1. Socially, Emotionally, Physically and Academically
Appleton Area School District: Our Story of Alignment and Creating a Culture of Wellness
Socially, Emotionally, Physically and Academically

2. Every Opportunity 3:00 Sheree’s Trauma Sensitive lens story
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Every Opportunity

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4. Every Child, Every Day Mission Statement
As members of the Appleton Area School District, we believe that all students can learn at high levels when we provide the highest quality instruction; maintain and communicate high expectations; create supportive learning environments that foster a sense of belonging; and develop and maintain strong community and home-school connections.

5. Appleton Area School District
Why do we exist?
Who are our students?
Where can we make a difference?
What are our collective actions?
What difference have we made?
Vision Statement:
Preparing our students for their future;
Every child, every day.
Mission Statement:
As members of the Appleton Area School District, we believe that all students can learn at high levels when we:
provide the highest quality instruction;
maintain and communicate high expectations;
create supportive learning environments that foster a sense of belonging; and
develop and maintain strong community and home-school connections.
SHeree
Use the red pushpin to identify your location in the state

6. Appleton Area School District
Why do we exist?
Who are our students?
Where can we make a difference?
What are our collective actions?
What difference have we made?
PreK – Grade 12
16,231 Students
73.5% White
91.25% English Proficient
40% Free & Reduced Lunch
14% Students with Disabilities
Sheree

7. Appleton’s WHY Improve academic performance of all students
Meet the needs of the whole child: Social, Emotional, Physical, Academic
Improve school culture
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8. What is your Why?
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9. What Appleton did to create systemic changes to address health issues?
We aligned all of our key initiatives through our Continuous School Improvement Plans and process
Aligned our Curriculum and best practices
Nutrition Policy
Ongoing professional development and training
Staff wellness changes
Implemented Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) District Wide
Mikki 2:00

10. Where we started Education for Healthy Kids
Mikki’s Story
Positive Behavior Interventions and Support
Sheree’s Story
Mikki – 3:00
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11. Education for Healthy Kids Initiative
Longest running - established 1997
Increased physical education time
Still had recess
Infused health skills into culture of school and core classes
Started what is now known as “brain breaks”
Increased fitness scores
Playground behavior reduction Initial pilot had 80% reduction
Students more focused in classroom
Mikki – 3:00

12. Positive Behavior Interventions and Support
Pilot Schools
2016 District Wide
Implementing Universal and Tier 2 in all 23 schools
Implementing Tier 3 Supports in 5 Schools
Aligned Trauma Sensitive Schools and Restorative Practices into PBIS Framework
Where we started?
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13. SHEREE
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Building Capacity
We aligned all of our key initiatives through our Continuous School Improvement
Curriculum and best practices
Nutrition Policy
Ongoing staff development and training
Staff wellness changes
Implemented Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) District Wide

14. Activity
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6:00 – 7:00 Minutes
MIKKI

15. School Example Edison Wellness Room
Edison Example
MIKKI 6:00 minutes

16. Edison Wellness Room Data
Before school behavior modification program
5 days a week for 4 months
17 students identified
Physical aggression
7 times less likely to get an ODR for Physical Aggression
Same students scored 8 points higher on spring MAPS testing
Mikki – 1 min

17. Use of Wellness Room in our Multi-Tiered Support
Universal access to all students
Targeted students receive additional access determined by the Tier 2 Systems Team:
Social Academic Intervention Groups use wellness room to teach students some self- regulation techniques
Built in wellness breaks are implemented into the Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)
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18. Classroom Integration of EHK and PBIS Initiative
Students are drinking water
Students are eating healthy snacks between meals
Students are bringing healthy treats to school/collaboration with Aramark
Students participate in healthy alternatives and activities as rewards
Healthy lifestyle teachings are integrated into the curriculum on a regular basis through their PBIS Teaching of Cool Tools
Sheree talks about the disorganized thought process
Sheree – talk about integrating healthy lifestyles and tools

19. Active Classrooms Grant Elementary Wausau 4:00 Core 4 Plus – Mikki
Insert Jan Marnaca’s Video
Grant Elementary Wausau

20. Provide additional opportunities for movement
Moving Company
Wellness Rooms
Walking Paths
Mindful Breaks
Brain Breaks
17 Minutes Movement Breaks
Daily use of Intervention/Enrichment time
Fit-n Fifteen
2:00 Quality Offer K-12 to help them throughout the day 20

21. Positive Predictable Safe
SWPBIS - make schools more effective and equitable learning environments.
Positive
Predictable
Safe
Consistent

22. What is a Trauma-Sensitive School?
Build caring relationships with adults and peers
SELF-REGULATE their emotions and behaviors
Succeed academically
Physical health and well-being is supported.
1:00 General and special educators consider the role that trauma may be
playing in learning and behavioral difficulties (especially bullying) at school.
WI DPI Training Modules (2016)

23. Positive School Culture
• Wellness program
• Work/life balance is valued
• Open communication
• Positive problem solving
• Supportive culture (ask for help,
tapping out)
• Gratitude and celebrations

24. The Greater the workplace stressors, the more important supportive relationships, sense of control, and meaning becomes.
~ Eric Jenson

25. Self-Care Planning:
Physical – The things I do to take care of my body in a healthy way.
Emotional – Things I do to take care of my feelings in healthy way.
Cognitive – Things I do to improve my mind and understand myself better.

26. Self-Care Planning:
Social – The things I do in relation to others and the world around me.
Financial – The things I do to spend and save responsibly.
Spiritual – Things I do to gain perspective on my life.

27. Take care of yourself first
Pick out a heart or a person to write down your self-care plan for the school year.
Pick someone who will have “check-ins” to see how you are doing throughout the year, so keep it in a visible location. ☺

28. Calming Strategies
WI DPI Training Modules (2016)

29. Mindfulness Show Don’t Flip you lid – filmed in Madison Wisconsin.
Zones of Regulation