Counseling & Support

School counselors, nurses, school psychologists, nurses and specialists in Speech/Language/Hearing and adaptive physical education are available to provide a wide variety of support services for students.

Student Study and Child Study Teams assist students experiencing academic difficulty, those with special needs, assessing eligibility for placement in special classes and recommending specialized services as needed. Special services and classes are offered for students with learning disabilities as well as other students with exceptional needs.

After school and lunch time tutoring is offered on a drop in basis . We are hoping to offer ten days of intersession support for middle school students during spring and summer intersession. An extended school year program is available for those students with disabilities who qualify. At the middle school, math support classes are available for those students needing additional support.

Bilingual paraprofessional support staff provide assistance in the classroom for English Learners. These services are also available for students participate in our Home School program.  

Developmental Needs of the Elementary School Student:

Elementary school is a time when students develop attitudes concerning school, self, peers, social groups, and family. It is a time when students develop decision-making, communication, and life training skills and character values. Comprehensive developmental counseling is based on prevention and providing goals which are integrated into all aspects of children’s lives. Early identification and intervention of children’s problems are essential to change some of the current statistics regarding self-destructive behaviors. If we wait until children are in middle or high school to address these problems, we lose the opportunity to help them achieve their potential, as well as helping them to feel dignity and self-worth. For many children, the school counselor may be the one person who provides an atmosphere of safety, trust and positive regard.

American School Counseling Association

Elementary School Counselors provide in both individual and small group settings

* self image & self esteem

*interpersonal concerns

*peer mediation

*peer relation & effective social skills

*coping strategies

*understanding of self and others

*multicultural awareness

Social/Emotional competence is a critical part of a child's social as well academic success in school. Similar to academics, children may need and benefit from instruction and guidance in it. This curriculum is utilized within the Valley View Guidance Department. Lessons are divided into 4 different age levels from Kindergarten through high school, and are filled with engaging, thought-provoking class activities which help students develop vital social skills which become life-long lessons and skills: understanding emotions, managing anger, relieving stress, solving interpersonal problems and much more. Strong Kids is evidence-based, contributes to boost academic skills, is targeted to age-appropriate skills and effective for all children in any setting.