Creating a system of shared communication and advocacy in the area

of comprehensive student health and well-being.

The American School Counselor Association Center for School Mental Health,

IDEA Partnership, National Association for School Psychologists, and American Council for School Social Work

developed the “Building Collaborative Cultures” Practice Group as a part of the National Community of Practice

on School Behavioral Health.

•Establish connections across groups. •Build representation from states, agencies, national organizations, technical assistance providers and other stakeholder groups. •Establish routine communication. •Identify shared interests across stakeholder groups.

• Articulate the issues that might be the foundation for groups as collaborative focus.

• Build an infrastructure that helps

individuals and groups doing related work find each other and begin to collaborate.

By Building a Collaborative Culture to support student health and well-being, stakeholders are most able to:

• partner as leaders in systemic change

• ensure equity and access

• promote academic, career and personal, and social development for every student

Kindergarten

Fourth grade Behavior Problems

Low graduation

rates

School Psychologists

Special Educators School Counselors

Contracted School Based Mental Health Providers

School Nurses School Social Workers

School Administrators

Regular Education Teachers Juvenile Justice Professionals

Medical Professional Partners

Substance Use Agency Partners

“ How do we move from “expert driven” one student at a time, reactive approaches

to building capacity within schools to support all students?”

Lucille Eber

Many people have wondered. . . What do ALL these

professionals that work with students do?

Do the different professionals even understand what each stakeholder does or offers?

Lack of legitimization. Lack of consistent identity. Limited or no involvement in reform

movements. Variation in roles from state to state and

site to site. Mis-assumptions and territorialism among

the helping professionals themselves.

National School Psychologist Association:

American Council for School Social Workers

American School Counseling Association

IDEA Partnership

National Association of Elementary School Principals

National Association of Secondary School Principals Center for School Mental Health

National Association of School Nurses

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

What is a School Psychologist? School psychologists are highly trained in both psychology

and education, completing a minimum of a specialist-level degree program (at least 60 graduate semester hours) that includes a year-long supervised internship.

NASP Practice Model: Improving outcomes for students and schools by: Improve Academic Engagement and Achievement

Facilitate Effective Instruction Support Positive Behavior and Socially Successful Students Support Diverse Learners Create Safe, Positive School Climates

Website: http://www.nasponline.org/index.aspx

Who are school social workers? ◦ School social workers are pupil services professionals who

generally hold a masters degree in social work and who have unique training and experience specific to working in schools and/or with children.

How do school social workers assist students? ◦ School social workers provide an ecological approach to

insuring student success. They assist children and families by examining those factors in the home, school and/or community that are impacting a student’s educational success and then assist in reducing those barriers to learning.

Website: http://acssw.org/aboutschool.html

The Role of the Professional School Counselor ◦ Professional school counselors are certified/licensed

educators with a minimum of a master’s degree in school counseling.

ASCA National Model ◦ Focused on students’ academic, personal/social and career

development needs by designing, implementing, evaluating and enhancing a comprehensive school counseling program that promotes and enhances student success.

◦ Video Overview: http://www.schooltube.com/video/bfedcdeb28ad6966016f/How-School-Counselors-Contribute-to-Student-Success

Website: http://www.schoolcounselor.org/

What is the IDEA Partnership? ◦ The IDEA Partnership reflects the collaborative work of

more than 50 national organizations, technical assistance providers, and organizations and agencies at state and local level.

◦ Together with the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), the Partner Organizations form a community with the potential to transform the way we work and improve outcomes for students and youth with disabilities.

Communities of Practice ◦ A Community of Practice (CoP) is quite simply a group of

people that agree to interact regularly to solve a persistent problem or improve practice in an area that is important to them.

Website: http://www.ideapartnership.org/

◦

Who We Are ◦ The National Association of Elementary School Principals

(NAESP), founded in 1921, is a professional organization serving elementary and middle school principals and other education leaders throughout the United States, Canada, and overseas.

Our Vision The Association believes that the progress and well-being of

the individual child must be at the forefront of all elementary and middle-school planning and operations. Further, NAESP supports elementary and middle-level principals as the primary catalyst for creating a lasting foundation for learning, driving school and student performance, and shaping the long-term impact of school improvement efforts.

Website: http://www.naesp.org/about

Who We Are: ◦ NASSP works to provide school leaders with the information

and resources they need to address the many challenges in today's schools.

Breaking Ranks Framework What Needs to Improve?

Regardless of grade level, all schools must address the three core areas of collaborative leadership (CL); personalizing your school environment (PER); and curriculum, instruction, and assessment to improve student performance (CIA). Only by addressing each of these three overlapping areas can improved student performance occur.

Website: http://www.nassp.org/

Who is the Center for Mental Health? ◦ The CSMH is an energetic and committed team, including

youth and families, educators, social workers, psychologists, licensed professional counselors, psychiatrists, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, administrative staff, and other health and mental health staff.

What is Expanded School Mental Health? ◦ We use the term "expanded school mental health" (ESMH) to

describe what we believe are the core elements of effective school mental health programs. ESMH programs are developed through partnerships between schools and community agencies to move toward a full continuum of effective mental health promotion, early intervention, and treatment for youth in general and special education.

◦ Website: http://csmh.umaryland.edu/ ◦

About NASN Mission: The National Association of School Nurses (NASN)

advances the specialty practice of school nursing to improve the health and academic success of all students.

Vision: NASN is the indispensable resource to the global health community.

Core Goal: Every child has a school nurse, all day, every day.

Core Values: Scholarship

Excellence Integrity Collegiality Diversity Collaboration

Website: http://www.nasn.org/

About OJJDP OJJDP collaborates with professionals from diverse disciplines to

improve juvenile justice policies and practices.

OJJDP, a component of the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, accomplishes its mission by supporting states, local communities, and tribal jurisdictions in their efforts to develop and implement effective programs for juveniles.

The Office strives to strengthen the juvenile justice system's efforts to protect public safety, hold offenders accountable, and provide services that address the needs of youth and their families.

Through its components, OJJDP sponsors research, program, and training initiatives; develops priorities and goals and sets policies to guide federal juvenile justice issues; disseminates information about juvenile justice issues; and awards funds to states to support local programming.

◦ Website: http://www.ojjdp.gov/

School leaders, school staff individual agency partners,

parents, and community members may feel their agenda

ought to be the priority of each group. The results often lead to confusion

and criticisms.

(Carolyn Maddy Bernstein, 1995)

When school systems fail to clearly understand and define

stakeholder roles:

“We need to be the change

we want to see happen. We are the leaders

we have been waiting for.” – Gandhi

The primary purpose to promote the active exchange of ideas and collaboration between school employed and community employed partners.

With a focus on having positive impact by

working together to create and sustain a better informed and skilled team of professionals to address the needs of students and their families.

“What do ALL these professionals do?”

The new question is…

“How are students doing better because we have so many

professionals working together?”

o College and Career Readiness

o Positive Behavior Intervention and

Support

o RTI/MTSS: Response to Intervention/Multi-tiered Systems of Support

General Education

Title Reading

or Other

Reading Support

Special Education

Some “Fell’” Through

Some “Fell’” Through

Heartland Educational Agency

We can effectively teach all children

Intervene early

Use a problem-solving method to make decisions within a multi-tier model

Use research-based, scientifically validated interventions/instruction to the extent available

Monitor student progress to inform instruction

Use data to make decisions

Use assessment for 3 different purposes Screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring

The term three tier pyramid of intervention is based upon the public health model that focuses on levels of treatment based on identified need.

General

Education

Title Reading & Reading Support,

Gifted Ed.

Special Education, Gifted Ed.

I I I I I I I I

Heartland Educational Agency

Will help you to: Know immediately, “Is what we are doing working?” Know which students need more/different Know what each student needs Provide structures to deliver what students need Reduce rates of identification of student learning disabilities Prevent reading problems before they occur Raise student achievement

Heartland Educational Agency

School Based Professionals Work Together

to Positively Impact Students In and Out of the Classroom!

Putting it All Together

All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first thousand days, nor in the life of this

administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet.

– John F. Kennedy

But let us begin.