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BJ Martin, Interim Principal, Winburn Middle School

Youth Services Center Needs Survey

The Youth Services Center strives to meet the needs and interests of all students and their families. The information that you provide will help us plan programs and activities. Please take a few minutes to fill out the parent survey for the 2023 needs assessment. https://forms.gle/E4SYrJNmweow9Gmo6

New Website!

I am thrilled to present our up-to-date Youth Services Center web page, designed to be your one-stop destination for all things related to the Youth Services Center. CLICK HERE to find information about YSC programs, volunteer opportunities, and much more!

Backpack Food Program

The Winburn Youth Services Center is here to support the nutritional needs of students and their families through the Backpack program. For a limited number of students, weekly snack bags can be provided to supplement families over the weekend. To begin receiving a weekend snack bag, please complete this form (https://forms.gle/NgG8WctcMT18NiQS6) or contact our Youth Service Coordinator, Adrean Woolfolk at (859)-381-3967 or adrean.woolfolk@fayette.kyschools.us

A Note on Attendance

Tips for Families to Improve School Attendance

• Make education a family priority.

• Do not allow your child to stay home from school unless they have permissible excuses.

• Know and follow the school district’s attendance policy

• Set a regular bedtime for your child that provides your child with plenty of rest.

• Do not enable your child by encouraging unexcused absences.

• If your child does not want to attend school talk to him or her. Also, contact your School Counselor, Youth Service Center Coordinator, or Title I School Social Worker for additional resources.

• If your child refuses to go to school, please contact the school for help.

• Praise your child for school work well done.

• Assist your child with homework and ask for resources to help your child with his/her school work.

*Parents remember you have (3) days once your student returns to school to get your note in.

Truancy Referral:

After parents are mailed the Final Notice and the unexcused events continue to accumulate, the Pupil Personnel Office and or school personnel may attempt to conduct a home visit. If attendance does not improve, the Pupil Personnel Office shall proceed under KRS 159.180 to seek legal recourse for the resolution of the problem.

Tech Help:
If your student's Chromebook is not functioning correctly, has been damaged, lost or stolen, please contact the school immediately.  We can fix it! Our phone number is 1-859-381-3967.  We even help with missing or broken chargers.

You may also use the District's Tech Help Line: (859-381-4410) weekdays from 8am - 4:30pm.  

Our school support staff is here to help.  Click each name to send an email directly.

Mrs. Cassidy - 6th Grade Counselor
Mr. Weaver - 7th Grade/GTAP Counselor
Ms. Darkomensah- 8th Grade Counselor
Ms. Culbertson - District Mental Health Specialist
Mr. Alicea - District Mental Health Specialist (habla español)
Ms. Rice - School Psychologist

Students and families may also complete a STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES REQUEST and a member of our support staff will reach out to you.

Second Steps Information
Second Steps are lessons taught at Winburn geared towards 

understanding the socioemotional needs of all students.

6th Grade

Lesson 26: Conflict Solvers
Summary
In this week’s lesson, your child will use their conflict-solving expertise to help solve a realistic peer conflict.
Question
Ask to see your child’s assignment. If they don’t have it, ask them to explain it to you. Think of a realistic conflict from real life, TV, a movie, or book and have your child explain the steps they would take to resolve it.

7th Grade

Lesson 26: Tips for Resolving Conflicts
Summary
In this week’s lesson, your child will apply the skills and knowledge they’ve learned in this unit to create a tip sheet for resolving conflicts.
Question
Ask to see your child’s assignment. If they don’t have it, ask them to explain it to you. Think of a realistic conflict from real life, TV, a movie, or a book, and have your child share what tips they think would be helpful in resolving it.

8th Grade

Lesson 26: Guide to Healthy Relationships
Summary
In this week’s lesson, your child will create a guide to healthy relationships to inform, encourage, and inspire their peers.
Question
Ask to see your child’s project. If they don’t have it, have them describe it. Ask them what the most important thing they learned about healthy relationships is.