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.