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Cartwright district director describes role supporting students, families and staff
Summary
A district staff member described duties of the director of safe schools and social-emotional learning and outlined services from the Center for Strong Families and Thriving Children, including support for McKinney-Vento families and bilingual outreach.
A staff member and director of safe schools and social-emotional learning at Cartwright Elementary District (4282) described the scope of the position and the services provided by the district's Center for Strong Families and Thriving Children.
"This position entails a lot," the staff member said, adding that the role "encompasses supporting our students and our staff with the social, emotional, and mental well-being," and providing assistant principals, counselors and RTIBs with resources to support students and staff.
The staff member said the Center for Strong Families and Thriving Children provides community supports including food boxes and uniforms and works with families covered by the McKinney-Vento program. "We provide them with the resources mentally as well as socially and emotionally to support them during this time," the staff member said.
Speaking about personal background and community connection, the staff member said working in the Maryville community felt like returning to the speaker's hometown of Pico Rivera, California, and described identifying as "Chicano Mexican American," emphasizing bilingual ability and cultural traditions as strengths in working with families.
Remarks appear in the transcript as statements of duties, program services and personal experience; no formal actions, votes or policy changes were recorded in the provided transcript segment.
