*Updated 4/9/2020*

Dear Trojan Family,

As we prepare to launch our fully online teaching this week, don't forget to check in with your students to see if they have any personal/social/emotional needs that need to be met before they can begin to learn. If you have a student who you are concerned about, here are some ways that you can get campus based support while we are all working off campus during this time.

AISD MODIFIED CRISIS RESPONSE PROTOCOL FOR TEACHERS/NON-COUNSELING STAFF:

If there is a concern for safety during a conference, Teachers will:

1. Ask the child if they are safe right now.
2. Ask if the parent/ caregiver is home.

If the parent or caregiver (over 18) is home:

1. Ask to speak to the parent/caregiver.
2. Inform the parent/caregiver of your concern about the child’s safety or at-risk behaviors/ statements.
3. Give the parent the Integral Care phone number 512-472-4357. Integral care is like an “urgent care for mental health” and they can do screenings for mental health over the phone.
4. If there is a serious safety concern, ask the parent to call 911 and ask for a mental health officer to do a wellness check.
5. Call the School Counselor and Principal to share information.

If the parent/caregiver is not home:

1. Contact your School Counselor or Principal to see if they are available to talk to the student.
2. If there is a serious safety concern, call 911 and ask for a mental health officer to do a wellness check.

If there is a concern for safety, and the technology is disconnected and the student cannot be reached:

1. Call AISD dispatch or 911 and ask for a Wellness Check on the student.

Follow up:

1. Follow up with the School Counselor and Principal.
2. Document in eCST: “Concern reported to School Counselor and Admin.”

*PLEASE KEEP COUNSELORS & ADMINISTRATORS IN THE LOOP*

DURING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS:

If you have an IMMEDIATE STUDENT SAFETY CRISIS concern regarding a student (or someone they know) who 1) wants to hurt themselves and/or 2) is being hurt by others and/or 3) wants to hurt others:

• PLEASE EMAIL 1) the students' Alpha Last Name School Counselor AND 2) Wellness Counselor AND 3) the students' Alpha Last Name Administrator with the student first and last name, ID number, grade, and the student email you are using to communicate with them along with your specific concern. Our counselors and administrators will collaborate together to check in with this student during regular school hours.

If you have a GENERAL WELLNESS and/or ACADEMIC concern regarding a student who you would like some support with:

• PLEASE EMAIL 1) the students' Alpha Last Name School Counselor AND 2) Wellness Counselor with the student first and last name, ID number, grade, and the student email you are using to communicate with them along with your specific concern. Our counselors and administrators will collaborate together to check in with this student during regular school hours.

ALPHA LAST NAME SCHOOL COUNSELORS

A-C - Geoff Harter - geoffrey.harter@austinisd.org

D-Hn - Lea Ann Ross - leaann.ross@austinisd.org

Hm-Mn- Rebecca Lyons - rebecca.lyons@austinisd.org

Mo-San - Susan Devaney - susan.devaney@austinisd.org

Sao-Z - Gareth Horwood - gareth.horwood@austinisd.org

WELLNESS COUNSELOR - natalie.tijerina@austinisd.org

ALPHA LAST NAME ADMINISTRATORS

A-C - Rolanda Williams - rolanda.williams@austinisd.org

D-Hn - Robin Spencer - robin.spencer@austinisd.org

Hm-Mn - Drew Nichols - drew.nichols@austinisd.org

Mo-San - Melvin Bedford - melvin.bedford@austinisd.org

Sao-Z - Brian Lancaster - brian.lancaster@austinisd.org

OUTSIDE REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS:

If you have an IMMEDIATE STUDENT SAFETY CRISIS concern:

• PLEASE CALL: AUSTIN ISD PD at: 512-414-1703 OR 911 and ask for a Wellness Check for the Student

• PLEASE CALL: PARENTS OF THE STUDENT

• AND EMAIL 1) the students' Alpha Last Name School Counselor AND 2) Wellness Counselor AND 3) the students' Alpha Last Name Administrator with student first and last name, ID number, grade, and the student email you are using to communicate with them along with your specific concern. Our counselors and administrators will collaborate together to follow up with this student during regular school hours.

• IN ADDITION, PLEASE REPORT ANY SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE TO CPS: CALL 1-800-252-5400 OR REPORT ONLINE https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/contact_us/report_abuse.asp

If you have any questions, please reach out to our campus administrators and counselors. Thank you for your support of all of our scholars!

Now that we are starting to fully teach online, our basic principles of child development and education are even more relevant during this transition. As you begin developing your teaching curriculum and trying to complete daily work tasks while balancing your personal home life, make sure you are meeting your own needs first. There will be days where you find yourself struggling to create your lessons or complete your daily work tasks AND THAT IS OK! Take some deep breaths and reflect on what needs of yours that are not being met and make an action plan for what you can do to get your needs met. Once you have met your needs to the best of your ability, and are ready to go keep working, keep these basic principles of Maslow and Bloom in mind when developing your lesson plans. Think about what needs our students may need to have met during this time before they are able to perform the level of work you are creating. Don't make assumptions that all of our students have much more time now that they are completing schoolwork at home. It may, in fact, be the complete opposite as our students might be struggling to help balance their family life. Some of our students may have parents who have recently become unemployed or their parents are considered essential workers. Our students may be the ones at home who are having to help take care of their siblings as well as helping their siblings with their online school work on top of their own. Reflect on what ways you can differentiate your classwork to meet our students at their needs.

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