Western Middle Student Support Services
Monday-Friday 8:00 - 4:00
Meet our Student Support Services Team (SSST)
Holly Herring, School Counselor
Jamie Benson, School Nurse
Jennifer Lombard, School Counselor
Beliefs, Vision, Mission & Program Goals for WAM Student Support Services Team
We believe:
Student support services personnel have a unique opportunity and responsibility to assess student needs to maximize student learning and development. We believe that all students can learn and can achieve lifelong success both academically and in the world of work.
Our Vision Is:
To make use of the expertise from diverse professional education and student services disciplines to identify and remove barriers to academic success.
To make measurable improvements in student attendance and performance by the use data collection
To abide by all professional ethics and standards by all national/state boards of Student Services Personnel
To challenge students to meet their potential to grow into functional, contributing members of the community.
The mission of the Student Support Service Team (SSST) here at Western Middle is to provide an opportunity for all students to maximize potential as future ready learners in the areas of personal/social growth, intellectual growth and career awareness in order to become a productive and contributing member of 21st century society.
The goal of the student support services program is:
To make use of the expertise from diverse professional education and student services disciplines to identify and remove barriers to academic success.
To make measurable improvements in student attendance and performance by the use of data collection.
To abide by all professional ethics and standards by all national/state boards of Student Services Personnel.; and
To allow students to meet their potential to grow into functional, contributing members of the community.
CONFIDENTIALITY
As student support services personnel we keep things discussed confidential, unless someone is in danger. We do encourage students to have open communication with parents.
We offer individual counseling sessions, group counseling sessions, mediations, classroom guidance lessons, informative parent night presentations and much, much more. We work as part of the Student Support Service Team (SSST) here at Western Middle School along with our school social worker, school nurse, and administration. As part of the SSST we believe that student services personnel have a unique opportunity and responsibility to assess student needs in order to maximize student learning and development. We believe that all students can learn and can achieve lifelong success both academically and in the world of work.
Please remember that we are here to support you! Do not hesitate to contact us if we can be of assistance.