Department of Student Services

The Department of Student Services provides numerous services for parents:

• A Guide for Parents to Maximize Their Child’s Learning Potential - This handbook is a helpful resource that offers parents information necessary to understand: behaviors of concern in children, different kinds of mental health and support service professionals, and available resources for evaluation and intervention/ treatment. Access this guide online at: www.att.org
• Parent education workshops provide opportunities throughout the year for parents to learn helpful
• strategies to enhance their parenting skills.
• Referrals to mental health professionals are provided by request by contacting the Director of Student
• Services.
• Promoting self-advocacy skills to help parents effectively advocate for their child so that needs get
• met in the most optimal way. 
• Individual consultation appointments by parent request with the Director of Student Services. This
• assists parents in developing the best plan for their child balancing both short and long term needs.

For more information about the services listed above call Debbie Cardash at her confidential number. 773-440-0770