STUDENT SERVICES
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Our Mission Statement: 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.
School Counselor(s): Sandra Goodman and Andria David
Available Monday thru Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Professional school counselors are certified/licensed educators a minimum of a Master's degree in school counseling making them uniquely qualified to address student's 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.
School Social Worker: Vanessa Smith
Available Monday thru Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
School Social Workers are trained mental health professionals with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in social work. They are the link between the home, school and community. School 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 prevention, and conflict resolution.
School Psychologist: Karyn Steen
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.
School Nurse: Nicole Richardson
nicolerichardson@ccs.k12.nc.us
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 to create health plans and to administer medication.
CCS Military Family & Youth Liason:
Howard Lattimore 910-678-7008
Community Resources: Dial 2-1-1 or Click NC211.org
EC CASE MANAGER: Shelia McKnight 910- 864-0813
Available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:00 am to 2:30 p.m.
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.
Safety School Coordinator Darlene Myrick - darlenemyrick@ccs.k12.nc.us
Med Clerk - Betty Bala
Data Manager - Shawana-Burney Lindsay- shawana-burneylindsay@ccs.k12.nc.us
Speech Pathologist - Cathy Wagoner
Military Student Transitions Consultant (MSTC) :
Mark Patton
Consultant Mark Patton 910-635-3769
Available at Westover Middle School on Thursdays all day. You can also make an appointment via his email below:
The MSTC is a highly specialized education professional embedded with the school district.
The MSTC is assigned specific schools like Westover Middle School to provide assistance.
to military-connected students with needs related to increasing support system for social-emotional well-being and transition.
The MSTC performs activities and delivers professional development within the school and community to support this goal.
The MSTC works directly with children and parents on a daily basis.
MSTCs are expected to be subject matter experts on numerous issues to assist our
military-connected families – active duty, veteran, retired, National Guard/Reserves, or Civil Service employees.
Mark Patton, M.A. Ed
Military Student Transition Consultant
Cumberland County Schools
(910) 635-3769
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