Mercy Career & Technical High School

The leaders at Mercy CTE were acutely aware of the unique needs of their students, but struggled to address the daily traumas their students experienced.

With the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing as the 2020-21 school year began, the guidance department was tasked with the challenge of creating a positive school climate and addressing student wellbeing.

The remote learning model complicated their efforts further; with students only attending school in person twice a week, it became more difficult for faculty and staff to build strong connections with their students.

Mercy CTE’s educators and leaders needed a way to address students’ day-to-day challenges before they spiraled into major mental health challenges.

Mercy CTE decided to implement Linewize Pulse’s weekly student wellbeing check-ins, as a way to better understand how their students were feeling.

One day a week, students spent a few minutes taking a short, research-based survey. These check-ins provided educators and leaders with a wealth of information they could act on, often through small “mini-interventions.”

The Linewize Pulse platform also provides students with an opportunity to share gratitude with fellow peers or their teachers, or to ask for help in addressing more serious issues—a particular benefit during the pandemic, where teachers didn’t always have face-to-face interactions with students.

Pulse's digital check-ins can be delivered on school computers or mobile devices while students are at home, making it the perfect solution to gather student wellbeing data in a hybrid learning environment.

The impact on the school's climate was almost immediate.