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Golden State College Preparatory Academy

Social-Emotional Wellness Center By Alexandra Rupp

+ Aspire Public Schools WHAT IS ASPIRE?

Aspire is a high-performing public charter school system serving low-income communities.

Serving 38 Elementary, Middle, and High Schools

WHERE ARE ASPIRE SCHOOLS LOCATED? n  Across 11 cities in California

WHO ARE ASPIRE STUDENTS? n  Grades K-12th n  Over 14,600+ students currently enrolled across all 38 schools

HOW IS THE APPROACH? n  Build Aspire’s College for Certain culture with great

teachers, great leaders, and great schools!

WHY DO THEY DO THIS? n  Because EACH AND EVERY CHILD DESERVES ACCESS TO THE

BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATION! G o l d e n S t a t e C o l l e g e P r e p a r a t o r y A c a d e m y

+Aspire Public Schools The Mission

To Open and operate small, high-quality charter schools in low-income neighborhoods, in order to:

n  Increase the academic performance of underserved students

n  Develop effective educators

n  Share successful practices with other forward-thinking educators, and

n  Catalyze change in public schools

College is the expectation, not the exception! G o l d e n S t a t e C o l l e g e P r e p a r a t o r y A c a d e m y

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Aspire University Charter School

opens in Modesto, CA

Aspire founder Don Shalvey and Netflix

founder Reed Hastings collaborate to promote education

reform

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1st Graduating Class Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy

(est. 2002 as Aspire’s 1st

secondary school)

1998

2005

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Aspire Public Schools The History

1997

2007

Golden State College

Preparatory Academy Opens in Oakland, CA

+Golden State College Preparatory

Academy est. 2007

n  LOCATION: Oakland, CA n  Sponsored by Oakland Unified School District

n  GRADE LEVELS: 6th-12th Grades n  STUDENT INFORMATION:

n  Enrollment: 553 Students

n 83% Free and Reduced Lunch n  Ethnicity:

n 75% Hispanic

n 23% African-American

n 2% Pacific Islander/ Asian-American n  0% Caucasian

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+Golden State College Preparatory Academy The Wellness Center

A confidential place for students to speak with a supportive adult about personal issues affecting their well-being

n  Support and other services are lead by the Mental Health/Socio-Emotional School Counselor n  MSW, PPSC

n  SERVICES: n  Assessments and Screenings n  Social and Emotional Support n  Counseling

n  Individuals and Groups n  Trauma and crisis n  Behavioral n  Conflict and Peer, Parent, Teacher Mediation

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+The Wellness Center My Role

Mental Health/Socio-Emotional School Counseling Intern

n  Execute school social work and counseling practices in collaboration with, and under direction/supervision of the lead Counselor. n  Create and implement therapeutic interventions for the purposes of

fostering better mental health and positive learning environments for students

n  Foster healthy families through community and school programing, including, but not limited to: parent education and community service

n  Provide various levels of counseling, including crisis and referrals

n  Perform Trauma and Crisis intervention

n  Attend IEP and inter-departmental meetings for students receiving counseling services

n  Develop individualized treatment plans

n  Collaborate with the school’s student support team

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+The Wellness Center My Contributions and Projects

G o l d e n S t a t e C o l l e g e P r e p a r a t o r y A c a d e m y

“The Chill”

GSP’s Wellness Newsletter Here is a glimpse of my efforts to reach more students and increase wellness through Social Emotional Learning! This edition of The Chill serves as the schools first ever student newsletter!