Student Wellness Study

• In the 2021-2022 school year RTSD began implementation of a districtwide Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to address the social-emotional, behavioral and academic needs of our students.
• RTSD provides an array of supports related to social-emotional learning and mental health. Families are encouraged to check out our Student Assistance and Family Supports page for details.

• Radnor expanded our use of in-house therapy dogs via our partnership with PAWS for People. Since 2021 these trained therapy dogs have been used in each of our buildings to improve student and staff wellbeing.
• Since 2020 RTSD engaged with Lakeside Counseling to provide clinical mental health counseling services at each of our 5 schools.
• Radnor High School Health classes utilize Johns Hopkins’ Adolescent Depression Awareness Program to destigmatize mental health and emphasize the importance of seeking assistance when needed.
• To acknowledge the effects of prolonged screen time on adolescents’ mental health during the 2021-2022 school year RTSD created a screen time position statement to guide us in our decision making in respect to student technology use.

• Safe2Say Something: An anonymous tip line supported by the PA state attorney general that was launched in 2019. This provides students and adults the ability to provide sensitive information directly to school administration and local authorities. Additional information about Safe2Say Something may be found here.
• RTSD prioritizes the safety of our students, employees and community through its collaboration with our first responders and commitment to ongoing training for its employees and students.

• Please see information provided in the Social Emotional Learning, School Climate, and Violence Protection sections above.
• Each year the RTSD administration revises our student handbooks and presents these to the public at the August Board Curriculum Committee meeting. Revisions are responsive to district data, based on best practices, and done in collaboration with the district solicitor.

• To provide direct supports to students who may need extra help completing homework, working on papers or project, or preparing for assessments, RTSD created the Extended Learning Program in 2019. This program began at Radnor High School, and provided free, after-school tutoring by Radnor teachers to Radnor students. It has since expanded to include supports at Radnor Middle School (2021) and our elementary buildings (2022).
• To begin the 2022-2023 school year Radnor High School instituted a Lunch and Learn Program to provide students dedicated time during the school day to meet with their teachers.
• In the spring of 2023, RTSD will convene a committee comprised of diverse stakeholders to conduct a thorough review of our homework practices. Please check the RTSD District Initiatives page for information and updates that will be released sometime in March.

• RTSD employs a curriculum cycle to manage the review of and updates to our various curricular areas. In the spring of 2022, our Health and Physical Education audit was presented to the public at the May School Board Curriculum Committee meeting.
• In 2020 a committee was formed to examine physical education requirements at Radnor High School. The PE for Athletes Study examined state requirements, reviewed best practices, and made recommendations to improving our P.E. requirements and offerings at Radnor High School.

The RTSD Food Service Department ensures our students have nutritional breakfasts and lunches available to them each school day. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Food Services provided meals to all families in the community free of charge. RTSD also runs a Wellness Committee that meets every other month to assess food service offerings that are provided to our students. Proper nutritional hygiene is taught to students in RTSD at all three levels (elementary, middle, high school) as part of our Health Curriculum.

To ensure the safety of our student-athletes, RTSD worked closely with our trainers and team doctor from Rothman to implement a protocol for return-to-play from concussions. This protocol begins with student-athletes taking the ImPACT Test during the preseason prior to competition kicking off. All coaches in Radnor are required to take the National Federation of High School Sports (NFHS) Concussion Training every other year.

The Radnor Township School District’s school counselors work diligently to review and refine our K-12 School Counseling (Chapter 339) Plan each year. This serves as the roadmap to ensure our students are meeting and exceeding Pennsylvania’s Academic Standards for Career Education and Work.

In 2022, RTSD undertook a deep dive into our college and career program to ensure that our students are prepared to take on any challenges post-graduation. This project was a School Board Priority Project for the 2021-2022 school year. Information about the College and Career Readiness Study may be found here.

As part of an ongoing process to continually gather feedback from stakeholders, RTSD holds bi-annual meetings of the School Counseling Advisory Committee to provide input to the school counselors and administration about the strengths and opportunities for growth in our K-12 School Counseling programming.