Supporting Our Students

Every child deserves to have their individual needs met. Metro Schools has dedicated educators, staff, and systems who ensure this happens by design, not by accident.

Our daily aim is to address the academic, emotional, behavioral, social, and health needs of students, leading to better outcomes in school and life.

When students feel connected, supported, and safe, they are better able to learn, grow, and thrive.

We also recognize that supporting students means supporting families.

Through a network of caring and highly trained professionals, services, and resources, Metro Schools partners with families to help students build life skills, overcome challenges, and access the support they need both in and beyond the classroom.

How We Support Students and Families

The programs and services outlined in this section — from tutoring to Personal Growth and Development and Section 504 and accommodations — give families a closer look at the collaboration and support our schools offer, and how to request assistance.

In the Classroom

Metro Schools students, guided by trained educators, learn skills everyday that help them succeed in the classroom and beyond - how to identify and manage feelings, build healthy relationships, work through conflict, and make thoughtful decisions.

These skills are built into the school day through classroom routines, discussions, schoolwide activities, and dedicated spaces designed to give students a place to pause, reset, and refocus when needed.

We treat this as infrastructure of Personal Growth and Development, a vital key to each student’s life-long academic and personal success.

Spaces to Pause, Reflect and Reconnect

In addition to the guidance and connection students receive from their teachers, schools offer additional ways for students to pause, check in, and regroup during the school day.

Every school has access to dedicated coaches and spaces designed for this purpose.

In elementary and middle schools these spaces are called Student Success Centers and they provide students with a place to pause, check in with an adult, and return to class ready to learn.

A visit might include quiet time, practicing simple calming strategies, or talking things through with an adult.

Students can request time in their school’s center, and families may also request that a student connect with a Student Success Center coach. Coaches meet with students one-on-one, in small groups, and sometimes during lunch. They are also trained to connect students with additional school-based resources when needed.

Support for Families

Sometimes students and families need additional support beyond the classroom. Metro Schools works alongside families to connect them with resources that help remove barriers to student success.

Support may be available through Community Achieves, Family Engagement teams, school counselors, social workers, and community partners.

Resources may include:

Food assistance
Clothing or uniform assistance
Housing support
- which includes the district HERO team for families who are unhoused
Basic needs assistance
Health services
Family resources
Community services

Community Resource Guide

School Social Workers

Questions?

If you would like to request services, or ask questions, reach out to your school or contact the district's Family Information Center.

In This Section

Our supports are designed to meet students and families where they are and provide the right level of assistance when needed.

Family and Community University

Events, online courses, workshops and resources are available to meet the unique needs and interests of families and caregivers.