Our Purpose

Resource Training & Solutions offers immediate assistance through a Regional School Crisis Response Team in the event that your school experiences a traumatic event or serious loss. During these unforeseen circumstances we can provide information, support, and assistance to help restore the emotional well-being of your school.

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Check out this video to learn more about our Regional School Crisis Response Team!

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Who We Are

We are a team formed in partnership between school districts and Resource Training & Solutions. Our team has 50+ members across 9 counties of central Minnesota who are ready to deploy in their designated areas. We have specialized training in school crisis response which includes: the effects of trauma, signs and symptoms of distress, interventions, referral signs, debriefings, and team development. Team members are primarily school psychologists, social workers, counselors, administrators, nurses, and safety experts.

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How it Works

Contact us when your school experiences a tragic event, school violence, a student or staff death due to accident, illness, or suicide. A single phone call will activate the team response. We assign an on-site Team Leader who will lead our coordinated efforts alongside your existing teams, under the designated administrator who maintains control of their building/district. The designated administrator will decide which services will be implemented to assist your school and community. Team members will arrive ready to support your request(s).

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Services May Include:

Facilitate meetings/conversations with staff
Prepare internal and external announcements
Establishing and staffing comfort rooms
Assisting with security needs
Arranging parent/community meetings
Supporting students and staff
Individual or group counseling/debriefing sessions
Triage: Identify individuals who may require additional services
Psychological First Aid
Compassion/team fatigue: supporting adults/staff/admin/teams
Consultation regarding rituals/remembrances, etc.
Provide resources
Educational opportunities for students, staff, and community
Longitudinal planning for on-going support

Why Call Us

When there is a school tragedy, your staff may be profoundly impacted by the event and unable to provide the necessary support to themselves and their students. We deploy team members trained to respond, unattached to your district, and without strong emotional ties to the students or staff. This allows us to make decisions more objectively, and counsel groups and support individuals to assist in restoring the emotional well-being of the school.

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Allow our trained professionals to assist and help you address the safety and mental health needs of students, staff, and families through response and recovery. Crisis events are sudden, uncontrollable, and extremely negative events. We are here to support you in times of need.

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Michelle Wang, Education Director

Phone: (320) 492-6560

Email: mwang@resourcecoop-mn.gov

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If unavailable, please contact

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Megan Perry, Regional Social Worker

Phone: (320) 282-8843

Email: mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov

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Jason Welch, School Psychologist

Phone: (320) 420-7396

Email: jwelch@resourcecoop-mn.gov

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We offer members a wide range of high-quality products and services at discounted rates.

By combining the purchasing power of all Members, we can achieve volume pricing on quality products and services from reputable vendors. We work with the vendors but FOR the Members.

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Our Cooperative Purchasing Program offers members a wide range of high-quality products and services at discounted rates. By combining the purchasing power of all Members, we can achieve volume pricing on quality products and services from reputable vendors. We work with the vendors but FOR the Members.

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Membership is open to:

Schools
Cities, Counties, Governmental Agencies
Nonprofit organizations and other partnership agencies.
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Satisfying Minnesota competitive bidding requirements.

Vendors we provide are the result of either formal bids (identified as State Bid or SB) or negotiated contracts (identified as Preferred Vendors or PV).

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The contracted vendors we have known as State Bid or SB vendors are established through formal bids and purchasing from them satisfies Minnesota competitive bidding requirements - regardless of the amount of the purchase. The ability to do so is outlined in Minnesota Statutes123A.2 and 471.345.

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The combination of these two statutes gives members the ability to purchase from contracted vendors while remaining in compliance with the Minnesota competitive bidding requirements.

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View our Cooperative Purchasing Vendor Directory.

Express Purchasing Connection

Express brings you the ease and convenience of ordering from multiple vendors on one site while knowing that the contracts you are purchasing from have been chosen according to state purchasing regulations.

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Search for products in the following categories:

Building & Grounds
Classroom Supplies
Office Supplies
Technology
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The easiest way to sign up at the Cooperative Purchasing Express website:

Go to cpcexpress.org
On the left side of the page and 2/3rd down is a blue "register now" button. Click it.
Fill out the form - There are six parts of the form you must complete. They all have asterisks on them. The rest of the parts are optional. Notice that when you put down your school or CCOGA name a drop down list comes up of all the eligible organizations. You can use this to finish your organization name.
You will get a confirmation email shortly. Click on the verification link and then you can jump right in and start shopping!
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Any questions?

Please contact us at express@purchasingconnection.org or by phone at (888) 739-3289.

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Regional School Crisis Response Team

Our Purpose

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Check out this video to learn more about our Regional School Crisis Response Team!

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Who We Are

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How it Works

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Services May Include:

Facilitate meetings/conversations with staff
Prepare internal and external announcements
Establishing and staffing comfort rooms
Assisting with security needs
Arranging parent/community meetings
Supporting students and staff
Individual or group counseling/debriefing sessions
Triage: Identify individuals who may require additional services
Psychological First Aid
Compassion/team fatigue: supporting adults/staff/admin/teams
Consultation regarding rituals/remembrances, etc.
Provide resources
Educational opportunities for students, staff, and community
Longitudinal planning for on-going support