Student Support:
Support Services
Social Work Services
Full-time professional social workers, speaking a variety of languages, are assigned to each high school. School social workers are available to all students needing short-term individual or group counseling in order to alleviate personal crises and problems of adjustment within the school, the home, or the community. The confidential nature of these communications is understood and respected by each of the social workers. Through consultation, school social workers are also available to parents, faculty, and administration who seek to facilitate appropriate educational plans and services for students. The department's goal is to restore student functioning so as to enable the student to take full advantage of his/her educational resources.
Psychological Services
Each school has an assigned psychologist whose main activity is to help students to get a clearer understanding of themselves. Sometimes this is accomplished through a series of tests which, on completion, are interpreted to the student to give a profile that is helpful in his or her own planning. Sometimes this is accomplished through individual, confidential counseling meetings, or sometimes through group sessions. Appointments can also be arranged at the psychologist's office.
Parent Facilitators
Parent facilitators provide parents and caregivers of Stamford Public School children with information and support in accessing available resources in the schools. They promote respect for parents and caregivers as partners in education. Facilitators help parents access information about the policies and procedures of the Stamford Public Schools, assist them with issues and concerns they have, and aid them in understanding the protocol when addressing
those issues to effectively voice their concerns. Parent facilitators work with the school community to promote partnerships that will increase parental involvement and participation in promoting the social, emotional and academic growth of children.