Student Wellness

Student Support Specialists

Children Resource Center provide school based services in order to work with students presenting mental health needs that impact their academic success. The Student Support Specialist staff members may work with students in a one to one setting, small group or in a team approach by collaborating with staff, families and communities.

Suicide Awareness and Prevention

In-School Programming: Our district uses SOS Signs of Suicide and Lifelines to teach suicide prevention to students in grades 6-12.  Both programs are evidence-based youth suicide prevention programs that teaches middle and high school students how to identify warning signs of suicide and depression. 

At home:  We encourage you to talk to your child about their suicide prevention education. It can be tough to bring up the topic of depression and suicide, but these conversations are essential. SOS Resources for Parents & Caregivers:

• SOS for Parents Handout
• SOS for Parents Handout in Spanish
• SOS for Parents Infographic
• SOS for Parents Infographic in Spanish

Crisis Services in Wood County

• In case of a mental health emergency: Call 911 or go to your local emergency room
• Ages 17 & under: Children’s Resource Center Mobile Response Stabilization Service at 419-352-7588
• Ages 18 and up: Unison crisis line 419-502-HOPE (4673)
• Text 4HOPE to 741741
• Dial 988: If you or someone you know is contemplating self-harm or suicide
   

What is Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)?

Social-emotional learning is the process through which children and adults acquire the knowledge, attitudes and skills to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships and make responsible decisions. 

How Do We Achieve SEL?

We promote SEL in three ways:

1. Climate: Creating a safe and respectful learning environment which is supportive and engaging with active participation. 
2. Direct Instruction: Using a variety of programs to deliberately teach SEL skills to students.
3. Infusion: Keep integrating SEL skills throughout the day through modeling and providing teaching opportunities as needed. 

SEL Programs at BGCS

• Second Step Elementary
• Second Step Middle School
• COPE: Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment
• Sources of Strength
• Zones of Regulation
• DARE
• Botvin Lifeskills
   

What is PBIS?

• PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support. 
• PBIS is a framework that uses evidence-based practices to create a positive school culture and learning environment for students and staff.
• PBIS recognizes that students can only meet behavioral expectations if they know what the expectations are. 
• The philosophy of PBIS is that by rewarding students for positive behavior through positive praise and rewards, students will begin to build intrinsic motivation to behave in a positive way which will help create a positive learning environment in all areas of the school. 
• PBIS’s key attributes include proactivity, data based decision making and a problem solving orientation. 

Restraint and Seclusion, Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) 

What Parents Need to Know

Multi-Tiers of Support

PBIS is a range of systemic and individualized tiers of support for achieving important learning outcomes.  

Tier of Support	Definition	Common Practices
Tier 1	school-wide, prevention-based supports in place for all students	Bobcat Proud Expectations  *BE RESPECTFUL   *BE RESPONSIBLE   *BE SAFE Positive reinforcements and acknowledgements Classroom management system Evidenced based social emotional curriculum  Data based decision making for system changes
Tier 2	targeted interventions to support students who are not responding to Tier 1 efforts. Interventions are more intensive since they target a smaller number of students	Check in Check out  Small groups Mentoring Behavior Contracts
Tier 3	more individualized supports and  based on the individual need of that student	Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Threat Assessment Safety Plan Referral to Community Agency Individual Counseling

 

 

Bowling Green City Schools continues to build and sustain community partnerships to help improve the welfare of our students and families. This page houses links to some of our community partnerships with the goal of improving student wellness.

Children's Hunger Alliance: K-5 Families who participate in SNAP, TANF or free school meals qualify for this free program. Weekend meal boxes include a variety of kid-friendly options such as juice boxes, crackers, meat sticks, fruit cups, etc… Children who qualify will bring home a small sealed box each Friday.  Contact your school office for more information. 

Handle with Care: When our community first responders encounter a child during a call, that child’s name and three words: HANDLE WITH CARE, are forwarded to the school before the school bell rings the next day. The school will then implement trauma-sensitive strategies so that potentially traumatized children are “handled with care.” 

Children's Resource Center: CRC provides mental health resources to BGCS. School-based services allow for close collaboration with school staff and families to more effectively address the needs of the whole child. BGCS School Counselors may make a referral to CRC for school based mental health services and for crisis response services. 

Care Portal: By using CarePortal, BGCS can submit requests to our community churches to assist families in need. 

Family & Children First Council: FCFC promotes and facilitates collaboration of community support agencies in order to support strong and stable families and children. 

Who are School Counselors?

School counselors are certified/licensed educators who improve student success for ALL students by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program. 

Roles & Duties of the School Counselor

School Counselors work to create a future world where all students thrive. Some of the duties include but not limited to:

• Individual student academic planning and goal setting
• School counseling classroom lessons
• Short term counseling to students
• Referrals for long-term support
• Collaboration with families/teachers/administrators/community for student success
• Data analysis to identify student issues, needs and challenges
• School wide planning and program implementation promoting positive climate and academic success

Meet BGCS School Counselors

High School Counselors  |  Middle School Counselors  |  Elementary Counselors

Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Prevention (ATOD)

Felicia Boyd
Alcohol Tobacco & Other Drugs Specialist
419-354-0100 x1030
fboyd@bgcs.k12.oh.us

What is ATOD?

ATOD stands for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

What is the Role of the ATOD Specialist?

BGCS ATOD Specialist, Mrs. Felicia Boyd, offers evidence-based prevention education both in the classroom and in one-on-one settings.

What Prevention Services are Offered?

CATCH My Breath
CATCH My Breath is an evidence-based vaping prevention program taught in the classrooms. 

Lifelines
Lifelines is a comprehensive suicide prevention program taught in the classrooms.

Healthy Relationships Support Groups
Safe Dates targets attitudes and behaviors associated with dating abuse and unhealthy relationships

Sources of Strength
The mission of Sources of Strength is to prevent adverse outcomes by increasing well-being, help-seeking, resiliency, healthy coping and belonging. 

Problem Identification (PID)
PID is a one-one-one prevention education for at-risk students who are using, at risk of using or affected by others’ use of alcohol, tobacco or other drugs.

Junior Teen & Teen Institute
JTI and TI are youth led prevention groups aimed at spreading awareness on the dangers of substance use.