Supports and Resources

School Social Workers Help STUDENTS:                               

• Obtain academic, social, and emotional support.                           
• Become resilient, successful learners.
• Cope in times of crisis.
• Gain personal and social competencies.                                      

School Social Workers Help FAMILIES:

• Participate effectively in their child(ren)’s education.
• Understand the educational and developmental needs of the child.
• Access school and community resources.
• Strengthen parenting skills.
• Understand federal, state, and district policies.

School Social Workers Help the SCHOOLS:

• Meet educational goals of students from diverse backgrounds.
• Understand how students are impacted by cultural, economic, and other factors.

• Identify students’ unmet needs.
• Work effectively with parents.
• Implement policies to address:  school safety, attendance, crisis response, and child abuse and neglect.

School Social Workers Help the COMMUNITY:

• Coordinate the delivery of educational, socioeconomic, and health services.
• Identify and develop appropriate resources to adequately meet the needs of students and families.

If interested in learning more about the intern program, please click on the following link:

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Our Community Partners are critical in helping School District Five meet the needs of its students and families.

Notify Jennifer Felkel, Coordinator of Parenting and Social Work Services, at jfelkel@lexrich5.org of new resources in our community that could help us meet the needs of our students and families.