Highlights
New Student Small Groups - I meet with all the new students in small
groups during the first few weeks of school. We focus on adjustment, friendship, and orientation issues. I periodically eat
lunch with the new students as well.
Small Group Guidance - Topics include: friendship, social skills and changing
families.
Individual Guidance - A large portion of my day includes providing support services for individual students.
I work with students on a variety of concerns from friendship to divorce.
Classroom Guidance - PK-5 classrooms
have 30 minute sessions each week. The lessons presented are proactive in nature and developmentally appropriate. The following
is an outline of the units presented:
Pre-K and Kindergarten *DUSO (Developing Understanding in Self and
Others), Manners
1st *DUSO (Developing Understanding in Self and Others)
2nd *Getting
Along with Others, Manners (social skills)
3rd *Alcohol and other Drugs (Skills for Growing Curriculum)
4th *Conflict Resolution
5th *Communication Skills (Starting, maintaining, and ending
a conversation - listening skills)
6th grade Exploratory Class
Skills for Adolescence
- Lions-Quest program that has the following program goals:
- To help young people develop positive
social behaviors
- To help young people acquire the social skills necessary to lead healthy and productive
lives
- To help young people develop strong commitments to peers, schools, and communities
- To help young people develop strong commitments to themselves to live healthy, drug-free lives
- To support parents, teachers, and others in finding a constant renewal and energy needed in supporting young people
