Student Services BI-Monthly

9/17/2018

If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you. - unknown

Student Services Projects

Promote Safety and Inclusion

Safety Plan Training is coming up using the new Software, so hold tight as soon as it is pushed through I will be able to reach out to all of you and schedule a training. Our hope is that with the new software DocTracking it will expedite the time for you as well as make it more user friendly.
Many of you have had or are scheduled to have your run, hide, defend training with SRO Adams, if you have not scheduled something please do so and include me in the email. Once you have completed your training please scan over the agenda and sign in sheets to me.
October 18th at 10:18 AM is the Great California Shake Out drill. Please put this on your calendar as we will all be participating in this.

Focus on Achievement
Embrace Diversity

Think Critically and Nurture Community
We are hosting the George Flores Conference at Live Oak high school on Oct. 6th for High School students and families that are identified as "at risk". We gathered input from students and LO to determine what kinds of sessions they would be interested in. We will be having sessions on Learning and the brain, FASFA, A-G, etc.
REGISTER NOW:
TEXT 408-430-2914 (Name, S for Student and P for Parent)

Downloadable Flyer

Be Present

We are updating our SARB, SART, and Truancy (oh my!) processes and procedures. I went around and met with a variety of your attendance clerks to see what they are doing well, what we can improve on, and what is not working at all. I got lots of great feedback. Training with all attendance clerks will be upcoming. There are many shifts in attendance as we move from chronic truancy to chronic absenteeism.

Nurture Community

We will be hosting a series of attendance parent information meetings. The first one will be September 20th, and 5:30 PM.
October 9th there will be presentation with the SRO and Student Services on VAPEing at 6:00 PM at the DO.
Principal's Challenge! How many of you are hosting activities like "coffee with the principal", or "get to know the principal?" If you are please send me some dates, and if you are not maybe take some time to plan this, it builds community and school capacity.

Upcoming:

9/13: 6- Adult leadership meeting at DO
9/14: SS and SRO home visits (if you need us to do a home visit please reach out and let me know).
9/25: Parent Attendance Info night at the DO @ 5:30 pm.

OCTOBER 5th PD Schedule

PD Schedule

Attendance

Legal Updates

In the news

Career Counseling

Students feel unprepared

Chronic ABSENTEEISM

SPED on the Rise

Minorities being mis-labeled in SPED

Stu. Self Assessment

CARE

Jaclyn Snyder, Alicia Arizmendi, Jose Rodriguez,

CARE REFERRAL

-CARE is still giving out gift cards donated by My New Red Shoes to students in need. Liaisons have been notified to contact us if they have a student who may benefit with new clothes.
-Please bear with us we are currently trying to clean up our foster records, and accurately tagging CARE students.
-CARE mobile team has been meeting with students at the elementary, and middle school levels to begin check-ins and academic coaching.
-CARE team will still be assisting with Back to school nights if required.
-CARE team members meet with Sacred Heart Community Services to set discuss how we can refer families to them who are facing economical hardship. We are very excited to be working with them this year to help create a web of support for our families.
CARE mobile team continue its collaboration with Saint Catherine Community Closet (formerly Saint Vincent de Paul Community Closet) to support students with clothes and others needs.

CARE Students

Homeless and Foster

Barrett: 17
El Toro: 29
Jackson: 11
Los Paseos: 56
Nordstrom: 19
Paradise: 12
San Martin/Gwinn: 78
P.A. Walsh: 27
Britton: 167
Murphy: 27
Live Oak: 183
Sobrato: 158

Barrett: 28
El Toro: 40
Jackson: 11
Los Paseos: 73
Nordstrom: 22
Paradise: 14
San Martin/Gwinn: 101
P.A. Walsh: 35
Britton: 31
Murphy: 28
Live Oak: 54
Sobrato: 57

Michele Bergeron

Reminder: PBIS training starts this week. I have registered all of your team members that you listed on your commitment form. They should have received a confirmation email from OMS (SCCOE). Please have your team members secure a sub if they are attending one of these training days. I am also reminding you that Sub's are paid for by using site funds. If at any time, you want to add new team members. Please just email me, and I will register them.

Elementary Year 3 teams:
Britton Middle School
Nordstrom Elementary
Paradise Valley Engineering Academy
San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy
September 18th, 2018 at Gilroy Unified District Office
8:30 a.m - 3:00 p.m.

Elementary Year 2 teams:
Barrett Elementary
Jackson Academy of Math and Music
Los Paseos Elementary
September 19th, 2018 at Gilroy Unified District Office
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

High School Year 2 Teams:
Live Oak High School
Sobrato High School
September 20th, 2018 at Santa Clara County Office of Education
8:30 a.m. -3:00 p.m.

School Linked Services

Julie Duran

Discovery Counselors have arrived. If you have questions about counseling services at your school site, please let me know.
Crisis Support: Please call (408)683-4118. Please let me know when you have to use this service so I can assist with any follow up needed for our students.
P.A. Walsh Food Distribution: Wed. September 26th 9 am - 10 am