Summer Institute for Student Support Staff (Deans, Social Workers, Guidance Counselors, Parent Coordinators, etc.) Focused on Care-Informed Supports
Student support staff have the responsibility of supporting students and adults in the school community. It is crucial that all members of the student support team work together to create a system of socio-emotional support strategies. Student support members may attend as individuals or in teams (strongly recommended) and will leave the session with an action plan for the 2023-24 school year.
Three-Day Summer Institute for Student Support Staff (deans, social workers, counselors, parent coordinators, etc.)
Monday, July 10 - Wednesday, July 12, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Location: 2600 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., Suite MB, New York, NY 10039 (use 150th Street entrance)
Participants will examine the school’s vision and create a supplementary socio-emotional mission statement that will guide the actions of the student support team’s actions. Participants will learn to identify and address hard-to-reach students by engaging in activities that disrupt preconceived notions about students. Also, participants will identify strategies for tracking data that can help students receive the support necessary to thrive.
Day 1: Creating an effective mission of socio-emotional support and explicit team roles and responsibilities.
Day 2: Identifying and developing strategies for engaging hard-to-reach students and families.
Day 3: Tracking data and developing approaches to prevent socio-emotional impediments to learning.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided for each day of the institute.