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Show Education Wed/Thurs/Fri, April 4-6, 2018 The Park Record. Editor: Carolyn Webber education@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 BOARD TO HOST OPEN COMMUNITY MEETING The Park City Board of Education is scheduled to have an information exchange meeting on April 18. According to the Park City School District’s website, the meeting is scheduled to take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at Trailside Elementary School. Community groups, parents and staff are invited to attend. Those who would like to present or offer comment should contact Andrew Caplan at acaplan@ pcschools.us. PARLEY’S PARK CHESS CLUB STARTS SPRING SESSION Parley’s Park Elementary School’s Chess Club recently started its spring session, according to the school’s newsletter. The club meets every Monday from 3:05 to 4:10 p.m. throughout April and May, except for April 9. It costs $70 and is available for students from grades three through five as well as younger students with chess experience. Chess player Alexander Gustafsson is the instructor for the program. Those interested in participating should contact kimcrichton1@gmail.com. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SCHOOL’S REALITY TOWN Treasure Mountain Junior High is seeking volunteers to help run the annual eighth-grade Reality Town. According to a school newsletter, the event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 5, and requires 180 volunteers. The event is scheduled to run from 7:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the school’s gym. During the event, students will select occupations and use an assigned monthly income and family scenario to make financial choices about housing, transportation, child care and clothing. To sign up for a volunteer slot, visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/ 20f0e48afad229-tmjh1. The Park Record A-7 STUDENT CHARTS WAY TO STATE GEO BEE, A-8 A-7 LEADERSHIP NAMED IN PARK CITY DISTRICT, A-8 www.parkrecord.com WED/THURS/FRI, APRIL 4-6, 2018 Student wellness major factor in budget talks Tier 3 interventionists and a crisis counselor are being considered CAROLYN WEBBER The Park Record As student mental health makes its way to the forefront of education discussions, the Park City School District is adjusting to meet students’ needs. The Park City Board of Education is considering adding various positions for student wellness to the district’s budget. The positions would be Tier 3 interventionists in the elementary schools, a crisis counselor at Treasure Mountain Junior High and a student wellness coordinator at Park City High School. The interventionists would help the “When we’re spread out, our efforts are diluted. That’s when kids fall through the cracks,” Ben Belnap, associate superintendent of student wellness district move toward a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS), said Ben Belnap, who was hired last year as the associate superintendent of student wellness. The district plans to implement the system this fall. In the system, students are categorized into different tiers of support, Belnap said. The majority of students — 80 percent — learn sufficiently with classroom instruction, but some need advanced assistance, such as small-group or one-one-one aid. There are currently interventionists at every elementary school who help students in the upper tiers, but Belnap said that they are spread thin. New interventionists would help share the PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Ben Belnap, associate superintendent for student wellness, says that new positions focused on student wellness would help the district. The Board is considering adding positions as it finalizes the district budget. student case load, but also be the facilitators for MTSS leadership teams at each school. Belnap said that currently, problems or concerns are brought to the district. Implementing Tier 3 interventionists and teams at each school would help the school support itself. He said that transition is important when small districts grow. Plus, he added, interventionists can help the district establish a clear pro- tocol for when to bump students up the tier levels. “Until you have a good system in place, what generally happens is kids get kicked up too fast,” he said. The additional counselor at Treasure Mountain would be similar to the intervention counselor position at the high school, which specializes in student mental health while the others work more on college and career readiness. Belnap said that usually, counsel- ors are expected to focus on college and career readiness. Since students in Park City prepare for post-graduation as early as junior high, Belnap said that the schools’ counselors have more demands than in a typical district. Emily Sutherland, principal of Treasure Mountain, said that the position is necessary because the school has a lot of need for social-emotional intervenPlease see Wellness, A-8 MODERN SPACES FOR TODAY’S INNOVATORS WELCOMES M&A INTERIOR DESIGN SOLJETS BLACK DOG BUILDERS “As interior designers we pay close attention to architecture, design, and materials used. Synergy Development is known for excellence in quality and design. We loved the exterior finishes, ability to customize the space to meet our specific needs, and the modern, sleek, and industrial design that Synergy Commons provides.” – Mark Kizerian & Aly Blythe “Synergy Commons is the perfect solution for our growing company; there is no other space like it in Park City. 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