Gina Mascotti -  8th grade gina.mascotti@spps.org

Gretchen Smith- Immersion Team gretchen.smith@spps.org

Counselors play a variety of roles within the school setting, from scheduling student classes to individual or group counseling.

Often times, if a parent has a question about navigating through the junior high, counselors are good place to start in looking for answers. Our priority is helping students be successful in school. Some of the more common functions we serve are as follows:


* Adjusting schedules- to better serve student needs
*Monitor course completion-to help students attain promotion criteria (passing 80% of English/Math classes and 80% of other courses)

* Building organizational skills- individual work with students, families and teachers in order to track homework, facilitate communication and increase class progress.
* Conflict resolution- individual/group work between peers around resolving conflicts which may be interfering with class progress,
*Individual/group support- working with students in regard to personal issues which may be affecting school progress,
* Coordinate building-wide testing schedule.