Student Assistance Coordinator - responsible for the daily operation of the program. Serves as a resource person and the facilitator for all student assistance activities. Core Team - responsible for monitoring the progress of each individual student on a regular basis. First, they review student referrals, then assess the needs of the referred student and match the student with an appropriate program component. The team is composed of teachers, counselors, school nurses, school psychologists and administrators.
All participants are volunteers.
Student Support Groups - students who meet with trained facilitators to discuss common problems and concerns. This will fund the SAP for one of our high schools beginning the 1999-2000 school year. Attitudes and Behaviors Survey through the Search Institute. This survey will be given to all students grades 6-12 and will provide vital information for each coordinator at all four high schools and our current middle school when each program begins implementation. Each coordinator will be provided with an 80 page report with graphics and explanatory text and a nine page Executive Summary that presents high-risk behavior patterns and attitudes for their specific student population.