Hi! My name is Mrs. Roenick and I am the school psychologist at the Oak Grove School. School psychologists have specialized training in both psychology and education. They use their training and skills to team with educators, parents, and other mental health professionals to ensure that every child learns in a safe, healthy, and supportive environment. School psychologists tailor their sevices to the particular needs of each child and each situation. School psychologists use many different approaches including consultation, assessment, intervention, prevention and education. School psycholigists' distinct expertise includes: *Knowledge of school culture and systems and how these support or undermine, student learning and development. *Understanding children's mental health and how it affects learning and behaviors and how support services can be integrated into the school processes;knowing how community services can best dovetail with school-based services. *Assessing school climate and recommending interventions on topics like school safety measures and instructional modifications consistent with a positive learning enviornment. *Assessing barriers to learning and linking assessments to inteventions; distinguishing the impact of culture, language, poverty and family issues from emotional health, instructional, systems-level and child-specific learning problems. *Understanding learning and curricular expectations; knowing how to modify instruction, implement interventions, measure student progress, establish outcomes measures, and design academic accomodations. *Understanding classroom dynamics and the demands on and capacities of teachers. *Grounding in relevant regulations, statutes and case law; understanding reporting requirements, consent, privacy and disclosure mandates. *Collaboration and consulatation with teachers,administrators and parents, team facilitation and the team approach to problem solving. *Implementing prevention and intervention programs. *Data based decision making ( collecting, interpreting and making recommendations based on reasearch based and school genereated data). (Adapted from, What Makes a School Psychologist, National Association of School Psychologists) I can be reached at the Oak Grove School at 298-5280 ext.111.