One of the largest consumers of vaping is teenagers. In fact, it is reported from figures released in 2026 that 1.44 million middle school and high school students report that they have vaped within the last 30 days. Additionally, 27.4% of teenagers who use report vaping every day. Vaping is...
A Different Era in Managing Students
Lakeside Educational Network has had the privilege of working with 35 regional school districts. We assist our regional districts by providing educational and clinical services to students that have struggled to succeed in a traditional school district setting. There have been a range of approaches to the needs of students,...
When Continuums of Care Matter
Recently I was speaking with a sales manager, and in the conversation I was reminded that his daughter was a previous Lakeside student. As I typically do, I asked about her experience in one of our programs. He was effusive about how well she did while at Lakeside and that...
Leadership Review of the 2025-26 School Year at Lakeside Educational Network
Each year in September, the Board of Directors and program leadership staff meet to review the previous year’s activities of our programs at Lakeside Educational Network. It is a time of reflecting on our outcomes, our impact and our stories of many successes due to the amazing work of our...
Hope for Parents
Within Lakeside’s schools and programs, our staff focus on how we can motivate, regulate and help our students find success personally and in their progress towards their life goals. Most of our students at Lakeside come to us with a number of deficits and struggles. As we get to know...
It’s a Lot More than Labor
This week we came to an official end of summer vacation by celebrating the Labor Day holiday. It is a holiday that marks the valuing and honoring of our labor force. We often take our workforce for granted, but we should recognize that these are the people that drive our...
When Back to School Means Back to Bullying
As the 2026-27 school year begins, there may be a sense of anticipation of what the new school year will bring for students. For most students they encounter new classes, teachers, routines and different academic goals and achievements. For many students there are good challenges that they can look forward...
Launching Another New School Year of Hope and Healing
This is the “back to school” time of year. We often reflect on when the first day of school happens, what school supplies do we buy, what new clothes may be needed, and all the logistics of sending our kids off to school. There is a level of anticipation, some...
Trauma Conversations
This week I was visiting a retirement center seeing one of my relatives. We were having lunch and one of the staff members sat down at our table and begin to discuss some of the routine matters within that facility. The conversation moved in the direction of my career and...
Announcing Lakecloud.ai
Lakeside has been providing professional development training for over 25 years. We have developed social-emotional, parenting and trauma-informed curriculum utilized by over 70,000 participants across a variety of professions, who are providing a diverse array of services to those with significant needs. This is most appropriately categorized as therapeutic education,...