Travis Heights: A Community of Belonging by Amber Pleasant

Our faculty and staff.

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Sense of family

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I feel comfortable communicating and collaborating with everyone!

Positive people!

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Prayer

my team, my coworkers, the students and their families

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I get to talk and catch up about school & life

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I love that we celebrate all cultures.

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Feeling supported

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the amount of respect everyone has for one another.

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My team of teachers and the staff <3

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Supportive people

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How much everyone cares about each other

Getting to know students and making connections with them individually.

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The community

When we talk and share things about our lives

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sense of family

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social media and zoom have been a great way to stay connected :)

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We can chat and joke around

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we share struggles and successes

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We go together like pb&j. We click right into place when we talk.

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The Staff

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Collaborating

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I feel comfortable with my colleagues when we are working to do the best for our students.

we can share laughter regardless of the stress we might be feeling.

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We get together virtually, call each other, or send each other messages.

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Being present and empathizing. Plus my knowledge on trauma to help others who may need support for anyone including students and families in the community.

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to be trusted and not belittled

the support we give and get from each other

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Checking my community out on FB and social media to keep up with their lives

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We talk

MY TEAM

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1st grade <3 <3 <3 <3

we get to know each other outside of school.

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Group txt chain

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zoom and chat about stuff other than school.

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Get to share concerns and

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My team

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I'm a great listener

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we share same concerns and fears for the c

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Support from others

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My team is amazing.

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chat

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I like good old fashioned phone calls

we talk

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Listening and Insight

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I am a great listener and offer insight on my experiences in special education.

Te feel welcomed and valued.

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Being able to listen without judgement or bias.

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staff

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not pressured to always join in

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encouragement

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to feel understood

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glitter

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I gotta be me!

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My teammates are rock solid!

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Problem solving + positivity

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the colleagues I made into friends

in depth knowledge about any real housewives franchise

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except NJ it's too much for me

connections... laughter

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I'm real.

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We have moments like these.

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Validation

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I need to be reminded I am doing okay!

Knowing everyone's names

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Filling the laminator.

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an open heart!

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we get necessary things done so we earn our chats

Heard and seen

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support and to be heard

Continued opportunities for whole group or small group connection like this

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Acceptance because as I have traveled around the world I have seen that we are all so alike yet so different.

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good listener

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My team and coworkers

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We work together.

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to feel valued and encouraged

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humor

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We share food!

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he's not the only one...

true

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The sense of family among the staff

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Haha

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dedication, active learner, listener

Listening intently.

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to feel valued and needed

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actually caring about all the kids

party planning and themes

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