Heidy With a Why: You’re not JUST an Assistant, You are Da Bomb!

Heidy LaFleur is a vibrant, positive and common-sense leader with an explosive passion for helping people understand trauma and the critical importance of social emotional learning. Heidy will present You’re not JUST an Assistant, You are Da Bomb: Education Support Professionals – The Backbone of any System!

If you stop and think about how many adults impact OUR kids’ experiences each day they enter school, practice, rehearsal, etc., it is intense. It is not the responsibility of the administration, nor the special education department, nor the social workers to fix THOSE kids. Instead it is a collective responsibility to guide OUR Kids. Often, we overlook the importance of the attitude, perspective and mindset of the Education Support Personnel who seem disguised, but are a strong part of the backbone of school culture. Education Support Personnel consist of teaching assistants, office staff, crossing guards, lunch staff, recess supervisors, school nurses, resource officers, bus drivers, custodians, maintenance and grounds team, and any other people who work in the presence of kids. We will spend time learning about the why behind behavior, how you can be proactive in dealing with it & walk away with your head held high knowing your significance.

Objectives

• Learn over 15 strategies to acknowledge behavior and respond too it rather than react to it​
• Using vocabulary shifts and body language awareness, leave knowing how to be proactive with tough behaviors
• Develop perspective & tools as we work through real-life scenarios with kids and adults alike