Skip To Main Content

Counselor

Name Contact Position
Kristina Mayo krmayo@smcps.org 6th Grade Guidance Counselor
Maria Bronzell mnbronzell@smcps.org 7th Grade Guidance Counselor
Barbara Bayne bjbayne@smcps.org 8th Grade Guidance Counselor
    Military and Family Life Counselor

Middle School Counseling Services

The Counseling Program at Spring Ridge Middle School stresses student development in three major areas: academic achievement, career and educational decision-making, and personal and social growth.   

Academic Achievement

  • Schedule students for academic classes
  • Help students adjust to the school and plan their programs.
  • Help students with time-management.
  • Consult with teachers on ways to improve student academic achievement.

 Career and Educational Decision-Making

  • Assess student aptitudes & interests and explore career options.
  • Help students discover their strengths and weaknesses in relation to school performances.

 Personal and Social Development

  • Reinforce problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  • Help students use their problem-solving and conflict resolution techniques.
  • Help students advocate for themselves with staff.

Counselors deliver the program in a variety of ways. Responsive counseling services are provided in individual and group settings when students need help in any of the three areas of emphasis. The student, parent, or member of the staff may initiate these services.

Counselors also provide large-scale instruction for all students.  For example counselors at the Spring Ridge Middle School conduct classroom lessons on suicide prevention and career development.  Middle school counselors also support the overall school program by coordinating such activities as orientation of new students and parents,  participation on interdisciplinary teams to determine special services for students, and providing for the academic placement of students in classes.

Resources

MFLC Permission Form
MFLC Back to School Transition
Afterschool Mentor Applications
Family Resources
Suicide Prevention: Have an Honest Conversation
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Child and Youth Behavioral Program (Military Family Life)