Home Visit August 24th 2016

Mission
The mission of Wellstone International High School is to develop globally competent students through rigorous coursework, acceleration in
English language acquisition, graduation pathways, and access to support and enrichment services.

PSWE and Equity

Proposed Goal:
To courageously lead Wellstone staff and students processing through an equity lens how who they are
impacts what they do
To provide tools for staff to participate in restoration with students who have experienced trauma,
microaggressions and explicit racism so that it is restorative rather than punitive that supports the hierarchy of
power and privilege
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THE WHY (Home visits)

To increase communication, build trust and support between families and teachers by increasing personal and
professional cultural awareness for all involved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qSdQ5QWxKo

THE WHO: (Roles and Responsibilities)

Teachers/Associate Educators:
Counselors:
Social workers, Nurse, Therapists:

THE HOW: (Set a schedule for the visits, for debrief and reflection, and evaluation)

Home Visit August and Spring (March/April)

 1. Call students and families to ask if interested in a home visit
2. Call students and families to ask what time would be best & how many people can attend particular home
3. Locate teams/partners in visiting home (maybe by colored teams)
4. Things to consider = taking off shoes, shaking opposite gender hands, check own body language, accept snacks, etc.
5. Create schedule/addresses
6. Transportation plan: bus, walk, car, bike
7. Visit with an open heart and an open mind (growth mindset)
8. Balance conversation example: not a technical conversation on school.

1. Call students/families to seek who is interested in home visits

- Hello, My name is and I am calling from Wellstone International High school. Our staff would like to start the year by
visiting your home and getting to know you and your family. This will be a time to meet and find out more about your student
(s) and how we can best support your needs. If you are interested, we will come visit on Tuesday August 24th anytime from
1:00-4:00. What time would work for you?
- Let them know that we do not want lunch or a meal.

2. Fill out chart below with Student Name and time available for visiting

Staff Guide:

1. Presentation on August 24th before Home Visit with expectations and mindset
2. Reflection on August 25th after Home Visit

Reflection: August 25th

Evaluation:

Teacher Teams:

Team Language Staff Names Student/ Family Meeting Address & Phone # Phone#
 Support Time

1 Somali Abdiasis Hirsi, Khalif 1:00 pm

Brian Gardner,
Melissa Persson

2 Somali Abdirahman Hussein, Mohamud 2:00 pm

Emilie Ficek,
Tara Kennedy

3 Somali Ali Baker, Usman 2:30 pm

Linda Radius,

4 Somali Saleban Duale Abib 1:30 pm

Jenny Kuskowski

5 Amharic Amy Peterson Sagrado, Bekele 3:00 pm

Blaine Mably,
Teyent Germa

6 Somali Ali Kofiro, Shukri 3:00 pm

Bob Peterson, Luke
Nelson

7 Somali Ali A., Josephine Hassan 2:30 pm

Moreno,Daniel Aamot,

8 Spanish Chris Castellano, Condo 3:00 pm

Maureen Smith,
Quinn Nelson

9 Somali Lis Young Isebrand, Sheikh 2:30 pm

 Chris Stoltenberg,
Gloria Cazanacli,
Bosteya Jama and
Kamal

10 Spanish Rachel Amerman, Carol Martinez-Blancas 1:15 PM

Dallman, Clare
Lockmen

11 Oromo Daniel Namarra, Katie Adam 1:30 pm

Murphy-Olsen, Paul
Kroshus

12 Spanish Mercedes Rivas Dear, Vargas 3:00 pm

John Hotaling, Erik
Molin

13 Somali Raqiya Mohamed, Afrah 1:30 pm

Samantha Dulak, Renee
Meyer, Alex Roob,