Emotional Support Program @ Neshaminy

High School

Our Mission is to provide a safe, comfortable, and flexible

learning environment where our students can be nurtured to excel. Our emotional support program focuses on the values of trust, respect, accountability, responsibility and empathy towards others. Our collective goal is to provide lessons and interventions through the group process that will help to increase the social, emotional, and academic success of our students. Our staff is passionately committed to your children. We recognize and appreciate the day to day differences and challenges, we all face. We recognize the “undiscovered” and seek to bring back to life their irrepressible souls within.

Mission Statement

Graduated from Holy Family University Proud father of my son Stone (5) 11th year teaching (All at Neshaminy High

School) Sports, Cooking, Spending time with my son,

Stone and girlfriend, Jessica Organized, Empathetic, and Sincere

Mr. SmithTeam Leader

Graduate of Millersville University Wife (Laura) 3 beautiful daughters (Jaidyn,

Jordyn, and Addisyn) 17th year teaching (Bristol, Philadelphia, and

Neshaminy) Sports, Spending time with friends and family,

Cooking Authentic, Passionate, and Loyal

Mr. Devine

Graduate of Penn State University-Masters

from Trenton State University Husband (Timothy) 3 Sons (Timothy, Jesse,

and Kolin) 18th year of Teaching (Central Bucks, West

Amwell, and Neshaminy) Gardening, Walking my Labs, and Spending

time with family Caring, Sensitive, and Selfless

Mrs. Keenan

Graduate of Holy Family University, PSU, and

LaSalle Married (Jessica) with 3 children (Caiden,

Avery, and Logan) 15th year in Special Education (Teacher/BCBA) Weigh training, running, family, and home

remodeling Genuine, Caring, Compassionate

Mr. Young

Credited elective course The course is designed to provide an

emotional safeguard between outside stressors and academic expectations via the group process to assess the students’ current emotional well-being.

Some of the activities include…team building, ice breakers, trust building, tolerance and acceptance, to name a few.

Restorative Practice

EqualityEqualityRightsRightsLibertyLiberty

OpportunityOpportunityDemocracyDemocracy

Multiple Intelligences (Howard Gardner)

Cooperative Interaction (Elizabeth Cohen)

Spiral Curriculum (Jerome Bruner)

Theory-Based Active Instruction

Visual Discovery Social Studies Skill Builders Experimental Exercises Writing for understanding Response Groups Problem Solving Group work

Multiple Intelligence Teaching Strategies

Linguistic-Logical Mathematical-Visual Spatial-Body Kinesthetic-Music Rhythmic-Interpersonal-Intrapersonal

Short, engaging assignment to preview key

concepts or tap prior knowledge and personal experience

Has there been a time in recent history where America hasn’t provided opportunity for everyone?

Preview Assignment

Structured Reading Materials enables students

at all levels to understand

Book on CD (Used for in class reading)

Comprehensive Graphic Organizers used to record key ideas

Considerate Text/Organized Interactive Notebooks

End of lesson processing assignments,

involving multiple intelligences and higher order thinking skills to challenge students to apply what they learned

*timeline activity/reflections

Processing Assignments

We read various high interest novels throughout

the school year including, The Maze Runner and Speak. Both novels are New York Times Best Sellers

We do grade level vocabulary, PSAT and SAT Prep We will cover a plethora of self-selected writing

topics focusing on the PA Writing Standards. Lastly, we provide a wide range of opportunities

for students to discuss and reflect on current issues relevant to their age and population in hopes of providing lifelong learning skills.

English

We aspire to motivate students by integrating

Mathematics with real life. We look to develop real life problem solving skills. We provide ongoing assessment, both formative

and summative, to ensure mastery of each skill set.

Our curriculum is guided by the PA Mathematics Standards in order to provide proper preparation for the Keystone State Standardized Test.

Algebra/Geometry

What does all that alphabet soup mean What does all that alphabet soup mean for my child though?for my child though?

As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst…

FBA’s and PBSP’s Individual and Group Motivation/Point System With ES program FT to support teachers and

assess student's behavioral needs Support entire HS when needed

As an educator and counselor…

Support teachers with curriculum and SDI

Support students when needed during instruction

Understand differences

Provide one-on-one counseling

On-site with ES program FT to support, process, mediate, and de-escalate any potential situations that occur

Vets Home Bingo (DelVal Vets Home) Churchville Nature Center Flower Show Team Luncheons Team Breakfast End of Year Bar-B-Que Future Endeavors pending Administrative

approval

Service Learning and Other Activities

byoung@bucksiu.orgjdevine@neshaminy.k12.pa

rsmith@neshaminy.k12.pa.usdkeenan@neshaminy.k12.pa.us