Dear Parent/Guardian:

I will be visiting your child's classroom at the beginning of this school year to say hello and to explain my role as part of the school community. If you have any questions or concerns about the guidance program, or about your child's school experience, please feel free to contact me at any time.

I look forward to getting to know you and your child!

Sincerely, Mrs. Miller

How may a child
meet with
the counselor?

By referral from parents/guard­ ians,
teachers, principal; or
by the child's own request

Through regularly scheduled grade-level groups

What does the school counselor do?

Works as part of a team with parents, teachers principal, and others in the school community

Meets with children individually and/or in groups

Serves as a bridge to community resources

Teaches children the skills to:

- Respect self and others

- Get along with others

- Connect choices and consequences

- Solve problems

- Handle conflict in an appropriate manner

- Foster academic success and career awareness

Helps children (and families) cope with stressful life situations

Provides consultation to fami­ lies and the school community about specific concerns

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give to our children.
One of these is roots;
the other wings."

~Hodding Carter

Your child's school counselor is:

Mrs. Ann Miller

Please contact your school
office to find out your counselor's schedule.

Equal Rights and Opportunities
Policy It is the policy of the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate
Unit 13 not to discriminate on
the basis of sex, handicap, race, color and national origin in its education programs, activities
or employment as required by
Title IX, Section 504
and Title IV.

The Lancaster-Lebanon
Intermediate Unit 13 will
take steps to assure that
lack of English language skills
will not be a barrier to
admission and participation
in all educational programs.
Further assurance is given that services, activities and facilities
are accessible to and usable by handicapped persons.

For information regarding
civil rights and grievance
procedure, contact Deb Wiley,
Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator,
1110 Enterprise Road, East Petersburg , PA 17520 ,
Telephone (717) 569-7331.