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Highlighting the latest happenings of the grant-funded collaboration with the ACHD

Non-Public School Counselors Learn SEL Implementation Techniques

April 4, 2024

Counselors in the AIU Non-Public Schools Program recently received crucial training to integrate supports for social-emotional learning (SEL) at their respective schools.  Led by presentations from Dr. Shannon Wanless, Director of the Office of Child Development in the University of Pittsburgh School […]

University of Pittsburgh SEL community of practice brings together large group at the AIU 

April 1, 2024

When Shannon Wanless talks about social-emotional learning (SEL), her eyes light up. Wanless, the director of the Office of Child Development at the University of Pittsburgh, has long been a proponent of SEL, and the value of teaching it to children […]

Project SEEKS SES holds virtual community of practice around West Mifflin’s fitness rooms

March 21, 2024

On March 20, the AIU and Project SEEKS SES held its eighth virtual community of practice meeting. During the meeting, the West Mifflin School District and the University of Pittsburgh talked about their partnership through Project SEEKS SES. Due to grant […]

Cornell Wellness Rooms help strengthen the district’s mental/behavioral health supports

March 21, 2024

When asked for feedback about the wellness rooms in his district — and the behavioral health specialist and behavioral health technician who staff them — Cornell superintendent Aaron Thomas is rather direct.  “I couldn’t be happier,” said Thomas. This school year, […]

University of Pittsburgh takes teaching students to SXSW EDU

March 18, 2024

In education, Tom Ralston is a firm believer in the value of stepping out of the regular day-to-day and broadening horizons. With that in mind, Ralston thought about ways he could help energize teaching students and professors at the University of […]

At Penn Hills School District, an alternative to suspension program helps students find a new direction

March 11, 2024

When asked about success stories within the New Directions program at the Penn Hills School District, Thomas Kilcrease’s and Carter Carles’ eyes light up. There’s been a lot. Carles remembers taking on a group of five friends, with one student in […]

Project SEEKS SES holds virtual community of practice around YMHFA and tMHFA

February 21, 2024

On February 21, the AIU and Project SEEKS SES held its seventh virtual community of practice meeting. The meeting revolved around Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA). Thanks to Project SEEKS SES support, Chatham […]

Calming rooms open at Edgewood, Turtle Creek Elementary STEAM Academies

February 9, 2024

Last year, the Woodland Hills School District was able to open up a Resiliency Room in the high school, to help students center themselves in times of stress and trauma. With support from Project SEEKS SES — a grant partnership between […]

Highlands Elementary introduces new student organization based on spreading kindness

February 8, 2024

As Hailey Hamilton and Kristy Skradski began planning to start a Be The Kind Kid Club at Highlands Elementary School, they reached out to peers for advice. Teachers at Hamilton’s previous school district, Hampton Township, had advised Hamilton to cap the […]

McKeesport Area School District YESS Team makes a big impact on the district’s students

February 6, 2024

As Troy Brown walks the hallways of Founder’s Hall Middle School, he stops to talk to every student passing by, greeting them and asking them how they’re doing. For Brown, every interaction — no matter how small— matters quite a bit. […]

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Shannon Fagan, Project SEEKS SES Coordinator
412-909-7448

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