Integrating Supports for Children

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Integrating Supports for Children Families

• An Effective Delivery System

AnnaLisa Prada, Program Director Full-service
Schools Roundtable aprada_at_boston.k12.ma.us Phone
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As a result of the system

• More accurately identify students in need
  prevention intervention
• Coordinate/share information
• Monitor progress
• Data driven programming micro macro

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School Based Management Team

• Instructional Leadership Team
• English
• Math
• Social Studies
• Science

• Resource Team
• Mental Health
• Health
• Youth Development
• Family Support
• Parent Involvement
• Student Responsibility

Student and Family Support Services
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Team Members

• Coordinator/Facilitator
• Administrator
• Teacher (s)
• Internal resources (psychologist, guidance
  counselor, mental health counselor, nurse, etc.)
• External resources (community partners mental
  health, youth development, family support, etc.)

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Teams Purpose

• To address students academic and non-academic
  barriers to learning.
• Prevention and intervention
• Link children, families and instructional staff
  to resources within the school and/or community.
• Monitor effectiveness of resources and progress
  of student.

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Step 1 Identification Referral

• Already existing data
• Attendance
• Discipline
• Academic
• Social/Emotional
• Other?

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Step 2 Involve the Family

• Determine who is the best person to contact
  family
• Should not be first time the family is contacted
• Assess their view of the situation and identify
  their desired outcomes

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Step 3 Contact Provides

• Know your internal and external resource
• Know the strength and weakness of child
• Know the desired outcomes of the family
• Contact the service provider for potential
  linkage

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Step 4 Coordination Document

• Bring key stakeholders or information together
• Strength and barriers
• Clearly define outcomes
• Accountability - student, family, school staff
  and service providers

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Step 5 Monitor Track for Outcomes

• On a regular basis monitor the progress of
• student and family towards outcomes
• services providers towards outcomes
• School staff towards outcomes
• Are things getting better?
• Is everyone following through?