Student Services
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Kari Sarych Dean of Students
What does the Staples-Motley School District Dean of Students do?
- Our Dean of Students works to increase and promote student support and safety by addressing student needs and providing leadership for academic, behavioral, social, and emotional support. She also helps students develop their identities, build resilience, and instill confidence.
Steve Jennissen School Counselor
What does our Staples-Motley School District Counselor do?
- Our Counselor supports students in developing an individual plan for academic success and helps students with career exploration and career planning.
What do Staples-Motley School District Social Workers do?
- Our Social Workers serve students individually, and in groups to help them grow personally and socially. They work with all students, parents, and teachers to improve students’ achievement. They also show students how to develop positive attitudes, make effective decisions, resolve conflicts, and respect others.
Services we offer to our students:
Individual Counseling:
A confidential relationship that the counselor conducts with students individually discussing issues such as peer relations, academic concerns, family issues, and personal growth.
Group Counseling:
A few students who meet in confidential sessions to handle specific concerns or support each other with particular developmental goals. Common groups revolve around the following topics: friendship, family change, anger management, study skills, grief and loss, and self-esteem.
Large Group Guidance:
A planned, developmental program of guidance activities designed to foster students’ academic, career, and personal/social development. It is provided for all students through a collaborative effort by counselors and teachers.
Consultation:
A collaborative partnership in which the counselor works with parent, teachers, administrators, school psychologists, social workers, medical professionals, and community health personnel in order to plan and implement strategies to help students be successful in the educational field.
Coordination:
A leadership process in which the counselor helps organize, manage, and evaluate the school counseling program. The counselor assists parents in obtaining needed services for their children through a referral and follow-up process and serves as a liaison between the school and community agencies so that they may collaborate in efforts to help students.