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Trust First, Then Teach/Lead: Boosting Engagement with SEL Supports 

ROBERT BEATO

EASTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Just A Little About Me

  • 27 years in Education
  • 23 years in High School ( South Lake)
  • Teacher- Dean Of Students- AP- Principal
  • Last 4 Years at Eastland Middle School- Principal
  • Advisories- Curriculum- Attendance- Behavior-SIT-MICIP-ETC, ETC
  • Broke up fights-Been Threatened- Parent meeting with Michigan top 5 most wanted. 

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Eastland Middle School- Roseville District

  • Title One School
  • 345 Students
  • 7.2 percent are Homeless
  • 2022- 61% Chronically Absent
  • Currently- 41%
  • BENICE
  • Restorative

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Today

-Present

-Discuss/collaborate

Present-

Discuss/Collaborate

Question at any time

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Agenda�

Culture- for teachers and students

Activities for staff- to use with students

Trust

Staff-Students day to day

What I do-I want Teachers to do

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OUR KIDS-- OUR STAFF

This is an attitude

Takes practice

Can’t do “These Kids”

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Build Culture/ Trust Why it Matters

7 out of 10 teens (between 13-17) have named anxiety and depression as their major problem

Half of middle schoolers describe themselves as “often or always feeling stressed by their school and parents”

29% of Secondary students report a weak or negative sense of belonging to their school-

-Well being increases healthy behaviors, physical, mental, social connections, and behavioral and emotional engagement at school

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Simple Expectations- to build Trust/Community/vulnerability

Get to know your kids- I will ask

Tell your story

Check Ins

What I do- I want them to do

What they do- They can get students to do

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ACES

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
  • ACE-Q - Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire
  • 0 ACEs (No Reported Adversity): Indicates no exposure to the measured adverse childhood experiences. Individuals in this category typically show the lowest risk for negative health outcomes.
  • 1-3 ACEs (Low to Moderate Adversity): Indicates exposure to one or more types of adversity. Research demonstrates a modest but statistically significant elevation in risk for various health and social problems compared to individuals with no ACEs.
  • 4+ ACEs (High Adversity): Represents a clinically significant threshold where risk for negative outcomes increases substantially. This category is associated with significantly elevated risk across multiple domains of functioning and should prompt thorough clinical attention.
  • 6+ ACEs (Very High Adversity): Although not a formal categorisation in all ACE literature, scores of 6 or higher represent exposure to multiple forms of serious adversity and are associated with the highest risk for severe and complex health problems.

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Ted Lasso Kindness and Culture

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Activity- 3-5 minutes�

What’s the worst thing you’ve done to someone? Why did you do it?

-What is your favorite movie? Why?

-What do you most dislike about yourself? And how are you trying to work on it?

-What’s your biggest insecurity?

-Explain a toxic relationship in your life?

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Caring Adult

  • Every student has at least one adult.
  • Microsoft form- Teachers name kids they have relationships with
  • Let them see the students that have been picked
  • Now we sign up- to be a silent mentor

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Check In

  • Meetings with teachers
  • Weekly emails

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Community Circles

  • Staff plates- Students Plates
  • Now us- Principals Plate
  • 3-5 minutes
  • Please share one highlight/success/small miracle you experienced this year
  • Describe one situation that contributed to a burnout this year

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

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Transferring Caring

LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM STEVE NASH | THE POWER OF CONNECTION

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Take 3 to 5 minutes and share ways this can be done.�

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Teacher appreciation contest with students

  • Contest for points
  • 80s-90s theme 
  • Skits involving students from 80's and 90s
  • Most students that dress like you
  • Teacher/student scavenger hunt

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Appreciation continued

  • Getting students involved

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