Mental Health America – Wabash Valley Region has a new, free service for families who are looking for mental health or substance use services for themselves or someone in their family. It can be very difficult to know where to start and this service helps families know how to find the right services for them.

To connect with a Mental Health Navigator, call Mental Health America at 765-742-1800 or email navigator@mhawv.org to schedule an appointment.

As always, any parent or guardian who is concerned about the mental health of their child is encouraged to talk to their school counselor during the school day. If you have an immediate concern about the safety of your child or anyone else, please call 911 or contact one of the agencies below:

• Mental Health Association Crisis Line - 765-742-0244 or 1-877-419-1632 (Call or text)
• National Suicide Prevention Hotline – 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
• Indiana Child Abuse Hotline (DCS) – 1-800-800-5556
• Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office - 765-423-9388

Anti-Racism and Diversity Resources

The American Psychological Association has resources for parents including tools, tips, books and ways to engage children in healthy communication about race.

Teaching Tolerance's book for Parents: Beyond the Golden Rule gives parents suggestions based on specific ages and stages of their own children's development.

PBS for Parents shares lists of books, activities and videos for parents to use when talking to children about race.

Constant Love and Learning is a resource that is beneficial for both parents and educators, with several resources embedded within.

Greater Good Magazine from UC Berkeley offers numerous resources for parents and caregivers.

Indiana Youth Institute offers advice on how to talk to your children and additional resources in this article, “Children and Racism: The Importance of Age-Appropriate Listening and Support.”
 

• Equity Resources

The Tippecanoe School Corporation encourages all families interested in non-accredited education to fully research homeschooling, talk to other non-accredited educational providers and organizations, understand Indiana's homeschool laws, and have an established curriculum prior to transferring a student out of public school. This site is designed as a starting and/or reference point for families desiring additional information on this type of education.

Tippecanoe School Corporation Non-Public / Non-Accredited School Guidelines

This is a document created by TSC for our staff and district families regarding non-public and non-accredited practices and procedures. If you are a family beginning to consider transfer to non-accredited education, you will want to fully review this document to inform yourself on how the TSC will assist you, and what the TSC requires if your student returns to one of our schools from homeschooling. The guide provides a formal "Intent to Home School" notice, which we request at the time of transfer to homeschooling. The "Intent to Home School" form is important to complete so we know why a student is not in attendance and do not consider the student to be truant. The guide also provides specific contacts within the TSC for textbook catalogs and curriculum guides.

• Non-Public School Guidelines

IN Department of Education Resources

The Indiana Department of Education provides a number of helpful resources and tools for families in need of homeschool information and assistance. The IN DOE currently has a "Homeschool Help Sheet" that includes information on getting started, homeschool law, local support groups and organizations, books and curricula, online programs, special needs, work permits, age allowances, athletics, testing, and diploma issuance.

• Indiana Department of Education website on homeschooling

Indiana Department of Education Homeschool Contact:

Kimb Stewart
Email: kstewart@doe.in.gov
PH: 317-232-90957 FX: 317-232-9121
Indiana Department of Education, Office of Student Services
Room 229, State House
Indianapolis, IN 46204

How To Pay Textbook Rental Fees Online:

1. Go to the Tippecanoe School Corporation Website: http://www.tsc.k12.in.us
2. Click on QUICKLINKS
3. Click PowerSchool
4. Click PowerSchool Public (or click here).
5. Enter your Parent Portal Username and Password
   1. If you have not created a Username/Password, select Create Account
   2. If you do not remember your Username/Password, please contact your school.
6. Click ‘Pay Books Online’
7. Click ‘Checkout’
8. Enter Credit Card Information
9. Click ‘Submit Payment’

In Indiana, families must pay all book rental fees unless they qualify for textbook assistance.

To qualify for textbook assistance you must apply and be approved for either free or reduced meal assistance. The online meal/textbook assistance application is completed during the yearly online registration process in PowerSchool. When completing the online meal/textbook assistance application, you MUST indicate that you want to be considered for textbook assistance. Please also indicate all students that should receive assistance.

Patrons approved for assistance are still responsible for the MISC and TECHNOLOGY fee portion of the Book Rental statement. Therefore, patrons qualifying for assistance need to pay the MISC and TECHNOLOGY fee portion of the Book Rental statement. This amount is found on your student statement.

If you have any problems, please call your school for assistance.

To support remote and virtual learners who may have issues accessing high speed internet, the TSC has installed an outdoor WiFi antenna at each of its elementary and middle schools. The same solution will be installed at the high schools during upcoming renovations. 

The TSC has partnered with Wintek/Tipmont to offer free, public WiFi at four of the outdoor Wifi locations (Klondike Elementary, East Tipp Middle, Southwestern Middle, and Wainwright Middle). This interactive map shows Wintek's public WiFi offerings throughout the region. At these locations, the TSC WiFi networks are available (TSC account required) as well as Wintek's free Wifi Network (no account required). The other 14 locations are only broadcasting the TSC WiFi networks (no free public option). 

To access the outdoor WiFi options, patrons can drive their car near the locations identified on the maps linked below. For the free public options, users will connect their device to the “Free Wintek WiFi” signal. Patrons must agree to Wintek's terms of use before connecting and should treat this with the same caution as any other public internet connection. Use care when connecting to any websites that require a password or personal information. This includes social networking sites, online banking services or any websites that store your credit card information.

To access the TSC WiFi networks, a student or staff username and password is required. Users of these networks are subject to the TSC's Acceptable Use Policies.

Users are strongly encouraged to practice social distancing measures when using the outdoor WiFi at these locations.