- El Paso Independent School District
- Health & Wellness Supports
Districtwide Health & Wellness Supports
Mental Health - Students
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After school tutors
Academic and homework support. For McKinney Vento students at homeless shelters-Salvation Army, YWCA TLC, Child Crisis Center and La Posada Home. Available at all EPISD campuses, all students at each shelter regardless of what district they attend.
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Presentations
Counselors provide lessons/presentations on alcohol and other drug, to include drinking and driving. For students and parents/guardians. Available at all EPISD campuses.
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Annual Shoe Distribution
Provide tennis shoes to students for families served by Focus on Children and Families. Available at all EPISD campuses.
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Core Essentials Curriculum
PK-12th grade character education. Available at all EPISD campuses.
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Counselor Campus Crisis Plan
Outlines procedures when a crisis occurs provided for all PK-12th grade students. Available at all EPISD campuses.
Wraparound Sevices
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Annual Shoe Distribution
Provide tennis shoes to students for families served by Focus on Children and Families. All EPISD Campuses
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Community Closets
School based resource to provide clothing for students and families in need. Clothes is donated by staff and community members for students and families. Bowie and Jefferson feeder patterns
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Community Gardens
School-based resource to address food insecurity and to provide information on healthy eating for students and families.
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Food Pantries
School-based resource to address food insecurity for students and families. Bowie and Jefferson feeder patterns
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Holiday Food Baskets
Provide food baskets/grocery gift cards. For families served by Focus on Children and Families. All EPISD Campuses
Wellness
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Hygiene kits
Provide 9 pcs. personal items for students and staff at participating high schools
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School gardens
School gardens for McKinney Vento students
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Ventanilla de Salud
Various health activities and programs for students/staff/families. Available to Community Schools campuses (Bowe & Jeff feeder patterns)
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Ventanilla Deportiva
Program for Students/staff/families. Available atCommunity Schools campuses (Bowe & Jeff feeder patterns)
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Wellness Team Leaders
Proved resources for staff and student wellness, provide input to cmapus wellness strategies for students and staff. For all campuses who select a Wellness Team Leader.
Social & Emotional Learning
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Daily Mental Health Student Check-Ins
Counselor daily classroom visits to check-in on student well-being. PK-12th grade students. All EPISD Campuses
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Daily Psychosocial Check-In
Measures student readiness to engage in learning using a survey that measures six dimensions of pyschosocial-emotional well-being. Students that are in accute need of support are referred to the counselor. For K-12 Students. All EPISD Campuses
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Schoolwide PBIS
Development of schoolwide core values, expectations, and interventions for student behavioral support. Currently focused on relaunching Tier I and Tier 2 supports. Students and Staff. All EPISD Campuses
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Schoolwide SEL Implementation
SEL Team support for implementation at the campus level using the framework developed by CASEL. For students and staff. All EPISD Campuses
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SEL Momentum Monthly Newsletter
Monthly resource sent to all employees featuring SEL curriculum for the month, SEL strategies for the classroom and micro-professional learning for teachers. All EPISD Campuses.
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SEL Student Growth Measure
Formative survey assessment to measure student growth in developing efficacy in the SEL core competencies. In FY22, a measure of a sense of belonging and teacher-student relationships was added. Assessments are taken at BOY, MOY, and EOY. Student Intervention supports are available to address areas in need of support. For Students 3rd-12th grades. All EPISD Campuses
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Special Education Services/Master Social Worker - Counseling
Educational services are provided through the requirements of IDEA to serve students' academic achievement and social-emotional needs schoolwide. Special Education Services. All EPISD Campuses
After School Programming
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After school tutors
Academic and homework support for McKinney Vento students at homeless shelters-Salvation Army, YWCA TLC, Child Crisis Center and La Posada Home. All EPISD Campuses, all students at each shelter regardless of what district they attend.
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Transportation
Before, after and Saturday school and for extracurricular activities- practices and games transportation for McKinney Vento students from campus to home. All EPISD Campuses
Prevention
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Presentations
Counselors provide lessons/presentations on alcohol and other drug, to include drinking and driving for Students and Parents/Guardians. All EPISD Campuses
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Covid-19 Rapid testing
Rapid testing is provided at the campus level, tests are provided by vendor for all staff and students. All EPISD Campuses
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David's Law
Bullying and Cyberbullying presentations, one per semester for Students and Parents/Guardians. All EPISD Campuses
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Drug and vaping Use prevention
Anti-drug and vaping use presentations for Staff and students. All EPISD Campuses
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Health Screenings
Students are screened for vision, hearing, acanthosis nigricans and scoliosis by school nurse for Students in grades PK, Kinder, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th grades and all new students to the district. All EPISD Campuses
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Leaver Self Audit
Checking on students who have recently withdrawn from school to make sure that they have enrolled elsewhere and/or give info on credit recovery programs for all high school students who withdraw from enrollment. All EPISD Campuses
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Seizure First Aid training
Staff and teachers are trained on what to do when someone is having a seizure for any teacher or staff that may come in contact with a student who suffers from a seizure disorder and the Emergency Response Team at every campus. All EPISD Campuses
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Stop the Bleed training
Staff is trained on what to do for a severe injury that is causing life threating bleeding for Emergency Response Team at every campus. All EPISD Campuses
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Teen Dating Violence/Healthy Relationships
Developmentally appropriate presentations on relationships for Students and Parents/Guardians. All EPISD Campuses
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Telemedecine Office Visit
Porvides Telemedicine Services to students who have been assessed by the school nurse and determined to need to see the doctor for a sick visit for all students who have enrolled in the program and parent has given consent for a student to be seen by Goodside Health providers. All EPISD Campuses