Two assistant principals also help resolve conflicts and organize peer mediation sessions on campus. Well-trained paraprofessionals assist professionals in implementing all aspects of the program. A parent liaison and three dropout prevention teachers are part of the overall support for students and families. We help teachers question themselves by making them aware of what they're doing and not doing. They're constantly checking and rechecking their teaching against assessments of students' progress.
Professional development continues to be available from in-school and regional facilitators.
Every eight weeks, facilitators issue checklists to teachers with information on each program component to help ensure that instruction is data-driven. These and other parent involvement activities occur weekly at Lincoln, scheduled at various times throughout the day and evening. A Family Support Team conducts home visits, directs parents to appropriate agency services, and, when necessary, intervenes into situations at home or at school that negatively affect students' learning. Lincoln's Family Support Team, including Lincoln's social worker, principal, counselor, and psychologist, is a vital component of the SFA model that provides an array of services to families. Lincoln's parent liaison also assists the team in contacting parents and enlisting their cooperation.