San Francisco Co. Unified School District: Hillcrest Elementary School- Support Services Team

Description  updates: 3/19/2013

Program approved for: BASW [X] 1st-Year MSW [X] 2nd-Year MSW [X]

1. Parent Agency Name: San Francisco Unified School District
2. Agency Name:  Hillcrest Elementary
3. Program Name:  Support Services Team                   
4. Name of Contact Person­­­­­  Stefanie Eldred, MSW, PPSC
5. Title: School Social Worke
6. Address:810 Silver Avenue, San Francisco, CA_94134

   Phone: 415-469-4722  Fax: 415-469-4067

E-mail: EldredS@sfusd.edu

1.  Briefly describe agency’s services and attach any approved program descriptions for our files.  Attachments cannot substitute description here.

    

 Hillcrest identifies as a Community School, which is a strategy for organizing community resources around student success. We subscribe to a holistic view of our students and employ an integrated focus on academics, socio-emotional supports, and family engagement activities that lead not only to improved student learning, but also to stronger families and healthier communities.

1.  Please identify specific disadvantaged/oppressed constituencies served by your agency.

Hillcrest’s School Population: Grades K-5; 450 students; 89% Free and Reduced-Price Lunch; 65% English Language Learners; 16% Special Needs Students.

Demographics: 43% Latino; 25% Chinese; 12% Other Non-White; 9% African American; 6% Filipino; 3% Other White; 2% Decline to State.

2.  Student Compensation:

a. Are there stipends currently available for students?  Yes _____ No _X__

 d.   Other benefits offered by your agency? __Professional development, supervision and a collaborative and supportive learning environment that values all partners, including interns.

 
4.  Student Field Travel (please mark all appropriate items):

            a. Public transportation available and possible:          Yes __X___ No _____

            b. Agency car available for students:                          Yes _____ No __X___

            c. Agency pays mileage for use of personal cars:       Yes _____ No __X___

            d. Personal car required:                                             Yes _____ No ___X__

     If yes, any specific insurance requirements:  ________________________________

 7.  What attitudes/aptitudes/characteristics do you consider desirable for students placed in your agency?

Students must be self-starters and passionate about children and their own professional development.  Students must be able to work collaboratively and be open to constructive feedback on their practice.