Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.Creating A Wellness-Informed Community: Strategic Use of ESSER FundsA recent headline in Chalkbeat screamed to me: As schools hire teachers and counselors, a funding cliff looms. The unprecedented federal…Aug 13, 2021Aug 13, 2021
Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.Addressing Mental Health Literacy in SchoolsA difficult task, even for seasoned administratorsAug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021
Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.The Five Best Things You Can Do For Your Kids This WinterThis time of year reminds me of kayaking toward a waterfall. Things start to move faster as the holidays approach, knowing how much is…Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020
Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.Schools that plan to reopen in person are likely in a race against time.As we head into the fall, there should be three priorities for opening schools: mitigating physical health risks, evaluating and…Aug 3, 2020Aug 3, 2020
Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.What Every Parent and Educator Needs to Understand About Marijuana and the Adolescent Brain“Which is worse for you, alcohol or pot?”Dec 3, 2018Dec 3, 2018
Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.Addiction, Depression, Anxiety & School Shootings: Does Anyone Want To Save The Children Anymore?“Hey, did you hear that there was another school shooting today down in Texas?” my daughter casually mentioned as we were coming home from…May 20, 2018May 20, 2018
Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.Raising Healthy Kids: It’s Not Just the Cell PhonesLast week, I was at a talk about risky adolescent behavior and one of the parents asked, “So what makes this so different from when we were…Dec 11, 2017Dec 11, 2017
Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.5 Ways We Are Priming the Brain for Addiction, Anxiety and Depression…And 5 Ways We Can Stop.Dec 10, 2017Dec 10, 2017
Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.Effective Evaluations: Motivating the Brain for GrowthFrom report cards to performance reviews, we get a lot of feedback throughout our lives. Some feedback leaves us feeling on top of the…Feb 24, 2015Feb 24, 2015
Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.Brian Williams: The Grasshopper Made Him Do ItWe all do it. In a moment of excitement, we exaggerate a story. Embellish just a bit. Sometimes, we are fully aware and consciously choose…Feb 12, 2015Feb 12, 2015