Winton Middle School Hayward USD

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Winton Middle SchoolHayward USD

• Yvette Malamud OzerMarch, 2008

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Winton Students
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Winton Students
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Winton Students
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School Performance
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School Performance
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Current School Resources

• During School Time
• Counseling services Outside agencies providing
  counseling include Tiburcio Vasquez, Our Kids,
  Adewole, Project Eden
• COST Team
• Family outreach worker

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Current School Resources

• Outside of School hours
• Academic resources Extreme Learning, language
  arts interventions, math intervention classes
• YEP
• Cultural/Social Hip-Hop Club, Latina Club,
  Asian-Pacific Islanders Club, Golf Club
• Conflict Mediation Training group
• Parent/family education programs (including
  PIQUE, ELAC Gear-Up)
• PTSA

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California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) HUSD

• 32 of HUSD 7th graders participated in CHKS in
  2005
• Even fewer Winton 7th graders participated
• Therefore, CHKS data may not be a valid
  representation of Winton Middle School students

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California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) HUSD
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School Safety (CHKS)

• of HUSD students who felt very safe at school
  (2005)

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Violence
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What Students Say

• In February, 2008, Dr. Elliot (Winton school
  counselor) distributed a survey asking Winton
  students about problems and stresses they
  experienced.
• One hundred 7th graders responded

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What Students Say
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What Students Say
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What Students Say
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What Students Say
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What Students Say
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What Students Say
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Dealing with Stress
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Dealing with Stress
Personal, Private Responses

• Keep to myself
• Walk away
• Ignore
• Cry
• Get angry
• Work it out
• Sleep
• Relax
• Medications
• Talk to self

• Eat, exercise
• Punch wall
• Scream
• Have fun
• Jokes
• Music
• TV
• Video games
• Suicidal thoughts (3)

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Dealing with Stress
Negative Behaviors

• Gangs
• Talk back
• Go to streets
• Act bad in class
• Mess with someone else
• Fight

• Anger
• Get desperate
• Cause trouble
• Not come to school
• Ignore teachers
• By doing bad things

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What Teachers Say
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What Teachers Say
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Ongoing Needs Assessment

• Team effort stakeholders include school
  counselors, administrators, psychology intern,
  and teachers
• Focus groups
• Find out from stakeholders
• Whats going well at Winton?
• What needs to change at Winton?
• What can we do to make those changes?
• Ask teachers and students about
• School safety Gangs, harassment, culture/equity
• Academic challenges and support needed
• Emotional support needed Peer and family
  relationships, coping strategies

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Next Steps

• Hold focus groups
• Students
• Teachers
• 2008 CHKS will be sent out in April
• Team can use results from focus groups (and CHKS,
  if available), to come up with recommendations
  for Winton (resources, systemic changes)
• Check out and tailor recommendations with
  stakeholders (teachers, students, families) using
  follow-up surveys.
• Present recommendations to Administration and
  Winton COST Team.