Counselor Assignments for the NEXT (2020-2021) school year

Ms. Katzmarek (651) 744-3400 nou.katzmarek@spps.org • All of 6th grade, plus 7th grade Jets (non-immersion)

Ms. Mulvaney (651) 744-3399 elisabeth.mulvaney@spps.org • 7th grade Lobos (Spanish Immersion) and all of 8th grade

Counselor Assignments for the CURRENT (2019-2020) school year

Ms. Katzmarek (651) 744-3400 • 6th grade Eagles team (English and Chinese Immersion) along with all 8th graders

Ms. Mulvaney (651) 744-3399 • 6th grade Pumas team (Spanish Immersion) along with all 7th graders

Counselors play a variety of roles within the school setting, from scheduling student classes to individual or group counseling.

Often times, if a parent has a question about navigating through middle school years, school counselors are a good place to start in looking for answers. Our priority is helping students be successful in school. Some of the more common functions we serve are as follows:

• Adjusting schedules- to better serve student needs
• Monitor course completion-to help students successfully complete coursework
• Building organizational skills- individual work with students, families and teachers in order to track homework, facilitate communication and increase class progress
• Deliver core counseling curriculum in the classroom
• Support development of college and career readiness skills
• Conflict resolution- individual/group work between peers around resolving conflicts which may be interfering with class progress
• Individual/group support- working with students in regard to personal issues which may be affecting school progress
• Facilitate student leadership activities (WEB, Gender Sexuality Alliance, Black Student Union, Dare 2 Be Real, People Unified)
• Coordinate building-wide testing schedule

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns!

Nou Katzmarek  (651) 744-3400    nou.katzmarek@spps.org

Elisabeth Mulvaney  (651) 744-3399    elisabeth.mulvaney@spps.org