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Guidance Department
Contact Information: 856-778-6620 Extension 13170 |
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| Rose Trasatti: 8th Grade Counselor |
| Vanessa Vogdes: 7th Grade Counselor |
| Debbie Vento: Secretary |
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| Guidance Program: |
| The guidance & Counseling Department at the middle school is committed to helping students and their parents in a variety of ways. The counselors are there to assist students and their families to become oriented to the educational environment and its requirements. |
| All parent questions or concerns about a child"s academic, emotional and social welfare at the middle school can be channeled through the guidance department. |
| The guidance department plays a key role in assisting students in developing personal decision making skills, encouraging the development of high self-esteem, and helping students appreciate and value the differences of others. The program is designed to teach intermediate grade students abot negative peer influence, building a good self-image, maintaining pozsitive relationships, making choices one can feel good about, and coping with negative peer influences. |
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Intervention and Referral Services Committe(IRSC): The I Team
The I Team is composed of administrators, teachers, school nurse, Child Study Team members and counselors. They meet regularly to discuss students who are at risk for continued behavior or academic difficulty. The team gathers information on the referred student, assesses their level of risk, and, if needed work with the family to develop a plan for referral to any necessary resource for help. A variety of academic interventions, community resources and in-school programs are utilized. All work with students is kept strictly confidential. |
| Testing Programs - The following standardized tests are administered in the middle school: |
| 7th Grade: NJ-ASK7, MAP Testing |
| 8th Grade: NJ-ASK8, MAP Testing |
| During the spring all students will be given proficiency tests in their academic subjects. These tests help to assess the extent of student learning, the success of our curriculum, and provide data necessary for accurate student placement |
