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Pupil Personnel Services
Pupil Personnel Workers are trained to assess student needs, serve as student advocates and facilitate or provide appropriate services. PPWs recognize that behaviors such as absenteeism, disruption and disrespect as well as dysfunction in the family can prevent students from achieving their academic potential.
Caring, Professional Advocacy PPWs are highly skilled, certified professionals. They act as student/family advocates to:
- Provide individual and family consultation for students with chronic attendance and/or discipline problems and work to prevent students from dropping out of school
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Facilitate student placements in alternative education programs
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Conduct home visits to promote family involvement
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Respond to emergency welfare situations
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Provide services for homeless students
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Help parents resolve school-related and sensitive personal issues and interpret policies and regulations
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File mediation conference with Assistant States Attorney in order to avoid district court charges
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Petition cases to district court when families continually violate the Compulsory Education Law
- Serve as members of each school’s student services team and provide crisis support
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Assist in Federal Law 504 implementation
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Participate in Individual Education Program meetings
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Refer families to appropriate agencies for assistance
Ensuring Equity and Consistency PPWs also work to ensure equitable and consistent implementation of student-related laws, regulations, school policies and procedures. They:
- Interpret student-related school policies, county policies and procedures
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Validate information and/or conduct investigate certain suspensions
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Collect data to determine bona fide residency
- Facilitate multiple-family enrollments
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Determine enrollment eligibility of non-resident and out-of-district students
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Investigate custody/caretaker issues for resolution
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Contacts
Supervisor: Carolyn Kimberlin
Pupil Personnel Workers
Phone 301-644-5223
Fax 301-644-5246
Phone 301-644-5224
Fax 301-644-5246
Phone 301-644-5242
Fax 301-644-5246
Pupil Personnel Workers
Believe That:
Each student is unique and valuable and therefore is worthy of individual and special consideration.
Students look to school professionals for strength, approval and guidance.
Good mental, emotional and physical health are necessary for students to experience success in school.
Students have a right to a meaningful education regardless of their needs. |
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Last Modified on 5/2/2008 9:16:54 AM
