Counseling

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    Happy Fall from your EHS Student Services Team.

    Today’s young people are living in an exciting time, with an increasingly diverse and mobile society, new technologies, and expanding opportunities. To help ensure that they are prepared to become the next generation of parents, workers, leaders, and citizens, every student needs support, guidance, and opportunities during adolescence, a time of rapid growth and change. Adolescents face unique and diverse challenges, both personally and developmentally, that impact academic achievement.

    Today's school counselors are vital members of the education team. They help all students in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social development and career development, ensuring today's students become the productive, well-adjusted adults of tomorrow.  The professional high school counselor holds a master’s degree and required state certification in school counseling. Maintaining certification includes on-going professional development to stay current with educational reform and challenges facing today’s students.

    Our school social workers play a unique role in the school as they work with school staff, students, families, and community agencies in removing barriers to education. They serve as the vital link between home, school, and community.  Some of the services provided by our school social workers include: Counseling, Groups, Family Contact, Interventions, crisis support, RTI Tier 2 & 3 interventions, and SPED services.  The professional high school social workers holds a master’s degree and required state certification in school social work. Maintaining certification includes on-going professional development to stay current with educational reform and challenges facing today’s students

    Elgin High School Counseling Department Staff

    The school’s phone number, (847) 888-5100, must be dialed before the extension.

    Alan Flota  Associate Principal alanflota@u-46.org  ext. 5104

    Nancy Rodriguez  Associate Principal/Guidance Secretary clemenciarodriguez@u-46.org ext. 5344

    Anayeli Martinez Registrar anayelimartinez@u-46.org ext. 4833

      

    abigailshields@u-46.org

    School Counselors
      A - Chah  Heather Spear heatherspear@u-46.org ext. 5120
      Chai-Garc  Breann Tomaso breanntomaso@u-46.org ext. 5119
      Gard-Loo  Violetta Losowski violettalosowksi@U-46.org ext. 5112
      Lop-Ole  Angela Scalzitti

    angelascalzitti@u-46.org

    ext. 5122
      Olf-Sam  Abby Shields abigailshields@u-46.org  ext. 6993
    San-Z   Celia Howard celiahoward@u-46.org ext. 6683
    ELL/ELL SpEd A-Li  Martin Aburto martinaburto@u-46.org ext. 5118
    ELL/ELL SpEd Lo-Z Sonia Rios soniarios@u-46.org   ext. 5118
         Click here to make an appointment

     

     

       

     

     
    Social Workers
    A - D  Amy Vecchio amyvecchio@u-46.org ext. 4145
    E-Lon  Christine Larison christinebodnarlarison@u-46.org ext. 5147
    Loo-Rea Ryan Graff ryangraff@u-46.org

    ext.5222

    Reb-Z  Amiee Riddle aimeeriddle@U-46.org

    ext. 5344

     

    Guidance Procedures

    Counselors will meet with students at various times throughout the year. Students are welcome to make an appointment with their assigned counselor whenever necessary.  Parents may call the counselor’s direct number to schedule an appointment, leave a message or ask a question. Students are assigned to counselors based on the spelling of their last names.

    If students need to make an appointment with their counselor, they can click here to make an appointment

    Tier one universal groups are meetings with students at the beginning of the year to give grade level guidance.