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…5 min read·Aug 13, 2021----
Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.Addressing Mental Health Literacy in SchoolsA difficult task, even for seasoned administrators4 min read·Aug 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…5 min read·Dec 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…3 min read·Aug 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?”4 min read·Dec 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…5 min read·May 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…3 min read·Dec 11, 2017----
Donna Volpitta, Ed.D.5 Ways We Are Priming the Brain for Addiction, Anxiety and Depression…And 5 Ways We Can Stop.8 min read·Dec 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…4 min read·Feb 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…4 min read·Feb 12, 2015----
