{"id":2170,"date":"2018-11-20T11:20:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T16:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/?page_id=2170"},"modified":"2024-11-14T14:24:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T19:24:43","slug":"whs-available-supports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/","title":{"rendered":"WHS Available Supports (Wheel of Supports)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/10\/WHS-Social-Emotional-Services-2019-20.jpg\" usemap=\"#Map\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><map name=\"Map\"> \n<area alt=\"Guidance Office\" coords=\"547,52,664,121\" shape=\"rect\" href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/school-counseling-office\/\" \/>\n \n<area alt=\"Human Relations Service\" coords=\"590,216,719,306\" 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href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/community-mental-health-resources\/\">Community Mental Health Resources<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Community web pages that provide mental health resources that support students, parents and families.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wellesleyma.gov\/DocumentCenter\/View\/211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Town of Wellesley Mental Health Resource Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/faculty-staff\/\">Faculty &amp; Staff Including Coaches &amp; Activities Advisors<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>As we discuss the social and emotional wellbeing of students, it is important to remind ourselves that the faculty and staff of Wellesley High School are in consistent and direct communication with students on a daily basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/advisory-program\/\">Advisory Program<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Advisory Program is intended to build student-teacher relationships in an effort to ensure that all students at WHS have an adult in the building, other than their school counselor, who knows them well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/school-counseling-office\/\">School Counseling Office<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Services to all students in personal\/social, career\/college, and academic counseling.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/wellesleyps.org\/whscounseling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHS School Counseling Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/human-relations-services\/\">Human Relations Service (HRS)<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Clinical psychologists employed by Human Relations Service, Wellesley\u2019s private, non-profit community mental health agency, providing short-term and ongoing school-based counseling, individually or in groups, for students in the regular education population who are experiencing a variety of social\/emotional challenges.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrshelps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HRS Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyma.gov\/193\/Health\">Community Social Worker<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Providing residents with supportive &amp; confidential consultation to navigate life\u2019s hardships.\u00a0Immediate Emotional Support and Mental Health Referrals<\/li>\n<li>Connection to Local Resources:\n<ul>\n<li>Specialized Services<\/li>\n<li>Housing\/Food\/Clothing Emergency Assistance<\/li>\n<li>Financial Assistance<\/li>\n<li>Medical Providers<\/li>\n<li>Childcare and Services<\/li>\n<li>Individual and Family Activities<\/li>\n<li>Transportation<\/li>\n<li>Community Events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Call 781-235-0135 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyma.gov\/193\/Health\">www.wellesleyma.gov\/health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/bridge-program\/\">Bridge Program<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Bridge Program works with Wellesley High students who are returning from a hospital and\/or treatment center due to emotional or medical reasons.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/wellesleyps.org\/whs-bridge-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHS Bridge Program Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/metco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">METCO Program<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), a state funded, voluntary educational desegregation program designed to eliminate racial imbalance through busing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/dei\/metco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WPS METCO Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/nurses-office\/\">Nurse\u2019s Office<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The school nurses see students throughout the school day for a wide variety of reasons including injury and illness management as well as for social and emotional issues.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/wellesleyps.org\/nursing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WPS Nursing Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/english-language-learner-program\/\">English Language Learner Program<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The ESL teacher provides direct English language development instruction for students who are in the process of learning English.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/teaching-learning\/english-learner-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WPS English Language Learners Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/student-support-team\/\">Student Support Team (SST)<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The SST identifies students who are not on preexisting Individual Education Plans and are in need of additional academic and\/or social and emotional support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/academic-resource-center-arc\/\">Academic Resource Center (ARC)<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Academic Resource Center (ARC) is a program designed to provide temporary tiered intervention to<br \/>help identify appropriate supports for struggling learners. The ultimate goal is to graduate students<br \/>from the program with the necessary skills to independently and successfully achieve academic<br \/>success at Wellesley High School.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/academics-learning\/student-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Special Education<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In accordance with federal and state laws and regulations, students identified as eligible for special education have an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) that is designed by a Team of individuals that includes district professionals, the parents\/guardians, and the student, when appropriate.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/academics-learning\/student-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WPS Student Services Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/gateways-program\/\">Gateways Program<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Gateways Program is an academic and therapeutic program designed to assist Wellesley High School students with managing the challenges associated to high school life.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/wellesleyps.org\/gateways-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHS Gateways Program Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/wellesleyps.org\/cornerstones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cornerstones<\/a><\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Cornerstones is a therapeutic learning center designed to assist students with social and emotional challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/school-psychologists\/\">School Psychologists<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Main responsibilities consist of counseling, testing, and consultation. Students are most often referred through the IEP process or through the students\u2019 school counselor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/crisis-response-team\/\">Crisis Response Team<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Crisis Response Team is comprised of members of our faculty, staff and administration who come together on a regular basis to review safety protocols and establish procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/whs\/students\/whs-available-supports\/wellesley-police-department\/\">Wellesley Police Department<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The WPD provides a School Resource Officer who is in close communication with the schools to support the needs of the students and their families.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wellesleypolice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WPD Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Mental Health Resources Community web pages that provide mental health resources that support students, parents and families. 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