Dear Parents and Guardians of our Royal ISD students,

As we are continuing to deal with the outbreak of COVID-19, we as school counselors want to encourage you to limit your children’s exposure to the media and remain calm about this issue with your children in order to help them address their fears.

Below are coping resources as well as tools to help you and your student understand COVID-19 and discuss it together.

If your family has had a tough time over this break with changes or stresses, please be sure to check in with your child’s school counselor(s). We are always available by email, and we are here to help. We hope these resources are helpful. Details will be available

Royal ISD Counseling Staff,

• Lakisha Murray, Royal ECC, STEM Elementary / lmurray@royal-isd.net

• Denise Alcover, Royal Elementary 2-5 / dalcover@royal-isd.net  

• Sherlynn Perrow, Royal Jr. High, STEM Jr. High / sperrow@royal-isd.net

• Cynthia Hendrix, Royal High School Grades 10 and 11, On Ramps / chendrix@royal-isd.net

• LaSandra Watts, Royal High School Grades 9 and 12, ECHS  / lwatts@royal-isd.net

Royal ISD counselors from all campuses will be offering counseling services to our students via zoom beginning Tuesday, March 31, 2020. If a student would like to receive counseling, they should email the counselor that they would like to counsel with (see below for email addresses). A meeting invitation will then be sent to the student with the date and time of the meeting. Also, if parents would like to meet with a Counselor, they would follow the same procedures as the student. We look forward to serving our students, staff, and community. 

Also see Royal ISD Crisis Supports.

The Falcon Forum video series is designed by RISD teachers and staff to help Royal students and parents navigate virtual learning.

• Introduction and Available Resources /Episodio uno Introduccion y recursos disponibles - In this introductory episode,  we share the learning, mental health, and college preparation resources RISD has made available to help students and families thrive in the new Falcons Learn@Home program.

• Elementary Student Scheduling and Resources (English) /  Programación y recursos para estudiantes de primaria (Espanol)

• Distance Learning Tools Explained by RHS Principal Runnels

• How to Create and Access Offline Google Files (Video) /  Accessing  Offline Documents  (PDF)

• Time Management Strategies / Como manejar mejor tu tiempo

• Staying Connected / Mantengase conectado

  • Distancing Without Disconnecting - Zoom Games 

• Mental Health / Salud Mental 

• Just for Adults! 

  • Managing Stress Presentation (PowerPoint)

  • Managing Stress Presentation (PDF) 

• Texans can dial 2-1-1 (option 6) for information on COVID-19 and local community resources on health care, utilities, food, housing, and more.

• As Texas schools continue to navigate the COVID-19 outbreak, it is important to recognize that students and families may be struggling with stress, anxiety, grief, and loss. To support schools and communities, the Texas Education Agency has created a resource is a list of statewide resources that can help schools connect families with specific resources. Click here to access this resource.

• Resources for Displaced/Homeless Students

• Social & Emotional Skills Development

• Love is Louder - Tips, tools and resources for taking care of our physical and mental health, and supporting each other during this time of uncertainty.

• Managing Anxiety and Coping to the COVID-19 Outbreak

• CDC - Stress and Coping to the COVID-19 Outbreak

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• Getting the Right Start: Student Guide to Mental Health

• Well-Being Playbook - A hands-on, start-anywhere guide to inform and empower your day-to-day actions and interactions.

• Guided Imagery - Guided imagery (or visualization) is a therapeutic technique that has been used for centuries. By creating images in the mind, a person can reduce pain, stress and other symptoms associated with his or her condition. The more specific the visualization, the more therapeutic it will likely be.

• Stress/anxiety Relief and Relaxation Apps

• Scholarship Opportunities

• Navigating College Planning During COVID-19

• Generation TX (English) - Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

• Generation TX (Spanish)

• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

• Advanced Placement:

  • Updates

  • Student Resources

• Helping Children Cope - Tips for Parents and Caregivers

• Talking to children about COVID-19

• Informational video from BrainPop

• ChildMind Video (available in other languages)

• The Yucky Bug - Kid-Friendly Video about the Virus

• Do's & Don'ts of Discussing COVID-19 with Kids

• Talking about COVID-19 with Kids

• Why are schools closed?

• What is the curve and why do we need to flatten it?

• Parent Guide to Discussing Coronavirus with Children

• CDC Resource for Talking with Children about Coronavirus Disease 2019

• Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource