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Welcome To Student Services
Eliminating Barriers to Student Achievement
In conjunction with our Houston County School System Mission Statement,
our mission is to produce high achieving students.
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Assistant Superintendent for Student Services
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Paula Dougherty
Student Services Overview
Student Services with approximately 450 staff members encompasses Special Education, Student Support Teams, Psychological Services, Social Services and Attendance Issues, Assisted Technology Support, Counseling, Health Related Services, Hospital Homebound Services , School Safety and the monitoring of Home School Programs. Our goal is to assist school based personnel with implementing a delivery model of instruction that will maximize student achievement for all students. This department along with the Division of Teaching and Learning will partner with parents, students and school personnel to meet the state’s criteria for exemplary school status in the areas of academics, attendance, drop-out rate, and graduation rates.
The Division of Student Services seeks to become an organization that functions as a collaborative team focused on efficient, timely, and exemplary services to our schools, families and students. We will be driven by a deep understanding of the needs of students, and our common goal of maximizing their potential. We will be recognized by teachers, school leaders, and parents as strong advocates for what’s best for students, but also as enthusiastic supporters of the efforts of schools and families. We will become a catalyst for change in our school district and others will look to us for leadership in providing quality interventions for students who struggle to meet academic and behavioral standards.
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Special Education |
Special Education Director
Zabrina Cannady
According to Public Law 105-17, "the term Special Education means specifically designed instruction, at no cost to parents or guardians, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability, including classroom instruction, instruction in physical education, home instruction, and instruction in hospitals and institutions".
If a student has learning or behavioral problems in school, all available strategies to remediate, modify, or correct the problem should be tried before referral. The school must show that the student is not able to progress without a unique educational program. Our Special Education Coordinators and Program Specialists are available to assist schools with meeting the needs of our Special Education population and in developing goals to enhance their learning potential.
Lead Psychologist
Dr. Deborah Moore-Sanders
Student Support Team
Our Student Support Teams utilize a collaborative problem-solving approach in planning alternative instructional strategies for students experiencing academic and/or behavioral problems. The Student Support Team also assists with the development of 504 plans, maintains records of all meetings to include participants, dates, and alternatives considered for each student, and facilitates any final action taken such as referral to special programs.
Psychological Services
The goal of Houston County Psychological Services is to provide comprehensive services to enhance the educational needs of the district’s diverse learners. Our School Psychologists offer a variety of services including consultation with parents, teachers, administrators, and outside agencies; assessment and re-evaluation of special needs students; crisis intervention; program development; in-service training; and individual or group counseling. Our Psychologists are also called upon to provide expertise to Student Support Teams (SST) to address academic concerns, classroom behavior management issues, and assist in determining eligibility for Special Education Services.
Social Services
Our Social Services Department works collaboratively with school personnel in order to address the needs of students. Based on they type of assistance requested individual students or the entire family may be referred to outside agencies to address economic, social, discipline, attendance, or health related issues. Our Social Workers have established close working partnerships with Juvenile Court, Department of Family and Children Services, and with public and mental health agencies. They have also developed innovative programs such as the War on Truancy, and Project Re-Connect to improve the academic performance of students. The Social Services Department processes all referrals related to truancy and processes referrals for Home School students.
Technology Coordinator
Angela Jenson
Technology Support
The Technology Coordinator provides IT assistance to all of our Student Services Departments. Core services include IEP template development and maintenance, system level data entry and monitoring of procedural processes, form development, due process compliance, and FTE reporting.
School Nursing
Kathryn Shiplett
Health Related Services
Health Related Services supervise all the needs of our students and staff for the county school system. Whether it is medical services, health and hygiene issues, staff development, home or hospital visits, working with community agencies, monitoring school health/medical technicians, assisting with Hospital Homebound students, testing, or handling crisis situations. Our nurses are dedicated to providing any and all needed services.
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Lead Counselor
Jenny Hattaway
Our school system counselors provide needs-based guidance with an in-depth knowledge of development of the age groups within the K-12 configuration. Crisis counseling, classroom and career guidance, and parental-training activities are among the many areas the school guidance and counseling program provides assistance. Other services provided by our school counselors include:
• Conferences with parents.
• Counseling sessions conducted with students for personal/social support and for skill building.
• Counseling sessions conducted with students for discipline and attendance-related problems.
• Delivery of a program of services, including career and educational counseling to all students.
• Delivery of a program of services in the area of test preparation, interpretation, etc.
• Delivery of a program of services for career and post-secondary educational planning.
• Classroom guidance for all students appropriate to their developmental level.
Hospital Homebound Services
Hospital Homebound (HHB) services are provided to approved Houston County public school students who are medically unable to attend school for a minimum of 10 consecutive days or that student who has a chronic health condition causing him or her to be absent for intermittent periods of time for an anticipated 10 days or more.
School Safety
School Safety is coordinated with our liaison from the Warner Robins Police Department. Our schools have School Resource Officers, GREAT Officers, and A.D.V.A.N.C.E. Officers on campus to offer students a role model. These officers teach our students the great lessons of life on a day-to-day basis.
Home School Information
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