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Student Services Team

The Student Services team is comprised of School Counselors, the School-Based Social Worker, Itinerant Social Worker, School Psychologist, Safe Coordinator, Staffing Specialist, & 504-ESOL Compliance. The Student Services team supports students' academic, social-emotional, and career/college success through a variety of services.

Your Team

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Mrs. White

School Counselor

6th Grade & 7th Grade (A-I)

sandra.white@ocps.net

 

 

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Mrs. Davila

School Counselor

7th Grade (J-Z) & 8Th Grade

somaliz.davilafigueroa@ocps.net

 

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Mrs. Hayward

School Social Worker

vanessa.hayward@ocps.net

 

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Ms. Rivera

Safe Coordinator

bernice.rivera@ocps.net

 

 

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Mrs. Diaz

Staffing Specialist

jessie.diaz@ocps.net

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Mrs. Bovbjerg

504/ESOL Compliance

zuleika.bovbjerg@ocps.net

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Ms. Jones

Itinerant Social Worker

breia.jones@ocps.net

 

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Mrs. Stroh

School Psychologist

kathleen.stroh@ocps.net

Our school offers a variety of support to our students. Below, you will find a list of staff supports that are available: 

 

  • School Counselors – Provide academic and social/emotional support to students. 
  • School Social Worker - Provides direct services to students, including individual/group counseling, crisis intervention, and threat assessment support.
  • Itinerant Social Worker – Supports all tiers of mental health, resiliency initiatives, and attendance.
  • School Psychologist – Works with our Staffing Specialist to conduct psychoeducational evaluations.
  • School Safe Coordinator – serves as a bridge between students, families, and community resources. The primary goal is to remove barriers to learning by addressing social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
  • Staffing Specialist – coordinates individual educational plans (IEP’s) and gifted education plans (EPs), supports ESE staff and is the liaison between the school and the district regarding special education policies.

 

If students are in crisis, here are some available options:

Mobile Crisis Response: Direct Line: (407) 720-0281
Call 211, press 1 for the crisis helpline, OR Text 898-211 your zip code and type ‘requesting mobile crisis’

Crisis Text Line (Crisis Textline Website): Text HOME to 741741

988 (Dial 988) Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7: confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or mental health-related distress.

Call 911 for any cases of emergencies.

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ section addresses common questions parents have for school counselors, covering a range of topics from academic support and course selection to social-emotional well-being and future planning. Parents can find information on how counselors assist with scheduling, provide individual guidance, and facilitate group counseling for students.

  • Students are placed in accordance with multiple data points, including FAST scores.  We challenge our students to take the most rigorous courses according to these pieces of data.  Students’ electives are assigned based on student preference and the availability of the course. 

  • You can monitor your child’s progress through Skyward and Canvas.  When you have specific questions about assignments please reach out to the teacher.

    To set up a parent Launchpad account, please go to ClassLink OCPS to follow instructions on how to create your parent account.  You can opt to use email or phone number, but please make sure you are using what you provided as your primary email/phone.  You will also need to student ID number.

  • There are multiple means of communication from families to staff and vice versa. Please see the following methods of communication that are used at TSMS: 

    • ParentSquare – Though this site and app, messages & posts can be relayed to all with a click of a button
    • Staff Directiory – You can find all staff information in the Faculty & Staff section of our website. 
    • Email
    • Phone – (407) 635-2670

  • Please contact our Parent Teacher Liasion, Mrs. Cuevas to set up a conference. Parent/teacher conferences take place at 8:45 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 

  • Students can access their OCPS email through their google account or Canvas.

  • We want to ensure that we are as proactive as possible with any incident presented to us.  Please encourage your child to reach out to your child's dean: Mr. Santos. 

  • Please contact our SAFE Coordinator, Ms. Rivera, our School Social Worker, Mrs. Hayward, or your child’s counselor (Mrs. White or Mrs. Davila).

  • Students can turn in an absence excuse note to the attendance clerk, Ms. Qureshi, in the main office. Absence excuse notes are subject to approval.  If you have to report an absence/s or have a concern please reach out to our Attendance department.

  • Please visit the FLVS Site.  Have your child set up an account and choose the class they are interested in taking through OCVS (Orange County Virtual School, incorporated into FLVS).  Core classes have to be discussed with Counselor ahead of time.  All courses have to be approved by the student's middle school counselor before starting the online class.

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S.A.F.E - Student Assistance and Family Empowerment

 

SAFE Coordinator – Bernice Rivera

SAFE Program Goals

The goal of the SAFE Program is to assist in making school campuses safe and drug free, so all students have the opportunity to be successful in school. The SAFE Coordinator meets with students, their families, school faculty and staff, and also community service agencies. Our program focuses on the social and emotional needs of the entire student body.

S.A.F.E. also offers students a confidential and safe place to discuss issues and assist with finding solutions: homeless youth, violence, grief and loss, divorce and family problems, depression and suicide, lack of self-esteem, cultural conflicts, relationship problems, child abuse, and more.  

S.A.F.E. services use a team approach by partnering with the student's families, the LMS team and resources in the community to help support all of the student's needs.

SAFE Program interventions are:

  • Preventative - provide educational information to teachers, students and families, facilitate drug and alcohol prevention activities and presentations, work with at-risk students, etc.

  • Supportive - Facilitate support groups, work with students and families so that the student is able to remain in school, refer students to other agencies as necessary.

  • Responsive - assist with peer mediation, suspected drug/alcohol use, abuse/neglect issues, crisis response, etc.

Resources

OCPS Community Connect Resources

The OCPS Student Services department has collaborated with FindHelp.org to create a customized search engine to help staff, families, and the community better navigate needed social services and resources.

Just go to Community Connect and enter your ZIP code. The website can help you find resources for:

  • Housing
  • Mental Health
  • Health Care
  • Financial Support
  • Job Services
  • And more...

The information on the site can be translated into more than 100 languages. Just click on the Select Language bar in the top left and choose your preferred language.

 

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