Start with your students and your school’s priorities.
We begin by listening: what students need, what support already exists, what families should know, and what your school wants to accomplish. From there, we define a practical plan, schedule, and set of responsibilities.
Plan with the people who will lead and support the work.
We work with district and school leaders, student services and counseling teams, curriculum and instruction leaders, educators and support staff, school and community partners, and grant or program teams. Recommendations consider students, the school calendar, current services, family expectations, available staff, safeguards, and funding.
Why connectedness belongs in the planning conversation
In the nationally representative 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, 61.5% of U.S. high school students reported feeling connected to others at school. These national data provide context; they are not results from Life that Counts programs.
A workable plan must fit the school it serves.
Students and goals
Grade levels, group size, current concerns, desired outcomes, and the voices that should shape the plan.
Operations and safeguards
Facilitator readiness, supervision, family communication, student safety, scheduling, and referral pathways.
Listen. Plan. Prepare. Deliver. Learn.
1. Listen
Define student needs, school priorities, existing support, and constraints.
2. Plan
Choose the program, roles, schedule, responsibilities, and measures that make sense.
3. Prepare
Review content, equip facilitators, communicate with families, and confirm supervision, referral, accessibility, and safety procedures.
4. Deliver
Follow the agreed plan with appropriate adult oversight and school coordination.
5. Learn
Review participation, experience, delivery quality, lessons, and next steps.
Choose a starting point
Explore the programs most often discussed with schools, or review the full portfolio.
Clear responsibilities make implementation safer and more workable.
Life that Counts commonly provides
Agreed materials, facilitator preparation or delivery, and the documentation named in the agreement.
The school or partner commonly provides
Approvals, scheduling, appropriate space, designated staff, family communication, attendance coordination, a clear path for student support and referrals, accessibility information, and applicable school policies.
The final agreement confirms each party’s responsibilities.
Transparency, participant safety, accessibility, and evidence are part of planning.
Before a program begins, we confirm content review, family communication, supervision, referral and reporting procedures, accommodations, and emergency procedures. The written plan also sets the schedule, roles, deliverables, and reporting.
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Funding is part of the planning conversation.
We can discuss possible school, grant, foundation, corporate, community, and individual funding pathways, but Life that Counts does not guarantee funding.
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