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SCSD Plans to Allocate Federal Aid Money to Mental Health SCSD Plans To Allocate Federal Aid Money to Mental Health

By Tara Arya

(TAWNY DAVIS)
NCC NEWS REPORTER TARA ARYA EXPLAINS WHERE THE MONEY MAY BE ALLOCATED.

(TARA ARYA)
A MAJOR FOCUS OF THAT IS GOING TOWARDS RECOVERING FROM THE PANDEMIC.
SPECIFICALLY, THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF THE STUDENTS.

(TARA ARYA)
SAMANTHA PIERCE POSTED HER RESPONSE TO THE SURVEY ON FACEBOOK.

(SAMANTHA PIERCE)
“YOU KNOW TO ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO SPEAK UP AND SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND THEIR OPINIONS”

(TARA ARYA)
PIERCE ADVOCATES FOR MORE RESOURCES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS LIKE HER SON, ESPECIALLY MENTAL HEALTH.

(SAMANTHA PIERCE)
“YOU KNOW, THE STRESS FROM THE TOP ROLLS ALL THE WAY DOWN AND WHO’S AT THE BOTTOM… TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. SO NEED TO ADDRESS ALL OF THESE THINGS AT EVERY SINGLE LEVEL IN THE DISTRICT.”

(TARA ARYA)
ADMINISTRATORS SAY THEY WANT TO ALLOCATE MONEY TOWARDS STUDENT’S MENTAL HEALTH.

(LAURYN LABORDE)
“I WOULD SAY WE’RE FOCUSING A LOT OF EFFORTS INTO SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND MENTAL HEALTH AND ALSO BRINGING IN A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PIECE OF THAT SO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE MATERIALs AND LEARNING THAT THEY’RE DOING.”

(TARA ARYA)
ADMINISTRATORS SAY THAT THIS IS THE MOST MONEY THE DISTRICT HAS EVER HAD.
AND THEY EXPECT EVEN MORE RESPONSES TO COME IN BEFORE THE DEADLINE FRIDAY JUNE 25TH.
REPORTING FROM SYRACUSE, TARA ARYA NCC NEWS.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News)– Today the Syracuse City School District is looking into the responses to its survey regarding the $109 million federal aid to the district. Administrators say they are overwhelmed by the over 1,500 responses they have received so far. A major focus will be recovering from the pandemic, specifically the mental and emotional health of students.

One parent, Samantha Pierce, posted her response on Facebook in order to encourage others to participate. She advocates for the mental health of students, especially special needs students like her son.

“The stress from the top rolls all the way down,” Pierce said. “So need to address all of these things at every single level in the district.”

SCSD Assistant Director of Budget Lauryn Laborde says the district wants to allocate money towards mental health.

“We’re focusing a lot of efforts into social and emotional learning and mental health,” Laborde said. “Also bringing in a culturally responsive piece of that so all of our students are represented in the materials and learning that they’re doing.”

Administrators expect even more responses to the survey leading up to the deadline on Friday, June 25.

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