• Student Well-being

    The APS 5 includes a clear commitment to supporting the Whole Child and providing interventions when a student needs additional supports. These interventions and supports include areas such as academics, behavior, mental health, attendance, and other basic needs.

    These interventions and supports are provided within a Multi-Tiered System that helps APS identify how to best help each student. This means that approximately 80% of students will get what they need with our Tier 1 supports, approximately 15% of students will need more, and approximately 5% of students will need even more supports and interventions. In addition to the staffing and support updates below, please visit APS CARES for local resources personalized to your specific needs.

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    Staffing Updates for 2023-2024 

    • At least 1 School Social Worker in every APS school
    • One full-time School Nurse in every APS school
    • One districtwide Crisis Social Worker, one districtwide Truancy Prevention & Intervention Social Worker
    • Six School Psychologists and seven School Psychologist Interns

    Tier 1 Supports 

    Mental Health

      • Connection Matters, District-wide Trauma Informed Training for Staff
      • Signs of Suicide in Grades 6-12 (New 2023-2024)
      • Universal Screening in Reading, Math, Internalizing Behaviors, and Externalizing Behaviors
      • Risk Reports for triangulation of current data and setting urgency for support (New 2023-2024)
      • Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainings 
      • Sources of Strength K-5

    Attendance & Behavior

      • Tier 1 Attendance and Behavior school-wide prevention plan (New and Improved 2023-2024)

    Tier 2 Interventions

    Mental Health

      • Hazel Health short-term telehealth therapy
      • Group Skill Building provided by School Counseling, School Social Workers, and School Psychologists (New 2023-2024)

    Attendance

      • Check and Connect evidence-based in-school mentoring (Expanding 2023-2024)
      • Evidence-based Notification System for Intervention (Coming Soon)

    Tier 3 Interventions 

    Mental Health

      • Mental Health providers in every school for individual therapy                                

    Behavior 

      • Individual function-based Behavior Support Plan