Isaura Roque

School Social Workers

• function as a link between the home, school, and community by bringing people together to promote the educational success of students;

• intervene when there is a social, familial, or economic challenge that impacts the learning process of students;

• strengthen students’ learning opportunities, achievements, and socio-emotional functioning by providing the following services:

  • assisting families in identifying community services and resources

  • providing casework services to students who have problems adjusting to school

  • facilitating individual and group support sessions

  • consulting with teachers, administrators, and parents regarding classroom behavior, school policies, and procedures affecting student performance

  • acting as mandated reporters of suspected child abuse

  • participating in a team response to suicidal statements made by students

  • participating in crisis intervention teams

  • coordinating with the solicitor general and the DeKalb Juvenile Court to uphold the Georgia compulsory school attendance law

  • serve on county and system-wide committees that help address attendance, behavioral and emotional well being of students and child fatalities.

The Homeless program assists students and parents who meet the criteria under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act defining them as homeless by:

• facilitating the identification of homeless students;

• insuring that homeless students are immediately enrolled;

• resolving any disputes between the school and the parent;

• arranging for school transportation or, when feasible, providing Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) “Breeze Cards;”

• providing funds for the purchase of school band uniforms, cheerleading fees, junior and senior dues, educational field trips, and rental of musical instruments;

• providing school supplies;

• providing funds for school required immunizations and vision, hearing, and dental screenings;

  • referring homeless children to medical, dental, and other health services

  • providing other extraordinary or emergency assistance needed to enable homeless children and youth to attend school.

******** Any student attending a DeKalb County school is eligible for social work services ********