Whole Faculty Support

The training/professional development process is three years. This involves the faculty being given access to a library series of short videos with Kim that overviews the key principles and also gives specific social and behavioral tools. These videos can be either viewed individually at home or during a faculty meeting. Written material is also available in the schools ISS online library that we curate and update. The Student Support Coordinating Group facilitate discussion in the faculty meeting about the videos content.

The clear feedback we have received is that an online training has significant benefits ... It is less disruptive to the school schedule than a rational three day in-person visit. It allows for well paced implementation throughout the year. It allows for emerging student support situations to considered. It is cost effective as the consultant does not need to have travel costs covered. It gives the faculty an ongoing professional development focus throughout the year.

A small Student Support/Care Coordinating Group needs to form (if it hasn't already) to help the process move smoothly. This group is usually made up of faculty members from the Early Years, Grade School, and High School. It also involves a person from the Leadership/Administration as a "FYI" member. This group meets once a week for around 60 minutes.

Like most new initiatives time and care is needed especially at the beginning of the process. However most faculties have a "children of concern" section in each meeting. This time can be formed and expanded slightly so that the Student Support work can be accommodated. Around 20 minutes works well.

One of the most popular and effective aspects of this process is the Student Social Action Committee (SSAC). This is a group of 8th grade (and High School) students who are offered the chance to become social citizen of their school by helping...

• Problem solving when disputes arise.
• Integrate new children into the school and class.
• Being a presence at playground "hot spots" of conflict.
• Organize tolerance and inclusion festivals and celebrations.
• Being big buddies to a whole class and also excluded children.
• At recess introducing some new fun traditional playground games.

Yes. Like all structures this also benefits from the ongoing maintained that a monthly 60 minute video call offers as well as continued access to the ever expanding library.  Click on this LINK to read more about the Ongoing Integrative Student Support Process

The whole faculty training costs $5,850/year. This is a training process that is given exclusively to a single school. The time allocation between full faculty professional development and Student Support Group training is flexible. Usually a school will assign three hours per year to faculty development and five hours to the Student Support Group training.

Presentations/lectures to the parent and wider community are not included in this annual fee.  Please contact us if you would like to host some parent enrichment talks.