What We Fund
Wellness Programs & Services
Since 2015, the MVLA Foundation has invested $270,000 in Wellness programs and services which have helped to lay the groundwork for building a healthy school culture. For 2018-19, the foundation approved a grant for $120,000 to provide a CHAC therapist at each school.
Total 2017-18 Expenditures: $100,000
- CHAC (Community Health Awareness Council) therapist.
- Healthmaster software
- Kognito staff training
- Professional development for therapists and staff
- Wellness resources (cards, tools and supplies for therapists)
- LAHS specific activities
- MVHS specific activities
- AVHS specific activities
Wellness Expenditures for 2015-17
Total 2016-17 Expenditures: $120,000
Total 2015-16 Expenditures for Pilots: $50,000
- Challenge Success – a Stanford-based program which partners with schools to…
- implement practical, research-based solutions to improve student health and increase motivation and learning.
- encourage educators to create policies and practices that foster interpersonal and collaborative skills, adaptability and resilience, and the critical thinking and creativity needed to solve complex problems.
- CHAC (Community Health Awareness Council) therapist.
- extra care is needed for seeing critical cases and self-referred students the same day.
- Healthmaster software
- a digital wellness record for students, compliant with all current health privacy laws.
- enables clinicians to have a complete record of services for students.
- clinicians and staff can only see information appropriate to their positions.
- Kognito staff training
- an interactive, virtual role-playing tool designed for teacher training. Teachers will use it to practice recognizing signs of distress in students and learn how to navigate conversation with students in crisis.
- Wellness Centers
- visit Wellness Centers at other high school campuses to determine feasibility for future MVLA master plan
- research best practices and efficacy of programs
- Professional development for therapists and staff ( Stanford University, Dr. Amy Satzman, CHC)
- Resource Cards for students
- “Every 15 Minutes” program at MVHS
- Communications Week at LAHS
- Mindfulness Workbooks for 9th grade students (LAHS)
- REALgirl Empowerment program
- Mission Be trains educators to bring mindfulness practices to their classrooms
- After school tutoring during review week
- YMCA activities for “at-risk students”
- PIQE – Parent Institute for Quality Education.
- a 10-week parent-education program for Spanish-speaking parents for whom English is a second language
- Staff wellness activities (yoga, zumba)
News & Info
- Wellness Update June 10, 2019
- 5 Ways MVLA Supports Students’ Wellness, by Susan Flatmo, Ph.D. District Clinical Services Coordinator, January 2018
- Why Sleep Matters, by Susan Flatmo, Ph.D. District Clinical Services Coordinator
- Clinical Services, by Susan Flatmo, Ph.D. District Clinical Services Coordinator
- Topic: Student Wellbeing, EdSource Today “Highlighting Strategies for Student Success”
- Use of Social Media: Some Advice for Parents, by Susan Flatmo, Ph.D. District Clinical Services Coordinator, March 2018
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