Department of Health and Wellness Judith Styer, BSN, RN, BA, NCSN Director of Health and Wellness
It is easier to build strong children than repair broken men. - Fredrick Douglass
Mission : The Department of Health and Wellness promotes Framingham Public Schools’ academic mission by supporting the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical growth and development of our diverse student population and the greater school community.
Our first job as educators is to create an environment where every child feels safe and secure.
7% 62% 25% 6%
…49% free and reduced lunch…
…417 identified homeless students…
…450 new students enrolled since July 1…
…28% of our students are overweight or obese…
…1 in 3 students attend school with a chronic health condition…
…1 in 5 students attends school with a mental health diagnosis…
Children with a history of adverse childhood experiences: • are 2.5 times more likely to fail a grade in school • score lower on standardized tests • are more likely to struggle with receptive and expressive language • are more often suspended and expelled • are more frequently placed in Special Education • have increased absenteeism
The District Commitment: Full-time Student Support Staff in Every School • Social workers • Nurses, including two district adolescent health nurses • School counselors • Psychologists
Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) Implement the comprehensive Establish district/school- assessment system PBIS Academic wide PBIS SEL Standards Assess (C, F, S) Define Progress Monitoring Process at E, M, and HS that Social Emotional Support/ Learning Accelerate includes special populations Implement the Model for Comprehensive School Model for Comprehensive Enrich/ Challenge Counseling and social-emotional School Counseling learning curriculum Bullying Prevention and Intervention Select, train staff, and pilot interventions School Health Services Establish clarity on roles of social workers, psychologists, and Service Learning guidance counselors Develop schedule that maximizes staffing to ensure Family Engagement implementation Framingham Public Schools, July, 2014
Department Goals 2016-17
• Develop and enhance highly effective building-based student support teams • Clarify the unique role of each discipline; promote understanding • Plan and provide relevant and high quality PD
• Standardize documentation practices • Enhance Support Staff professional culture • Implement MA Model for Comprehensive School Counseling, K-12 • Plan Social emotional learning programming
Supports Fram ingham High School Clinical Care Coordinator . Full time social worker responsible to assist students transitioning back to school after hospitalization for mental illness; facilitates private therapists to provide counseling to students after school. McKinney Vento Social W orker . Full time social worker responsible for intensive case management of homeless students at all grade levels; funded by McKinney Vento and Title I.
Rapid Assessment Intervention Team (RAIT). Collaboration between Framingham Public Schools, Advocates, Inc. and Wayside Youth and Family Support Network - 2 full time mental health clinicians responsible to assess students in a mental health crisis, provide stabilization and connection to behavioral health resources; funded by the MetroWest Health Foundation. Mindfulness Training at Framingham High School : targeted at risk youth, new ELL students, LGBTQ students, Academically struggling or over-achieving students, pregnant and parenting students, 9 th grade Resiliency for Life students
Adolescent Health Nurses. Prevention of teen pregnancy with focus on high risk behaviors and promotion of health relationships; case management for pregnant and parenting teens. “Wishes. Promoting Adolescent Health and School Success.” A five year program to create safe and supportive learning environments with a focus on LGBTQ; funded by DESE. “School Based Health Center.” Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center at Framingham High School; funded by MA DPH and MetroWest Health Foundation.
Policy Implications • An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools • Chapter 222. Alternative to Discipline • An Act Relative to the Reduction of Gun Violence • McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act
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