Rx: A Road to Success Through Education and Health Partnerships

1
Rx A Road to Success Through Education and
Health Partnerships

• Roy Clark Elementary School
• Union Public Schools
• Tulsa, Oklahoma

2
Six Conditions for Community Schools

• The school has a core instructional program with
  high standards and high expectations for
  students, qualified teachers, and a challenging
  curriculum.
• Students are motivated and engaged in learning
  both in school and in community settings, during
  and after school.
• Basic physical, mental, and emotional health
  needs of young people and their families are
  recognized and addressed.
• There is mutual respect and effective
  collaboration among parents, families, and school
  staff.
• Community engagement, together with school
  efforts, promotes a school climate that is safe,
  supportive, and respectful. It connects students
  to a broader learning community outside the
  school.
• Early childhood development programs help young
  children be ready to learn when they come to
  school.
• Community Schools are rooted in a core set of
  principles
• Foster strong partnerships
• Share accountability for results
• Set high expectations for all
• Build on community strengths
• Embrace diversity
• Avoid cookie cutter solutions
• From Coalition for Community Schools

3
CONDITION 3 The basic physical, mental, and
emotional health needs of young people and their
families are recognized and addressed.

• Comprehensive school-based health care helps
  improve attendance, behavior, and grades.
• Students who use school-based health clinic
  services use fewer drugs, have better school
  attendance and lower dropout rates, fail fewer
  courses, and decrease disciplinary referrals by
  95 (Pearson, Jennings, and Norcross, 1999).
• Students who are registered to use their
  school-based health clinic are more likely to
  graduate or be promoted than those who are not
  registered. African-American male students are
  more than three times as likely to stay in school
  if they register for the clinic (McCord, Klein,
  Joy and Fothergill 1993).
• In addition to promoting students
  self-confidence, mental health services
  contribute to better school performance and an
  improved school climate.
• Students participating in mental health
  interventions have better attendance, fewer
  behavioral incidents, improved personal skills,
  increased student achievement, and a higher sense
  of school and home connectedness than
  nonparticipating students.
• Students who receive school-based mental health
  services show a significant decline in depression
  and an improvement in self-concept.
• Proper nutrition and physical exercise have a
  significant impact on student academic outcomes
  and participation in school as well as on
  psychosocial functioning.
• Schools that offer intense physical activity
  programs see positive effects on academic
  achievement, including increased concentration,
  improved mathematics, reading and writing test
  scores, and reduced disruptive behavior, even
  when time for physical education reduces the time
  for academics.
• Students who participated in the Universally Free
  Breakfast Program increased their math grades and
  decreased their absenteeism and tardiness
  significantly more than children whose
  participation remained the same or decreased.

4
Why Clark Elementary?

• Students and families basic needs not being met
• Unresolved discipline issues
• Needs of the students causing teacher stress
• Provides a safe place for students to spend time
  after school hours
• Builds relationships with families

5
Clark Enrollment 20051st through 5th Grade
6
(No Transcript)
7
Free Reduced Lunch Count
8
How We Made It Work

• Began planning in November, 2004
• Reorganized staff of key players nurse and
  assistant principal
• Began meeting with Bedlam to plan construction
• Staff lounge was converted into clinic with two
  exam rooms
• Opened clinic in January, 2005
• Started small and then added family members and
  students at other schools

9
Key Players

• Superintendent
• School Board
• Building Principal
• Teachers
• School Health Personnel

10
Role of the School Nurse

• The Nurse is responsible for all regular school
  nurse duties in addition to
• Paperwork for clinic patients
• Assisting physicians assistants and doctors
• Helping make appointments and answering the phone

11
The Role of the Assistant Principal

• Traditional role of the assistant principal
  shifted to become a Community Outreach
  Coordinator
• Strengthen the liaison between agencies and
  school
• Organize after-school and summer programs
• Lead Student Assistance Team Meetings

12
Student Assistance Team Meetings

• A time for the agencies and staff at Clark to
  meet.
• This is a time to collaborate, work out various
  issues, and discuss students and their families.
• In the beginning we met once a week. After a
  year, we began meeting every other week.

13
Bedlam Clinic

• OU Bedlam Health Clinic opened January 2005.
• Clark Bedlam Clinic currently serves 4,000
  patients.
• Area Emergency Rooms have seen a decrease in
  non-emergency visits and wait time.
• OU Bedlam Clinic located at 28th and Sheridan has
  decreased lines and wait time.

14
(No Transcript)
15
Family Childrens Services

• Family and Children's Services provided various
  types of counseling to our students and families.
• Counseling groups consist of individual, small
  group, and family counseling.
• Services carry over with students to 6th/7th
  Grade Center.

16
Dental Screenings

• Ocean Dental screened 550 students at Clark
  Elementary for visible plaque and cavities.
• Families received information regarding their
  childs screening and a check-up reminder.
• All children received free toothbrushes and
  floss.
• A total of 3,000 students throughout the district
  were screened last Spring and Fall 2005.
• The Health Department does follow-up with the
  families after notices have been sent home.

17
Telemedicine

• Through a partnership with OU Bedlam Clinic and
  Tulsa Regional Medical Center, Roy Clark
  Elementary is the first school in Oklahoma to
  utilize telemedicine.
• Services include behavioral health and pulmonary
  screenings.
• Time is set aside one morning per week for
  patients to meet with Dr. Morris, pediatric
  psychiatrist from TRMC.

18
Tulsa City-County Health Department

• Tulsa Health Department invites Clark to be a
  part of a Healthy Schools Initiative by offering
  multiple classes and activities for students,
  families, and staff.
• These activities include
• Cooking Classes for Parents
• Nutrition Curriculum for Students and Families
• Nurse Case Manager
• Social Worker
• Walking Program for Staff
• Exercise Program for Families
• Through a partnership with the YMCA and the
  Health Department, the following programs will be
  offered to our students
• After-School Sports Clinics
• Team Building Activities
• Games and Activities Centered Around Physical
  Activity

19
Clark After-School Program

• Camp Cowboy
• Through a partnership with the Tulsa City-County
  Health Department and the YMCA, fifty 3rd, 4th,
  5th graders attend camp four days a week from
  330 to 500 p.m. The YMCA was one of only 20
  organizations in the nation to receive the
  Activate America grant. They have chosen to
  implement their program at Clark. The students
  participate in sports clinics, games, team
  building activities, and various classes
  including anger management, decision making,
  getting along with friends, etc. Two baseball
  players from Oral Roberts University serve as
  mentors to our students and lead them in many of
  the Camp Cowboy activities. They enjoyed our
  students so much they now volunteer not only
  after school, but during the school day. They
  work with our students who need extra attention
  and also work with our students who are in
  In-School Detention.
• Reading Tutoring
• After-school tutoring was provided for students
  in 1st through 3rd grades.
• College students provided one-on-one tutoring for
  2nd grade students.

20
(No Transcript)
21
500 Students Attend Clark Summer Camp

• Reading Math Are Taught Each Morning
• Students Choose Four Afternoon Elective Classes
• Cooking, Crafts, Jewelry Making, Pottery
• Thematic Units
• Ocean, Reptiles, Investigations/Mysteries
  
• Boys Sports
• Soccer, Basketball, Football, Baseball
• Girls Sports
• Spirit, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball
• Drama
• Breakfast and Lunch Provided at No Cost to
  Students
• Federal Feeding Program
• Transportation Provided for Students

22
Boy Scouts of America

• Learning for Life
• Retired Union teachers teach 1st-3rd graders
  life skills.
• Increased troop size to 35 boys in 1st-5th
  grades.
• Offered Camp Russell to 100 boys at Clark and
  Boevers for July Summer Camp.

23
Parenting Classes Adult Education Offered at
Clark

• Adult ESL
• GED
• Positive Discipline
• Baby 101
• Healthy Cooking
• Walk Through the Food Pyramid
• Activity Pyramid

24
PASS Program

• For the first time, Community Action Project
  donates free school supplies to Clark, Briarglen,
  Boevers and Grove Elementary.
• Over 2000 students receive brand new school
  supplies on the first day of school.
• PASS is a joint effort between CAP, the Tulsa
  Community Foundation, and the Schusterman Family
  Foundation, in conjunction with Union Public
  Schools. It ensures that every child is equipped
  with the supplies and materials to learn and
  succeed.

25
(No Transcript)