Muller Road Middle School
Learning Support Services
Hello!
The Learning Support Services team at Muller Road Middle is comprised of our School Counselors, School Psychologist, School Social Worker, and School Nurse. Our LSS team is also supported by School Administrators. LSS Staff members believe that all students can learn and succeed in school. We aim to help support the physical and social-emotional health of our students. Our department is designed to assist in reducing barriers to student learning. It is our job to find and support the conditions that promote learning for each student.
We are here to work alongside our MRMS families, teachers, and community members. Together we identify challenges students and families may be facing so that we can develop strategies and supports that will set the student up for accomplishing their goals. Please visit the following pages for some resources for your family.
R2 GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS / INFORMATION
Parents and families are essential partners in promoting good attendance because they have the bottom-line responsibility for making sure their children get to school every day. Just as parents should focus on how their children are performing academically, they have a responsibility to set expectations for good attendance
and to monitor their children’s absences, so that missed days don’t add up to academic trouble. The Parent Handout outlines strategies including:
Make getting students to school on time every day a top priority.
Alert schools and community agencies to barriers that keep kids from attending class.
Ask for and monitor data on chronic absence.
Demand action to address systemic barriers that may be causing large numbers of students to miss too much school.
BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Maintaining an environment where students feel safe and free to focus on learning is a top priority for Richland Two. Unfortunately, sometimes bad things happen, even at good schools. We know that regardless of where trauma occurs, students may experience anxiety, stress or other difficulties that impact academic success. They may struggle with asking for help or even recognizing that they need it. These are rarely easy conversations, and it's understandable that sometimes parents don't know where to start.
Richland Two schools are staffed with lots of caring individuals. Our school psychologists, school counselors, social workers, nurses and intervention counselors uses their expertise and education to promote school, family, and community environments that are safe and healthy for children.
RICHLAND TWO WELLNESS RESOURCES for Students, Families, and Staff
Welcome to Richland Two's Virtual Calm Room -- your source for staff, student, or family resources to promote emotional, mental, and social wellness. Under each section above, you'll find "Wellness Resources" which houses multiple supports for when we are experiencing very big emotions or stressful struggles. These may help you find space to think, focus, or just be, in the face of all the uncertainty and chaos that life can present to us.
No matter what, it is very important to notice and name your emotions, so that you can choose the best response. These "Wellness Resources" can be helpful pathways for you to acknowledge what you're feeling and determine the best next step in response to it. That may also include getting some support from the professionals listed on these resource pages. Please seek support from a licensed mental health professional if you are experiencing overwhelming emotions, need strategies for managing emotions, or determining next steps.
ENGAGE South Carolina (additional supports for students and families)
South Carolina Department of Education has partnered with Graduation Alliance to provide an extra layer of support for K-12 students and their families to boost school engagement and academic success.
Students who choose to participate in the program will be assigned an Academic Success Coach who will answer questions, connect them with resources, and develop a plan to help the student stay on track.