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Guidance PDF Print
Portage Elementary Counseling Services

 

School Counselor

 

Ms. Melissa Spicer
(330) 848-4232 x 19510
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Monday, Thursday - All Day 

Wednesday - AM Only

 

 Services provided by the elementary school counselor:

 

1)  Consult with staff, parents, and students in order to meet student needs academically, socially, and emotionally.

2)  Intervention Assistance Team (IAT) member:

    ***Conference with parents and staff
    ***Administer screening tests to students with
    suspected learning difficulties

    ***Assist with Multi-Factored Evaluations (MFE)

    3)  Provide community resources and information to parents, students, and staff:

      ***Hope for the Holidays
      ***Esther Ryan Shoe Fund
      ***Child Guidance Center and other community    agencies
      ***Summit County Children Services (CSB) 
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4)  Classroom guidance:

***Red Ribbon Week - drug prevention program

     ***Character Education - citizenship, respect, responsibility, self-control, thankfulness, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, cooperation. 
    ***Conflict Resolution -
            Small Group Guidance
            Anger Management
            Divorce
            Friendship
            Self-Esteem
            Individual Guidance
            per request of parent, student or staff
            member
            Kids Who Care Committee Advisor     
            This committee is comprised of 4th and
            5th graders.  We handle a majority of the
            charitable activities within the building, 
            run the school supply store, and provide
            the staff with monthly motivators to show
            how much we appreciate them! 
 
 
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