Educators Guide to Supporting the Social and Emotional Needs of Students

During a time of crisis, this valuable relationship may be disrupted, which can lead to families and children becoming more isolated, vulnerable and in need of outside services and support. Your ability to engage children, families and communities through other means, virtual learning and other methods of engagement may serve as the link to children maintaining the connections they so desperately need at this time. Because children are not currently in your classrooms, assessing safety, providing support and ensuring individual children’s needs are met can be very challenging. The issuance of Executive Order 2020-35 makes this obligation even more imperative since children will not be returning to their physical school building this year. This resource is intended to provide information and strategies to support educators and families during this time.

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