Social & Emotional Support Committee
Agenda Item
Discussion
1. Review of documents
- Good ideas within them
- Good points of reference
- How do we make them tangible?
- Overwhelming amount of ideas and resources
Action
Resolution
Next Steps
Agenda Item
Discussion
2. Shared Google Doc
- Virtual resources
- Tangible supportAction
Resolution
Next Steps - Add to list
Action
Resolution
Next Steps
3. Brainstorming ideas
- Teachers are worn out from reviewing links
- Newsletter for staff
- Friday “feel good”
- Similar to Susan’s newsletter
- Should be uplifting -quote, affirmation, etc.
- Daily or Weekly
- Done by district and/or administrator
- Virtually access a counselor/therapist
- Samaritan Hospital outreach has been done
- Need to ensure privacy and discretion
- Review contract language
- Survey teachers
- What do they need
- What supports could they use
- PTA asking how they can support
- Virtual parties
- Teachers may need equipment
- Feature staff talents
- Round circle/cultural development
- Similar to session run by Dimani & Michael
Action
Resolution
Next Steps
4. Next Steps
- Need tangible actions
- Need approval for staff survey
- Focus on Resilience Development
- Self-help videos/exercises weekly/biweekly
- Newsletter
- Mental health support
- Need to activities that develop and promote human attachment
- Exercise activities
- o Walking
- o Ladders
- Commit to core ideas
- Help build Recovery skills
Action
Resolution
- Survey will be brought to board for approval
- Union will be contacted for mental health services
- Each Committee member will focus on one tangible activity
Gina – newsletter
Next Steps
- Gina – newsletter
- Mark & Wally -survey
- Chad – drum
- circle/weekly music
- Fareed -NYSUT/virtual workshops
- Michele -meditation apps/brain teasers
- Anthony – exercise
Respectfully Submitted by: Fareed Michelen