Student Services
The Department of Student Services provides a wide array of assistance programs and
comprehensive services to students, staff and parents.
New pressures on communities, families and schools have resulted in more at-risk students. The Student Support staff works in collaboration with other professionals and community agencies in order to meet numerous needs. Staff members address a myriad of issues including career education/planning, self-esteem, interpersonal relations, absenteeism, peer mediation, school safety and mental and physical health. Student Services are coordinated programs of specialized services to students and families.
Developmental Services
- Classroom Guidance
- Routine Health Service
- Career Exploration
Assessment and Intervention Services
- Testing
- Referrals to Community Agencies
- Direct Services-Academic, Social
- Physical and Emotional Concerns
Consultation and Coordination Services
- Indirect Services
- Teaming of Support Services
Other Services
- Child Accounting
- Student Records and Transcripts
- Working Papers
- Home Education
- Saturday School
- Alternative School
School Health
- School Nurse Practitioners
- School Nurse
- Health Room Technicians (LPN’s)
- Skilled Professional Health Care
- Primary and Preventive Health Services
- Comprehensive Health Appraisals
- Health Counseling
- Disease Prevention and Control
- Periodic Screening Tests and Services
- Child/Family Advocates for Health Care
Guidance and Counseling
- Comprehensive, Developmental K-12 Program
- Trained, Caring and Competent Staff Counseling
- Individual Guidance Services
- Elementary Counselors
- Middle School Counselors
- High School Counselors
School Safety Program
- Comprehensive School Safety Plans
- Building Crisis Teams
- Comprehensive/School Safety Advisory Council
School Psychologists
(Highly Trained School Psychologists)
- Programs of:
- Psychological Diagnosis
- Prescription and Therapy
- Crisis Intervention/Consultation
- Collaboration with Community to Improve Educational Experience and Promote Students’ Self-Worth
School Social Workers
- Certificated School Social Workers
- Collaboration with Families
- Community Resources
- Efforts to Modify and Improve
Attitudes and Behaviors - Interpretation of Regulations/Laws
- School Attendance
- Child Labor
Student Assistance Program (C.A.R.E.)
- 1 Highly Trained Middle School Team
- 1 Well Trained High School Team
- Identification of High Risk Students
- Alcohol/Drug Use
- Suicide/Mental Health Problems
- Effective Referral Process (Staff, Peers, Parents and Self-Referrals)
- Support Groups
- “After-Care” Programs
Peer Mediation
- Active High School Programs
- Functioning Middle School Programs
- Operative Elementary School Teams
- Promotion of Safe School Environment
- Peers Resolving Student Conflicts
Student Teams Highly Trained in
Communication Skills, Decision Making Skills, Self-Awareness and 4-Step Conflict Resolution
Staff Contacts
Director of Student Services
Dr. Richard Poole
570-327-5500 x40310
rpoole@wasd.org