Our district recognizes that the past few years have brought many challenges for students and families. As a new support for students' social, emotional, and mental well being, we have added a behavior paraprofessional to run a "reset room." The reset room will be used as a calming space for students to practice deep breathing, think through their emotions, and take a break if they are upset or overstimulated. They will practice strategies that can be used in the classroom to help them learn to manage their emotions on their own.
Students will always be supervised by a paraprofessional or counselor while in the room, this is not a seclusionary space. Teachers will contact parents/guardians if your child leaves the classroom to visit the reset room.
How can parents help? If your child visits the reset room, discuss the reason they were sent, how that incident made them feel, and what strategies they can use in the future to calm down and return to learning.
