2018 - 2019 SCHOOL YEAR
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Happy Healthy Students are Successful! Hello! Welcome to the 2018-19 School Year!
“The schools play a critical role
Momentum. That word is used a lot these days. Webster defines it as: “strength or force gained by motion or by a series of events”. I noticed the word moment is contained in it. And that, my friends, Webster defines as: “a time of excellence or conspicuousness”. Can you see where I am going here?
in promoting the health and
In the Personalized Learning Department, our Health, Wellness, and Prevention Team (HWP) certainly has experienced momentum- we have had a series of excellent events! We all continue to create, review, and refine our work through continuous collaboration with our students and parents, school staff, and with our community. We are united in serving all to improve health and wellbeing. We know that without a fundamental level of physical and mental health, we cannot learn, much less thrive, and we have to recognize both. This is really, really important. It matters from preschoolers to aging parents and everyone in between. Research shows that movement in the classroom and throughout our day, nutrition, sleep, connectedness, passion, and purpose, have a direct affect on our brains and on our feelings of wellness. How did you sleep last night? Did you eat a nutritious breakfast? Did you go for a walk? Did you connect with a loved one? The answers to these questions are “moments” in our day. Strung together they give us the “momentum” in our lives. What does your health momentum look like?
safety of young people and
helping them establish lifelong
healthy behaviors. Research
also has shown that school
Here are a few highlights from last year: We have added a whole new level of mental health providers, called Counselors for Prevention, or “C4Ps”. Through a three-year grant, Director Zac Hess is now leading this team in our Middle Schools. They are implementing all kinds of innovative initiatives to help our students learn more about substance use, mental health, and healthy relationships. Those C4Ps have some amazing stories to share about the positive impact they have had by partnering with our School Nurse Consultants, our Team U.P. staff (Universal Prevention), our Healthy Schools Team, our Homeless Student Liaison, and of course the awesome staff and leadership in their buildings. We have also seen a familiar face take the reins of our Mental Health Team. This past year, Dr. Stephanie Crawford became the Director of Mental Health. Another familiar face from Mountain Vista High School, Aaron Ragon, will now become our Counselor Lead. We also have a new Prevention and School Culture Coordinator, Jamie Montoya-DeSmidt, a former C4P from Mountain Ridge Middle School. We all look forward to their leadership and contributions to our DCSD community. The Personalized Learning Department is big, diverse, and here to meet the unique needs of all students, both academic and health related. Please review the amazing resources and celebrations in this report. Together, we will continue to be a force of excellence and strength in creating a healthy happy environment for all. We are excited for the future of our students and our district. We hope you can feel the momentum!
health programs can reduce
the prevalence of health risk
behaviors among young people
and have a positive effect on
academic performance.” “Healthy Schools.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Oct. 2018, www.cdc.gov/ healthyschools/wscc/index.htm.
Best in health, Lisa Kantor RN, MN, CPNP Director, Health, Wellness, and Prevention Personalized Learning
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Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education provides individualized assessment services and instructional programming, across the district, for children aged birth to five. The explosive brain development that occurs during this period is reliant on loving, supportive relationships as well as a stimulating and developmentally appropriate environment.
2200+
developmental screenings/ evaluations completed by six Child Find teams
2000
students
attended 71 preschool classrooms across the district
275
preschool staff
completed optional, and extensive, Professional Development that focused on addressing the needs of the “whole child”
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To meet these unique needs of our youngest learners, Early Childhood Education: • Celebrates the role of the parent as the first teacher • Creates an environment where young children learn essential skills across multiple domains • Emphasizes social/emotional development • Nurtures personal expression • Integrates authentic learning opportunities • Differentiates instruction according to individual needs, strengths and interests In 2017-2018, Early Childhood Education put extra focus on Mindfulness and Restorative Practices. Strategies and tools that were shared with students, staff and families fostered growth in recognizing both positive and negative stress, utilizing calming practices and increasing knowledge of brain structure (yes, even for the preschoolers!). Pre and post data showed significant progress in students’ ability to both recognize times of high stress/excitement and utilize strategies to assist in calming. This means everyone is “ready to learn!”
Preschool: “This has been a wonderful experience! The preschool program was helpful in nurturing my daughter in every possible way and creating a better human being.” -Preschool Parent Child Find: “Every single person I have worked with in Child Find has been wonderful. We continue to be so impressed by the process and the resources made available to our children. We are incredibly thankful for all that has been done for our daughter.” -Child Find Parent
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Educational Programming: English Language Development Douglas County School District’s English Language Development services
are focused on providing a World Class Education for English Learners resulting in globally competitive community members. Our priority is to support English Learners in gaining proficiency in English in order to communicate effectively, elicit critical thinking, work collaboratively and creatively, value and celebrate diversity, and graduate with the motivation and ability to pursue higher education and contribute in the global workforce.
Offered 17 Family and Community Engagement Events including the annual ELD celebration Facilitated over 20 learning opportunities for teachers, administrators and Support Staff Partnered with UC Denver to offer a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CLDE) endorsement program for teachers. Partnered with WIDA and the Colorado Department of Education to provide high quality, engaging, and rigorous professional development for teachers.
3,584
English Learners
102 languages
Top 6 languages
Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Teluga, Vietnamese, Hindi
9 ESL teachers
in the process of earning the CLD or LDE endorsement
88 endorsed
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Educational Programming: Gifted Education Gifted Education
Gifted Education 5,758 Identified gifted Learners PK-12 (approximately 8% of student population) 150 Gifted English Learners 250 Twice Exceptional Learners 18 students placed through Early Access to K or 1st grade
Discovery Program Serves 303 Students grades 2-6
Destination Imagination 28 Teams qualified for State Finals 16 Teams qualified for Global Finals
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Gifted Education serves children from all backgrounds in reaching their personal best and contributing to their global communities. Through education, advocacy, community building, research and development, and implementation of 21st century learning opportunities, we provide a continuum of programming services to meet the needs of our gifted learners. Discovery Program: The Discovery Program provides intensive full day programming for highly gifted learners, grades 2 - 6. Located regionally at four elementary school sites, the program is intended for those students who require intensity of instruction and acceleration beyond what can reasonably be expected from the regular school gifted programming.
Gifted students are capable of high performance, exceptional production, or exceptional learning behavior by virtue of any or a combination of these areas: • General or Specific Intellectual Ability • Specific Academic Aptitude • Creative or Productive Thinking • Leadership Abilities • Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Musical or Psychomotor Abilities
Educational Programming: Literacy Interventions The Douglas County School District supports all learners in their readiness for postsecondary studies or the workforce. Literacy Interventions and supports are selected and implemented through the site-based decision making process through a Multi Tiered System of Supports. All learners, regardless of circumstances, have the right to a quality education that assures they become independent readers and writers early in their school careers. Reading Recovery is one intensive intervention offered throughout schools in the district to reduce the number of first grade students who have difficulty in reading and writing, creating a successful pathway for future learning. The Reading Recovery teacher provides support in the classroom, literacy coach and/or through pull out by working in small, focused groups in guided reading, guided writing, phonics, and word study.
Teacher Testimonials:
Literacy Interventions/ Reading Recovery 1,200 Students Served through targeted and intensive Literacy Interventions
“By Christmas I had all participants reading without support. I feel these students who get the extra support plus a reading group in their classroom are very successful.”
33 Certified Reading Recovery teachers serving in 30 schools throughout the district
“The skills being taught in Reading Recovery align with the skills being taught in the classroom. Students involved in the program are able to take the skills they have learned in their targeted groups and put them into practice not only in literacy, but content areas and mathematics as well. “ Parent Testimonials:
Facilitated regional Parent Academies for Literacy for 180 parents and their children. 22 Schools offered Family and Community Literacy Nights throughout the year. 12 Literacy Interventions/ Reading Recovery classes were developed and facilitated to expand the literacy expertise in schools
“You helped transform Timmy from a struggling student into a kid that loves learning.” “My son would definitely not be where he is today without this program. He has even started wanting to teach his little sister about reading. This program and “team approach” to reading has changed our lives! I could not be more grateful.”
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Healthy Schools Team The goal of the Healthy Schools Team at DCSD is for every student to feel safe, healthy, supported, challenged and engaged. We accomplish this by encouraging a “whole child” approach in our learning communities. Research shows that students
62 School Health Improvement Plans 57 Participating Schools 42 Elementary Schools 8 Middle Schools 3 High Schools 2 Preschool 2 SSN Programs
20,000 kids impacted 4,800+ students experienced
who eat nutritious foods, exercise daily, get enough sleep, have strategies to relieve stress, and work in a safe learning environment perform better through decreased rates of student absenteeism, fewer behavioral problems, and higher school-wide test scores and grades. Our goal is to help students feel happy and healthy, which enables them to reach their full potential and build foundations for lifelong success.
mindfulness/movement workshops
2,300+ staff members
took a Healthy Schools professional development class
18 Student-Led Health Teams 25 Mindfulness Pilot Schools
SUCCESS STORIES
Prairie Crossing -“We learned how physical activity (PA) and healthy eating can improve your life not only physically, but mentally as well. Students have learned that PA helps them focus more in the classroom, increase positive interactions with peers, and overall stamina. Our Fitness Team made a huge impact on grades K-3rd by going out during their recesses to teach the younger kids how to play different games. This leads to fewer issues during recess.” DCHS - “Our post survey of IB students indicates most students (78%) have practiced mindfulness on their own at least weekly.” Coyote Creek - “Through promotion of walking to school we had 3,745 students walk to school from November - April.”
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“The WSCC model responds to the call for a greater alignment, integration, and collaboration between health and education to improve each child’s cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development.” ~ ASCD
“Healthy students are better learners, and academic achievment bears a lifetime of benefits for health.” Centers for Disease Control
Homeless Student Services Mission: Assist homeless students in enrolling, attending, participating, and succeeding in public school in accordance with McKinney-Vento Legislation. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act provides help for students who live in any of the following situations: in a shelter, motel, vehicle, or campground; on the street, in an abandoned building, trailer, or other inadequate accommodations; temporarily “doubled-up” with friends or relatives because the family cannot find or afford housing. The DCSD Homeless Liaisons provide assistance with: 1. Accountability for educational services in accordance with federal mandates 2. Case management of homeless students 3. Resource for school staff 4. Community resource referral information 5. Provide ongoing training to staff
The DCSD Homeless Education Program provides assistance with: 1. Program enrollment 2. Transportation to/from the school of origin 3. Free school meals 4. Backpack and school supplies 5. FAFSA assistance for Unaccompanied Youth 6. Resource referrals
HOMELESS STUDENT
SERVICES 2017 - 2018 H I G H L I G H T S Identified and served 664 homeless students. Presented information about the homeless program to various staff and faculty throughout the district. Participated in two “Strive to Thrive” service fairs.
“One of the major factors of moving to Colorado was the Douglas County School system. We never thought that we would need to depend on the assistance programs but they, and especially you, have proven to be worthy of one of the top school districts in America. You should be very proud of what you do daily. Thank you so much again.” “I want to say thank you so much for helping us out in our time of need for the past year. The small things like getting transportation for the kids allowed me to get out there and turn things around for my family. None of it would have been possible without your dedicated help and I want to say thank you for that.” From a parent whose children attend Douglas County Schools
Promoted awareness presentations around homelessness and poverty to middle and high school students. Coordinated efforts to collect donations with middle and high school students for at risk community members. Worked collaboratively with BASE programming, providing resources to families who worked and were in need of childcare. Collaborated with the Superintendent’s office to help bring joy over the holidays to at risk community members and children. Involved with community partnerships and collaboration to ensure our students and families have as many resources as possible to choose from. Worked with community agencies and school sites on the “weekend backpack program” which provides food to students and their families who were in need.
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Mental Health Intervention and Support Mental health professionals work collaboratively to support students’ physical, social, and emotional needs through a continuum of services at universal, targeted and intensive levels.
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1,148 Child Abuse Reports 485 Threat Assessments completedÂ
1,514 Suicide Assessments
Universal: Universal services include teaching all students the knowledge and skills to understand and manage their emotions, build healthy relationships, and achieve life goals. This is done through prevention work such as Sources of Strength, universal social emotional curriculum, Restorative Practices, mindfulness practices, and suicide prevention training for staff, students, and the community. Targeted: At the targeted level professionals are doing group work with students, safety assessments, and connecting families with services. Intensive: At the intensive level students receive comprehensive services based on individual plans and services that increase safety and skill building. The district Crisis Team responds to schools when students have been exposed to a major traumatic event.
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DCSD Intervention & Support Team Partners with: 1. Douglas County Sheriff Department to provide Suicide Assessment Training and Safetalk 2. School Resource Officers and Colorado Safe Schools for Threat Assessment Support and Review 3. Department of Human Services and law enforcement for Child Abuse reporting 4. AllHealth Network (formerly Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health) supports the Mental Health First Aid trainings, available for all staff.
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Multi -Tiered System of Supports A Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is defined as a prevention-based framework of team-driven data-based problem solving for improving the outcomes of every student through family, school and community partnering, and a layered continuum of evidence-based practices applied at the classroom, school, district, region and state level (CDE’s Office of Learning Supports, 2018).
Universal Strategies in DCSD • Prevention and Culture - Sources of Strength - TheOutrage - Y.E.S.S. - Substance Abuse Prevention
In DCSD we have a MTSS Leadership Team ready to help you with your implementation. We can… • Answer individual and team questions • Provide guidance and coaching to MTSS and/or building leadership teams • Provide staff development • Guide staff to additional resources • ...and more...reach out and ask us. We are here for you! Contact Zac Hess, Director Health, Wellness, and Prevention at znhess@dcsdk12.org
• Healthy Schools - SEL: Mindfulness trainings - Physical activity in the classroom - Nutrition trainings - School Health Improvement plans • Behavior Team - Behavior Classes 1, 2, 3 - Trauma informed schools - CPI • Mental Health - Second Step • Homeless Liaison - Poverty class - Service learning
MTSS
Multi-Tiered System of Supports in DCSD
Health & Wellness Supports
Behavior Supports
Family & Community Engagements & Supports
Academic Supports
Mental Health Supports
• Nurse Consultants - Substance-use prevention - CPR/1st Aid Training
A whole-school prevention-based framework for improving learning outcomes for EVERY student through a layered continuum of evidence-based practices and systems.
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Nursing Services The Nursing Services Department provides for the needs of all students with an emphasis on those that have health challenges. Collaborating together with staff, families and health care providers we develop plans so all students have an equal opportunity to access their education and work towards their highest potential.
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Nurses on staff STUDENTS CASE MANAGED: Students with a concussion
797
Medically Fragile students
139
Students with diabetes
302
TRAINED & CERTIFIED DCSD STAFF: Health Assistants, office staff, and EA IVs trained to care for students with a health concern:
912
B.A.S.E. staff trained
533
CPR/First Aid:
1,026+
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Healthy Lifestyle
Access to Education
DCSD Nursing Services collaborates with Tri County Health and the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) in an effort to keep our schools & surrounding communities educated about and protected from the spread of communicable diseases. We also collaborate with CDPHE to ensure immunization compliance per state requirements.
Maximum Wellness
Nutrition Services DCSD Nutrition Services is committed to providing the highest quality meals for your child. We work to create an environment where your child can learn to make healthy decisions that lead to a healthy lifestyle. School meals are important to your child because they help develop sound nutritional habits by exposing students to a variety of foods. We offer many food choices and provide healthful fruits and vegetables daily. Great changes are being made to the menus this year! In addition to our traditional menu choices, elementary students will now have a gluten free and vegan option available daily. At all levels we are now offering a veggie burger option on burger day. We are also revamping our Middle School menu. We will be providing more variety within some of our most popular choices as well as piloting action stations and additional service areas at Cimarron and Mountain Ridge Middle Schools. Taste of DCSD – Each fall we host the “Taste of DCSD” open house showcasing healthy meal options and local vendor products served throughout the district daily. This is Nutrition Services’ opportunity to meet with our parents and students to share what we are doing in our kitchens. We also look to the attendees for their opinion on products we may want to include in our menus moving forward. This is always an exciting event with attendance of over 500 people annually! Click Eat Go! – New this year was the addition of a new way of ordering your child’s lunch called “Click, Eat, Go!”. It was piloted in three different schools: Saddle Ranch Elementary, Wildcat Elementary and Timber Trail Elementary. This program allows parents to pre-order a customizable lunch for their child by using an app from the comfort of their homes. They are able to choose from over 50 different lunch items that rotate seasonally. These lunches are made to order before the child arrives in the lunchroom. Students are able to bypass the line by picking up their lunch as they enter the lunchroom, allowing for more time to eat and socialize with their friends. The pilot program was such a success it will continue through the 2018-2019 school year at the three schools and will be implemented at additional elementaries. Changes have been made to the ordering application and new foods have been added to the ordering list. Colorado Proud Day – Each September, we celebrate Colorado Proud School Meal Day. This is day where we highlight local foods produced or grown in our state. We focus on bringing in culturally diverse foods that might be new to many kids but give them the opportunity to explore new flavors. We also take this opportunity to speak to elementary students about Colorado agriculture and the economic and environmental benefits of choosing locally sourced foods.
Student quotes: “You fill my bucket, Lunch Lady” “Thank you for making lunches for most of the school! You work a lot! Caring for others! How nice! So, thank you!”
We provide approximately 30,000 nutritious meals every day to students and staff. We participate in the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program (at select sites) and offer free lunches in the Summer Feeding Program (at select areas). Food that is sold in the schools are formulated differently than the foods sold in grocery stores! School meals contain whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables daily. They also must meet age appropriate calorie minimums and maximums, reduced sodium limits, and must limit unhealthy fats (no added trans fats and not more than 10% of calories can be from saturated fats.) All snacks sold by DCSD meet “Smart Snack” standards as set forth by the National School Lunch Program and are in compliance with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. They must be a whole grain rich product or have as the first ingredient a fruit, vegetable, dairy product or a protein food. They all contain 200 calories or less, have 200 mg of Sodium or less and contain less than 35% of sugar by weight.
“You are so nice and funny. Everyday I look forward to seeing you in lunch. When I’m not in the best mood, you make me happy again.”
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Prevention & School Culture Interactive half – day Relationship Seminars were lead in 16 elementary schools where students learned to avoid risky relationships in life and online. CVHS, CHS, DCHS,HRHS, MVHS, TRHS, and the BRIDGE program engaged in intentional efforts to raise awareness around Teen Dating Violence through the theatrical production of The Outrage.
Emotional and social safety begins with prevention efforts embedded within a school culture that fosters connections to trusted adults through help, strength, and hope. When youth recognize their needs and practice social and emotional skills, they are more equipped to engage in their own prevention advocacy. When youth know how to seek the help needed, incidents of bullying, suicide, substance use and acts of school violence decrease. Team Universal Prevention (Team U.P.) partners with all students and staff, on a universal level, to build their personal safety and universal prevention tool box. Team U.P.’s efforts have been highlighted at the state and national level for their work in restorative practices with Teen Court, Colorado Bridging the Divide Suicide Prevention conference, CBS’s piece about psychological prevention efforts, International Association for Bullying Prevention and teen dating violence efforts.
150 DCSD students attended the all-day Success in the Middle conference to increase help-seeking skills and resiliency before entering middle school. 52 certified staff members trained in leading The Student Wellness & Prevention Framework to educate staff, parents and students in measures to increase psychological safety was the 52 Allies in Promoting Prevention (APP) charge. Partnership with Parents & Community · Parent Classes · Teen Court Empowerment Seminars · Douglas County Youth Initiative · Resources Fairs with Y.E.S.S. · Explorer Program · Mental Health Forum · County’s Crisis Center · Lone Tree Rotary · Centura Health Wellness Council
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Over 1,000 students increased resiliency and help-seeking skills through a series of social emotional classes taught by Team U.P.
Team U.P. Celebrates Partnership with 72 schools in DCSD Sources of Strength increasing from 13 to 15 DCSD schools…saving lives, reducing incidents of bullying, substance use and acts of weapon and gun violence. All SROs and Safety and Security trained in Sources in 17/18.
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Restorative Practices and Restorative Justice The Restorative Practices and Restorative Justice Implementation Team is using Implementation Science to create and deliver professional development and support structures that will build positive and restorative communities. We believe our
students and staff can create communities that value relationships, responsibility, respect, repair, and reintegration; the 5 Rs of Restorative Practice. These communities value accountability over punishment and understand the value of creating a learning community that cares. The RP/RJ Team will help guide a school, using their MTSS framework, to braid restorative practices with their already existing best practices, social emotional learning, PBIS, mindfulness, and trauma informed care. Success Story: “Relationships are the key to restorative strategies. I had students (in 1st grade) that showed behaviors I would have never imagined 1st graders to show. I have always understood that I needed to create relationships with these kiddos, but having the tools to understand how to use circles and other strategies has really enhanced my ability to help “challenging” students. Last week, I was working with a “challenging” student and he got upset and told another student he was going to kill them. Normally, I would have jumped into talking to him about saying those things to other students. Instead, I asked him, “are you okay?” He broke down and started crying telling me about his pain. He went on and on and I listened and told him I understood why he was so frustrated. I asked him what he needed from me. He said he wanted to be alone. I understood he needed some space. And, I let him know an important part of our classroom was that every student felt safe. He automatically said he needed to apologize to the student because that did not make them feel safe. I let him take care of it on his own and he did a beautiful job. After, he and the student started working together on the assignment. I was left feeling amazed at how smoothly that situation went and how I could have handled it a different way, a non restorative and punitive way, and received a much different response. This way, all students and myself were respected and safe in a situation that may have turned into a much larger behavior problem.” - DCSD Elementary School Teacher
Put on a RP/RJ workshop with 2 scheduled for sy 2018-19 Designed new PD courses Trained over
2,500 staff and
300 students Partnering with the
Douglas County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition
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School Medicaid Reimbursement Program The DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program participates in the State of Colorado School Health Services Program. This program partially reimburses Colorado school districts for health-related services provided to our Medicaid-eligible students on an Individual Education Plan.
2017-2018 HIGHLIGHTS
The funds generated through the Medicaid Reimbursement Program must be used in accordance with our State-approved Local Service Plan. These funds are designated for
• Funding for school nursing positions
the improvement and enhancement of health, wellness and prevention services for all DCSD students.
• Funding for mental health intervention and prevention services • Funding for uninsured and underinsured students’ emergency health services • Funding for Healthy Schools program for all DCSD students • Funding for health-related materials, equipment and supplies needed throughout DCSD to meet the needs of all students • Funding for health-related staff development, conferences and training
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“The support received from the School Medicaid Reimbursement Program allowed me to receive assistance for my son’s ADHD medication due to our recent move and being between insurance coverages. My son’s teachers were very pleased with the improvement my son showed in his schoolwork and his behavior after getting back on his medication.” DCSD Parent
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Special Education Special Education staff collaborate with all teams in Personalized Learning to provide student focused programming that meets the unique needs of all learners. Special Education supports students whose educational disabilities impact their ability to access general education by providing specialized instruction and related services. Universal and targeted special education support and services are delivered at all school sites within the framework of moderate needs support and itinerant services. Itinerant services include mental health, speech-language, behavior support team, autism assessment and training team, occupational therapy, physical therapy, assistive technology, vision, deaf/hard of hearing, and audiology. Intensive level of support in designated center-based programs serve students who experience significant support needs, serious emotional disabilities, deaf and hard of hearing, and autism.
Approximately
1,400
Special Education providers and
classified staff serve over
7,300 students aged 3-21 district wide. Approximately
1,800
additional students
are evaluated each year to determine eligibility for special education services
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Staff Wellness Vision Douglas County School District empowers employees to “choose the best you” through health education and activities that sustain healthy lifestyles resulting in improved productivity and morale. Our mission is to provide diverse and verifiable staff wellness opportunities, empower individuals to make healthy choices, and develop a positive culture that is focused on celebrating and improving the quality of life for all employees. Weight Watchers - Fall 2017, Spring 2018 and Summer 2018 “Thank you for this opportunity! I’ve lost a total of 115 pounds!” Walktober - Total participants: 1,403 participants; Total steps: 347,749,408; Total minutes: 491,867 Site based challenges - Hydration Challenge, Rainbow Fruit and Vegetable Challenge, Planksgiving, sElf on a Shelf, Wellness Bingo, Weigh and Win and more DCSD Employee Fit Fest - Free fitness classes, free massages, medical screenings, cooking demos District Volleyball League 13 teams participating EPIC Adventure Event 170+ participants and families testing their ultimate limits Colfax Marathon Relay 14+ teams participating representing their schools and DCSD Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Direct access fully range web-based resources, 6 free counseling sessions/ issue/person in household/year Staff Wellness Champions 67 Champs Flu Shots - offered at all schools and administration office Wellness Discounts - Multiple discounts at fitness facilities and local companies
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“Walktober truly helped me to stay on track with my goal. Through walktober, regardless of my busy schedule, I found time to reach my goal because I knew I had to earn the leaves each day. Also being able to work with a positive team made it fun and stress free.”
Personalized Learning Resources at a Glance Early Childhood Education Lisa Graham Director Early Childhood Education 720-433-1187
Child Find Information and Appointment Request Website: www.dcsdk12.org/child-find
Educational Programming Natasha Langjahr Straayer Director, Personalized Learning Educational Programming Natasha.straayer@dcsdk12.org 303-387-0191 Website: www.dcsdk12.org/educational-programming-and-services/literacy-interventions Gifted Education Misty Burkhart Coordinator, Gifted Education Misty.Burkhart@dcsdk12.org 720-692-6502
Jennifer Gottschalk Gifted Education Team Lead jgottschalk@dcsdk12.org 720-582-4429
Michelle Oslick Gifted Education Team Lead Michelle.Oslick@dcsdk12.org 303-917-9158 Literacy Interventions Kathy Tirrill Coordinator Literacy Interventions/Reading Recovery Kathy.Tirrill@dcsdk12.org 303-387-0164
Meg Dyck Team Lead Literacy Interventions meg.dyck@dcsdk12.org 720-765-1518
English Language Development Remy Rummel Coordinator English Language Development Remy.Rummel@dcsdK12.org 303-387-0149
Cindy Close Team Lead English Language Development Cynthia.close@dcsdk12.org 720-325-4099
Becky Corr Team Lead English Language Development Becky.Corr@dcsdk12.org
Healthy Schools Lauren LaComb Healthy Schools Coordinator lllacomb@dcsdk12.org 303-387-0029 Website: healthyschools.dcsdk12.org Blog: http://dcsdhealthyschools.blogspot.com/
Kimberly Romine Healthy Schools Facilitator kimberly.romine@dcsdk12.org 303-387-0029
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Personalized Learning Resources at a Glance Homeless Student Services Jill Savage jsavage@dcsdk12.org 303-387-0142 homelessliaison@dcsdk12.org Website: www.dcsdk12.org/health-and-wellness/homeless-student-liaison
Mental Health Intervention and Support Stephanie Crawford-Goetz Director, Personalized Learning Mental Health stephanie.crawford@dcsdk12.org 720-841-5226 Aaron Ragon Counselor Lead aaron.ragon@dcsdk12.org Keith Sousa Behavior Team Lead keith.sousa@dcsdk12.org
Kristi Bird Autism Team Lead kristi.bird@dcsdk12.org Nicol Bessette Mental Health Lead nicol.bessette@dcsdk12.org Stephanie Bullawa District Crisis Team Lead stephanie.bulawa@dcsdk12.org
Website: www.dcsdk12.org/intervention-and-support Nursing Services Celia Flanigan MS, RN, NCSN Nurse Coordinator cmflanigan@dcsdk12.org 303-387-0266 (office) 303-519-3911 (mobile)
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Kelly Driver BSN, RN Diabetic Resource Nurse kcdriver@dcsdk12.org 720-284-7545 (mobile)
Personalized Learning Resources at a Glance Nutrition Services Menu Manager and Special Diet Accommodations: Amy Faricy, RD, SNS afaricy@dcsdk12.org 303-387-0301
Catering: Robin Crooks rcrooks@dcsdk12.org dccatering.dcsdnutritionservices.org dccatering@dcsdk12.org, 303-387-0304
Free & Reduced Lunch:
Online Menus: dcsd.nutritslice.com Nutrition Services website: dcsdnutritionservices.org
Susan Babineau susan.babineau@dcsdk12.org 303-387-0368
Special Events or Fundraising at school sites: Contact your site’s Kitchen Manager
Prevention & School Culture Jamie Montoya-DeSmidt Coordinator jmontoyadesmidt@dcsdk12.org 720-641-5990 Facebook: DCSD Prevention and School Culture Department Website: www.dcsdk12.org/prevention-and-school-culture Restorative Practices, Restorative Justice Zac Hess Director- Personalized Learning Health, Wellness and Prevention zachary.hess@dcsdk12.org 720-498-0237
School Medicaid Reimbursement Program Denise Ruthenbeck Coordinator 303-387-0227
Nalene Pecore Lead Specialist 303-387-0263 Stacy Shafar Medicaid Specialist 303-387-0267
www. medicaidreimbursement.dcsdk12.org
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Personalized Learning Resources at a Glance Special Education Lynnette Steinhoff Director Personalized Learning Special Education lsteinhoff@dcsdk12.org 303-387-0078
Sarah Cannon Director Personalized Learning Special Education scannon@dcsdk12.org 303-387-0078
Website: https://www.dcsdk12.org/special-education Douglas County Special Education Advisory Committee http://www.dcseac.org/
Staff Wellness Holly Giron Staff Wellness Coordinator holly.giron@dcsdk12.org 720-433-1274 Website: https://www.dcsdk12.org/benefits/
Sustainability - Physical Environment Matt Van Deusen Director Operations and Maintenance mcvandeusen@dcsdk12.org 720-618-7249
Website: https://www.dcsdk12.org/sustainability General Email: sustainability@dcsdk12.org Facebook: Sustain DCSD Twitter: @sustainDCSD Newsletter: https://www.smore.com/u/sustaindcsd
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With Gratitude!
The District Health Advisory Committee (DHAC) would like to thank the individuals instrumental in supporting the health and well-being of our students and staff each and every day, including: School Staff Student Leaders School Administrations
Community Partners Parents District Support
Together they work to create a safe, healthy, and happy learning environment forand ourResources students and staff. | Whole Child Report 23
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Whole Child Report and Resources