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STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Manakō: While the manakō is an introduced species, its name carries a profound intent for student development through the concepts of mana (inherent power) and kō (completion or success). This spaces serves to nourish the potential of every haumāna, ensuring they are empowered to find success in their endeavors and fulfill their individual purpose.
Overview
Overview
Student Support Services staff are dedicated to fostering a positive and inclusive environment that promotes the academic, emotional, and social well-being of all students. Focused on student’s physical health, behavioral, academic, and social-emotional needs, the team of support staff is committed to providing a range of resources, including academic advising, mental health support, and personal development programs.
They work collaboratively with students, families, teachers, and school administrators to identify individual needs and create tailored strategies that empower students to thrive both in and out of the classroom. Whether students are facing challenges or seeking guidance, the staff is available to help them succeed and reach their fullest potential.
Student Support Services should be located adjacent to Administration. All spaces should have some visibility through glass panel doors, sidelites or interior windows so that they are not completely closed off - to create “trusting space” with students. Natural daylighting is preferred for its calming effects. All spaces should have acoustic privacy.
Depending on the site configuration, a separate entrance to the Student Services Center could be provided to ease visitor traffic in the Administration areas and provide a direct connection to students within the campus. An alternative arrangement could be to distribute Counselor Offices among the instructional spaces. This decision is best made when working with school level leadership, and taking into consideration specific site conditions.
Staff may include School level and Complex Area-allocated positions, and numbers vary depending on need and funding.
STAFFING may include:
Student Services Coordinator / Educational Assistant
Student Activities Coordinator
Nurse / School Health Assistant (SHA)
Counselor(s)
Behavioral Health Specialists (BHS)—determined by size of campus
Mental Health Services Provider
Social Worker
May be located here or in Itinerant Services space near SPED classrooms
Clinical Psychologist
▪ Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), may or may not be full-time at each school
▪ Therapist / Physical Therapist, as needed
Services may include:
English Language learning (but this typically takes place within designated classes)
Migrant Services
Tutoring support, often before or after school, in the library, conference room or counselor’s office
Build connections with families and provide resources to parents
To help with support services and Bilingual/Bicultural School-Home Assistants (B/BSHA), who provide professional development and also conduct home visits
Working with and supporting homeless, foster, or at-risk students
Engaging families/guardians in student learning
Adjacency Diagram
Adjacency Diagram
Note:
Diagrams are not drawn to scale and should not be read as floor plan layouts.
Space Descriptions
Space Descriptions
2.01 Reception / Educational Assistant (EA) Work Station
Calm, welcoming environment for students to wait or self-regulate
Comfortable furniture for guests
Workstation for EA or Office Assistant
Works closely with SSC
2.02 Transition Center
Supports smooth transitions between grades and school and post-high school (college / career)
May house military support transitions
2.03 Office, Student Services Coordinator (SSC)
Coordination, scheduling, and tracking of IEP (Individualized Education Program) meetings
Workspace and conferencing with students, staff, and parents
See Typical Spaces, Office
2.04 Office, Counselor
Counselor Offices should be in close proximity to a Conference Room
See Typical Spaces, Office
2.05 Conference Room, Counseling
Family meetings, small groups or circle discussions
Movable furniture for maximum flexibility
Conference Room should be in close proximity to the Counselor Offices
See Typical Spaces, Conference Room
2.06 Office, CSSS Specialist
These offices house a variety of support personnel which may include:
Behavioral Health Specialists (BHS)—determined by size of campus
Clinical Psychologist
Mental Health Services Provider
Social Worker
See Typical Spaces, Office
2.07 Office / Meeting
See Typical Spaces, Office
2.08 Conference / Training
Larger group meetings, professional development training
Movable furniture for maximum flexibility
Rooms should be directly connected; operable partition between rooms to permit combining for meeting of more than 12 people
See Typical Spaces, Conference Room
2.09 Hospitality Counter
Small counter in corridor for coffee, tea, etc. and accessible to all
Small fridge, microwave and cabinetry
Locate conveniently near toilets and Conference/Training Rooms
2.10 Student Activities Room
Supports, plans, or hosts student leadership programs and training, student clubs, activities, after-school programs, and Student Activities Store
Activities include meetings, group work, and student government activities
Desk for Student Activities Coordinator (SAC), tables and chairs for group work and instructional area (i.e. whiteboard)
Located in or adjacent to Student Support Services, near high traffic areas such as cafeteria or main student exterior pathways
2.10A Office, Student Activities Coordinator
Typical Spaces, Office
2.10B Student Activities Store
Sales of school related items and storage of merchandise
Visible and easily accessible to high traffic student pedestrian pathways
Engaging display of sale items and counter for conducting purchases
Connected to Student Activities Room
2.11 Health Room
Location should be easily accessible. Multiple students may come daily to take medications, possibly at the same time
Welcoming and comfortable
Include easy access for emergency services
Sink with long counter
Refrigerator for medicine
Portable storage for medicines, as they need to be moved in fire drills, etc.
Cubicle curtains at cots for privacy and separation
Consider operable window to campus (for triage without entering building) if location makes sense
2.11A Toilet, With Shower
See Typical Spaces, Toilet
2.12 Storage
Storage room should have large open shelving to store a wide variety of supplies
2.13 Toilet, Single (Staff)
See Typical Spaces, Toilet
2.14 Toilet, Single (Student)
See Typical Spaces, Toilet
Adjacency Diagram
Adjacency Diagram
Master Charts
Master Charts
Furniture Lists
Furniture Lists
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