The Office of Student and Community Services has strong collaborations with the Department of Social Services (Child Protective Services), Buena Park Police Department, the Buena Park Collaborative and the Boys & Girls Club of Buena Park.
Student and Community Services
Madeline Morrison
Director, Student & Community Services
Email: mmorrison@bpsd.us
Noemi Talavera, Assistant
Email: ntalavera@bpsd.us
Phone: 714-736-4253
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HCEHCI and EHCI-ARP2 Grant
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Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Grant
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McKinney-Vento Grant, Identification & Supports
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Foster Youth Supports
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504 Plans
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Home Hospital Program
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School Engagement & Outreach Clerk (SEOC)
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School Attendance Review Team/ Board
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Residence Verification & Wellness Home Visits
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Inter-Intra District Permits
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Nurses and Health Care Aides
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Health Services: Immunizations, Vision & Hearing Testing, and Medical Referrals
- Counseling Staff and Services
- Social-Emotional Curriculum and Data
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Crisis Response Team
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Community Schools Co-Lead
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District-wide Discipline, Suspension & Expulsion
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School Resource Officer (SRO)
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Gang Reduction & Intervention Partnership (GRIP)
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Community Partnerships
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School Safety Plans in collaboration with Mike Magboo
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ACSA Every Student Succeeds
Welcome to the Student & Community Services Department!
Student & Community Services (SCS) supports BPSD students and families by ensuring compliance with California’s education laws. Responsibilities includes student attendance, school climate/safety, support for McKinney Vento and Foster Youth pupil enrollment, discipline procedures (suspension & expulsion), ACCESS alternative education placements, and student transfers. As an extension of the Human Resources Division and in partnership with Educational Services, the Student & Community Services Team is dedicated to improving student and family welfare and overall student attendance, addressing challenges, and preventing chronic absences and non-participation in academic progress.
Our mission is to improve student performance by implementing a strong network of services and support for students and their families. Student & Community Services provides an interdisciplinary approach to the support of students, schools, parents and community. Student & Community Services has interventions that can be initiated at the earliest sign of at-risk behavior such as attendance issues, violence, substance abuse, child abuse, and crisis level support as a result of physical, mental health or other related needs.
SCS has formed a strong collaboration with community agencies, law enforcement, county office of education, parents, students and staff. Through preventative actions such as – recognition of good and improved attendance, educating and engaging all students and parents with an awareness of the importance of regular school attendance, monitoring school attendance data regularly to track individual and group progress – we seek to eliminate barriers to attendance and participation thus promoting the academic and social success of our students, which in turn promotes a dynamic and innovative future community of Buena Park and beyond.
COMMUNITY NEWS UPDATE
Youth can ride the Orange County bus for free!
Youth ages 6-18 can ride county buses for free! As a part of a new grant that the Orange County Transit Authority received from Caltrans and the California Resource Board, the youth bus passes will work towards encouraging a new generation of riders as well as a good option for local communities, schools and the economy. Additionally, taking more cars off the road will improve the overall air quality.
For more information about the free youth bus passes, visit this link.
To contact us for a free youth bus pass, please visit your child's school or contact the Office of Student and Community Services at CWApermits@bpsd.us or 714-736-4253