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Employee Interaction with Students
In compliance with AB 500, Moreland is posting its Board Policy on Professional Standards that covers employees interactions with pupils.  To read the policy, click below.

Mental Health Services in Moreland

Care Solace
Care Solace is an online resource with a live, multilingual Care Concierge meant to assist individuals in finding local mental health-related programs and counseling services. Care Solace's web-based system works alongside our multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) as a tool for school staff and families to connect with community-based mental healthcare resources and providers. Learn more here.

The holidays are upon us—a time for joy, connection, and creating meaningful memories with loved ones. It’s also a season that can bring its own pressures, like planning visits, managing gift budgets, and organizing events. With everything on your plate, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. While traditions and celebrations are meaningful, it’s just as important to care for your mental well-being. National Stress-Free Family Holidays Month reminds us to be mindful of stress and take steps toward self-care. Here are a few tips to help make your holidays more manageable and joyful:

  • Modify traditions if needed. It’s okay to adjust traditions if they feel overwhelming. Your mental health takes priority.
  • Learn the power of saying "no." If a commitment feels too much, give yourself permission to decline.
  • Plan ahead. Use a calendar to stay organized and avoid last-minute tasks that can create unnecessary stress.
  • Share your feelings. Talk to someone you trust if you're feeling anxious or missing a loved one. You are not alone.
  • Take time for self-care. Make sure to rest and recharge, even as you care for others

If you’d like professional support, Care Solace can help to connect you or your loved ones to mental health services. This is a complimentary, confidential service provided by Moreland School District. You can call: 888-515-0595 or go to www.caresolace.com/moreland Search for a provider or click “Book Appointment” for assistance via video chat, phone, or email.

 

Access to Mental Health Services in Moreland
Moreland School District’s Counseling Program offers free, comprehensive school-based counseling supports to students. These services are provided by licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals and credentialed school counselors.  Services offered are evidence based, positive and strengths focused, and include individual, group, and whole class therapies in areas such as: stress management, coping and social skills, strategies to deal with grief and loss, anger management, conflict resolution, substance abuse therapy, and academic empowerment. When needed, the school counselor may also refer the student to outside professionals if school-based counseling is not sufficient to meet a student’s needs. Parents interested in referring their child to on-site counseling services may contact their child’s school office to obtain referral and consent forms.

Acceso a Servicios de Salud Mental en Moreland
El Programa de Orientación del Distrito Escolar de Moreland ofrece apoyo de orientación escolar integral y gratuito a los estudiantes. Estos servicios son proporcionados por profesionales en salud mental con licencia y pre licencia y consejeros escolares acreditados. Los servicios ofrecidos se basan en la evidencia, con enfoque en lo positivo y en fortalezas, e incluye terapias individuales, en grupo y de clase completa en áreas tales como: manejo del estrés, destrezas de afrontamiento y sociales, estrategias para lidiar con el dolor y la pérdida, manejo de la ira, resolución de conflictos, terapia en abuso de sustancias,  y empoderamiento académico. Cuando sea necesario, el consejero escolar también puede referir el alumno a profesionales externos si el asesoramiento escolar no es suficiente para satisfacer las necesidades del alumno. Los padres interesados en referir a su hijo a los servicios de asesoramiento in situ, pueden comunicarse con la oficina de la escuela de su hijo para obtener los formularios de recomendación y consentimiento.

Free Groceries with West Valley Community Services Park-It Market
 
Where: Anderson Elementary School, 3500 Rhoda Drivem San Jose
When: 1st, 3rd, 5th Tuesdays from 1:30-3:30pm.

Where: District Office, 4711 Campbell Avenue, San Jose
When: 1st, 3rd, 5th Thursdays from 1:30-3:30pm

Students Experiencing Homelessness

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento Act) (42 U.S.C. § 11431-11435) is federal legislation that ensures the educational rights and protections of children and youths experiencing homelessness. It requires all local educational agencies (LEAs) to ensure that students experiencing homelessness have access to the same free, appropriate public education, including public preschools, as provided to other children and youths. The McKinney-Vento Act defines homeless children and youths as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. This definition also includes:

  • Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.
  • Children and youths who may be living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, and shelters.
  • Children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as regular sleeping accommodations for human beings.
  • Children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations or similar settings, or
  • Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are children who are living in similar circumstances listed above.

For additional information and support, please contact the MMS school office or the Student Services Department at 408-874-2951.

 

Students Served in Foster Care

We are dedicated to enhancing the educational outcomes of students residing in foster care (e.g., with parents, relative caregivers or foster parents). We provide support to improve attendance as well as maximize the educational achievement and the social-emotional well-being of students served in foster care. For additional information and support, please contact the MMS school office or the Student Services Department at 408-874-2951.