Get Your School Healthy and Ready to Learn! Emanuela Acquafredda, MPH Jennifer Pruitt
Presenter Disclosures Presenters: Emanuela Acquafredda and Jennifer Pruitt (1) The following personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation existed during the past 12 months: No relationships to disclose
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Healthy and Ready to Learn School-based Program School-based model – embedded in the school Full-time site manager Full-time mental health clinician Healthy and Ready to Learn Team
Our Pilot Elementary Schools Healthy and Ready to Learn School-Based Programs PS 36 - The Margaret Douglas School (West Harlem, Manhattan) PS 49 – Willis Avenue School (Mott Haven, South Bronx) Enrollment: 427 Poverty*: 82% Chronic Absence: 43% STH: ~18.8% Enrollment: 662 Poverty*: 92% Chronic Absence: 28% STH: ~28.4% STH - Students in Temporary Housing *As defined by NYC Department of Education 2016-17 SY
Health Barriers to Learning Focus Areas Health Barriers to Learning Trauma Sensitivity Attendance Educator, Parent, Health Staff, and Advocate Engagement
3-Tiered Intervention Highest need Identified need Schoolwide Level of intervention
Our Approach Culturally Relevant Data-driven Strengths-Based Family Centered Love & Support Love and Support Data-driven/Continuous Improvement Cultural Relevance Restorative Justice Trauma-informed Collaborative Collaborative Trauma- informed Restorative Justice
Healthy and Ready to Learn Resource and Training Center School-based programs Online Resource and Training Center www.hrl.nyc Training Through this model we are learning a lot to develop opportunities Figuring out how to address the needs in a different way. Developing materials, protocols and share Technical Assistance Full-time site manager Full-time mental health clinician
Healthy and Ready to Learn Resource and Training Center School-based programs Online Resource and Training Center www.hrl.nyc Training Through this model we are learning a lot to develop opportuinities Figuring out how to address the needs in a different way. Developing materials, protocols and share Technical Assistance Full-time site manager Full-time mental health clinician
Our Technical Assistance Schools Mott Haven, South Bronx Partnership with United Way/ReadNYC from 2017-2020
Our Technical Assistance Schools Healthy and Ready to Learn Technical Assistance Schools PS 179 Enrollment: 357 Poverty*: 88.4% Chronic Absence: 30% STH: ~23.1% PS 369 - Young Leaders Elementary School Enrollment: 237 Poverty*: 90.3% Chronic Absence: 31% STH: ~42.3% PS 43 - Jonas Bronck Enrollment: 470 Poverty*: 89.3% Chronic Absence: 31% STH: ~21.7% PS 30 - Wilton Enrollment: 590 Poverty*: 91.8% Chronic Absence: 40% STH: ~25.6% 2016-17 SY *As defined by NYC Department of Education
Technical Assistance Key Components Love and Support Data-driven/Continuous Improvement Cultural Relevance Restorative Justice Trauma-informed Collaborative 14
Technical Assistance Key Components Principal Buy-in 1 HRL Liaison 2 Needs and Assets Assessment School Team Formation 3 Goal Setting 4 Monitoring and Evaluation Training and Resources 5
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Principal Buy-in United Way/ReadNYC Partnership Training Demonstration Signed Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU)
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Needs and Assets Assessment Survey based on HRL themes Health Barriers to Learning Trauma Sensitivity Attendance Educator, Parent, Health Staff, and Advocate Engagement
Creating the Survey Define levels of school activities Design questions based on levels Match questions with resources Create process maps Developed process maps to define questions which indicate stage linked each stage with resources to help move to next stage *attendance one is coolest looking
Process Mapping Developed process maps to define questions which indicate stage linked each stage with resources to help move to next stage *attendance one is coolest looking
Get Your School Healthy and Ready to Learn Survey
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Activity Visit www.hrl.nyc using your smartphone, tablet, or laptop Navigate to our “Interactive Tools” page Find “Get Your School Healthy and Ready to Learn” box and click “Get Started” 1 2 3
Assets and Areas of Opportunity School Plans Assets and Areas of Opportunity
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School Team Formation At least 3 individuals to implement HRL themes and programming into schools Guidance Counselor, Parent Coordinator, PTA President, After School Director, Community School Director, School Nurse
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Goals for each HRL Theme Goal Setting Goals for each HRL Theme Year 3 Year 2 Year 1
Focus on activities across 3-tiers Goal Setting Focus on activities across 3-tiers Highest need Identified need Schoolwide
Health Barriers to Learning Goal Setting Health Barriers to Learning Case Management On-site health services Student, Parent, and Staff Workshop Series on Health Barriers to Learning By the end of the 2019- 2020 school year, PS 179 will improve the knowledge of students, parents, and teachers about health barriers to learning
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Monitoring and Evaluation Love and Support Data-driven/Continuous Improvement Cultural Relevance Restorative Justice Trauma-informed Collaborative 39
Monitoring and Evaluation Program Models Data Collection Implementation & Fidelity
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