Student Services
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Our Mission
Student Services is committed to supporting the instructional process by identifying and eliminating barriers to learning, advocating for the needs of the whole child, and empowering all students to become lifelong learners in the 21st century.
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AIG Consultant
Chris Lucas
Contact Phone Number: 910-483-0153 Ext. 740
Email Address: chrislucas@ccs.k12.nc.us
Mr. Lucas' office hours are on Tuesday for E.E. Smith.
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CCS Military Family & Youth Liaison
Howard Lattimore
The military family and youth liaison (MFYL) acts as a communication link between the installation and the school district in order to ease the transition for the military students. The MFYL coordinates and supports efforts to: assess needs, build awareness of resources, and connect those with needs to supportive solutions.
Email: howardlattimore@ccs.k12.nc.us
Phone Number: 910-678-7008
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Counselors
Donna Cooper-Craig
Contact Phone Number: 910-483-0153 x711
10th grade Counselor
Kristen Gonzalez
Contact Phone Number: 910-483-0153 x710
9th Grade Counselor
Gretchen Walker
Contact Phone Number: 910-483-0153 x713
Department Chair/Lead Counselor
Aimee Fairchild
Contact Phone Number: 910-483-0153 x710
9th - 12th Military Counselor
Available: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm
Professional school counselors are certified/licensed educators with a minimum of a Master’s degree in school counseling making them uniquely qualified to address students’ cognitive, socio-emotional and career development needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program. They also provide consultation, individual and group counseling, academic advisement. In addition, they provide prevention, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution.
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Social Worker
Wendy McLain
Contact Phone Number: 910-483-0153 x 720Available: Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:00 pm
School Social Workers are trained mental health professionals with a Bachelors or Master’s degree in social work. They are the link between the home, school, and community. School social workers provide direct as well as indirect services to students, families and school personnel such as monitoring school attendance, promoting dropout prevention, consultation, information and referral, identification of at-risk students, and counseling. In addition, they provide prevention, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution.
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Kelli Howle
Contact Phone Number: 910-484-3391 ext. 3012
The EC Case Teacher can address concerns for students eligible for special education services. They can verify service implementation and communicate with the student’s team to meet their academic and functional needs. In addition, she can coordinate Child Find. This is a coordinated effort between the Student Services Team and the Exceptional Children Services to locate and identify children and youth suspected of or diagnosed with a disability who might have intellectual, physical, or emotional disabilities and are unable to benefit from the regular school program without special assistance.
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Carrie Byrd
Available: Friday 8:00 am- 4:00 pm
School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success and life-long achievement and health of students. School nurses facilitate health services such as immunizations, communicable disease control, vision and hearing screening and follow-up, health assessments and referrals, and health counseling and information for students and families. School nurses actively collaborate with school personnel, students and parents to create health plans and to administer medication.
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Mercallis Edmund
Available: Friday 8:00 am- 4:00 pm or as needed
School psychologists are highly trained in both psychology and education, completing a minimum of a specialist-level degree program. they provide assessment and testing of students for special services. Consultation for teachers. Counseling for students. In addition, they provide prevention, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and program modification for special learning and/or behavioral needs.
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Please contact Brianna Bailey at 910.483.0153 ext. 714, if you are in need of a transcript.
