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Supporting students and families during the pandemic and beyond has meant rolling out programs and resources that address social-emotional wellness.
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cademics are just one aspect of the school experience, and the last 18 months emphasized this for the Lakewood City School District. From meal programs to wrap-around mental health services and internet connectivity, the schools support families and have created new roles, programs and tools to be that partner families can depend on at any time. “It’s the thing that families really rely on, and we were able to keep those up and running through it all,” says Christine Palumbo, the district’s assistant superintendent. “It was important for us to look at our role as doing much more than providing academic content.” In fact, Lakewood’s evolving model that provides comprehensive social-emotional supports in the school setting will be presented at the Ohio
School Boards Association (OSBA) Capital Conference in November. Last school year, the district added a student wellness coordinator who will pull together all of the counseling and mental health services. Those include a partnership with Cleveland Clinic with a space inside the high school. There, students can access a licensed social worker and nurse practitioner. The district received a federal grant in partnership with the Three Arches Foundation to bring on a student navigator who works in conjunction with the Cleveland Clinic adolescent psychologist, who also sees students at the high school. Elementary buildings have student wellness specialists on staff, and the middle and high schools have counselors on board. “The pandemic highlighted the critical role of those counselors,” Palumbo says.
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