CARE Team 

Unity Grove Elementary School-Level Care Team 

2022-2023

Purpose of school-level Care Team:  

To ensure cultural responsiveness, social emotional wellness, and contact with a caring adult  are ambitiously pursued and consistently monitored with fidelity and reliability.  

Who should serve on the school-level Care Team: 

Core Team Members: Terrica Hinton, Mental Health and Wellness Facilitator

Dr. Shanna Mitchell-Jones, School Counselor

Sarah Lesley, School Counselor

Sidrah Khan, School Social Worker

Jaz Foster, Office Clerk

Savannah Gardner, Attendance Clerk

Anne Wilson, Principal

Care Team Support / Work Members: 

Classified Staff to assist with outreach 

ITS/ITP 

Specials / Connections Teachers 

What are the responsibilities of the school-level Care Team: 

In collaboration with the district Care Team, the school level Care Team will build, implement, monitor,  support and deliver professional development around school needs on cultural responsiveness, social  emotional wellness, and student contact with a caring adult. The Care Team will guide the  development of school commitments around: 

∙ Cultural Responsiveness 

o PD is developed and implemented for staff (PD available from district toolkit) 

o Develop and monitor opportunities for student voice 

∙ Social Emotional Wellness 

o Identify students who are experiencing academic, social, and /or emotional hardships 

o Align community resources to meet the needs of students and families 

o PD is developed and implemented for staff 

o Calendar of wellness / SEL activities 

o Monitoring of 2nd Step, PBIS 

∙ Contact with Caring Adult 

o Monitor the implementation of the attendance protocols 

o Monitor student / staff engagement through attendance and school level activities 

o Set-up school-level mentor 

What is the timeline and frequency for the work of the school-level Care Team? 

The CARE Team meets every Wednesday. Referrals to CARE Team can be made to Sidrah Khan at https://forms.gle/SyJjJo7SpVRKYDPw6