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SFSS Contacts Director Becky Lott(512) 278-4462
Administrative Specialist Andrea Medrano(512) 278-4095
Social Work Coordinator Becky Rivera(512) 278-4096
Health Services Coordinator Lynda Townsend(512) 278-4093
District Social Work Liaisons Marianna Martinez(512) 278-4097
Jessica Layssard(512) 278-4461
Homeless Ed/ Foster Care Liaison Jerretta Jimmerson-Davenport(512) 278-4099
Homeless Liaison Assistant Ricky Lopez(512) 278-4405
Pregnancy Related Services Angie Paiz(512) 278-4094
Family Engagement Liaison Joanie Grace(512) 278-4890
Mentor Coordinator Mayra Hernandez(512) 278-4095
STUDENT & FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES NEWS “Reaching Out, Touching Lives”
Mission Statement:The Student & Family Support Services department is committed to empower students and their families by providing a variety of social services, health services, and parent/community involvement opportunities, all of which enable families to become self sufficient and students to achieve academic achievement and lifelong success.
Please call us at (512) 278-4095 if you need assistance.
October 2016
MISD Needs You to Become a Volunteer!
Every child needs support of their parents, their school, and their community to succeed. The Manor Independent School District’s Volunteer Program creates many opportunities for individuals to partner; and we welcome you to share your time, talents, and become actively involved in the district.
If you’re interested, visit the Manor ISD Website to complete the volunteer application.
For questions regarding volunteer opportunities in the district, please call (512) 278-4890 or
@FamilyMisd
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Manor ISD and several other Austin-area schools are actively participating in the 6th Annual "Football is a Contact Sport. LOVE Shouldn't Be" campaign, which kicked off Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at House Park.
Manor High School was proudly represented by Coach Mitchell and two of the MHS Football players, Tahj Brooks and Kenny Miller. Coaches and students in Manor and other area districts will spread the word LiveRespect- Coaching Healthy Respectful Manhood.
All Manor Mustang Freshmen, Junior Varsity and Varsity teams will wear purple ribbons during the month of October in recognition. The teams joined the Travis County Sheriff's Office, Texas Advocacy Project, and Stop Abuse For Everyone (SAFE) to announce the start of the campaign.
What is domestic violence?
Domestic violence is a devastating social problem that impacts all segments of society and can have a profound impact on children. Home should be a safe place. For too many children, home is a place of conflict among grown-ups. Sometimes children get caught up in the violence and are physically harmed. Other times, children are emotionally scarred by witnessing domestic violence.
Often, people think that children are safe if the violence in the home is not directed at the children. Recent research indicates that exposure to family violence can have long-
term consequences. Children exposed to domestic violence are at increased risk of exposure to traumatic events, such as the injury of a parent. Children exposed to domestic violence are also at higher risk of abuse and neglect than children who are not.
• Warning signs of domestic violence include the following:
• Frequent injuries, with the excuse of “accidents”
• Frequent and sudden absences from work or school
• Child is afraid of inviting another child to his/her home
• Personality changes in a parent (e.g. an outgoing woman becomes withdrawn)
• Excessive fear of conflict
• Submissive behavior, lack of assertiveness
• Isolation from friends and family
• Depression, crying, low self-esteem
Source: kidsmatterinc.org
If you are in danger call 911 or reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. You may also contact your campus counselors or the Student and Family Support Services department at (512) 278-4095 for support.
Mentor Manor, a school-based mentoring initiative, pairs adult volunteers one-on-one with students in need of positive influences in their lives.
A mentor provides encouragement and helps a student develop his/her strengths and talents by supporting the efforts of other significant adults.
Research has shown that the more caring adults a child has in his/her life, the less like he/she will engage in risky behaviors.
You can make a positive impact in the life of Manor ISD student by giving 30-45 minutes of your time every week.
To learn more about the mentor program, please contact Mentor Coordinator Mayra Hernandez at (512) 278-4095 or [email protected].
Blake Manor Elementary School Receives Generous Donations from Samsung.
This year, Samsung Austin Semiconductor donated 30,040 school supplies, a new donation record, to Blake Manor Elementary School.
Blake Manor Elementary school was so appreciative of the donations that will support countless students.
Samsung Austin Semiconductor is a champion partner and continues to go above and beyond to support the needs of the community.
The Manor Independent School District is grateful to the Austin Travis County Integral Care for providing behavioral health services to students at school.
Four therapists are housed in the district to provide counseling and support.
Regardless of insurance status, students can be referred. A financial assessment will be a part of the intake process
Common reasons for a referral to a child/adolescent behavioral health provider include:
• Traumatic event or history of trauma • Extended periods of sadness, depression • Aggression/violence • Sudden negative changes in behavior and/ or high • risk behaviors • Suicidal/homicidal thoughts/statements • Difficulty adjusting to life stressors • Isolation, poor peer relationships • Substance use
If you are interested in this services, please contact Student and Family Support Services Director at (512) 278-4462 or [email protected]
FREE SHOT Clinic Texas Vaccines For Children
Manor Middle School 12900 Gregg Manor Rd. Manor, TX 78653 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Your child is eligible for these vaccines if uninsured, underinsured or enrolled with Medicaid.
Please bring your shot records and identification
If you have any questions, please contact your campus nurse or Health Services Coordinator Lynda Townsend at (512) 278-4093 or [email protected].
ShadowGlen Elementary Students Sponsored Food Drive.
ShadowGlen Elementary School sponsored a canned food drive in September to support the needs of the Manor community.
The drive was a huge success! A total of 1,600 hundred cans were donated and delivered to the Manor ISD Food Pantry to fill the shelves.
“This supports families who don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Now they have food to put on their tables, and children will enter school better prepared to learn,” said SFSS Director Becky Lott.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!
District Senior FAFSA Events Event: MISD Money Party FAFSA
Completion WorkshopOctober 22
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Location: MNT-Selected Classrooms
Event: MISD Money Party FAFSA
Completion WorkshopNovember 11
8:30 a.m -12:30 p.m.Manor High School
Event: MISD Money Party FAFSA
Completion WorkshopNovember 17
2:30 - 6:00 p.m.Manor High School
For more information email Roslyn
Caldwell at [email protected] or call 512-278-4848
Why Vaccinate?
Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Every flu season is different, and influenza infection can affect people differently. Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu and spread it to others. Over a period of 31 seasons between 1976 and 2007, estimates of flu-associated deaths in the United States range from a low of about 3,000 to a high of about 49,000 people. During a regular flu season, about 90 percent of deaths occur in people 65 years and older. The “seasonal flu season” in the United States can begin as early as October and last as late as May.
Teams of nurses from Healthy Schools LLC administered hundreds of flu vaccines to students at the elementary and middle school campuses and also to some of the staff on Monday, September 29th.
By partnering with Healthy Schools to provide Flu Vaccines for students, Healthy Schools
worked to accomplish several great results; keeping students and teachers healthy, erasing one of the reasons students miss school, providing a service to families that have to miss work to vaccinate child at their pediatrician, the economic drain to the community when parents have to miss work to care for a child with the flu and a savings to Medicaid and insurance plans by keeping people out of the emergency room with the flu. Source:
Healthy Schools LLC www.healthyschoolsllc.com
People’s Community Clinic at the Manor Mustang Health CenterPeople’s Community Clinic (PCC) is proud to be providing primary care services to patients from infancy to 12th grade in the Manor School District (located behind Manor New Tech High School).
People’s Community Clinic serves the medically underserved or uninsured with dignity and respect. They will see your child regardless of your ability to pay. A financial counselor is on site to help you find the best care plan. With your permission, People’s Community Clinic will work closely with MISD Student & Family Support Services and Health Services to help your kids succeed in school.
People’s Community Clinic can refer your child to specialists, assist in getting immunizations up to date, and provide referrals to ATCIC for behavioral concerns in school and/or at home due to life stress.
Service include:
• Well-child check ups or sports for physicals • Acute sick visits • Immunizations on-site in collaboration with MISD nurses • Lab work and rapid (flu/strep) testing on site • Management of asthma, diabetes, obesity and developmental disabilities • Referral for mental health on school campus for PreK through 12th grade • Coordinated care with specialists • Dental clearance • Hearing/vision testing • Financial screening New Hours of Operation:
Adolescent Clinic (middle and high school students)
Monday: 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. By Marcy Keefe, C-FNP Pediatric Clinics (elementary students) Wednesday: 9:15a.m.-3:15p.m. By Marcy Keefe C-FNP Friday: 8:00 a.m.-3:30p.m. By Anita Jones C-FNP
The clinic is located at 10334 US Hwy. 290 East Manor, TX 78653 (behind Manor New Tech High School).
For more information or to make an appointment, please call 512-684-1944 or Becky Lott at (512) 278-4462.
How Can I Help My Child Be Ready to Read and Ready to Learn?
Talk to your infant and toddler to help him learn to speak and understand the meaning of words. Point to objects that are near and describe them as you play and do daily activities together. Having a large vocabulary gives a child a great start when he enters school.
Read to your baby every day starting at six months of age. Reading and playing with books is a wonderful way to spend special time with her. Hearing words over and over helps her become familiar with them. Reading to your baby is one of the best ways to help her learn.
Use sounds, songs, gestures and words that rhyme to help your baby learn about language and its many uses. Babies need to hear language from a human being. Television is just noise to a baby.
Point out the printed words in your home and other places you take your child such as the grocery store. Spend as much time listening to your child as you do talking to him.
Take children's books and writing materials with you whenever you leave home. This gives your child fun activities to entertain and occupy him while traveling and going to the doctor's office or other appointments.
Create a quiet, special place in your home for your child to read, write and draw. Keep books and other reading materials where your child can easily reach them.
Help your child see that reading is important. Set a good example for your child by reading books, newspapers and magazines.
Limit the amount and type of television you and your child watch. Better yet, turn off the television and spend more time cuddling and reading books with your child. The time and attention you give your child has many benefits beyond helping him be ready for success in school.
Reach out to libraries and community and faith-based organizations. These organizations can:
Help you find age-appropriate books to use at home with your child;
Show you creative ways to use books with your child and other tips to help her learn; and
Provide year-round children's reading and educational activities.
http://www2.ed.gov/print/parents/read/resources/readingtips/part.html
Simple Strategies for Creating Strong Readers Without doubt, reading with children spells success for early literacy. Putting a few simple strategies into action will make a significant difference in helping children develop into good readers and writers.
Through reading aloud, providing print materials, and promoting positive attitudes about reading and writing, you can have a powerful impact on children's literacy and learning.
• Invite a child to read with you every day.
• When reading a book where the print is large, point word by word as you read. This will help the child learn that reading goes from left to right and understand that the word he or she says is the word he or she sees.
• Read a child's favorite book over and over again.
• Read many stories with rhyming words and lines that repeat. Invite the child to join in on these parts. Point, word by word, as he or she reads along with you.
• Discuss new words. For example, "This big house is called a palace. Who do you think lives in a palace?"
• Stop and ask about the pictures and about what is happening in the story.
• Read from a variety of children's books, including fairy tales, song books, poems, and information boo.
Reading well is at the heart of all learning. Children who can't read well, can't learn. Help make a difference for a child.
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