing. It was developed by Dr. Naomi Steiner, who is a developmental behavioral pediatrician, clinician and researcher, expert in ADHD and attention difficulties. Her research focuses on computer attention training, including neurofeedback. Lessons are delivered at home by Attention Tutoring certified tutors. For more information please email info@attentiontutoring.com or visitwww.attentiontutoring.com

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