ACSSW

Put up your SSW Week poster at school and throughout the community
(grocer’s, library, post office, etc.). Include your office phone number or contact information.

Take a look at the School Social Work Week posters.

Become the Chocolate Fairy committing random acts of chocolate for the staff.
Be sure to treat yourself, too!

In the cafeteria each day, play a different SSW related song for students. Some examples: Don’t laugh at me (Peter, Paul & Mary); Lean on me (Temptations); Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen ( Lena Horne); You’ve got a friend (Celine, Gloria, Shania & Carole); Hope you dance (Jodie Messina); Everybody hurts (REM). Have fun with this!

Write a brief article for the local PTA/PTO newsletter.

Write a short description of school social work for the local paper
acknowledging SSW week.

Write a letter to the editor on an educational issue and identify
yourself as a school social worker.

Contact the local education reporter and ask him/her to interview you on a local
or national education issue: PBIS, RTI, truancy, homelessness, etc.

Send a note to your school board and the superintendent informing them of what you do and thanking them for having the wisdom to employ your services on behalf of students and families.

With other SSWs from your district, take your special education director to lunch.

Make your building secretaries a pizza and serve it with fanfare.

Invite building staff to drop into your office for cake or goodies and beverages.

Place cookies or other treats in the teachers’ lounge alongside a “thank you” note.

Put school supplies—post-its, highlighters, pencils, notepads, etc.--in the teachers’ mailboxes.

Invite SSWs from neighboring districts to meet for breakfast or after school for appetizers.

Let your creativity run wild!

School Social Work Week Posters