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Saint Louis Public Schools staff describe social-emotional support, job-readiness work for middle school students
Summary
Staff members described daily social-emotional lessons using the RethinkEd platform, small-group counseling, preparation for jobs and postsecondary planning, and academic testing supports for middle and high school students in Saint Louis Public Schools. No formal action was recorded in the transcript.
A staff member recorded in the meeting transcript described daily social-emotional instruction and small-group counseling across Saint Louis Public Schools, highlighting a digital curriculum and job-readiness work for younger students.
The staff member said, "I push into classrooms, teaching social, emotional lessons. We have a really great platform called, RethinkEd, where it has all of the, different programs and different lessons. I also pull small groups daily." That speaker described topics covered in those sessions as gratefulness, behavior that keeps groups functioning, and preparation for transitions from middle to high school.
The comments built on that account, with another speaker noting school counselors' role across the district: "School counselors and college advisors are leaders and agents of change here in Saint Louis Public Schools. They provide academic, social, and emotional support for our students, families, teachers, and teams all throughout the district." The transcript identifies these remarks as coming from district staff but does not list individual names.
Staff described responses to social media-driven conflicts and work to prepare students for employment. One speaker said many eighth graders asked for work-permit forms and recounted starting job-interview preparation in class: "1 of the things with me is that I want the kids to be prepared for life, and a lot of them wanna work. And and I think that's great." The transcript also recorded discussion of Career and Technical Education screening ("CTE filters") as part of postsecondary planning.
Academic-support activities cited in the transcript included scheduling, credit recovery tied to health courses, and standardized-test preparation. As one staff member put it, students take "pre ACT, ACT, ACCUPLACER." Another speaker emphasized the team approach, naming a principal, assistant principal, PBIS strategist and family community specialist as regular collaborators.
The remarks in the transcript were descriptive and informational; no motions, votes or formal directives were recorded in the provided excerpts. The remarks emphasize counseling staff work on social-emotional learning, college and career readiness, and routine academic testing and scheduling supports.
Looking ahead, staff comments in the transcript said they are focused on keeping students on track for graduation and on helping students develop job skills; the transcript does not provide dates, specific program budgets, or named follow-up actions.
