For educators & school teams
Free school-site learning
SickleWell helps educators and school teams understand how sickle cell can affect the school day—and translate that understanding into practical, coordinated support.
Practical learning for the people students rely on.School-site training
Our free introductory training gives school teams a shared foundation for supporting students with sickle cell thoughtfully, safely, and without stigma.
Request a free trainingHow pain, fatigue, hydration, temperature, treatment, and stigma can shape a student’s day.
How 504 or IEP supports, school-health plans, attendance, movement, and classroom practice connect.
How to maintain learning through absence, hospitalization, recovery, and return to school.
Designed for the people who shape a student’s day:
California community schools
California’s community school strategy brings academics, health, family engagement, and community partnerships into one coordinated approach. That creates an important opportunity to ensure students with sickle cell and other chronic illnesses do not fall between systems.
SickleWell is committed to helping California community schools include chronic illness within integrated student supports—and to centering student and family knowledge in how those supports are designed.
Connect academics, attendance, school health, and family partnership.
Build staff knowledge before a student reaches a point of crisis.
Include chronic illness in integrated support and improvement planning.
Use student and family experience to shape school practice.
Educator resources
These resources focus specifically on what educators and school personnel need to understand, plan, and respond well.
A school-focused guide to health needs, classroom accommodations, warning signs, attendance, and student participation.
Open resource ↗U.S. Department of EducationFederal civil-rights guidance explaining how Section 504 may apply to students with sickle cell disease.
Open resource ↗Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaA detailed reference created for teachers and other school staff, with guidance for academic and extracurricular settings.
Open resource ↗Bring SickleWell to your school
Tell us about your school, the people you want to bring together, and what you hope the training will address.