Post on 04-Jan-2016
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SERVICES SCUSD RIGHT SIZING
Afterschool programsFraming and Transition
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AGENDA & OBJECTIVESAGENDA Welcome & introductions Right Sizing Updates Transitions Framing discussion & practice Staff check-in
OBJECTIVES Info share out
Communication tools & strategies Understanding our students & families
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SCUSD RIGHT SIZINGBOARD DECISION ON 2/21/13
Sites to remain open
Bret Harte James Marshall Susan B. Anthony
Closures
C.B. Wire C. P. Huntington Fruit Ridge Joseph Bonnheim Maple Mark Hopkins Washington
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SCHOOL TRANSITIONS
Closures
C.B. Wire C. P. Huntington Fruit Ridge Joseph Bonnheim Maple Mark Hopkins Washington
Receiving sites
Ethel I. Baker / Pacific Harkness K. B. Kenny / Oakridge Earl Warren Ethel Phillips Bidwell / Sloat Williamland / T. Judah
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PENDING DECISIONS ON SCHOOL CLOSURES
Right-sizing of Mark Twain? Right-Sizing of Tahoe Elementary? Rosa Parks transition to K-8 (Mark Hopkins)?
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TRANSITIONS
Ideas for supporting students: Reassure them that everything will be fine Provide opportunity for group discussion Encourage then to plan a special event Help build excitement about new school(s)
Ideas for supporting parents: Direct them to SCUSD and/or site based
resources Inform parents about Open Enrollment options Communicate current efforts & keep them
updated (community wall, family night, etc.)
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FRAMING
What does Framing mean: a cognitive/unconscious realization of what perception we give when we are communicating (including non-verbal communication)*
What does Framing mean for this discussion?:Being mindful of how and what we communicate to our children & families. Offering the best support we can to our students, families and staff
* Thinking Points: Communicating Our American Values and Vision http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org
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THE ABC’S OF FRAMING CONVERSATIONS
Audience
Be mindful
Consider underlying needs
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The ABC’s of framing tough conversations
Audience:
Think about who you are addressing with regard to your approach
Be Mindful: Be mindful of the impact your role as Program Manager has on how information is perceived and received
Consider underlying needs:What is your audience expressing? What needs may not be expressed?
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SHARED PRACTICE:
1. Review the scenario
2. Within your table group, brainstorm & chart : Who is your audience? What are the expressed concerns? What might be the UNDERLYING NEEDS?
3. Based on the ABC’s of framing, brainstorm a communication approach for your scenario
4. Present out/ Role Play
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STAFF CHECK-IN
How are your staff doing? Feeling?
How have you been able to support your staff?
What additional supports do you need to assist your staff with this transition?
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I NEED SUPPORT!
Resources available to you:
Your Area Specialist Your Agency Administrators SCUSD Website http://
www.scusd.edu/closures Communicating with other closing sites Communicating with your receiving sites
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SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
Youth Engagement Services is looking for 5-6 volunteers to help design & develop:
Transition steps for Before & Afterschool programs Out of school time enrollment process Strategies to maximize services to our students &
families
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NEXT STEPS?