Overview:

Challenges in K-12 Wellness and Safety

• Challenges in K-12 wellness and safety solutions (3 parts)
• How Technology Can Help Address These Issues (4 parts)
• Implementation Strategies (4 parts)

Challenges in K-12 Wellness and Safety

1. Mental Health Support:
2. Bullying and Safety:
3. Stress and Anxiety:

How Technology Can Help Address These Issues

1. Mental Health Support:
2. Communications:
3. Day to Day Student challenges
4. Crisis calls (guns, knives & bombs) for eminent physical danger:

Implementation Strategies

1. Professional Development for Staff:
2. Student and Parent Education:
3. Collaboration with Tech Providers:
4. Regular Evaluation and Feedback:

Focusing on wellness and safety in K-12 education is crucial for the development of students. Here are some specific challenges related to wellness in K-12 education and how technology can help address them. Every day we speak to educators, we ask then to tell us their K-12 challenges, and how they want to use technology. The responses are overwhelming to increase efficiency by notifying staff quicker, and greater effectiveness by connecting the right staff member to manage specific challenges. The far the most pressing underlying pressure, across the board for all educators is there are more student and staff challenges, without more budget for more headcount how can educators expand to stem the rapidly rising need for wellness and safety. This white paper’s content focus is leveraging technology that schools can create a supportive environment that promotes the well-being of students, helping them to thrive both academically and personally.

See further details at WellnessResponder  (a 501c3 non-profit) www.WellnessResponder.com

This white paper snippet is part of a 11 week series, the full paper can be found at: