everyone plays a role- connecting systems of support
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We will set all students on a path to success.
Everyone Plays a Role: Connecting Systems of Support
Taylor Rayfield | Division of Whole Child Supports
December 2020
Education
A C A D E M I C S
ALL TENNESSEE STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION, NO MATTER WHERE
THEY LIVE
E D U C A T O R S W H O L E C H I L D
TENNESSEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE EQUIPPED TO SERVE THE ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC
NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS
TENNESSEE WILL SET A NEW PATH FOR THE EDUCATION PROFESSION
AND BE THE TOP STATE TO BECOME AND REMAIN A TEACHER
We will set all students on a path to success.
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Objectives
• Identify ways to strengthen systems of support.
• Identify ways to maximize student and family supports.
• Fireside Chat with Leaders from the Field.
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Connecting Systems of Supportthrough Family Resource Centers
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Connecting Systems ofSupport throughFamily Resource Centers • Focuses on eliminating barriers that hinder the social,
personal, physical, and academic well-being of students • Welcoming hubs for a myriad of mental health and
social service supports: • Food bank • Clothing • Academic supports • Mental health • Job assistance • Health care resources • Other basic needs
Connecting Systems of Supportthrough Family Resource Centers
• Link between community and school • FRCs in Tennessee:
• Engage, Empower, Evolve
• Advocate for families and students • FRCs work to network with community
organizations to coordinate problem-solving and goal setting processes with parents while assisting them with their needs.
Connecting Systems of Support:Stepping out of our Silos
• Stronger together • Communication is key • Understand the needs within your community • Reach out to all services and supports to
develop communication plans to ensure continuum of services
• Student support team meetings • Referral pathway
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Students
Schools
ConnectingSystems of
Support • Meet them where
they are • Assess overall need • Assist in developing
a strong plan of wraparound services
• Showcase steps to success
• Ensure there are no barriers within the service continuum
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Navigating Services School Support Services
Health • Teachers Food Care
Bank • Administrators • Family Resource Center • Coordinated School Health • Social Workers
Family • School Nurses Resource • Student Services Directors Center Social
Services • School Counselors • School Psychologists • Special Services Counseling
• Homeless Liaisons School • Family Engagement Specialists Support
• Afterschool Program Directors Services
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Connecting Systems ofSupport: Staying Connected
Families: • Sign up for school/district communication
platforms • Regularly communicate with child’s
teachers/school • Reach out to student supports on a
regular basis if needed • “It is okay to ask for help. It is not okay if you
do not ask.” • Attend virtual meetings, parent-teacher
conferences, family nights, and school drive-thru events
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Connecting Systems ofSupport: Staying Connected
Community Providers & Partners: • Serve on advisory councils to learn the
overall needs of communities and schools • Connect with a consistent point of contact
within school/district • Establish relationship with school support
team/administration • Coordinate follow-up efforts on referrals
with school support team to maximize continuum of supports
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Tennessee Serves Purposity Campaign
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Tennessee Focusing onGetting Kids Back to SchoolReady • Tennessee is leading the way to support
students
• Partnership with First Lady Maria Lee through Tennessee Serves campaign
• Provide way for Tennesseans to help students go back to school with much-needed resources – through Purposity
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A new model: mobilize and attract supporters anytime, anywhere, in a fun and safe environment.
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Fireside Chat with Leaders from the Field
Debra Skyler Maryville City Schools
Patricia Pace Morgan County Schools
Beth Petty Lebanon Special Schools
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Questions & Contact Information
Elizabeth Davis| Program Manager, TN Aware [email protected]
Taylor Rayfield | State Coordinator, Family Resource Center [email protected]
Janet Watkins | Program Coordinator, TN Aware [email protected]