Embedded Files
TIER 1
All* have access to...
Health Education
Michigan Model Health Curriculum + community-partnered programming
Physical Education
Social-emotional Learning (SEL)
School-based Health & Guidance Services
Chilmark School
Nurse: Bea Whiting, [Landing Page]
Guidance Counselor: Joan Rice , [Landing Page]
Edgartown School
Nurse: Kate Curelli [Landing Page]
Guidance Counselors: Deb Debettencourt, [Landing Page] and Eric Butler
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School:
Nurse: Mike Savoy, [Web page]
Guidance Dept. [Directory]
Adjustment Counselors: Amy Lilavois [Landing Page] and Matt Malowski [Landing Page]
Oak Bluffs School
Nurse: Lana Schaeffer, [Landing Page]
K-4 Guidance Counselor: Lianne deBettencourt, [Landing Page]
Social/Emotional Student Coach: Jean Holenko [Landing Page]
Tisbury School
Nurse: Catherine Coogan, [Landing Page]
Guidance Counselors: Aly Wiesner (K-4), [Landing Page] and Joanie Creato (5-8), [Landing Page]
West Tisbury School
Nurse: Kristine Cammorata , WEBPAGE
Guidance Counselor (K-4): Molly Cabral, [Landing Page]
Student Services (5-8): Graham Houghton, [Landing Page]
Universal Screeners
SBIRT (grades 7 & 9)-In 2016, Massachusetts passed legislation mandating SBIRT in schools. The requirements for public schools in the Commonwealth to engage in substance use screening and education can be accessed here Chapter 52.
PANORAMA Surveys: Social and Emotional Learning
SRSS- Student Risk Screening Scale (grade 9)- Externalizing behaviors
SELIS (Social and Emotional Learning Inventory System)- In March 2020, four MVPS schools** piloted the SELIS in grades 4, 5, 8, and 10. This work was funded by the Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and co-facilitated by the MVPS Behavioral Health Coordinator and school guidance/admin teams.
**Tisbury, Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, and MVRHS
MVYPS-wide universal data collection:
2019 EDSCLS (Grades 5-12)- School Climate Survey- Due to COVID demands, MVPS did not participate in a 2020 school climate survey; with the exception of some students in select MCAS grades completing the VOCAL (Voices of Climate and Learning) survey administered by DESE (grades 4, 5, 8, 10). MVPS aims to revisit assessing school climate across its schools in 2021.
2020 YRBS (Grades 7-12)-Youth Risk Behavior Survey (sponsored by MV Youth Task Force)- results to come...
Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS)-Tier 1
NOTE: Each school of MVYPS has a unique school culture that is built around the strengths and resources of staff, faculty, students, families and immediate community relationships. Therefore, the PBIS practices vary across schools.
TIER 2
Some small groups of students may need to access these short-term supports...
Social-emotional Supports
Small groups with School Guidance & Adjustment Counselors
MVRHS STRONG Curriculum (Luiza Mouzinho and Cheri Cluff, School-based Mental Health Counselors) [Click for curriculum website]
MVRHS Newcomer Orientation course
Small groups with School Psychologists and Speech and Language Pathologists
Community-partnered healthy relationship counselors
CONNECT to End Violence
Community-partnered support groups
Recovery Coaches
Social-emotional Wellbeing Coaching
PBIS-Tier 2 interventions/supports
NOTE: Each school of MVPS has a unique school culture that is built around the strengths and resources of staff, faculty, students, families and immediate community relationships. Therefore, the PBIS practices vary across schools.TIER 3
Other individual students may need to access more intensive supports...
Behavioral Health Services
Individual services provided by School Psychologists
Individual supports with a community-partnered Recovery Coach
Individual counseling with community-partnered Mental Health Clinicians
Return to Learn and re-entry programming (for students returning to school after a prolonged periods of time due to a mental health or medical reasons)
PBIS-Tier 3 interventions/supports
NOTE: Each school of MVPS has a unique school culture that is built around the strengths and resources of staff, faculty, students, families and immediate community relationships. Therefore, the PBIS practices vary across schools.*"All students" refers to either grade-level, school-wide, or system-wide provision of programming and services. Should you have questions about which programming is available at your child's school, please do not hesitate to reach out the school's guidance or administrative teams.
Community Partnerships
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