STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

ASA has a full-time social worker on staff to support social & emotional wellness. The mission is to create a positive impact on student achievement by supporting the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development of each child. Our social worker, along with caregivers, teachers, and staff members, identifies needs that might interfere with student learning and provides intervention to support the whole child’s growth.

Social Worker Roles

  • School-wide prevention services specific to each school’s identified goals, including bullying prevention, social & emotional learning, suicide prevention
  • Peer relationship support, social skills support, and conflict resolution, including restorative conversations and peer mediation
  • Individual and small group counseling, as well as referrals to outside behavioral health services
  • Social & Emotional Learning, coaching, support, and facilitation
  • Family and Community engagement
  • When available, the provision of basic needs such as clothing, school supplies, and food supplies.
  • Referrals to community resources and assistance in locating appropriate help

If your family is in need of social and emotional support, please contact: 

Veronica Cons, MSW
School Social Worker
602-257-1444 

Email SOCIAL WORKER 

 

 

We are committed to supporting all students, including children and youth experiencing homelessness, to provide equal access to public education. We work diligently to ensure all students have everything they need, including food, transportation, and clothing. We want children enrolled and successful in school, no matter what their housing situation may be.

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act defines educational rights and responsibilities to children and youth who are experiencing homelessness. Each state and local educational agency shall ensure that each educationally homeless child and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including public preschool education, provided to housed children and youth. Further, homeless children and youth shall have immediate access to the curriculum and any supportive services needed to ensure that they have an opportunity to be successful in school.

If your family is lacking a fixed, adequate, and regular place to sleep, please contact:

Veronica Cons, MSW
School Social Worker
602-257-1444 

Email SOCIAL WORKER