Community Outreach
The objective of the Community Outreach Specialist is to work with administration, faculty and support staff at the secondary level to create opportunities for connections and relationships that will serve to improve student engagement in alignment with district-level goals.
About
The Community Outreach Specialist (COS) is to support family engagement and involvement for the benefit of student learning and academic success. The COS will also continue in the planning, implementation, monitoring, communicating and evaluation of activities, potential programs, and outreach services for families and students in conjunction with other community members within the school District and beyond its walls.
- Serve as a resource to students, parents and community members regarding community agencies, events, and activities.
- Assess the needs of students, families and community members.
Student Based Intervention Counselor
School-based counseling services to middle school and high school students who exhibit social, emotional and/or behavioral issues that place them at risk of school failure, delinquent behaviors, and possibly dropping out.
Services include:
- Individualized Education Program (IEP) Counseling
- At risk counseling
- Crisis intervention and management
Contact Information
- Johnstown Jr./Sr. High School, 1 Sir Bills Circle, Johnstown NY, 12095
- Phone: (518) 762-4661 ext. 2151
- cknowlton@johnstownschools.org
- cknowlton@thefamilycounselingcenter.org
Additional Links/Resources
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
When someone in the family has Alzheimer’s disease, it affects everyone in the family, including children and grandchildren.
Recommended Reading and Viewing for kids of all ages and the grownups in their lives:
- Always My Grandpa: A Story for Children About Alzheimer’s Disease by Linda Scacco, 2005 (for young children)
- Do You Have a Moon at Your House? by Jeannie Johnson, 2005 (For ages 6-10)
- Singing With Momma Lou by Linda Jacobs Altman, 2002 (For ages 6-9)
- Brain Basics: Know Your Brain https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/patient-caregiver-education/brain-basics-know-your-brain (For Teens)
- Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick 2012 (Ages 12 and up)
- Trudy by Jessica Lee Anderson, 2005 (For Teens)
- Explaining Dementia to Children and Young People https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/daily-living/explain-dementia-children-young-people (For Parents and Adults who Work With Children)
- https://www.alz.org/ (Information and Resources for Everyone)
Life at RCIL Living Independently is For Everyone
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