- School:
- University of Montevallo College of Education (school counseling)
- Academic Mentor:
- Dr. Judith Harrington
- Site Mentor:
- Yantra Royster
- Site:
- Oxmoor Valley Elementary
Chrys worked to improve the social-emotional skills of Oxmoor Valley School’s (OVE) Pre-K to 5th grade students by increasing parental engagement in their child’s social-emotional development. Chrys accomplished this by providing parents with social-emotional check-ins that they conducted daily with their children. The ratio of parents conducting daily emotional wellness check-ins with their children grades Pre-K to 5 th grade increased to a total of 8 parents and caregivers who are now reporting emotional wellness check-ins with their child(ren). During bi-weekly telephone discussions, parents and caregivers were able to provide face-time images of the completed “Spot Your Emotions” (SYO) emotional wellness charts, indicating at least 3 out of 7 days per week of monitoring. The overall engagement of parents and caregivers has increased from an average of 10 parents to 29 as a result of the project.