Social Emotional Well-Being

We recognize that the social emotional well-being of our students and staff during these challenging times is critically important. The school has made available resources and referrals to address mental health, behavioral, and emotional needs of students, faculty, and staff when school reopens for in-person instructions. The school has done this by: 

• Staff will be instructed to watch for signs of distress of students and staff due to COVID-19  and will bring any issues to the Director’s attention and the Director will seek support from the Herkimer County Public Health Department at 315-867-1176.

The school has established an advisory council that involves shared decision-making and is comprised of families, students, members of the board of education, community-based service providers, teachers, certified school counselors, and other pupil personnel service providers. The advisory council will inform the comprehensive developmental school counseling program plan. This program plan has been reviewed and updated to meet current needs.

The school addresses professional development opportunities for faculty and staff on how to talk with and support students during and after the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, as well as provide support for developing coping and resilience skills for students, faculty, and staff. This is addressed by:

• training videos provided by the Albany Diocese at the end of August.