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Our Student Support Team (SST) consists of 20 staff members who are all student-facing and dedicated to the social emotional wellness of our students. This group includes our Paraprofessional Community Field Coordinators (CFC), five clinicians (including three full-time Social Workers, one School Counselor and one School Psychologist) and our Special Education staff. The clinicians mentioned here provide 1:1 counseling and psychotherapy to students for whom counseling is required with an IEP, as well as non-IEP students requesting this intervention (or flagged for it by an adult in our community).
While navigating the pandemic, it became clear that there was an increased need to systematically flag those students who needed referral for immediate support in real time. In summer 2021 we created a new resource within our Connects platform that allows all staff to flag students who need urgent counseling, food aid or housing. In this newly-revised referral process students move through an order of “referred” to “screened” and then “assigned” to a counselor if appropriate.
When a student is in need of next steps/additional support any adult within the BDEA community should record relevant information within our CONNECTS database, should reach out to a social worker, Family Liaison and Community Field Coordinator
Contact Information for Student Support Team
Contact Information for Student Support Team
Latashia Furtado - Director of Student Support (SST)
Latashia Furtado - Director of Student Support (SST)
Jeffery Key Alston - Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Jeffery Key Alston - Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Gigi Bly - BL Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Gigi Bly - BL Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Email lwilliamsbly@bostonpublicschools.org
Tehka Bowen - Coordinator of Special Education
Tehka Bowen - Coordinator of Special Education
Vicki Cantillo - School Psychologist
Vicki Cantillo - School Psychologist
Cheuper Freeman - BDEA 2.0 Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Cheuper Freeman - BDEA 2.0 Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Charell Hendricks - School Climate Coordinator
Charell Hendricks - School Climate Coordinator
Tatiana Hollins - Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Tatiana Hollins - Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Anita Ivarson - Special Education Program Leader
Anita Ivarson - Special Education Program Leader
Ricky Lambright - BDEA 2.0 Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Ricky Lambright - BDEA 2.0 Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Nury Marcelino - School Psychologist
Nury Marcelino - School Psychologist
Jessica Martinez - Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Jessica Martinez - Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Richelle Villalona-Family Liaison
Richelle Villalona-Family Liaison
Rachel Revis - BDEA 2.0 Social Worker
Rachel Revis - BDEA 2.0 Social Worker
Andres Strohmeyer - School Social Worker
Andres Strohmeyer - School Social Worker
Cherelle Webster-Payne - School Social Worker
Cherelle Webster-Payne - School Social Worker
Calvin Williams - Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Calvin Williams - Community Field Coordinator (CFC)
Email cwilliams4@bostonpublicschools.org
Magdalene Moise - Admissions Manager
Magdalene Moise - Admissions Manager
Please go to website if you are interested in apply to BDEA - see link
Resources
Resources
As a school we have a family liaison who assists families with resources not only in school but also within the community. Here are a few resources families can access. Please reach out to the family Liaison Richelle Villanova at rvillalona@bostonpublicschools.org for further in or out of school resources.
Community Resources
Mass Coalition for the Homeless
BPS Welcome Services / Registration
In School Resources
Whittier Street School Based Clinic
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