Leah Eslick, LPC, RPT
Hi! I'm Leah Eslick, the school counselor at EPiC Elementary. This is my sixth year at EPiC, and I have 10 years of school counseling experience after spending five years as a 5th grade teacher.
I love helping students build confidence, develop strong friendships, learn problem-solving skills, and feel like they belong at school. My goal is to partner with families and staff to support every child's academic, social, and emotional success.
When I'm not at school, I enjoy spending time with my husband, our two kids, and our dog, Blitz. I also enjoy reading and traveling. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need anything. I look forward to a wonderful school year!
Guidance and counseling is an integral part of the total educational program at EPiC. It is developmental and facilitative in nature, as it assists students in developing competencies for life experiences and transitions. It includes student centered sequential activities.
Consists of lessons that facilitate academic and social development. These lessons are presented systematically through classroom and group activities in kindergarten through grade five. The curriculum is organized around the following categories:
Promoting Knowledge of Self and Others
Career Planning and Exploration
Educational and Vocational Development
Consists of management activities that establish, maintain, and enhance the total guidance program. This component is implemented and carried out through activities in the following areas:
Professional Development
Staff and Community Relations
Consultations with Teachers and Parents
Community Outreach
Consists of activities to meet immediate needs and concerns of students whether these needs or concerns require counseling, consultation, referral or information.
Consists of activities that help all students plan, monitor and manage their own learning as well as their personal and career development. Individual planning is implemented through such strategies as advisement, appraisal, referral for specific educational programs, and team meetings.
Liberty Public Schools' guidance program is implemented by certified school counselors with the support of teachers, administrators, and parents.