The Transformative Power of Student Voice and Wraparound Services
Biography of Primary Presenter
Leigh Colburn is a career educator, community leader, and educational consultant working with school districts who wish to create wraparound service opportunities for their students and families. For ten years, Leigh proudly served as the principal of Marietta High School until founding the Graduate Marietta Student Success Center on July 1, 2015.
As Director of the Success Center, she established dynamic partnerships with the Marietta Board of Education, the City Council, public safety departments, and community groups to improve the quality of life for Marietta’s teens. During her career with Marietta City Schools, Leigh garnered many awards such as One of 75 Notable Women in Cobb County History, the Cobb County Creating Community Award, Marietta High School Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, Marietta City Schools Employee of the Year, Marietta’s Citizen of the Year, and Woman of the Year by liveSAFE Resources.
Leigh earned degrees from Kennesaw State University, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Alabama. Leigh and her husband, Doug, have raised two sons who attended Marietta High School. Her oldest son, John, is a pastor in Birmingham and her younger son, Phillip, is pursuing a career in public safety and serving proudly as a member of the United States Army.
Presentation Abstract
What happens when early warning systems point to barriers outside of the school’s control? How do teachers, principals, and school districts address issues of transiency, family changes, poverty, trauma, immigration, addiction, mental, emotional, social, and physical health? Teachers, principals, and more importantly, students, know external factors get in the way of student learning, but don't know what to do about them. In this training, you will receive an overview of how schools and districts are gathering student voice to inform wraparound services for the purpose of holistically meeting the family, social & emotional, and academic needs of their students.
Recommended Citation
Colburn, Leigh and Beggs, Linda, "The Transformative Power of Student Voice and Wraparound Services" (2021). Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference. 17.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gapbs/2020/2020/17
The Transformative Power of Student Voice and Wraparound Services
What happens when early warning systems point to barriers outside of the school’s control? How do teachers, principals, and school districts address issues of transiency, family changes, poverty, trauma, immigration, addiction, mental, emotional, social, and physical health? Teachers, principals, and more importantly, students, know external factors get in the way of student learning, but don't know what to do about them. In this training, you will receive an overview of how schools and districts are gathering student voice to inform wraparound services for the purpose of holistically meeting the family, social & emotional, and academic needs of their students.
