Ewing Public Schools
Student Support Approach
BOE Meeting
October 25, 2021
Dr. Danita Ishibashi
Dr. Jennifer Antoni
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Opening of Schools SEL Approach
SEL Thematic Weeks
Mental Health Resources
System Support for Students
Building Approach
District Approach
District Approach
Next steps/Resources
“Promise me you’ll always remember:
you’re braver than you believe, and
stronger than you seem, and smarter than
you think.”
Christopher Robin from
Winnie the Pooh
Opening of School SEL Supports
Opening of School / SEL Approach
Elementary
Schools
•Daily
Morning Meeting
 activities
to promote a classroom
community and developsocial
emotional skills
•Zones of Regulation school wide
approach and Counseling lessons
Middle
School
High
School
• Daily Advisory Team
Meetings in September
now weekly social
emotional skills lessons
• Continued Responsive
Classroom and PBIS
lessons during homeroom
• Lessons through
extended homeroom
highlighting resilience
and goal-setting
for students.
• Counselors and ASSYST
presented at each
grade-level meeting,
following
up with grade-level
sessions.
Suicide Prevention Week
September 8
th
– 10
th
SEL Thematic Weeks
A week dedicated
to spreading awareness of suicide
prevention. Together, we can
help prevent suicide.
Suicide
Prevention
Week
Week of Respect
October 4
th
– 9th
Providing age-appropriate
instruction focusing on preventing
harassment, intimidation, or
bullying.
Students at Fisher Middle School use chalk to express what
Respect means to them during Week of Respect.
MERCURY
in our Solar System
JUPITER
System
MARS
Despite being red,
SATURN
Saturn is a gas
School Violence Awareness
Week
October 18
th
– 22
nd
• Keep all schools safe fromviolence
• Consider school safety and
securityplans
• Learn how to recognize students inneed
of help
https://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/warning-signs-of
-youth-violence/
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Accepting Differences
Mrs. Stewart teaches first graders how to celebrate one
another's differences at Lore Elementary School.
Red Ribbon Week
October 23
rd
– 31
st
● Thisweek is organized by theRed Ribbon Campaign,
theoldest and largest drugprevention program in
thenation.
● Continues the tradition ofdisplaying Red Ribbons
as asymbol of intolerance towardsthe use of
drugs.
https://www.redribbon.org/faq
ASYSST Program (EHS)
All ASYSST activities and events are free
of charge and open to all EWING HIGH
SCHOOL students (and their families).
Our services include: counseling, college
and career planning, learning support,
after school activities, and referrals to
community agencies as needed.
Please see the array of programs we
offer:
https://www.redribbon.org/faq
Mental Health
Professionals
● K-12 Counselors
● Psychologists
● Social Workers
● Deans (selected sessions)
CBT Resources
● Student Success – Grades 8, 9, 10
● Art Therapy Group – Grades 6, 7, 8
● Child of Addicts (COA) Group – Grades 6,7, 8
● Anger Management 6, 7, 8
● Getting Ready for High School Grade 8
● Restorative Circles – Grades 4, 5, 6
● Friendship Group K-5
● Mindfulness Group, K-5
● Senior Groups – Grade 12
Counseling Groups
Counseling Newsletters for
Parents & Students
Self -Care
Take a minute to think
about your answer to
the following questions.
If you find yourself
unable to answer
multiple questions, it
may be time to talk with
a trusted confidant
about your mental
health.
If you find yourself
struggling or just want
to talk about your
feelings about the last
year and a half, or what
may be a struggle right
now, your School
Counselor is available to
help. Visit the
Counseling Office to
make an appointment.
Self Care Questions
• How am I feeling physically?
• How am I feeling mentally?
• When was the last time that I ate
a full, healthy meal?
• When did I last go outside?
• When did I last attend to my
personal hygiene?
• When was the last time I got a
full nights sleep?
• What can I celebrate today?
• What can I do that will bring me
joy?
• When did I last talk to someone
about my feelings?
• When was the last time that I did
something kind for someone
else?
• What is taking up most of my
headspace?
System Support of
Students and
Families
Intervention & Referral
Services (I&RS)
WHAT IS I&RS?
• It is designed to support educators with
assisting students in the general
education environment experiencing
learning, behavior, or health difficulties
with the goal of student improvement.
• The I&RS team consists of selected school
representatives with varying expertise. The team
utilizes a problem-solving approach to address
student and staff needs and recommends a variety
of resources to address those needs in a
coordinated manner.
Resources for Families
Emergency Screening
● Capital Health Hospital
● Mobile Response
Recovery
● AA Meetings (Alcoholics Anonymous)
The College of New Jersey
Saturdays 7:00 pm Trenton Hall 106
● NA Meetings (Narcotics Anonymous)
The College of New Jersey
Fridays 6:30 7:00 pm Trenton Hall 106
● Alateen Meetings (Teen who knows someone with
addiction)
St. Gregory the Great Academy
4680 Nottingham Way
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
Sundays 7:30-8:30 pm
Depression/Suicide
2ndFloor Youth Helpline
Call/text: 888-222-2228
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call: 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line
Text: type CONNECT to 741741
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call: 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line
Text: type CONNECT to 741741
Domestic Violence
2ndFloor Youth Helpline
Call/text: 888-222-2228
Counseling Resources
LGBTQ
HiTops
Address: 21 Wiggins St., Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609-683-5155
Email:[email protected]
NJ 211:NJ 211 is a free, confidential information and referral service that
connects families and individuals in need of help tocommunity resources.
Website-www.NJ211.org
Phone- 211
*CALL 211, provide a description of your needs, worker will connect you
with resources*
Perform Care: PerformCare partners with the New Jersey Children's System
of Care (CSOC) to coordinate the care of your child. We are committed to
helping children with behavioral, mental health, or emotional challenges gain
access to the services they need
Phone- 1-877-652-7627
Website- http://performcarenj.org/index.aspx
LifeBack: Lifeback provides Central New Jersey with compassionate,
individualized adult and adolescent, mental health and substance abuse
evaluations and treatment.
Lifeback offers individualized services for mental health / addiction services
provision, combining holistic, systemic, medical and psychodynamic
perspectives and approaches to our clients; providing a comprehensive
evaluation and treatment experience.
Phone- 609-482-3701
Website- https://www.lifebacknj.com/
Center for Counseling Services
George Scott
Fee for Service - sliding scale option
609-771-0444
850 Bear Tavern Rd, Trenton, NJ
Millhill
Medicaid
609-989-7333
101 Oakland St, Trenton, NJ
Restoring Spirit
Emily Anne Matteck
Out of network, fee for service - some sliding scale spots
609-468-6676
Pennington, NJ
TCNJ Counseling Clinic: The College of New Jersey offers a
counseling clinic for community members to address a variety
of mental health and behavior challenges. Couples, family and
individual counseling is available for a short or long term basis.
Phone- 609-771-2700
Website- https://clinic.tcnj.edu/
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