Student Services
Cumberland County Schools Student Services Mission:
Student Services is committed to supporting the instructional process by identifying and eliminating barriers to learning, advocating for the needs of the whole child, and empowering all students to become lifelong learners in the 21st century.
School Counselor:
Professional school counselors are certified/licensed educators with a minimum of a Master’s degree in school counseling, making them uniquely qualified to address students’ cognitive, socio-emotional and career development needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program. They also provide consultation, individual and group counseling, academic advisement. In addition, they provide prevention, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution.
Courtney Sides
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Phone: 910-867-4137
Times Available: Ms. Sides is available most mornings between 8:30 and 9:45 and after school by appointment for parents. She sees students on an as-needed basis unless she is teaching Kindergarten Guidance classes.
Social Worker:
School Social Workers are trained mental health professionals with a Bachelors or Master’s degree in social work. They are the link between the home, school, and the community. School social workers provide direct as well as indirect services to students, families and school personnel, such as monitoring school attendance, promoting dropout prevention, consultation, information and referral, identification of at-risk students, and counseling. In addition, they provide prevention, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution.
Charlotte Monroe
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Phone: 910-867-4137
Times Available: Monday, Tuesday, Friday afternoons: 11:30 – 3:00
School Psychologist:
School psychologists are highly trained in both psychology and education, completing a minimum of a specialist-level degree program. they provide assessment and testing of students for special services. Consultation with teachers. Counseling for students. In addition, they provide prevention, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and program modification for special learning and/or behavioral needs.
Paxton Lawlee
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Phone: 910-867-4137
Times Available: Mondays, Tuesdays
School Nurse:
School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success and life-long achievement and health of students. School nurses facilitate health services such as immunizations, communicable disease control, vision and hearing screening and follow-up, health assessments and referrals, and health counseling and information for students and families. School nurses actively collaborate with school personnel, students and parents to create health plans and to administer medication.
Michelle Thompson
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Times Available: Tuesdays
CCS Military Family & Youth Liaison:
The military family and youth liaison (MFYL) acts as a communication link between the installation and the school district in order to ease the transition for the military students. The MFYL coordinates and supports efforts to: assess needs, build awareness of resources, and connect those with needs to support solutions.
Zakira Cruz Rich
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Phone Number: 910-678-7008
Community Resources:
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