This team works to increase student success through partnership development, grant writing, family services, two-way communications, family involvement, services to unhoused families, and wellbeing support for students and staff.

Together, we:

•  Support families by recruiting non-profit partners to provide parenting classes, a kids clothes closet, a school food pantry, on-site individual counseling, free books for students, drug & alcohol counseling, volunteerism, and grant funding.
• Support student and staff wellbeing through encouraging life balance, mindfulness, good health, caring connections, and more.
• Assist unhoused families, connecting them with resources, essentials, and assistance programs.
•  Expand two-way communication through social media, surveys, and focus groups.
•  Provide on-going, transparent communications about the district through weekly news blasts, newsletters, texts, social media, news media, and websites.
•  Build community through grant-funded initiatives in each school to increase wraparound supports for family stability and student learning success.
•  Support learning at home by providing parents with information on kindergarten readiness goals and resources to help their children expand their learning.
•  Involve parents in education policy and practice through community conversations at each school about aspirations for students.

For information, contact:

Ben Bowman, Director of Student & Family Supports
bowmanb@gladstone.k12.or.us
503.496.3939

Ali Feuerstein, Coordinator of Student & Staff Wellbeing/Homeless Liaison
feuersteina@gladstone.k12.or.us
503.655.2544 ext. 418

Leslie Robinette, Communications Coordinator/Grant Writer
robinettel@gladstone.k12.or.us
503.974.5077