MESSAGE FROM SEQUOIA HEALTHCARE DISTRICT Dear Healthy Schools Initiative families,
Estimadas familias de la iniciativa de escuelas saludable,
The Covid-19 pandemic has presented numerous challenges
La pandemia de Covid-19 ha presentado numerosos desafíos
for our communities, but one that stands out is the toll it has
para nuestras comunidades, pero uno que se destaca es el
taken on the mental health of our children and teens, as well
impacto que ha tenido en la salud mental de nuestros niños y
as parents and educators. To address this challenge, Sequoia
adolescentes, así como la los padres y educadores. Para
Healthcare District has ramped up support for our local school
abordar este desafío, Sequoia Healthcare District ha
districts in a variety of ways. We continue to fund student mental health services, parent/community education, and teacher/staff professional development such as Kognito's suicide prevention and trauma trainings and CircleUp Education's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) trainings. We also hosted an inaugural Town Hall meeting on September 17, which focused on “Mental Health Support in Schools During Covid-19”. Our team of health and wellness leads from our eight partner school districts joined a panel discussion along with mental health experts from four local mental health non-profit organizations. I invite you to view the recorded Town Hall. We have a superb team of health and wellness leads (below), and I encourage you to read about the important and innovative work taking place in your child’s school district
aumentado el apoyo a nuestros distritos escolares locales en una variedad de formas. Continuamos financiando servicios de salud mental para estudiantes, educación para padres/la comunidad, y desarrollo profesional para maestros/el personal, como las capacitaciones de prevención del suicidio y trauma de Kognito y las capitaciones de diversidad, equidad e inclusión (DEI, por sus siglas en ingles) de CircleUp Education. También organizamos una reunión inaugural de la alcaldía el 17 de septiembre, que se enfocó en “apoyo de salud mental en las escuelas durante Covid-19”. Nuestro equipo de líderes de salud y bienestar de nuestros ocho distritos escolares socios se unieron a un panel de discusión junto con expertos en salud mental de cuatro organizaciones de salud mental sin fines de lucro. Los invito a ver la reunión de la alcaldía grabada.
during this uncertain time. The pandemic has highlighted how critical it is to be familiar with the services and support
Tenemos un excelente equipo de líderes de salud y bienestar
offered by your child's school and the community at large.
(a continuación), y los animo a que lean sobre el trabajo
Please refer to our Parent Green Folder for local mental health
importante e innovador llevándose a cabo en el distrito
resources.
escolar de su hijo(a) durante este tiempo incierto. La pandemia ha destacado lo importante que es estar
Covid-19 has impacted all of our lives but we're hoping that by
familiarizado con estos servicios y apoyo ofrecidos por la
coming together as a community we can overcome some of
escuela de su hijo(a) y la comunidad en general. Por favor de
the difficulties faced by many families. Try staying healthy by
referirse a nuestra Capeta Verde para Padres para obtener
wearing masks, physically distancing, washing hands, and
recursos de salud mental.
getting your flu shots. San Mateo County also offers free Covid testing. We wish you the best as we navigate the 2020-21
Covid-19 ha impactado todas nuestras vidas, pero esperamos
school year together!
que al unirnos como comunidad podamos superar algunas de
Yours truly,
las dificultades que enfrentan muchas familias. Intente mantenerse saludable al usar mascarillas, distanciamiento físico, lavándose la manos, y vacunándosecontra la gripe. El
Karen E. Li, MD Director of School Health Healthy Schools Initiative
condado de San Mateo también ofreces pruebas de Covid gratuitas. ¡Les deseamos lo mejor mientras navegamos juntos el año escolar 2020-21!
HSI WELLNESS TEAM HSI NEWSLETTER FALL 2020
Abbe Keane
Andrea Garen
Chris Arrington
Javier Gutierrez
Woodside Elementary SD
Redwood City SD
Menlo Park City SD
Sequoia Union HSD
Abbe has worked for nearly
Prior to her role as Director of
Chris has worked in education
Javier coordinates health
thirty years as a public health
Health and Wellness in RCSD,
for 36-years and the last 30-
services, education programs,
nurse as well as a school nurse
Ms. Garen spent ten years
years as a school psychologist.
and proactive support for the
and consultant to numerous
leading marketing and health
He has been in MPCSD for 18-
students of SUHSD. As a former
schools along the Peninsula.
education projects for the
years, providing social-
teacher and administrator, this
Abbe has been involved in
Dairy Council of California. She emotional trainings for parents
position continues Javier’s
teaching science and health
is passionate about promoting
and staff. He has also been
efforts to develop the whole
education classes and currently
physical, mental and social
part of growing the district-
student while positively
works as the school nurse for
well-being for all RCSD
wide PBIS programs and
impacting academic success.
both the Woodside and Portola
students and their families and providing intensive
Valley districts.
supporting good health in our
behavioral/emotional support
communities.
for special needs students.
Kristen Sevillia
Kristen Shima
Mindy Hill
Nell Curran
Belmont-Redwood Shores SD Portola Valley SD
San Carlos SD
Las Lomitas Elementary SD
Prior to her current role, Kristen Kristen has worked for over 20
Mindy began working at SCSD
Nell is the Wellness
served as Asst. Principal at
years in education as a teacher,
as Wellness Director in
Coordinator for Las Lomitas
Sandpiper School, having also
counselor and an administrator.
December, 2013. Prior to
Elementary School District
spent the previous 4 years as a
She has been a member of
becoming Wellness Director,
where she supports the needs
coordinator in Curriculum and
PVSD for 15 years and is
Mindy pursued a career as a K-
of staff, students, and families
Instruction at the San Mateo
currently the principal of Corte
8 educator and administrator.
while also building a culture of
County Office of Ed. Kristen is
Madera School. In addition, she
She also had the great pleasure
wellness across the district. Nell
devoted to supporting
leads the Wellness Team where
of working as an Associate
brings 15 years of public health
programs aimed at the whole
she helps to coordinate social
Director for a nonprofit
education experience from her
child.
emotional learning, health
organization that works to
time at the Stanford School of
education, Positive Intervention
prevent drug and alcohol
Medicine.
and Support and staff/ student
abuse using a community-
wellness activities.
coalition model.
HSI NEWSLETTER FALL 2020
Supporting Students:
Supporting Staff:
From the District Office to each classroom in BRSSD,
Relationship building isn’t just for students in
the focus this year is on building relationships. We
BRSSD, it’s for the adults too. In an effort to
want our students to feel connected to their school
strengthen relationships and build community
community even if they are not physically present at
districtwide, BRSSD offered a 6 week health and
school. With the support of our Middle School
wellness challenge for all employees. Led by
counselors and One Life counselors at the elementary
Shannon DeChaine, fitness guru/owner of Gym
level, our students have been receiving universal social
Class and a BRSSD parent/alum, over 100 teachers
emotional support. Our Middle School counselors
and staff connected and bonded over
ensure all students know how to reach out for support
(re)establishing healthy habits.
through the use of their self-referral process and host regular lunch bunches for students looking for ways to
Participants were placed into site teams and given
connect with students across the site. Our One Life
daily challenges. These challenges ranged from
counselors kicked off the year partnering with general
creating a team name and video introducing the
education teachers to complement and reinforce
team members to earning points for engaging in
concepts and strategies taught through our Social
Gym Class virtual workouts and staying hydrated.
Emotional curriculum, Second Step. Now, more than
Employees across the district not only engaged with
ever, the adults at each site are collaborating to
their site colleagues, but established friendships
ensure our students social emotional needs are being
across the district. The end result was happier,
met with the same vigor as their academic needs.
healthier, more connected employees!
Meet our One Life counselors:
Kerri Haley Cipiriani
Kim Gengler Redwood Shores Kathryn Palza Central
onelifecounselingcenter.com
Cameron Wild Sandpiper
Pedro Cortez-McLaughlin Nesbit
secondstep.org
Paisley Scarberry Fox
gymclassrocks.com
HSI NEWSLETTER FALL 2020 The Las Lomitas Elementary School District
Nell Curran joined the district as wellness
(LLESD) is dedicated to addressing the social and
coordinator earlier this year. She has focused on
emotional well-being and mental health of its
ensuring that foundational social emotional
students and staff. LLESD launched the 2020-2021
learning (SEL) resources are available for
academic year with a newly formed leadership
students and staff. (For her complete bio, see
team that is busy supporting our 1400 students
page 3!)
across two sites, Las Lomitas Elementary and La Entrada Middle.
LLESD developed an SEL website to house a curated list of resources for staff, students, and
Counselors Jennifer Montalvo and Vivian
families, including lesson plans and activities,
Tavernakis now serve the entire K-8 community
articles, and trainings. LLESD partnered with the
(previously served grades 4-8). Among their many
Institute for Social and Emotional Learning
responsibilities, Jen and Vivian help students
(IFSEL). IFSEL facilitated a professional
develop their positive attitudes, self-esteem, and
development training for all staff during the
resilience; identify student learning needs and
summer, a tool kit of resources from which they
design interventions to support students’ success;
could draw from during the year, and ongoing
provide academic guidance and goal setting;
coaching. As LLESD launches in-person
create a safe learning environment; offer support
instruction, the needs of our students will evolve
during crisis; and coordinate referrals for students
and the this counseling and wellness team is
needing additional external resources. They lead
committed to continuing to support the social
in-class lessons, facilitate small group workshops,
and emotional well-being and mental health of
and provide individual sessions with students as
its students and staff.
well as conduct learning opportunities and maintain ongoing communication with families.
In September 2020, Jennifer and Vivian were recognized with the Kent Award for their exceptional dedication to the LLESD Achievement Academy!
instituteforsel.net
La Entrada Middle School partners with Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) to provide services for students experiencing more acute needs. Casia Ravi joined LLESD from Woodside as the La Entrada ACS Site Manager. She and her team continue to see a strong demand for services, even when offering services through teletherapy.
www.acs-teens.org.
HSI NEWSLETTER FALL 2020
Meet our Portola Valley Wellness Team! Portola Valley Unified School District consists of 2 schools, Ormondale serving grades K-3 and Corte Madera School, grades 4-8. Our Wellness Team consists of CMS Principal Kristen Shima, Ormondale Counselor Tamryn Miller, CMS
Counselor Todd Patterson, and PV School Psychologist Lisa Scigliano. The PVSD Wellness Committee is
committed to the mental health of all staff, students, and families, especially during these challenging times. Our district’s Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Program follows the CASEL standards and framework and started the year specifically focusing on self care and coping strategies. In addition, students participate in weekly
At Corte Madera School, all staff received
guided lessons and discussions around monthly life skills
training using the Kognito program to increase
led by the school counselor.
awareness and skills around mental health and suicide prevention. In addition, this year we completed the
Staff, students and families have access to meetings and
trauma informed practices simulation to help us
sessions with the school counselors/psychologist virtually
better support students whose behavior might be
and this has been a valuable tool for families that are
related to sources of trauma or distress. Thank you to
struggling. In addition, even though our campuses were
the Sequoia Healthcare District for sponsoring the
closed at the start of the school year, at-risk/ vulnerable
Kognito program for our staff.
students were able to return to campus on Wednesdays for on site, live, counseling support sessions. Support has
This year, PVSD has joined the parent education
been given to students to support anxiety, stress
consortium, Common Ground. Parents of our students
management, organization, and executive functioning.
have the opportunity to attend monthly parent
Parent Meetings focusing on supporting behavior during
sessions with topics ranging from Building Teen
Distance Learning and strategies for success were held in
Resiliency to Raising Anti-Racist kids. The goal of our
spring and fall by our counselor and school psychologist.
parent education program is to provide engaging,
In addition, members of our Wellness Team served on
helpful information and resources to our families
our PVSD Pandemic Recovery Working Group to create
especially during these trying times. Thank you to the
content regarding mental health resources and support
PTO for sponsoring Common Ground for the PVSD
services offered by the district/community.
Community.
casel.org
kognito.com
commongroundspeakerseries.org
HSI NEWSLETTER FALL 2020 SCSD School Counseling and Mental Health Team adapted programs and services to ensure students have ways to connect while in remote learning environments. Believe it or not, it is possible to build a sense of community while at a distance
MEET OUR TEAM
and students enjoy the “lunch bunch” and inclusion activities the school counselors host at each school. Members of the Sequoia High School Gay Straight Alliance are working with Ms. Julie Jobak to design Zoom meetings to support ally
programs at the middle schools. Ilene Bragman School Counselor
Kiersten Daniel-Baca Mental Health Counselor
Briana McCarthy MFT Associate
Kim Arasato School Counselor
Julie Jobak School Counselor
Vivian Garlick School Counselor
Across the district, students log into Sown to Grow to provide weekly emotional check-ins and
learn new coping strategies for managing emotions. Our 4 school counselors monitor students’ responses and follow up with them with resources and a listening ear. One of those resources that has proven very useful is the Zones of Regulation
Here is a link to our Parent Education calendar that you can download. All events are FREE, thanks to the support of our PTACC and SCEF.
curriculum which fosters self-regulation and emotional control.
Check out the Counseling and Mental Health page on our new SCSD Pandemic Care & Support website for more information about lessons, as well as appointment links and resources, including a robust schedule of parent education and engagement.
HSI NEWSLETTER FALL 2020
Woodside Elementary School District has a strong
The SEL committee with the guidance of
commitment to address SEL as a school wide
administration is focusing on teacher support and
intervention and has continued to help teachers
mental health. The SEL Committee will have
train and develop their SEL curriculum in the
themes each quarter. First quarter began the year
classroom through the administration and SEL
with the theme of community building with a lens
committee. Our school wide SEL curriculum has
of diversity, equity and inclusion – providing a
included: introducing therapeutic tools, helping
lesson and ideas to establish a community within
students learn ways to build positive social skills,
their virtual classrooms. The SEL committee sent
and to learn ways to deal with problems and
out a survey to hear directly from teachers their
conflicts constructively.
needs and the needs of their students. The goal of this quarter is to ensure the voices of our staff are heard and we can provide for them adequately. Second quarter’s theme will be gratitude. The SEL committee will continue to build community and self-care through checking in on staff and some
The year 2020 has been a very trying time for
activities like yoga on the field after school or a
students, families, and our staff. We recognize
staff picnic in the garden.
mental health should be a priority and needs to be addressed. Our district is understanding that
Mena Lam, the School
mental health needs are more than they have ever
Counselor sends weekly
been. The WESD Re-Opening Task Force
mindfulness videos to staff.
addressed the mental health needs by establishing
These videos have a variety of
breaking down to 3 different groups and a tier
different techniques staff can
system helping identify students’ needs are and
use for themselves. Ms. Lam
what the support systems may look like.
also creates a separate student video so teachers
In September, Sequoia Healthcare District
are able to use the mindfulness videos. These
sponsored a town hall focusing on mental health,
videos are also seen on the Counselor’s Corner bi-
our rep Nurse Abbe Keane went to share what
weekly on our Wildcats Weekly newsletter to
we're doing for mental health and to learn how
families. For parents and teachers, Ms. Lam has
other districts are handling their mental health
virtual office hours weekly to sign up for
needs.
consultation.
Click HERE to view this week's Wildcat Weekly . Spanish version HERE.
commongroundspeakerseries.org
HSI NEWSLETTER FALL 2020
Looking to the Future The year 2020 has brought on numerous challenges for us not only in our local communities but also across the nation. Now is not only the time where we need to make space for others in need to heal but
“By acknowledging the value of emotions in our everyday effectiveness, RULER aims to infuse the principles of emotional intelligence into the immune system of each school, informing how leaders lead, teachers teach, students learn, and families support students.�
also begin to see this as a time to seriously begin the
To better understand Social
conversations on change. As the MPCSD started the
Emotional Learning, the first step
20/21 school year, the focus has been on self-care,
is to actually be able to
reimagining schools, continuing to plan on restarting
recognize emotions. MPCSD is
school in whatever form presented itself, and
diving deeper into the work of
embracing the challenges of this past year by
Dr. Marc Brackett from the Yale
intentionally addressing areas such as equity, race,
Center for Emotional
social emotional learning in schools, and improved teacher support. Through our MPCSD Parent Speaker Series, we began this year's series with author and local scholar Julie Lythcott-Haims, on Talking to Your Kids about Race and Racism.
Intelligence, and particularly the RULER method. Dr. Brackett was part of the parent speaker series in October, will be speaking with all staff in November, and will be working with school teams at the beginning of 2021.
Student Well-Being
This conversation continues in January 2021 as
Even during distant learning, our schools have
MPCSD will be hosting a Three Part Conversation on
continued to implement the life skills programs in
Segregation and its Legacy on Education Around
the elementary schools by pushing out lessons from
Menlo Park. The MPCSD has also put together an
the classrooms, joining classes on Zoom, and even
Anti-Racism committee of parents, staff, and
making videos for teachers to share with students. In
community members who are engaged in
the middle school, the schedule was designed with a
developing stronger Parent and Community
Launch period at the beginning of the day where
Education, looking into enhancing Teacher/Staff
students would connect with an adult, see friends,
Professional Development opportunities, exploring
discuss an important life topic, or just engage in a
curriculum, and evaluating current recruitment,
little school spirit (e.g., crazy hat day, eat breakfast
hiring, and retention practices.
together, or do a little show and tell).
rulerapproach.org
mpcsdspeakerseries.com
Parent Green Folder/Community Resources
HSI NEWSLETTER FALL 2020
Pandemic Restart
What’s to Come
By November 2, 2020, all of MPCSD will be back in
Kognito
school in a hybrid A/B week model. The decision to
MPCSD staff will be completing a series of Kognito
come back for students was easy but the intensive
trainings to further build an understanding of what a
planning began the day schools went to distant
trauma informed classroom looks like.
learning back in March. These required weekly meetings throughout the spring, summer, and into
CircleUp Education
the fall, consisting of both staff and administration
We are excited to be partnering with CircleUp
planning groups to think outside the box on how to
Education to continue the support of staff with
redo schools, board members working with the
deeper insights of implicit bias, microaggressions,
community, and a District wide task force on
and equity in our schools.
COVID-19 updates. Digital Well-Being
Through the support of the Sequoia Union High School District, Kaiser, and Common Sense Media, the DWB group is working on improving the online needs of our youth today with not only access but digital citizenship. All of this would not have been possible without the support of a
All of this was to plan for over 30,000 PPE’s,
total community working together to
improved HVAC systems and HEPA filter purifiers
support each other in Menlo Park:
for all classroom and offices, cleaning supplies, and
Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation,
weekly testing that began in late September for
Sequoia Healthcare District, and the larger MPCSD
staff. A big thank you goes out to our lead nurse
community.
Lianne Jemelian and the nursing staff for
coordinating all our PPE’s, custodial staff who set up and are sanitizing classrooms many times a day, teaching staff who served on committees, and district leadership.
kognito.com
circleuped.org
MPCSD welcomes Chris Arrington to his new role as Wellness Coordinator/Mental Health Lead for the district. You may know Chris from his former role as the school psychologist at Hillview. You can reach him at carrington@mpcsd.org.
mpaef.org
HSI NEWSLETTER FALL 2020
Does COVID-19 have an upside? The world has changed a lot in the last 8 months and the
Our Parent Education Series has also moved online. In
impact of COVID-19 has been felt by many families in the Bay
partnership with the Parent Venture and Sequoia
Area. The Redwood City School District (RCSD) spent many
Healthcare District we have continued to provide
months preparing for students’ return to school and
meaningful education and support to our families in
throughout the process we have made many improvements
both Spanish and English. Parent education topics have
to various aspects of our health and wellness programs. In preparation for distance learning this year, we focused on three key areas of health and safety to promote optimal learning for RCSD students: strengthening our mental health counseling procedures; ramping up our parent education programs; and deepening our community partnerships to meet the needs of our families during this challenging time.
In spring 2020, student mental health counseling moved to an online telehealth format after the county announced its shelter in place order. Counseling referrals and requests are now managed online, and counseling sessions are taking place by teleconference or telephone, which has enabled our students to continue to access and receive support from school mental health counselors even though they are not attending school in person. We use an online student counseling request form that allows parents and caregivers to notify us when a student needs support.
focused on critical issues -- mental health, coping with stress, race and racism, tobacco use and vaping -- that impact the health and well-being of children and families. Our new Parent Forums are monthly sessions that provide a safe place for parents to learn, connect and share ideas with other parents in RCSD. You will find video recordings of past parent education events here. There has been, without question, a painful downside to the COVID-19 pandemic in our community, as many families have struggled to endure the loss of loved ones, their economic security and their sense of predictability. In the midst of these challenges, there has also been an underlying sense of determination, resilience and optimism. Video conferencing has turned out to be an effective way to meet and collaborate more frequently and easily. We have learned to remain flexible and open minded about how we do business. And, our community partners have remained committed to delivering high-
We also adjusted our Green Folder Suicide Prevention procedures to ensure that students in distress can be reached by an adult should a concern arise during distance learning. The RCSD Green Folder is an easy to follow, step-by-step flowchart for all staff to use if a student is at risk for suicide. It helps staff recognize signs of distress and identify the appropriate action steps to
quality programs that meet the needs of our students and families. RCSD is fortunate to have the support of the Sequoia Healthcare District's Healthy Schools Initiative so that we are able to strengthen the tiers of support for students and families during this time.
ensure student safety.
Perhaps the most promising outcome of COVID-19 is the renewed importance of relationships and connections that will now be stronger and more robust as a result of the challenges confronting us.
HSI NEWSLETTER FALL 2020
¿Tiene ventajas COVID-19?
El mundo ha cambiado mucho en los últimos 8 meses y
Nuestra Serie de Educación para Padres también se ha
muchas familias en el Área de la Bahía han sentido el
movido en línea. En asociación con Parent Venture y
impacto de COVID-19. El Distrito Escolar de Redwood City
Sequoia Healthcare District, hemos continuado
(RCSD, por sus siglas en inglés) pasó muchos meses
proporcionando educación y apoyo significativo a nuestras
preparándose para el regreso de los estudiantes a la escuela
familias tanto en español como en inglés. Los temas de
y durante todo el proceso hemos realizado muchas mejoras
educación para padres se han enfocado en cuestiones
en varios aspectos de nuestros programas de salud y
críticas (salud mental, afrontamiento del estrés, raza y
bienestar. En preparación para el aprendizaje a distancia este
racismo, consumo de tabaco y cigarrillos electrónicos) que
año, nos enfocamos en tres áreas clave de salud y seguridad
afectan la salud y el bienestar de los niños y las familias.
para promover un aprendizaje óptimo para los estudiantes
Nuestros nuevos foros para padres son sesiones mensuales
de RCSD: fortalecer nuestros procedimientos de consejería
que proporcionan un lugar seguro para que los padres
de salud mental; aumentar nuestros programas de
aprendan, se conecten y compartan ideas con otros padres
educación para padres; y profundizar nuestras asociaciones
en RCSD. Encontrará grabaciones de video de eventos de
comunitarias para satisfacer las necesidades de nuestras
educación para padres anteriores aquí.
familias durante este tiempo desafiante. Sin lugar a dudas, ha habido un doloroso inconveniente de En la primavera de 2020, la consejería de salud mental para
la pandemia de COVID-19 en nuestra comunidad, ya que
estudiantes pasó a un formato de telesalud en línea después
muchas familias han luchado por soportar la pérdida de sus
de que el condado anunció su orden de refugio en el lugar.
seres queridos, su seguridad económica y su sentido de
Las referencias y peticiones de consejería ahora se manejan
predictibilidad. En medio de estos desafíos, también ha
en línea, y las sesiones de consejería se llevan a cabo por
existido un sentido subyacente de determinación,
teleconferencia o teléfono, lo que ha permitido a nuestros
resistencia y optimismo. La videoconferencia ha resultado
estudiantes seguir accediendo y recibiendo apoyo de los
ser una forma eficaz de reunirse y colaborar con mayor
consejeros escolares de salud mental aunque no asistan a la
frecuencia y facilidad. Hemos aprendido a mantener la
escuela en persona. Usamos un formulario de petición para
flexibilidad y la mente abierta sobre cómo hacemos
asesoramiento para estudiantes en línea que permite a los
negocios. Y nuestros socios comunitarios se han
padres y cuidadores notificarnos cuando un estudiante
comprometido a ofrecer programas de alta calidad que
necesita apoyo.
satisfagan las necesidades de nuestros estudiantes y familias.
También ajustamos nuestros procedimientos de Prevención del Suicidio de Carpetas Verdes para asegurar que los
RCSD tiene la suerte de contar con el apoyo de la Iniciativa
estudiantes en peligro puedan ser contactados por un adulto
de Escuelas Saludables de Sequoia Healthcare District
en caso de que surja una preocupación durante el
para que podamos fortalecer los niveles de apoyo para los
aprendizaje a distancia. La Carpeta Verde de RCSD es un
estudiantes y las familias durante este tiempo. Quizás el
diagrama de flujo paso a paso fácil de seguir para que todo
resultado más prometedor de COVID-19 es la importancia
el personal lo use si un estudiante está en riesgo de suicidio.
renovada de las relaciones y conexiones que ahora serán
Ayuda al personal a reconocer señales de angustia e
más fuertes y más sólidas como resultado de los desafíos
identificar los pasos de acción apropiados para garantizar la
que enfrentamos.
seguridad de los estudiantes.
Quizás el resultado más prometedor de COVID-19 es la importancia renovada de las relaciones y conexiones que ahora serán más fuertes y más sólidas como resultado de los desafíos que enfrentamos.
HSI NEWSLETTER FALL 2020 While the current learning environment is new,
As the demand to be online, in front of screens, and
Sequoia Union High School District continues the
interacting digitally has increased with the
same commitment to providing support and
pandemic, SUHSD is focused on providing support
resources for our students, staff, parents, and
related to this for educators and families. Digital
community. Acknowledging a greater need and more
Wellbeing is the social and emotional health we
challenges to access, SUHSD has made sure staff and
achieve by paying attention to our digital practices -
partners are ready to provide services to our students,
learn more about Digital Wellbeing Task Force
particularly mental health supports and substance
and Resources.
use prevention programs. As our in-class educational components have continued online, we have also
Acknowledging the need to confront and address
adapted to providing specific services through video
equity issues more explicitly, SUHSD is in the
and/or phone communications, as well as shifting our
process of forming a Diversity & Equity Task Force
Parent Education Series to webinars and creating a
based on the work of the Diversity Equity Design
library of videos from previous presentations. While
team that includes teachers from all sites. Each of
teachers and staff have participated in much
our schools is also addressing this topic within their
professional development to adapt to the current
school community and SUHSD has engaged
teaching needs and also have access to services,
consultants who are experts in this field to assist our
conferences, and self-care communities, we are
efforts. Again, Sequoia Healthcare District has
always looking for more opportunities to support
provided support for this to increase training and
them in a way that will not add more to their heavy
awareness throughout our school community and
load.
provide a more inclusive and positive learning environment for all.
SUHSD Mental Health Support Specialists and partners have been available to meet with students
Finally, we welcome and appreciate all of our
virtually and have also developed groups for a variety
students, families, partners and community
of student needs & topics. With the support of
members to help guide and execute this work
Sequoia Healthcare District, SUHSD has increased our
through SUHSD’s Wellness Advisory Council, where
partnerships in an effort to address more student
we address all of these health & wellness topics and
needs and have also made the Atlas Mental Health
more.
app available for all students. Please see contact information and learn more about our services on the
For more information, contact Javier Gutierrez,
SUHSD Student Wellness page.
Health & Wellness Coordinator: jgutierrez@seq.org
Seq.org
Mientras que el ambiente actual de aprendizaje es
Como la demanda de estar en línea, en frente de las
nuevo, Sequoia Union High School District continua
pantallas, e interactuar digitalmente ha aumentado
con el mismo compromiso de proporcionar apoyo y
con la pandemia, SUHSD se enfoca en proporcionar
recursos a nuestros estudiantes, el personal, padres y
apoyo relacionado con esto para educadores y las
la comunidad. Reconociendo una mayor necesidad
familias. El bienestar digital es la salud social y
y más desafíos de acceso, particularmente apoyos
emocional que logramos prestando atención a
de salud mental y programas de prevención del uso
nuestras prácticas digitales - aprenda más sobre el
de sustancias. Mientras que nuestros componentes
Grupo de Trabajo de Bienestar Digital y Recursos.
dentro del salón de clase han continuado en línea, también nos hemos adaptado a proporcionar
Reconociendo la necesidad de enfrentar y abordar
servicios específicos a través de comunicaciones por
las cuestiones de equidad más explícitamente,
video y/o, así también como cambiar nuestra Serie
SUHSD está en el proceso de realizar un Grupo de
de Educación para Padres a seminarios web y crear
Trabajo de Diversidad y Equidad basado en el
una biblioteca de videos de presentaciones
trabajo del equipo de Diseño de Equidad de
anteriores. Mientras que los maestros y el personal
Diversidad que incluye maestros de todos los
han participado en mucho desarrollo profesional
planteles escolares. Cada una de nuestras escuelas
para adaptarse a las necesidades actuales de
también está abordando este tema dentro de su
enseñanza y también tienen acceso a servicios,
comunidad escolar y SUHSD ha contratado
conferencias, y comunidades de autocuidado,
consultantes que son expertos en este campo para
siempre estamos buscando oportunidades para
ayudar con nuestros esfuerzos. Otra vez más,
apoyarlos de una manera que no agregue más a su
Sequoia Healthcare District ha proporcionado
pesada carga.
apoyo para esto para aumentar la capacitación y conocimiento a través de nuestra comunidad
Los especialistas de apoyo de salud mental de
escolar y proporcionar un ambiente de aprendizaje
SUHSD y sus socios han estado disponibles para
más inclusivo y positivo para todos los estudiantes.
reunirse con los estudiantes virtualmente y han desarrollado grupos para una variedad de
Finalmente, damos la bienvenida y apreciamos a
necesidades y temas estudiantiles. Con el apoyo de
todos nuestros estudiantes, familias, socios y
Sequoia Healthcare District, SUHSD ha aumentado
miembros de la comunidad para ayudar a guiar y
nuestras asociaciones con el esfuerzo de abordar
ejecutar este trabajo a través del Consejo Asesor de
más necesidades estudiantiles y también ha hecho
Bienestar de SUHSD, donde abordamos todos estos
que la aplicación Atlas Mental Health esté
temas de salud y bienestar y más. Para más
disponible para todos los estudiantes. Favor de ver la
información, comuníquese con Javier Gutiérrez,
información de contacto y saber más sobre nuestros
Coordinador de Salud y Bienestar:
servicios en la página de SUHSD Student Wellness.
jgutierrez@seq.org
