T/A Connect | A Schoolwide Trusted Adult Program

EVERY STUDENT DESERVES A TRUSTED ADULT.

A schoolwide partnership combining student voice, staff learning and sustained support to help schools build a culture of connection.

BUILT FOR THE WORK AROUND THE SURVEY.

Schoolwide student surveys, twice a year
Keynote and professional development
Student and parent sessions
A school liaison and Connection Team
Ongoing training, coaching and support
A supporting digital platform in development

A national educator cohort is also being developed. Scope and timing will be agreed with each school.

KNOWING WHO STUDENTS TRUST IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

T/A Connect is a schoolwide trusted adult program built around student voice, shared responsibility and ongoing support. It gives schools a process for recognizing existing trust and supporting students who report no trusted adult.

Every student is surveyed at the beginning and end of the school year. Students decide whom they trust and what they share.

01 ASK EVERY STUDENT.

Students can identify up to two campus staff and one adult at home or in the community.
The searchable school roster includes teachers, food service, coaching, facilities, administrators and office staff.
Community selections are recorded; those adults are not contacted. Only campus staff are notified.

02 RECOGNIZE TRUST AND CONNECTION NEEDS.

Campus staff learn when a student names them as a trusted adult.
School teams distinguish no reported campus connection from no trusted adult anywhere. A missing response is kept separate.
Student trust and nomination counts are never used to rank or evaluate adults.

03 SUPPORT INTENTIONAL RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING.

A school liaison and Connection Team coordinate thoughtful follow-through. Relationships are not assigned.
Professional development, training and coaching support small, consistent interactions through which relationships can grow.
Technology organizes selections, changes and follow-through. Relationships belong to people.

04 RETURN TO THE STUDENT’S VOICE.

Students revisit their selections and can make changes as relationships change. The intended platform records additions and removals over time. Changes in reported selections do not, by themselves, prove relationship quality or that the program caused an outcome.
School implementation target: September 2027, subject to readiness and capacity. Digital platform in development.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1. What is T/A Connect?

T/A Connect is a schoolwide trusted adult program combining student voice, staff learning and ongoing support. Every student is surveyed twice a year and can identify up to two campus staff and one adult in the community. The school partnership supports recognition, thoughtful follow-through and intentional relationship-building. The supporting digital platform is in development.

2. Who is surveyed—and whom can students choose?

Every student is surveyed at the beginning and end of the school year. Students may identify up to two campus staff and one adult at home or in the community. The searchable campus roster includes everyone: teachers, food service, coaching, facilities, administrators and office staff. Students decide whom they trust and what they share. Community selections are recorded; those adults are not contacted.

3. What comes with a school partnership?

The planned partnership brings together schoolwide student surveys, Michael Chase’s keynote and professional development, student and parent sessions, a school liaison and Connection Team process, and ongoing training, coaching and support. A supporting digital platform and a national educator cohort are being developed. Scope and timing will be agreed with each school.

4. What happens when a student reports no trusted adult?

A school liaison and Connection Team identify students who report no trusted adult and coordinate thoughtful next steps. Staff training and ongoing coaching support small, consistent interactions through which relationships can grow. Relationships are not assigned; trust remains the student’s judgment. A missing survey response is kept separate from a student reporting no connection.

5. How is student trust protected?

Students choose whom they trust and what they disclose. Campus staff are notified when a student selects them; they do not receive the student’s full survey. Community selections are recorded without contacting those adults. Student trust and nomination counts are never used to rank or evaluate staff. Changes in survey selections describe reported connections; they do not, by themselves, prove relationship quality or program impact.

6. What stage is the platform in?

The digital platform is in development. The current local prototype has been tested with synthetic data; it is not production-ready and has not been deployed with real student data. The demo shows the intended experience. School implementation is targeted for September 2027, subject to readiness, affordability, school requirements and delivery capacity.

7. How do we get started?

Request a conversation about your school’s needs, fit and proposed scope. Final pricing has not been established. School implementation is targeted for September 2027, subject to readiness, affordability, school requirements and delivery capacity. The current platform is a local prototype tested with synthetic data; it is not production-ready and has not been deployed with real student data.

MICHAEL CHASE • T/A CONNECT
michael@michaelchasespeaks.com
Technology supports our mission. Relationships belong to people.