Wraparound Guide: How to Gather Student Voice, Build Community Partnerships, and Cultivate Hope (A wraparound service delivery handbook for improving student mental health and classroom behavior)

by Leigh Colburn, Linda Beggs

Overview

Your school has the power to help students overcome barriers to well-being and academic achievement—from mental health issues to substance abuse to trauma. With this timely guide, you will learn how to launch and sustain high-quality wraparound services embedded within your school that meet the needs of every learner. Use the book's actionable steps to amplify student voice, establish community partnerships, and design programming that fully supports the whole child.

Use this resource to establish processes that address the what, how, where, and who of the wraparound center.

• Recognize the impact of outside influences on students and how they affect their classroom learning.
• Design processes to hear student voices and identify their needs.
• Forge relationships with students and establish community partnerships.
• Design and fund services and programs that meet student needs.
• Connect students and families with the support they need to enable learning, wellness, and healthy relationships.

Contents:
Introduction
Part I: Laying the Foundation
Chapter 1: Understand Core Concepts
Part II: Gathering Student Voice
Chapter 2: Identify Needs
Chapter 3: Establish Priorities
Part III: Building Your Infrastructure
Chapter 4: Identify Resources
Chapter 5: Establish Partnerships
Chapter 6: Secure Funding
Chapter 7: Create Your Structure
Part IV: Launching and Sustaining Wraparound Services
Chapter 8: Connect Students and Families With Services
Chapter 9: Sustain Wraparound Programming
Epilogue
Appendix: Pull It All Together
References
Index

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951075071
Publisher:	Solution Tree Press
Publication date:	11/03/2020
Pages:	280
Sales rank:	674,066
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

About the Authors xi

Foreword xiii

Introduction 1

How Our Wraparound Journey Began 2

Why This Book Is Needed 5

Who Should Read This Book 8

How This Book Is Structured 9

And How Are the Children? 13

Part I Laying the Foundation 15

1 Understand Core Concepts 17

Whole Child Approach 17

Trust 23

Wraparound Services 27

Conclusion 31

Part II Gathering Student Voice 33

2 Identify Needs 35

Conversation Circles 38

Off-Track Interviews 50

Graduation Stories 54

Conclusion 60

3 Establish Priorities 63

Student Voice Needs Survey 65

Focus Groups and Individual Focused Conversations 70

Conclusion 81

Student Voice Needs Survey-High School 82

Personal Reflection Notes Template 87

Sample Compilation of Student Voice on Anger 91

Part III Building Your Infrastructure 101

4 Identify Resources 103

Types of Resources 104

Full-Spectrum Programming 106

Community Asset Mapping 109

Conclusion 117

5 Establish Partnerships 119

Choose Credible Partners 120

Conduct a Community Strategic-Planning Meeting 129

Build Strong Partnerships 137

Conclusion 138

6 Secure Funding 139

State and Federal School Funding 140

Fundraising and Other External Funding Streams 151

Braided Funding 160

Conclusion 160

7 Create Your Structure 163

The What: Developing Programming Based on Student Voice 165

The How: Developing an Organizational Structure 169

The Where: Designing Spaces for Connecting Students and Families With Services 173

The Who: Reaching the Whole School, Identified Groups, and Individual Students 177

Conclusion 183

Part IV Launching and Sustaining Wraparound Services 185

8 Connect Students and Families With Services 187

Measure What Matters 188

Establish Procedures and Processes That Ensure and Enhance Connections With Services 193

Develop an Individual Student Voice Needs Survey 205

Conclusion 206

9 Sustain Wraparound Programming 207

Remain Grounded in Student Voice 210

Assess Progress 213

Navigate Leadership Changes 220

Keep the Work Relevant to the Whole School 222

Manage Funding 223

Conclusion 224

Epilogue 225

Appendix: Pull It All Together 227

Background: Substance Abuse and the Centergy Cycle 227

Step 1: Identify Needs 230

Step 2: Establish Priorities 231

Step 3: Identify Resources 238

Step 4: Establish Partnerships 239

Step 5: Secure Funding 241

Step 6: Create Your Structure 243

Step 7: Connect Students and Families With Services 243

Wraparound Services: A Life Saved 245

References and Resources 247

Index 255

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This book should be required reading for all parents, teachers, principals, coaches, superintendents, and school board members. The steps that Leigh Colburn and Linda Beggs outline in The Wraparound Guide give everyone a concrete road map to bring to life a culture of connection, care, and hope—for students and adults. Their work with young people across the United States is not just theoretically strong, but inspirational, practical, and possible for every student, school, and community." —Leslie Hazle Bussey, CEO and executive director, Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement

"Once in a great while, a book comes along that can transform how we do school, permanently shifting our perspectives. The Wraparound Guide is one such book. An effective how-to manual for accessing and elevating student voice in planning wraparound services, any school seeking to meet students' needs will do well to seek out this invaluable resource." —Emily Gibson, education consultant and coauthor, Building the Resilient School: Overcoming the Effects of Poverty With a Culture of Hope

"How wonderful to see the best practitioner of effective wraparound I've ever witnessed publish a guide for others. This is the book addressing comprehensive wraparound implementation that everybody needs to read. The model is second to none!" —Stephanie Johnson, deputy superintendent of school improvement, Georgia Department of Education

"This guide is an invaluable resource to anyone passionate about providing wraparound supports for students and families. The practical tips and replicable steps allow school and district personnel to customize the framework to meet the unique needs of each community. In these uncertain times, it is more important than ever to ensure schools meet the needs of students and families, and this book undoubtedly supports those efforts." —Sarah Bell, deputy superintendent, Gainesville City School District, Georgia

"As I started to read this book, I instantly felt the same positive energy I felt when Leigh Colburn created the prototype that brought needed services to the students in Marietta City Schools. The Wraparound Guide shows you the power of gathering student voice and tapping into your extended school community to offer programming and services that support the whole child. This work is, in many ways, groundbreaking and, in all ways, important." —Emily Lembeck, former superintendent, Marietta City Schools, Georgia