Student & Family Wellness
At Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, we are deeply committed to supporting our students and families in fostering healthy environments and a culture that prioritizes health and well-being.
Our goal is to create opportunities for every student to reach their highest educational potential.
What Support Services to we Provide?
We provide a range of services designed to promote student success and family wellness, including:
- coordinating and facilitating meetings focused on mental wellness, and social and emotional coping skills
- referring students to in-school or community-based therapy programs
- assisting families in accessing support for basic needs
- identifying and addressing barriers to regular school attendance
- offering crisis intervention and support
- bridging the gap between home, school, and community resources
- providing group and one-on-one sessions to meet social and emotional needs
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Meet the SRR Student Support Team
Our Student Support Team is here to ensure students have what they need to succeed both academically and socially. We work to address potential barriers to learning that may arise in the classroom, at home, or in the community. By understanding students' social and emotional perspectives, we aim to build a strong connection between school, home, and the community.
Elementary Schools
Rice Elementary &
District Community Outreach Liaison
320-258-1049 - Rice Elementary
320-258-1733 - District Outreach
email
STUDENT SUPPORT COORDINATOR
Pleasantview and Mississippi Elementary
email
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER
Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
email
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School
320-258-1412
email
Our Community Partners
Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools partners with Central Minnesota Mental Health Center and Lutheran Social Services to provide in school therapy and skills services. Please contact your building social worker or counselor to make a referral.
Find Support
AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Academic Support
Great Schools
Chemical Health
Al-anon
Alcoholic’s Anonymous
County Resources
Stearns County Adult & Family Resources
Benton County Family & Child Services
Local Shelters and Resources
St. Cloud Salvation Army
Anna Marie’s Alliance
Central Minnesota Sexual Assault Center
United Way of Central Minnesota
Mental Health
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center
Child Anxiety Network
Minnesota Mental Health
Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota
Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Parent & Family Support
Health Powered Kids
Kid’s Health Webpage
Program for Early Parent Support
Parents Helping Parents
Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers (nasponline.org) (this handout is also available in a variety of languages including Spanish and Somali if you scroll to the bottom of the main page link)
Other Resources
St. Cloud State University LGBTQ Resource Center