Social, Emotional and Physical Development:

Implementation of a Coordinated Approach

Fine Tuning the Student Success Plan Conference April 12, 2013

Panel Presentation Overview

• How are districts addressing the Social, Emotional, Physical Development Component of Student Success Plans?

• How does a coordinated approach to school health support the development of Student Success Plans?

Social, Emotional and Physical Development

Specific Model Criteria

– Self-Regulation and Resiliency– Positive Peer Relationships– Broadened Awareness of Self Within a Global Context– Healthy and Safe Life Skills/Choices

The Student Success Plan (SSP) is an individualized student-driven plan that will be developed to address every student’s needs and interests to help them:• stay connected in school • achieve postsecondary educational and career goals.

Educating the Whole Child Communities must ensure that each student:

• Enters school healthy and learns about and practices a healthy lifestyle

• Learns in an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for students and adults

• Is actively engaged in learning and is connected to the school and broader community

• Has access to personalized learning and is supported by qualified, caring adults

• Is challenged by a well-balanced curriculum and is prepared for success in college or further study and

• for employment in a global environment

(Source: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2009)

Physical, Behavioral & Social Issues Affect Academic Success

• Obesity/Diabetes• Oral Health• Asthma• Hunger• Violence• Nutrition• Mental Health• Physical Activity• Substance Use• Access to Health Care• Physical Environment• HIV/STD/Teen Pregnancy

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Eight Distinct Yet Complimentary Components

Family &CommunityInvolvement

PhysicalEducation

School Health

Services

Nutrition Services

Counseling, Psychological & Social Services

ComprehensiveSchoolHealth

Education

School-site Health

Promotion forStaff

HealthySchool

Environment

Coordinated School Health (CSH) 101

The 4 “Rs” of the approachRight peopleRight timeRight issuesRight data

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The processLeadConveneAssessPlanImplementEvaluateCommunicate

Panel Presenters

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• Donna Wallace Obloj / Education Consultant / CSDE– Connecticut Technical High School System

• Oversees health education and physical education programs • District Coordinator for Coordinated School Health

• Janice Uerz / Teacher / Manchester High School – Manchester Public Schools

• Curriculum and Instructional Leader/Family and Consumer Sciences• District Coordinator

– Coordinated School Health & Health Education Pre-K-Grade 12

• Andrea Dillon / Assistant Director of Health Services– Capitol Region Education Council

• District Coordinator for Coordinated School Health

Connecticut TechnicalHigh School System

District OverviewThe Connecticut Technical High School System (CTHSS) is a statewide system of 16 diploma-granting technical high schools….

serving approximately 10,624 full-time high school students (5,150 receive free & reduced lunch) with comprehensive education and training in 31 occupational areas….

led by 1,100 teachers and 57 administrators.

What makes CTHSS unique?

Who, What, When, Where & HowAt the school-level, the school counseling

department head is the lead for SSPsCurrently, the SSP process cuts across a

number of areas including school counseling, academic (career development, trade/technology)

Curriculum development process for physical education and health education

Additional district infrastructures including district semester assessments

Example of Physical Component

Healthy ConnectionsDistrict CSHLP TeamSchool-based CSHLP

TeamsAcademic &

Trade/Technology Education Consultants

School-based Health Centers

Family Engagement Centers

Lessons Learned

Words of Advice

"Work Smarter...

Not Harder"  Allan F.

Mogensen

Ask Me About…..

Dr. Donna Wallace Oblojdonna.wallace@ct.gov(860) 807-2174

Manchester School District

CSH MissionWe will nurture the physical, social and emotional health of our entire school community including students, families and school personnel. We will promote and support full implementation of a coordinated approach to school health in schools and communities.CSH VisionConnecticut’s children and adolescents are healthy, learning and succeeding in life.

District OverviewUrban School District – K – 12 enrollment 6783

52 % of the district is free / reduced lunch 54 % minority ELL population 484 (52 languages)

9 elementary schools [Verplanck Elementary*]

Bennet Academy* – Grade 6 (grades 6 – 12 enrollment 3,150)

Illing Middle School* – Grades 7 & 8Manchester High School* Alternative Schools

Bentley Manchester Regional AcademyNew Horizons *Pilot Schools

Who, What, When, Where & HowManchester started this process 25 years ago

Principal James Spafford noted IEP’s for SPED students but not others

The STEP (student education plan) was developed for each year of high school Grade 9 ~ self-awareness Grade 10 ~ career awareness Grade 11 ~ career planning Grade 12 ~ decision making

STEP provided an avenue right into the SSP

Who, What, When, Where & HowCommittee of teachers | administration |

guidance counselors meet to determine improvementshow best to implement goals for wellnessstrengthen the academic plan

Currently there is a Naviance Committee meets monthly to determine the challenges and

ways to improve the SSPdetermine the adjustments that need to be

made

Who, What, When, Where & HowSocial | Emotional | Physical components

Grade 9 ~ math department assists with this Next year there is a restructure of health education

Addition of a health/PE educator – goals will start here for HS

Grades 10 & 11 ~ goals are and will be addressed in Health and Physical Education classes

Grade 12 ~ currently addressed with Guidance Counselors

CHALLENGESCoordination time with teachersTechnical issuesTIME

Who, What, When, Where & How

Manchester’s SSP’s Framework for Organization

Broadened a position - Coordinator of Guidance ~ Grade 6 - Grade 12 Coordination between the 6th Grade Academy, Middle

School & High School leaders

CSH project activities identified at the pilot schools provide a baseline for; Social, Emotional and Physical Development [P.I.E.S]

engage in the school environment optimal academic performance establishing and maintaining positive interpersonal

relationships engaging in behaviors supportive of positive physical

health appreciate needs of others

embracing opportunities utilizing school and community resources

Example of Physical ComponentCreate awareness about the importance of students’ health and

wellness as it pertains to student social, personal, and academic growth.Manchester Road Race – schools have teams that participateAthletes in Action – interns from UConn worked with students to support them academically during

the athletic seasons Intramurals/ Fitness Club3-on-3 basketball tournamentACES (All Children Exercising Simultaneously)Field Day and National Health DayWalking regimen with staff and students at designated times throughout the school dayMarch Madness/Family Fun Night (parents, students, and other family members participated in relay games and picnic-style fun)

Instant Recess classes engaged in classroom physical

(education )activities

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHiwiTZtl7Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue6wd_pp9Jo

http://www.motleyhealth.com/fitness/10-minutes-exercise-a-day-toni-yancey-talks-about-instant-recess

http://www.calwic.org/storage/PreConFuelUpHandout3.pdf

Manchester’s Message to a Healthier YOU

Healthy ConnectionsManchester Public Schools reach outside the

school walls to impact our student population in a myriad of ways:

State of Connecticut Health Department; Manchester Chamber of Commerce; Manchester Agricultural Protective Association; Manchester Children Youth and Family Master Plan; Ancillary grant funding; East Hartford, Manchester Fire Departments; Manchester Police Department; Manchester Department of Youth and Families; SERC PBIS; Connecticut United Way Dial 211 Program; FEMA; Early Childhood Development Program.

Healthy ConnectionsManchester Public Schools reach inside

the school walls to impact our student population in a myriad of ways:Clubs Afterschool activitiesIntramuralsIMAGINE CollegeBully Busters ProgramCheck-in / Check-out program

Lessons LearnedStudents in Manchester are exposed to a systemic

philosophy which embodies healthy living inside and outside of school.

Students yearn for activity during and after the school day;

Schools connect with parents more effectively and meaningfully when they are part of the healthy lifestyle paradigm;

Constant monitoring and adjusting leads to successful programs;

Safe environments are created through careful planning and teamwork.

Words of AdviceFor every decision we make, we must

ask ourselves: “What’s best for kids?

Utilize the CSH ApproachBring together a District Team and

School TeamsComplete the School Health Index

(SHI)Have a Coordinator !

Ask Me About…..Janice Uerz

Manchester Public Schools860.647.3391

b11juerz@manchesterct.gov (eleven)

Questions? Concerns?

I will be there to answer questions or direct you to the appropriate personnel!

Connecting People and Resources for Quality Education

Since 1966, the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC), working with and for its member districts, has developed a wide array of cost-effective and high-quality programs and services

to meet the educational needs of children and adults in the Capitol Region.

Today:Regularly serves 35 member districts (36 towns) in Greater Hartford Reaches additional towns/districts through a number of statewide services and programs Assists more than 150,000 students each year Offers more than 120 programs Manages more than 20 facilities in nearly a dozen towns, including eighteen inter-district magnet schools

The School Nurse and Student Success Plans

It is a natural fit for the School Nurse to be involved in the Social Emotional/Physical Development component of the Student Success Plans which looks at the “Whole Child” - something that School Nurses are very familiar with.

If you are a School Nurse – Invite yourself to the table! If you are not a School Nurse – look to School Nurses as a resource for you and the other team members.

The School Nurse and Student Success Plans

To understand what the school nurse can bring to the table – Think in terms of Coordination of Student Success Plans with Individual Health Care Plans and the Tier Framework of SRBI

This framework is an excellent vehicle to Ensure that appropriate programs and services are in place for all

studentsProvides more individualized interventions when needed

The differences between SRBI Tier Interventions and Student Success Plans are the confidentiality issues. All plans must be written in such a manner that does not identify the medical issue/diagnosis of the student.

Tier Framework

Tier 1 refers to the general education school wide to the necessary social, emotional and physical health supports for all studentsExamples: Information for all students and staff to ensure

understanding of triggers, early warning signs, special health needs of specific chronic illnesses

Awareness of Action Plans for Emergencies Modifications for management of health issues (rest

periods, medications) Two way communication with family members

Tier Framework

Tier 2 refers to short term interventions– (8-20 weeks) that address specific students who may benefit from small group activitiesExamples: Protocols for students to make up work when absent Plan school health programs on specific topic Enlistment of community partners (local physicians,

specialty groups and associations)

Tier Framework

Tier 3 Interventions that require one to one due to special needs of student ( can be health related)Examples: Referrals of students to primary care physicians Before and after-school programs for skill building

and self-management for students and parents Individualized healthcare plan development Individual counseling Family Support Groups

The School Nurse and Student Success Plans

Examples of how CREC school nurses are involved: General Assessments and screenings that are done on an

annual basis CPR and 1st Aid Classes for the general population or

small groups of students who express an interest Collaboration with Health and PE Teachers to provide

health related information to students during class Management of a pregnant student through delivery and

return to school Asthma Groups with 6-8 students; Lunch with students to talk about nutrition Serve as an Advisor for Senior Capstone Projects

Resources

Connecticut SDE – SRBI Connecticut SDE – Topical Brief 3 Connecticut SDE – Student Success Plans

Andrea Dillon RNC, M Ed.Assistant Director of Health Services

Capitol Region Education Counciladillon@crec.org

860-298-0662

Panel Q & A

Thank you for joining us today!

For more information about Connecticut Coordinated School

Health activities, visit:

www.ct.gov/sde/healthyconnections