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Our school has a Military & Family Life Counseling on campus on Mondays and Wednesdays during regular school hours and as needed by appointment.  Please call the school if you need to schedule an appointment. The Military & Family Life Counseling (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 coordinated and supports efforts to: assess needs, build awareness of resources, and connect those with needs to support solutions.

Diane Austin or Erica Butler are on campus and available during regular school hours and by appointment, as needed.  Please call the school if you need to schedule an appointment. 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.

Michelle Thompson is on campus on Wednesdays during regular school hours and as needed, by appointment.  Please call the school if you need to schedule an appointment. 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 screen 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.

Lori Rawls and Brandi Drayton are on campus daily.  They are also available by appointment, as needed.  Please call the school if you need to schedule an appointment. 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, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution.

The EC Case Teacher, Shantel Johnson, 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. Our EC Case Teacher is on campus on Tuesdays and Fridays from 7:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m.  She is available for appointments after 3:00 p.m. as needed.  Please call the school if you need to schedule an appointment.