Student Support Services
In addition to the Counseling Department, Pasco High School has a variety of support services to assist students and families. A variety of professionals assist with personal, social, and academic development. The services available are explained individually here.
SSAP and Graduation Enhancement:
Click here to view Graduation Enhancement Web Page.
Dropout Intervention Specialist:
OVERVIEW: Dropout Intervention Counselors are available at all high schools to provide interventions and support services for off track students to prevent them from dropping out. They also retrieve high school dropouts.
PROGRAM GOALS: • To provide dropout intervention/retrieval counseling to all high school and adult education dropouts; • To provide dropout tracking and follow-up information for all high school and adult education dropouts; • To refer high school dropouts to adult education for the high school completion program when appropriate; • To follow-up on all high school students coded as adult education entrants to verify their attendance in Adult Education.
PROCEDURES:
Referral process for enrolled high school students: • Administrators, guidance counselors, career specialist, social workers and/or Graduation Enhancement Teachers will refer students to the Dropout Intervention Counselor. • Parent conference/contact (in-person, by phone, or by mail) must occur prior to the referral to the Prevention Intervention Counselor. The parent section of the Dropout Intervention Referral Form must be completed by school-based staff. • Student conference/contact (in-person, by phone, or by mail) must occur prior to the referral to the Prevention Intervention Counselor.
Referral process for high school dropouts: • The high school career specialist, in conjunction with dropout tracking personnel, completes the Dropout Intervention Referral Form on every student coded as a dropout prior to referral to the Dropout Intervention Counselor. • The Dropout Intervention Counselor submits the appropriate copy of the Dropout Intervention Referral Form to the Assistant Principal for Adult Education and the Adult Education Counselor.
Referral process for Adult Education entrants: • The Dropout Intervention Counselor provides follow-up on all high school students coded as Adult Education entrants to verify their attendance in Adult Education. • This verification/results are recorded on the Graduation Enhancement Intervention Referral Form.
Dropout Intervention Counselors are assigned to work through the Adult Education Centers to develop and implement procedures to retrieve high school/adult education dropouts.
School Psychologist: Mrs. Christina Leon
Email: cleon@pasco.k12.fl.us
School psychologists in Pasco County work toward improving children’s overall quality of life. They work to develop a more tolerant, less violent society and to ensure that children are considered an asset and are important to their community.
Mission Statement
School psychologists in Pasco County seek to create and maintain an atmosphere which fosters the development of academic and social potential in all students. This mission is aligned with the district’s vision and philosophy.
Psychological Services
Pasco County school psychologists provide a broad scope of comprehensive services which go beyond the typical referral-based evaluation services so frequently associated with this profession. As members of collaborative interdisciplinary teams, the school psychologists work closely with social workers, nurses, and other professionals to provide services to their schools. This team approach provides comprehensive integrated services with little duplication of process. Services and recommendations are based on the most current knowledge and the latest research available. Services provided by school psychologists include:
- assessment for intervention
- counseling services
- consultation to teachers, parents, administrators, and support staff
- intervention design and monitoring
- parent support
- program development and evaluation
- serving on crisis-intervention teams
- consultation with community agencies
- active involvement with community efforts to build healthy environments for children and families
School Resource Officer: Officer Peter J. Emerson
Email: pemerson@pasco.k12.fl.us
A School Resource Officer (SRO) is a certified law enforcement officer who is permanently assigned to Pasco High School. He/she is trained to fulfill three roles: first and foremost, he/she is a law enforcement officer whose primary purpose is to help maintain a safe and orderly environment in the high school so that students can learn; secondly, he/she is a law-related counselor who provides guidance to students and acts as a link to support services both inside and outside the school environment; and thirdly, he/she is a law-related education teacher who provides the school with an additional resource.
