Phase 1
Visioning & Coalition Building
This phase lays the relational and strategic foundation for sustainable school-based wellness. Through relationship-building, education leaders from Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and County Offices of Education (COEs) come together around a shared belief: that schools are central to student health, belonging, and long-term success.
Your Phase 1 Supports:
We serve as both guide and thought partner, walking alongside leaders, LEAs, and COEs to explore the need for mental health services in schools and develop a shared vision for what the program can become.
Our Work Together During Phase 1
Facilitate Visioning Conversations
Create dedicated space for leaders to think expansively about what is possible for their students, staff, and communities.
Focus on Protective Adult Relationships
Help leaders build a shared understanding of the power of adult protective relationships in shaping student resilience, engagement, and wellness.
Mapping Shared Values
Lead collective dialogue and storytelling sessions that help leaders articulate both personal and shared values that anchor the wellness effort.
Use Storytelling to Clarify Purpose Action
Guide teams in communicating values through stories, helping leaders craft narratives that build connection and galvanize stakeholders.
Support Stakeholder Discovery
Work with teams to identify allies, champions, and co conspirators across education, healthcare, and community systems.
Equip Leaders to Galvanize Their Network
Provide leaders with a ready to use presentation designed to engage partners, communicate the vision, and mobilize participation across their ecosystem.
Assess Readiness and Understand Local Need
Facilitate a comprehensive exploration of community context so leaders can determine what their schools truly need, building from strengths while identifying gaps.
Outcomes for Phase 1
A coalition rooted in trust and shared purpose
Alignment and shared understanding of school/community needs and readiness
The ability to communicate values through stories that inspire buy-in
Momentum and confidence to lead the work
Consensus on who the right partners are and how to engage them
“What allowed us to come together is a shared sense that, ‘We have to do this...we don’t know how, but we have to move forward.”
Matthew Reddam
School & Community Wellness Advisor
Butte County Office of Education
