Staff Wellbeing

The Shawnee Mission School District is proud to offer its staff numerous opportunities to engage in programs designed to increase their overall health and wellbeing. Please explore the different avenues of Staff Wellbeing below.

Wellbeing Resources

Mental Health

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Your SupportLinc EAP benefit is free of charge to all employees and their family members. The EAP benefit offers free counseling sessions, financial and legal services. Visit www.supportlinc.com and use smsd as the group code to get started using the wide array of resources. See below for flyers with more details of services offered.

SupportLinc EAP Overview Flyer - English

SupportLinc EAP Overview Flyer - Spanish

Work Life Resource Flyer

Dependent Care Resource Flyer

Convenience and Concierge Referrals

Johnson County Mental Health Center has expanded a free service to school staff members who work in Johnson County.
- JCMHC also has dozens of free resources online at jocogov.org/frontlinesupport . These resources include weekly emails, a mental health podcast, support groups, phone apps (sleep, meditation, self-help), coping strategies and other mental health practices your can do from your home or office. As always, the 24/7 Crisis Line is available to anyone at 913-268-0156.
- In partnership with EVERFI, Johnson County Mental Health Center is providing health & wellness education to educators across Johnson County. The Johnson County Educator Wellness Center is a self-guided, digital mental wellness resource designed to provide educators with on-demand content related to your unique mental health needs. You'll find a variety of topics, including Managing Mental Health Challenges, Supporting a Friend or Loved One, and Strategies for Stress Management.
Behavioral Health Therapist at PriorityOne Health Center
- PriorityOne Health Center now offers behavioral health services with an onsite therapist. Counseling for individuals, couples and families is offered to help you improve your health. Whether you’re dealing with grief, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, PTSD, eating disorders, substance abuse or self-image – PriorityOne Health Center therapist Jen Simon is here to listen. Full details HERE.
- Behavioral health at PriorityOne Health Center is available to the following individuals enrolled in the District’s health insurance plan:
  - Staff members and pre-Medicare retirees
  - Dependents, including spouses and children age 12+

Guide to Beating Burnout
Mental Health America - more mental health and COVID-19 resources HERE

Mindfulness Apps

Some developers are making the premium version of their apps FREE to teachers and other school staff!

Headspace
Stop, Breathe & Think
Calm: Meditations, sleep stories, movement exercises, journals, and music to help you look after yourself! The links below include their ~free~ resources, as well as their YouTube channel.
- Free resources
- Calm YouTube channel

Recipes & Nutrition

Naturally Slim Program: This program could help you reach your weight loss goals, break old habits, relieve stress & anxiety, and build your immunity! Click HERE for all the details.

SMSD Cookbook: Sharing Meals while Social Distancing

Click HERE to check out the cookbook we created in the summer of 2020 from recipes you all shared!

Recipes:

Fitness/Exercise

SMSD Fitness Center Webpage
Fit Tip Videos: from the Wellbeing Wednesday emails.
Move More! Making physical activity routine.
Down Dog: Exercise apps for Yoga, Yoga for Beginners, HIIT, Barre, 7-min Workouts, & Prenatal Yoga. Free for all students and teachers if you use your smsd email address when signing up!
- To claim your free membership go to www.downdogapp.com (can also download the smartphone apps) and sign up using your smsd.org email address. Use the same sign-in for all of the apps- phone or web!
FitOn: a HUGE variety of workouts that you can do anywhere.
- Their YouTube Channel has more free videos and at-home workouts
SMSD Wellness YouTube channel
- We have created playlists for different types of workouts and saved our favorite videos!

Discounts for Staff

Check out the district's Employee Discount Page for businesses who offer SMSD employees special discounts.

The following businesses offer wellness-related services to SMSD employees at various discounted rates.

Fitness Gyms

Chiefs Fit
Genesis Health Clubs
Profile by Sanford
Orangetheory Fitness - - Corporate Discount for Teachers
2020Fit - Corporate Discount for Teachers

Financial Wellbeing

CPR Training

CPR/AED training. All classes are offered free to SMSD employees.

Where: Classes held at the Center for Academic Achievement, Room 2078 (enter at south doors).

Schedule: Link HERE

Registration: Sign up through the staff development page on the SMSD website, or call Mary Cooper at 913-993-8658.

December Self-Care Calendar

First page of the PDF file: December2022Self-CareCalendar

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SMSD Aquatic Center
Staff Family Fun Day and 5K

SMSD Aquatic Center

The new SMSD Aquatic Center is available to SMSD staff members at no cost.

Take advantage of this benefit by completing a membership form, in person, at the Aquatic Center. Be sure to bring your SMSD ID with you for proof of employment. Family members on the district medical plan are also eligible to use the Aquatic Center free of charge.

Visit the SMSD Aquatic Center's website for open lap lane times and current COVID-19 procedures.

Staff Family Fun Day and 5K

Department Contact

Eliza Little

Wellbeing Coordinator Fitness Center Manager

(913) 993-6494

Shawnee Mission School District is a 2020-2021 Platinum Level Healthy KC Certified organization.