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Guidance Department

East Moriches Middle School

Phone: 631-878-0162

Fax: 631-909-1379

Mrs. Costanzo: pcostanzo@emoschools.org

Role of the School Counselor

 

School counselors work at the middle school level using a variety of methods to help students find their appropriate educational path and achieve their secondary goals.  The most important role of the school counselor is to serve as the student’s advocate.   Here in the middle school, the counselor facilitates your child’s academic, social, and career development, ensuring all students become the productive, well-adjusted adults of tomorrow.  In assisting students with these adjustments, the counselor deals with personal matters as well as academic and social issues.  The counselor reviews report cards, scores on state assessments, and gathers information from the child’s teachers.  If there are signs that your child is struggling, the counselor intervenes and tries to assist the student personally and with other resources that are available.  Below is a graphic illustration of how the counselor works together with the school, as well as outside resources.

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Other Student Support Services

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School Psychologist

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School Psychologists are available to East Moriches students for counseling services, evaluations, behavior interventions, crisis intervention, and parent training.  School Psychologists are also involved in the identification and placement of students, preschoolers, and children who receive early intervention services.  School Psychologists act as liaisons between our three receiving high schools and the East Moriches School district.  A School Psychologist is a member of the Response to Intervention committee (RTI), a member of the Committee on Special Education (CSE), and a Dignity Act Coordinator for the Elementary school.

 

 

Speech and Language Services

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Speech and language pathologists are employed by the district to work with students having a speech or language impairment and to help overcome learning problems caused by these difficulties.  Call the Special Education Office to contact the Speech and Language pathologists.

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Needs Based Instruction in Reading and Math

 

Staff is available to work with students who have been evaluated and screened by benchmark reading and math assessments.  If your child requires Needs Based Instruction, the parent/guardian will be notified by school personnel.

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English as a New Language (ENL)

 

The ENL program is available to students whose native language is one other than English and/or whose communication skills are affected by the primary (non-English) language spoken at home.

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LINKS

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COURSES

BELL SCHEDULES

CONTACT INFORMATION

8th GRADE INFORMATION
WORKING PAPERS

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