Student Supports

Educating students is everyone’s business. Research shows that caring for the whole child yields positive outcomes for students and their families, district staff, and the community. That's why we involve the community, including local nonprofits, businesses, faith-based organizations, and other service providers surrounding the framework to represent the various assets that impact all our children, families, and schools.

Together, schools, families, and community partners can provide the conditions essential for children to learn, thrive, and achieve their greatest potential.

See below and our links to the left for some highlights related to student services and supports.

SACH logoHubs

In 2015, Toledo Public School transformed six schools into community hubs. A community hub is a school that centralizes access to resources so that they are accessible to the local community. The Hub collaborates with community partners and services that respond to local priorities, as determined by students, families, staff, and residents of the surrounding neighborhoods. Hubs believe in engaging and strengthening the broad community so that our students, families, and neighborhoods can thrive.

 

Hubs have a range of services tailored to the unique assets and needs of students, families, and community residents. There is an integrated focus on health and wellness, academic success, and family and community engagement. Schools as Community Hubs is the Toledo version of the national community schools strategy- a proven effective effort to transform schools and communities.

Aligning Resources to Create Change 

• Enhanced family, school, and community connectedness 

• Strengthened school climate and culture 

• Improved academic performance 

• Healthier and safer communities 

• Increased social mobility

 

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Family HousingTPS Supports the Community Through the Family Housing and Family Stability Program

During the 2022-23 school year, the TPS Families Stabilization Program helped to stabilize a total of 482 children, with 396 of them being school-aged. Participants were offered free financial counseling services where they were able to learn how to budget their income, develop savings plans, learn about their credit reports, and help with finding employment. Other services offered included mental health counseling and access to food and a personal needs pantry.


Individuals were also referred to other agencies for additional services such as access to food pantries, furniture referrals through Epworth, Salvation Army Christmas Assistance, Catholic Charities Opportunity Kitchen, employment referrals and employment trainings available through Cherry Street Mission and Owens, and more.


Financial support for this program comes from a variety of organizations such as Toledo Edison, and Columbus Gas. Other support comes from the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) and Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) programs administered by the Ohio Department of Development.


When you see a student or family in need when it comes to transportation, food, housing, clothing, hygiene items, school supplies, mental health supports, or other additional resources, please contact TPS.

 

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Speak Up, Save LivesEnsuring Student Safety: TPS Introduces Anonymous Tip Line

The Safer Ohio School Tip Line is a free safety resource available to all Ohio schools and is provided by the Ohio School Safety Center in partnership with the Ohio Department of Education (ODE).

The tip line is designed for students and adults to anonymously share information on incidents such as bullying; hazing; withdrawn student behaviors; gang-related activities; verbal or written threats observed toward students, faculty or schools; weapon/suspicious devices on or near school grounds; unusual/suspicious behavior of students or staff; self-harm or suicidal sentiments; and any other school safety-related concerns.

The tip line accepts both calls and texts 24 hours a day. Tips will be forwarded to the appropriate school teams and/or law enforcement agencies for investigation. Any information collected through the anonymous tip line is NOT subject to public records laws.

TPS prioritizes student and community safety and asks everyone to Speak Up and Save Lives!

Call or text anonymous tips or safety concerns to the statewide hotline (844)-SAFEOH or (844)723-3764