We recognize that the social emotional well-being of our students and staff during these challenging times is critically important. The District has made available resources and referrals to address the academic, social, and emotional needs of students, faculty, and staff when school reopens for in-person instruction. The District has done or plans to do this by:
- Coordinating counseling efforts with our school counselors, school social workers and school psychologists to provide counseling services to all students.
- Delivering social emotional lessons to address a variety of topics to include: self-regulation, emotional regulation, anxiety, social skills and coping strategies at the elementary level.
- Reviewing and implementing crisis response strategies depending on student needs.
- Developing social-emotional lessons to include self-care, self-management, self-awareness, healthy relationships and decision making at the middle and high school levels.
- Providing professional development for faculty and staff on social emotional health and wellbeing for both children and adults
The District has established an advisory council that involves shared decision-making and is comprised of parents, students, members of the board of education, school building and District leaders, teachers, and school counselors. The advisory council will continue to review the comprehensive school counseling plan to discuss how we can best meet the needs of our students.
The District addresses professional development opportunities for faculty and staff on how to talk with and support students during and after the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, as well as provide support for developing coping and resilience skills for students, faculty, and staff. This need will be addressed through the expertise of our school counseling staff to include school counselors, social workers and school psychologists.