Raising HSE

What you say online or in-person can change your future - for good or bad. Find out what you should be helping your students understand when it comes to making threats of violence regardless of intention. This is the final episode in the four-part mini series. 

Like many school communities, mental health supports for students are in-demand. Director of School and Community Relations talks with School Counseling and Mental Health Coordinator what parents need to know - and when to ask for help. This is episode three in a four-part mini series. 

When HSE Schools received a reported threat of violence, whether through social media or talk between students - what happens next? Find out in episode two of this four-part mini series. 

Listen to Director of School and Community Relations and Director of School Safety talk about a new alarming trend that has impacted schools nationwide. This is episode one of a four-part mini series. 

This is the final episode in a four-part series featuring child psychotherapist, speaker and bestselling author Allison Edwards and HSE Mental Health and School Counseling Coordinator Brooke Lawson. Edwards spoke to HSE parents last May during a special event. Many people wanted to hear more - so we invited her back to talk about ways to help children regulate their emotions in anxious moments. Anxiety is the #1 mental health issue in the country and affects over 30% of students.

This is the third episode in a four-part series featuring child psychotherapist, speaker and bestselling author Allison Edwards and HSE Mental Health and School Counseling Coordinator Brooke Lawson. Edwards spoke to HSE parents last May during a special event. Many people wanted to hear more - so we invited her back to talk about ways to help children regulate their emotions in anxious moments. Anxiety is the #1 mental health issue in the country and affects over 30% of students.

This is the second episode in a four-part series featuring child psychotherapist, speaker and bestselling author Allison Edwards and HSE Mental Health and School Counseling Coordinator Brooke Lawson. Edwards spoke to HSE parents last May during a special event. Many people wanted to hear more - so we invited her back to talk about ways to help children regulate their emotions in anxious moments. Anxiety is the #1 mental health issue in the country and affects over 30% of students.

Raising HSE is back for a second season. To kick-off our reboot of this podcast, we're featuring a four-part series with child psychotherapist, speaker and bestselling author Allison Edwards and HSE Mental Health and School Counseling Coordinator Brooke Lawson.   Edwards spoke to HSE parents last May during a special event. Many people wanted to hear more - so we invited her back to talk about ways to help children regulate their emotions in anxious moments. Anxiety is the #1 mental health issue in the country and affects over 30% of students.

Listen in while Brooke Lawson, our Mental Health and School Counseling Coordinator, talks with two mental health professionals about things parents can do to help their student transition back to the classroom successfully. 

Hamilton Southeastern Schools' safety experts sit down to discuss the various methods currently utilized to keep our K-12 community safe and healthy. This team of experts break down how parents, teachers, counselors, therapists and School Resource Officers (SROs) all play a role in working together to prevent crisis situations, build important relationships with students, and give them a safe space to learn and grow.  

Executive skills are critical to the acquisition of academic skills, but more importantly, they are the skills students need to get things done. These brain-based skills include task initiation, emotional regulation, response inhibition, sustained attention, working memory, planning, organization and goal-directed persistence. Some students seem to acquire them naturally, but many students struggle with them. Listen to learn more on how these skills develop throughout childhood and how you help children acquire the critical skills they need to be successful students.  

Is your child experiencing academic anxiety, especially around upcoming testing? Dr. Jerrell Cassady from Ball State University discusses how parents can best support their children through these challenges. From giving tips on how to support your child on testing day, to discussing how challenges produce grit, he provides valuable insight and experience on this topic. 

Is your child thinking about a career field they would like to explore? Have they considered an internship? HSE Schools has a robust internship program for students at Hamilton Southeastern High School, Fishers High School and the Hamilton Southeastern Fishers Academy. Listen to learn more on how students are being connected to the community. 

The work has already begun for Hamilton Southeastern's new Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Nataki Pettigrew. Listen to her talk about tackling this role and how you can be apart of the solution when it comes to equity and inclusion. 

Enrollment for 2021-22 Kindergarten at HSE Schools is now open. But do you wonder if your child is ready to begin their educational journey? Listen in with some early childhood educators who discuss the skills and mindset, both students and parents need when starting kindergarten. For more information about enrolling at HSE Schools:https://www.hseschools.org/about/enrollment

In this episode, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Matt Kegley talks with two counselors from each high school, Fishers and HSE, about the steps parents and students need to take as seniors finish up their last semester in high school. 

HSE Schools' Mental Health and School Counseling Coordinator Brooke Lawson talks with four school counselors about how to ensure your student is successful during times of virtual learning.