Student Services Advisory Council Meeting Agendas

October 4, 2022

• Student Services
  • Director of Student Services search update
  • Discipline
  • PBIS
  • MTSS Mental Health supports
  • Threat Assessment
  • Glade Run “other support”
• Special Education
  • Emotional Support Program Review
  • Compliance Monitoring
  • Transition Services Coordinator Onboarding and Service
  • Availability
  • Inclusion Initiative
  • Include Me Meeting Outcome
• Gifted Education
  • Program Review
  • Hanover Research Project
  • Screening procedures/criteria
• School Counseling
  • Career Readiness
    • PDE Career Education and Work Standards: 95% in 21/22
    • Career lessons have started 3rd-11th.
      • 6 pieces of evidence by 5th grade
      • 6 pieces by 8th grade including Individual Career Plan
      • 8 pieces by 11th grade including 2 implementations
  • Counseling Orientations
  • School Counseling Advisory Council returning in spring ‘23
  • Post-Secondary Planning
    • Currently 45% of students have applied to at least one college (10/3)
    • PSATs are October 15th (open now to sophomores)
• Health Services
  • Third annual drive-thru flu clinic provided to families on Saturday, September 9/24 - approximately 800 doses provided to families
  • Health screenings are occurring in all the buildings with the nurses currently (*hearing is done with the help of students from Duquesne    University Speech Language Program)
  • Very little COVID cases; Seeing various viral illness in the Health Offices
  • Education of staff starts this week (CPR/First-Aid-after school)
• Student Assistance Program
• The SAP Team is composed of a designated SAP Coordinator, building administrators, faculty members, school counselors, the school nurse, school psychologist, school social worker, and a SAP Behavioral Health Liaison from a county-approved SAP agency.
• All SAP Team members must be trained and certified through the Commonwealth Approved Student Assistance Program.
• SAP Team members do not diagnose, treat or refer directly to treatment.
• Parents/guardians are invited and encouraged to be partners in all phases of the program. Their consent is required for SAP to be involved.
• The Student Assistance Program serves as a link to valuable resources for students and families:
  • Behavioral Health Screenings: (Conducted by Behavioral Health Liaison from county SAP Provider)
    • Appraises the “whole child” in a conversation about home, school, social and interpersonal issues, sleeping and eating habits, symptoms of depression, anxiety and other emotional difficulties, as well the child’s strengths and positive personality traits.
  • School-Based Behavioral Health: (Performed by Outpatient Therapist from a Community Provider)
    • Students receive the same individualized outpatient treatment in the school setting that they would in clinical sites in the community.
  • Support Groups: (Co-facilitated by Prevention Specialist from county Prevention Provider)
    • Students attend psychoeducational support groups to gain a working knowledge of coping and problem-solving skills.
• Next Steps
  • All items in today’s committee meeting align to the District’s comprehensive plan.
  • Executive Council is working with departments to prioritize our actions and develop action plans for work completion.
  • Priorities being worked on now may span over multiple years.