Support Staff
These two school counselors support grades K-2 and 3-5, respectively.
Who are Marilee Sanchez-Masi and Nicki Elkins?
If you suspect a minor is abused or neglected, you are legally required to report it. True or False: You must ask your principal for permission to report first.
What is False? You do not need principal permission, but you must let Mrs. Patel know that you made a report
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect 980 314-HELPS (3577)
True/False: SRA stands for serious and reasonable affection.
What is FALSE.
Suicide Risk Assessment.
This is the action a teacher must take immediately if they learn a student has made a threat to harm an individual on or off campus.
What is physically supervise the student and contact an administrator by phone or in person?
If you learn a student has made or implied, either in person or electronically, a threat to physically harm an individual, group of student(s), staff member(s), or other humans on or off campus:
Physically Supervise Student
Immediately Contact Administrator by Phone or In Person
If you learn of student making a threat towards others when he/she was at home or in the community, then you must immediately:
Call CMS Police- 980-343-6030
Immediately Contact Administrator by Phone or In Person
Any child who is suspected of being homeless or in a housing crisis should be brought to the attention of who?
Who is Weber, SM, or Elkins?
Warning Signs:
Sudden tardies to school
No longer riding assigned bus transportation
Wearing same and/or unclean clothing
This professional conducts psychoeducational evaluations for EC and Section 504 and provides academic/behavioral support.
Who is the School Psychologist (Kimberly Gray)?
True/False: If you suspect that a minor is being abused, neglected, or dependent, you are legally required to make a DSS/CPS report.
What is TRUE.
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect 980 314-HELPS (3577)
If you believe a student may be suicidal, you should IMMEDIATELY contact a student services team member and do this with the student.
What is maintain the student in your presence? Keep the student with you until a student service member gets to your location.
This is how CMS defines this behavior: "Deliberate, unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance," and is repeated over time.
What is Bullying?
Many times, students will say they are being bullied, but it is conflict - they go back and forth with each other.
Ture/False. Child Find is a responsibility of all teachers. If a parent states that there child has a disability, but does not have a 504 or IEP in place, I can just go on with my day and not worry about it.
What is FALSE.
If a parent states that there student has a disability, please contact your grade-level counselor.
This is the name of our new Social Worker this year and her role at Ballantyne Elementary
What is Lilly Weber.
What is help with attendance, parent support, social/emotional support, and McKinney Vento.
True/False: You should try to investigate; ask open-ended questions to get enough info to determine if you have “cause to suspect” abuse or neglect
What is FALSE.
Investigations are not up to you or the counselors. Trust YOUR gut. Even if you are skeptical, you MUST report -- DSS will make final decisions.
NEVER inform a parent whether or not you made a report.
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect 980 314-HELPS (3577)
True or False: If a student is not with CMS staff and you have concerns, you should call 6030 (980-343-6030) to request a CIT officer for a home visit.
What is True?
Regarding "Cyberbullying," schools have the authority to apply discipline for off-campus actions under this specific condition.
What is when the off-campus action affects the learning process?
True/False: I should put a copy of my students 504 plans into the sub folder.
What is TRUE.
Include Section 504 plans in your substitute/dispersal plans so that student accommodations are always followed
The Support Staff Team is made up of which members
Who are Nurse Griner, Ms. Weber, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. SM, and Ms.Elkins.
All members of the team may:
Provide short-term individual and group counseling
Health counseling provided by nurses focuses on medical concerns
Conduct suicide risk assessments
Support you in making reports of suspected abuse or neglect
Provide crisis response services for students
Consult with you on student-related concerns
Lead parent educational workshops
Support families in accessing community services
True/False: If YOU suspect abuse or neglect, you can tell the counselors and they will call DSS/CPS.
What is False.
Counselors will support you in making the call. Information needed to make the report:
Do not delay if you need to report suspected abuse.
When calling CPS, usually the below information is needed if known:
Childs name, age, address, phone number
Name and address of the parent/guardian/caretakers of the child
Name and age of the person who committed the offence to the child
When and where suspected abuse took place
Names and ages of other children present or in danger in the household
Nature or extent of the abuse, evidence, warning signs, or disclosures of abuse
Any other helpful information
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect 980 314-HELPS (3577)
True/False: I can send an email or text to a student service member if a student is in crisis or has made a self-harming statement (verbal or non-verbal).
What is FALSE.
Call the office to locate a mandated accessor - Elkins, Sanchez-Masi, Gray, Griner, Weber.
We all know that Elkins either loses her phone or is not by her computer. And SM is more than likely with a kindergartner.
True/False: If I hear a student say, "Oh, my gosh, this is so stupid, I just want to kill myself." I do not need to call anyone for support.
What is FALSE.
Anytime someone mentions, writes, draws any instance of harming themselves, you must call a student service support member.
True/False: I received a behavior intervention to complete after each block, but it is not important for me to do this because my day is so busy and sometimes I forget. After all, it is just behavior and not as important as academics.
What is False.
Behavior interventions are just as important as academic interventions. If you want the behavior to change, we need to have the data. We love to help you with students, but we also have to have the data to support you with the behavior.
School-Wide Behavior Expectations starts in the classroom!
Re-teaching Behavior Expectations during morning meeting, Reviewing BES-T Way Poster, Modeling Behavior and having the students actively practice expected behaviors, Implementing Class-wide positive behavior incentives.
If behaviors are escalating and becoming more challenging to manage, student services support may be necessary. Behavior (just like Academics) needs to be closely monitored and tracked through quantitative data.
After implementing your preferred CORE Behavior Interventions in the classroom for a few weeks while tracking progress, and you are still not seeing improvements, follow these steps to begin MTSS Tier 2 Support.
(True/False) The support staff are responsible for implementing consequences.
What is False
Ture/False: I have to call 6030 (CMS PD) after I make a report.
What is True and False.
We were told that in every case you must call 6030, but we have sent an email to get clear expectations on this. However, if serious physical injury, bodily injury, or sexual abuse, yes, you must call 6030
True/False: If a student makes you aware that they are attempting a self-harming action, I don't have to do anything, just hope to see them at school tomorrow.
If student IS NOT with CMS staff, call 980-343-6030, share concern, and request CIT officer for home visit. If you cannot reach CMS Police (6030), call 911.
You can also anonymously report the incident on Say Something
What is FALSE. Call 911, then call Mrs. Patel.
If student IS NOT with CMS staff, call 980-343-6030, share concern, and request CIT officer for home visit. If you cannot reach CMS Police (6030), call 911.
You can also anonymously report the incident on Say Something
FOLLOW UP ACTION: No action needed if documented in SaySomething as it will automatically notify.
If 911 called or student was physically released to the parent, call principal after steps above: Jigna Patel, 704-264-6461
Share the concern and actions taken
Principal/Supervisor will share information with mandated assessor the next business and/or school day
Reporting staff member should be sure to check in with mandated assessor upon arrival to share additional details.
True/False: I should drop everything I am doing when I hear another student (or teacher) make a threat towards someone in order to call an administrator.
What is TRUE.
If you learn a student has made or implied, either in person or electronically, a threat to physically harm an individual, group of student(s), staff member(s), or other humans on or off campus:
Physically Supervise Student
Immediately Contact Administrator by Phone or In Person
If you learn of student making a threat towards others when he/she was at home or in the community, then you must immediately:
Call CMS Police- 980-343-6030
Immediately Contact Administrator by Phone or In Person
True/False: School Counselors, psychologist, social worker, and nurse are often just sitting in their offices eating bon-bons, just waiting on a teacher to need support?
What is FALSE.
We are all over the place and haven't had a bon-bon yet. :) We often get a lot of information passed along in the hall ways. Please just send us a follow up email.