GFES: Student Support Team Newsletter

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 09/25/2020 12:00 PM EDT
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Welcome back to the 2020-2021 school year! As the Student Support Team, we are here to assist you in any way that we can. Listed below is our contact information and a brief description of our roles.

Kiera Guralnik

School Counselor

Grades PK, 2, 3

krguralnik@fcps.edu

Katie Innes

School Counselor

Starting November 2020.

Starting November 2020.

Email Ms. Allen (lhallen@fcps.edu) with questions.

Sarah Jacoby

School Counselor

Grades PK, 2, 5

scjacoby@fcps.edu

Abbie McConnell

School Psychologist

Grades PK-5

amcconnell@fcps.edu

Lauren Allen

School Behavior Resource Teacher

Grades PK-5

lhallen@fcps.edu

 

Michelle Wenz

School Social Worker

Grades PK-5

mdwenz@fcps.edu

 

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Behavior Resource Teacher:

The primary objective of this position is to support teachers and students in their refinement of school-wide expectations and routines. The behavior resource teacher will provide students with the structures and behavior supports so that they may access curriculum and social opportunities online. Students and staff are supported within their virtual classrooms daily.

School Counseling Services:

Elementary school counselors’ primary objective is to assist students in reaching their potential to become effective learners. Their goal is to complement the learning environment in the classroom by using a child-centered, preventative, and developmental approach.

Counseling will be conducted with students individually and in small groups, when requested by parents and teachers and determined appropriate. This service is short-term, voluntary, and confidential. Parent notification is given to any extended individual or group counseling. There will also be monthly classroom counseling lessons focused on student success.

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School Psychologist:

The School Psychologist is available to consult with parents, teachers, counselors, community agencies, and private providers to help ensure that students’ social, emotional, and academic needs are met. They complete assessments that explore students’ strengths and areas of need to help the school team to identify educational needs and generate interventions and provide counseling to help students improve their social skills and self-regulation. Ms. McConnell is grateful to be a part of the Glen Forest team and looks forward to working with our students this year!

School Social Worker:

FCPS school social workers are committed to assessing and addressing those social, emotional, and behavioral factors that may stand in the way of students realizing their promise. They apply social work principles and methodologies in the educational environment with the primary goal of removing barriers that prevent a student from fulfilling his or her academic potential. Our Social Worker, Michelle Wenz is excited to work with the Glen Forest families and community this year!

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Positivity Project:

Glen Forest is in the 4th year of implementing the Positivity Project (P2). P2 fosters stronger relationships by learning and recognizing the 24 character strengths in ourselves and others under the theme: “Positivity In Action.” In September classes explored the "other people mindset,” and the character strengths curiosity and teamwork. This year P2 has launched P2 for Families. Check out https://posproject.org/p2-for-families/ for a way to engage with your child about what they are learning in school! Make sure you are logged into your child’s FCPS Gmail account to see the resources

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