We as Student Services of Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation provide the programs and services necessary for students to foster relationships, gain access to educational opportunities, and to succeed in their intellectual, social, physical, moral and cultural development.

Anna Schneider

A little bit about me: I love what I do and love this school! I laugh a lot and have a particular giggle. I enjoy spending time outdoors on my hobby farm. I love spending time with family and friends playing games and enjoying one another’s company. I like to try new things and am always looking for a new adventure!

As the School Social Worker of N.E.W., I am a trained mental health professional who can assist with mental health concerns, behavioral concerns, positive behavioral support, academic, and classroom support, consultation with teachers, parents, and administrators as well as provide individual and group counseling/therapy. I provide services to students to enhance student’s emotional well-being and improve their academic performance. 

In N.E.W. I work to:

• Connect students and families to community providers

• Collaborate with community providers upon getting a signed release of information to support students and families

• Connect with community programs to receive school resources for Caring Closet (link to site) to offer to students a families

• Provide alcohol and drug supports through a program titled Teen Intervene 

• Support families who receive assistance for homelessness

• Provide additional supports to students receiving special education services

• Provides additional supports to students who are teen parents

• Reviews school attendance to ensure engagement and participation of students and families

• Seeking school based mental health services so students can meet with a provider in school

• Continues to assess school needs and ways for the building to meet those needs.

I also facilitate the following programs to support our students in a variety of ways:

Peer Group - a club for students to participate in that builds positive school culture and supports student’s social emotional needs. We are a pilot program for Hope Squad this year!

Phuture Phoenix - mentoring program with UWGB to support students with academics provides an opportunity for students to see that postsecondary education is important, attainable, and available.

Oral Health Partnership - providing dental care for students in the school setting.

We All Rise - N.E.W. provides an after school group titled Youth Healing and Harmony. This programming focuses on healing and connections that go beyond traditional services. Programming takes place on the first and third Tuesdays of every month starting at 3:30pm and going until 4:30pm at N.E.W.

Restorative Practices - facilitating a culture around strengthening relationships between individuals and fostering social connections within the school community as it relates to behaviors and conflicts between staff and students.