Building the Resilient School (ePub)

Overcome the effects of poverty in the 21st century by embracing an innovative new vision of public schooling. With the guidance of this practical, research-driven resource, you will discover a model for building resilient schools that helps students work through their emotional and mental health needs, connect with caring adults, and find purpose for their lives.

Use this resource to embrace the whole child and address students' social-emotional needs:

• Study the widespread poverty that currently exists in the United States.


• Understand the ways poverty traumatizes students, impedes their mental development, and damages and interferes with their ability to learn.


• Become familiar with secondary trauma and the ways educators can be traumatized by the compassion fatigue of working in communities that experience high rates of poverty.


• Learn how the effects of poverty can be mitigated through the development of resiliency in students, which can lead to decreased absenteeism and increased learning.


• Explore the four cornerstones of resilient schools.


• Discover the importance of resilient schools in overcoming the effects of poverty and supporting students and students' families who are experiencing poverty.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

About the Authors

Introduction-Poverty: Our Greatest Challenge

Part I-Understanding Poverty

Chapter 1-Poverty: On the Outskirts of Hope

Chapter 2-An Invisible Barrier: The Impacts of Poverty on Teaching and Learning

Chapter 3-An Unanticipated Challenge: The Detrimental Impacts of Poverty on School Staff

Part II-Introducing the Resilient School

Chapter 4-The Research: Resilient Students and Resilient Schools

Chapter 5-Pillar 1: Addressing Students' Academic and Cognitive Needs

Chapter 6-Pillar 2: Addressing Students' Social-Emotional Needs

Chapter 7-Pillar 3: Meeting the Human Needs of Students and Families

Chapter 8-Pillar 4: Considering the Relational and Professional Needs of Staff

Chapter 9-Conclusion: A Personal Note and a Vision for Resilient Schools

Appendix

References and Resources

Index