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Westfield Public School District highlights Year 2 wellness work: counseling, fairs, and student engagement
Summary
Dr. Gonzales says the district’s counseling task force used a ThoughtExchange survey to guide Year 2 initiatives including counseling presentations for parents, wellness fairs at Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools, high-school ‘Thursday table’ talks, college access trips and staff professional development.
Dr. Gonzales told listeners in the February District Pulse that Year 2 of the district’s five-goal strategic plan emphasizes student and staff wellness. He said the counseling program task force is using results from a ThoughtExchange survey of parents, staff and students in grades 6–12 to guide program enhancements and boost collaboration between counseling staff and educators.
The recording lists several Year 2 initiatives. Counseling presentations in October and November were intended to help parents understand district processes for addressing reports of harassment, intimidation or bullying. Wellness fairs were held in December at Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools to provide stress-management strategies. High-school efforts to strengthen student connections include regular “Thursday table” talks and a first-generation college field trip to Montclair State University for 11th- and 12th-grade students. The recording also mentions a “first annual grama return event”; that term is used in the recording and was not clarified.
Dr. Gonzales said the district has given considerable thought to an upcoming master-schedule change at secondary schools and directed listeners to a full presentation on the curriculum page of the district website. The recording refers to a start date written as “02/1926,” which appears to be a transcription or delivery error; the audio does not provide a clear calendar year. He also noted November professional-development sessions that reinforced self-care and support for educators.
Taken together, the initiatives aim to expand counseling supports, increase family and community outreach, and create more structured student engagement opportunities. The District Pulse closes by saying more updates will follow next month.
