Student Assistance Coordinators (SACs) address the needs of all district students and families in education, prevention, intervention, and referral services. SACs promote healthy  lifestyles, student achievement, and academic success. The Student Assistance Coordinator is a trained certified intervention specialist. Students who demonstrate academic concerns, attendance problems, and disengagement from activities are often due to underlying issues. The Student Assistance Coordinator provides an environment for students to discuss problems they may be experiencing.  

CONFIDENTIALITY

Adolescents are, as to be expected, quite careful regarding sharing personal issues to adults. Many students worry about their self-image and what the people in their lives will think about them if they disclose personal issues with people such as; teachers, administrators, coaches, peers, and sometimes their family. They worry if certain people know about their personal issues, it will impact their grades, participation, relationships, or even be disciplined. Congress recognizes the obstacles adolescents face and has created the federal confidentiality regulations (42 CFR Part 2) to protect students seeking confidential treatment from a school-based counselor. The SAC is a trained counselor and interventionist who is knowledgeable in how to communicate the nature of the issue(s) with the student, their family, develop appropriate treatment plans, and if necessary, connect families with community resources.