Elementary Support/Counseling Staff

	Jared Black, Promise Zone Student Engagement Specialist
	Karen Pickett, School Social Worker
	Jess Jung, School Counselor
	Hannah Sotherden, School Psychologist

Elementary support/counseling staff can be contacted by calling
the main office or can be reached directly through parent square.

Support/Counseling Staff Roles

Promise Zone Student Engagement Specialist

The promise zone student engagement specialist works with students, teachers, families and other community
partners to help bridge the gaps and develop skills to help each student be the best learner they can be.

School Social Worker

The school social worker provides individual and group counseling, family outreach/support, whole class
instruction in SEL programs, as well as refers to and coordinates with outside providers for students and families.

School Counselor

School counselors are certified/licensed educators who improve student success for ALL students through
classroom lessons, individual and group counseling, family outreach and more.

School Psychologist

The school psychologist helps identify students with behavioral problems, developmental differences, and other learning roadblocks that may cause academic difficulties.

Other Resources Available

Liberty Resources - Mental Health Counseling

Liberty Resources provides school-based mental health services by licensed clinicians within the building. Liberty Resources strives to increase students' access to mental health services and match their emotional/behavioral needs with targeted, evidence-based interventions.

ACCESS

The ACCESS team supports families in navigating complex child serving systems to ensure that youth have the services that best meet their needs. An ACCESS person can connect families to community supports and services that best fit your child’s and family’s needs. The staff team includes parents who have raised or are raising a child requiring mental health, child welfare or juvenile justice services.

FSSS

The FSSS program functions very similarly to the ACCESS program but generally works with families even more in depth and for a longer period of time.

Helpful Resources

Mental Health

Crisis Hotline: Dial 988
Text “Home” to 741-741 for free confidential 24/7 support

Solvay District Office	315.468.1111
Athletics	315.484.1404
Business Office	315.468.4942
Curriculum and Instruction	315.468.1111
Facilities	315.468.7035
Food Services	315.484.1403
Personnel Office	315.468.1111
Solvay Elementary School	315.488.5422
Solvay Middle School	315.487.7061
Solvay High School	315.468.2551
Superintendent	315.468.1111
Special Education	315.484.1412
Technology	315.468.1111
Transportation	315.484.1409

	High School 600 Gertrude Avenue Solvay, NY 13209 Phone: (315) 468-2551		Middle School 299 Bury Drive Solvay, NY 13209 Phone: (315) 487-7061

	Elementary School 701 Woods Road Solvay, NY 13209 Phone: (315) 488-5422