Dodd Middle School Counseling
Welcome!
We hope you find this page helpful. If you have any questions please contact your child's counselor. All Counseling staff can be reached by calling the main Dodd phone number at 203-272-3249
Jennifer Fleming- 7th grade School Counselor, jfleming@cheshire.k12.ct.us
Jessica Tresselt- 8th grade School Counselor, jtresselt@cheshire.k12.ct.us
Ben Chaback- Social worker, Bchaback@cheshire.k12.ct.us
Andrea Boccia School Psychologist, Aboccia@cheshire.k12.ct.us
Rose Bach-School Psychologist, Rbach@cheshire.k12.ct.us
Melissa Veleber- Guidance Administrative Assistant, Mveleber1@cheshire.k12.ct.us
Theresa Maratta: Speech and Language Pathologist, Tmaratta@cheshire.k12.ct.us
Jennifer Volpe: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), Jvolpe@cheshire.k12.ct.us
Resources:
211 crisis service: it is a free, confidential information and referral service that connects people to essential health and human services 24 hours a day, seven days a week online and over the phone. To learn more about this resource please visit their website.
Wellmore Urgent Crisis Center for Youth (UCC): offers crisis stabilization support, comprehensive mental health assessment, short-term medication services, collaborative safety planning, collaboration with existin providers, and direct linkages to community services for youth ages 4-18. The learn more about this resource please visit their website.
Town of Cheshire Youth Services: Offers comprehensive program of services of social and youth services to the community of Cheshire. Please see their Fall 2023 Flyer for all of their current programs.
Secondary School Information Sessions: Please be aware the following schools will be at Dodd in order to deliver information to interested students. If you, or your child, is interested please fill in this google form to ensure they get a pass for the visit.
Cheshire Academy- Tuesday October 19th at 8:15am
Mercy & Xavier High School- Monday October 23rd @ 8:15
Wilcox Technical High School-Wednesday November 1st @ 8:15am
ECA (Educational Center for the Arts)-Monday November 6th @ 1:05pm
Lyman Hall Agricultural School -Thursday November 9th @ 8:15am
Choate Rosemary Hall- Thursday November 16th @ 1:05pm
LUCH & LEARN SERIES
November 2023
We are excited to share a new opportunity we are developing for our students at Dodd regarding Career Exploration. We will be hosting a “Lunch and Learn” series through the next 3 marking periods that allows students exposure to career interests. Through this endeavor, we are hoping to broaden the horizons of our students by exposing them to diverse career options that can help inform their course selections and ease their transition to the next stage of their education, high school. We are reaching out to the community of Cheshire to see if any professionals would be interested in partnering with Dodd to deliver information about your profession. Here are the details regarding the event. If you would like to volunteer your time and expertise please reach out to Jessica Tresselt, jtresselt@cheshire.k12.ct.us, or Jennifer Fleming, Jfleming@cheshire.k12.ct.us.