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Thomas Oleksyk
Guidance Department

The Guidance department provides many services to both parents and students.  Our main objective is to facilitate communication between the home and school.  We are dedicated to working with individual students who are experiencing difficulty with their academics as well as assisting families with personal issues.  We will make every attempt to give parents and students feedback as soon as possible.

        *    Consultation to Teachers and Parents
                Behavioral or Scholastic Concerns
                Assist in Developing and Implementing Remedial
                Strategies

        *    Direct Counseling and Consultation
                Small Group or Individual
                Short Term or Long Term

        *    Referral
                Assist Parents in Obtaining Referral

        *    Classroom-Based Guidance Activities
                Whole Class Activities
                   Social Skills - Study Habits - Goal Setting

        *    Testing and Assessment
                Conduct Standardized and Diagnostic Tests

Now Available for You!
"Success in School / Skills for Life"

The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) has created an electronic "Healthy Kids/Success In School" online resource kit.

The current kit includes handouts on:

• Academic Motivation

• ADHD: A Primer for Parents

• Attention Problems: Strategies for parents

• Back To School Transitions: What parents Can Do

• Bus Safety: A Handout for Parents and Teachers

• Homework survival Guide

• Sprots Participation for children: A Parent's guide

• Stress in children: A Handout for Parents

• Study Skills: A Handout for Parents

• What is a School Psychologist?

• School Dropout Prevention

Contact NASP at www.naspcenter.org/resourcekit