Through the different steps that comprise the Student Assistance process, these at-risk adolescents are referred for a professional assessment and directed to appropriate services. Students may refer themselves. Information is studied to determine any possible indicators, such as drop in grades, increase in absences, frequent visits to the nurse or behavior problems. If there are insufficient indicators of a problem, the matter is dropped and all information is destroyed, If, however, the data collected indicates the need for further assessment, the information is then shared with the student s parents who are encouraged to participate in the intervention process. Only the data collected is shared with the parent.
Any information concerning who made the original referral is strictly confidential.
A referral may be submitted without divulging the name of the source. The Student Assistance team may be comprised of administrators, teachers, counselors, building service workers, office personnel, cafeteria workers, school nurse, attendance secretary, and any other staff who may be in contact with students. Bob Arrowsmith, Counselor Peg Boyd, Nurse Dennis Essig, Teacher Holly Kennedy, Counselor Eleanor Kimrey, Counselor Emily McNamara, Attendance Secretary Kevin Moose, Teacher Madelyn Schoemaker, Asst. If you have concerns about a student, please complete a confidential Concern Form and return it to the Student assistance box in the counseling office, health room, front office, or the teacher s lounge. Excitability, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, mood swings, dilated pupils, dizziness, confusion.