STUDENT SERVICES NEWS
| Monthly Newsletter September 2025 |
Happenings
- September is Suicide Prevention Month Please share the Parent Guidance Mental Health Series resource with parents: including Parent Guidance Online Mental Health Newsletter and "What Parents Need to Know about Suicide Prevention"
- Thank you to the schools that have already scheduled and implemented regular mental health meetings!
- Anti-Harassment/Anti-Bullying Student Training is being facilitated by school counselors now through October 1st. The Procedures for Training and Reporting are in the Document Center.
- All Schools will receive $1000 for Suicide Prevention. Admin, please support implementation of the suicide prevention program at your schools and ensure these funds are being utilized to strengthen it.
- Insight The Prime for Life and Guiding Good Choices schedule is now available. To see the schedule and register please click here
- Peer Court begins on October 6th. Referrals can be submitted here.
- Optional Admin/SRO Gun Safety and Active Shooter Training at East High School Library September 26th from 9:00am to 3:00pm RSVP HERE
| School Counselors |
| Student Services Meeting (Virtual) September 17 from 9-12. All Counselors, Social Workers, Nurses and McKinney Staff attend. Admin are always welcome. Agendas and resources: Student Services Meetings 2025-2026 Secondary Counselor Program: • All Secondary Counseling Programs will be reviewed by USBE this Spring to ensure adherence to state counseling standards. This program review nets counselor support budgets at secondary schools. • On-Site Review Performance Evaluation Data Project Reports Counselors must present data projects during a staff meeting. If presentations did not occur last Spring, please schedule asap. • Updates and Essentials Training All secondary administrators who have not completed this USBE school training within the past six years must complete the course asap. Documentation of completion will need to be provided to the state in March. Elementary Counselor Program: • Elementary Counselor folder for resources, training materials, and PowerPoints from elementary counselor breakout sessions of Student Services meetings. • Bullying One-Sheet outlines anti-bullying and anti-harassment policies and provides resources to families • Utah Crisis and Suicide Prevention Resources Submit G19-20 documentation by Oct. 1 to this Microsoft link • Elementary Counselors submit monthly data using this Microsoft form • Elementary Counselor Annual Task Organizer • SLCSD Elementary Counselor Handbook • Revised Counselor ECAP and Observation Tool Helpful Links: 3rd Millennium Substance Violation Option for Secondary Students Counselor Handbooks Counselor Document Center Utah College Application and FAFSA Resources Digital Awareness: Classroom Curriculum |
| District Social Work and Mental Health Partnerships |
| Social Work Services • We are excited to welcome Andrea Carrizo, Annie Romano, Haref Montalvo, Jessica Carpenter and Yvette Orr to our team! • Social workers are conducting mental health screening at all school sites. • Thank you to the schools that have already implemented and scheduled regular mental health meetings! Odyssey House • Salt Lake City School District partners with Odyssey House to provide free school-based therapeutic services to students at East, Highland, Horizonte, Backman and Parkview. Helpful Links: Mental Health Screening Parent Guidance Mental Health Series Social Work Handbook |
| Health Services |
| Important items this month: • Vision Screening starts on September 16, 2025. • CPR/AED/Narcan training continue to be offered once a month at the district office building. If you would like to be certified or your certification has expired, sign up for a class. -Remember, schools must have at least three front office staff CPR certified to have an AED in the school. --Elementary: Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and special request. --Middle: 7th grade and any special request. Helpful Links: How to access Healthcare Plans Sick Room Protocol Guidelines for Illness Health Services School Assignments and Resources |
| McKinney Vento |
| Important items this month: • Welcome Cisco Ramos our new McKinney Team member • Housing Questionnaire: This form activates supports for qualifying students. Email completed forms to Becky Baskett and Mike Harman - See District Documents Center for translated forms. - See McKinney List in PowerSchool: homeless_code>0 - If students you know qualify and are not on the list, complete the Housing Questionnaire link above • Reminder: McKinney-Vento eligible students can enroll without proof of address, immunization records, and/or birth certificate • Reach out to the McKinney Vento team for student support, questions and/or staff training. Helpful Links: McKinney Vento Resources |
| School Resource Officers |
| Important items this month: If you need an SRO for any reason: • Call your school assigned SRO (if no response) • Call Sgt. Doug Teerlink 385-228-8072 (if no response) • Call dispatch for non-emergency 801-799-3000 • Call 911 in an emergency • Peer Court • Promising Youth Gang Prevention and Intervention Contact Krystyn Stargel 385-312-3104 regarding referrals or click links below. Helpful Links: SRO School Assignments Promising Youth & Promising Youth Referral Peer Court Referral |
