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Lemoore Union Elementary School District currently employees six School Counselors.
School counselors are trained to help students succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. They collaborate with educators, parents, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments that strengthen connections between home, school, and the community for all students.
Within LUESD, School Counselors Work With Students to:
Support and improve behavioral functioning on the school campus
Provide direct one-on-one instruction on appropriate social skills, friendship skills, anger management, self-regulation and problem solving through group services.
Conduct social/emotional/behavioral lessons in small groups and also in the classrooms.
Provide individual services to students with significant behavioral issues
Within LUESD, School Counselors Work With Students and Their Families to:
Evaluate eligibility for Section 504 services (within a multidisciplinary team)
Create plans to support general education students who are experiencing behavioral issues within the school setting
Provide parents with information to enhance parenting skills
Make referrals and help coordinate community support services
You can contact your school counselor by calling your school office.
Lemoore Union Elementary School district currently employees three full-time School Psychologists and one full-time Behavioral Specialist.
School psychologists are trained to help students succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. They collaborate with educators, parents, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments that strengthen connections between home, school, and the community for all students.
Within LUESD, School Psychologists work with students to:
Increase achievement by assessing barriers to learning and determining the best instructional strategies to improve learning
Support and improve behavioral functioning on the school campus
Promote wellness and resilience by reinforcing communication and social skills, problem solving, anger management, self-regulation, self-determination, and optimism
Within LUESD, School Psychologists work with students and their families to:
Identify and address learning and behavior problems that interfere with school success
Evaluate eligibility for special education services (within a multidisciplinary team)
Support students' social, emotional, and behavioral health
Provide parents with information to enhance parenting skills
Make referrals and help coordinate community support services
Within LUESD, the Behavior Specialist works with students and staff to:
Increase positive behavior interactions with peers and staff
Guide implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans
Consults with outside agencies to provide services for students.
You can contact your School Psychologist by calling the Department of Special Services at (559) 924-6823, or by emailing them:
Engvall Elementary and Lemoore Elementary Schools: Emily Carney ecarney@myluesd.net
Cinnamon Elementary and Meadow Lane Elementary Schools: Hugo Calvillo hcalvillo@myluesd.net
Liberty Middle School, University Charter School, and Bridges Academy: Deena Mathers dmathers@myluesd.net
LUESD Behavior Specialist: Ruth Garcia rgarcia@myluesd.net
The California Department of Education has resources for families and students in crisis. These resources can be found at this link: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cg/mh/studentcrisishelp.asp
Signs of Mental Illness Infographic LINK HERE
LUESD recognizes the need to protect the health, safety and welfare of its students, to promote healthy development, to safeguard against the threat or attempt of suicide among school aged youth, and to address barriers to learning. This policy corresponds with and supports other federal, state and local efforts to provide youth with prevention education, early identification and intervention, and access to all local resources to promote health and prevent personal harm or injury.
Resources:
A trusted adult or friend.
Kings County Behavioral Health 559-852-2444
Kings View Crisis and Counseling Services 559-582-4484/1-800-655-2553
Central Valley Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-888-506-5991
Kings Tulare Suicide Prevention Taskforce 559-624-7474
PFLAG Tulare and Kings Parents, families, friends of LGBTQ community to promote health, support, educate and advocate 559-579-1101
The TREVOR Project Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth ages 13-24 1-866-488-7386 or text "Trevor" to 1-202-304-1200
Kings/Tulare Warm Line This is a confidential non-crisis, peer to peer support telephone service designed to solve minor problems to prevent them from becoming serious. 1-877-306-2413
Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assualt
District Attorney Office of Victim Witness 559-852-2640
Kings Community Action Organization 1-877-727-3225 24 Hr hotline
Substance Abuse National Helpline 24/7 treatment referral and information service for individuals and families 1-800-662-4357
It's Ok To Talk About Suicide Infographic LINK HERE.