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Congratulations to Colin Bauer!
Colin has directly impacted the Spartanburg community since 2017. He began his tenure in Spartanburg 7 as an intern and became the lead social work and McKinney-Vento liaison. Colin services as the lead for 14 schools and has coordinated the social and emotional supports for students and staff.
Colin has worked to ensure implementation of evidence-based strategies in Spartanburg District 7, including the development of behavioral health policies, practices, and programming to improve academic performance. He has provided support and training in establishing MTSS as well. Through these efforts, he has worked closely with community resources to help expand resources and training for suicide awareness, protocol procedures, and counseling services in Spartanburg County.
Colin truly has a social work heart. He was in Peace Corps for two years. He worked at DSS in North Carolina prior to moving to the Spartanburg area. He constantly tries to make services available for students and families not only in his district, but throughout Spartanburg County.
Hand in Hand Community Ministry has been a moving force in improving the lives of students and families experiencing homelessness. Mrs. France started the program when she realized so many families were living in poverty and were not having their basic needs met. They have partnered with school districts to provide clothes, food, crockpots, mattresses, and other essentials for those experiencing homelessness and poverty in motels and throughout the community. Hand in Hand delivers necessities to families while also housing a pantry at a local church. Hand in Hand has been a tremendous asset in providing support to schools and families.
Congratulations to Kimberly Fleischer, Richland Two School Social Worker, for being awarded as the Southeastern Behavioral Health School-Clinican of the Year.
The School Social Work Association of America has partnered with a research team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work to conduct a National Census of School Social Workers. If you are a school social worker, Rise Up & Be Counted by completing a short survey below.
This is important for our profession and every School Social Worker matters! Please share this website with your School Social Work colleagues! Anyone who is a trained school social worker should participate regardless of their work title.
Participate TODAY and share the link with all of your School Social Work Colleagues! https://www.sswaa.org/national-census