Special Education

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Social Work Services

School social workers provide an array of services to support the needs of students who present with academic, social or behavioral problems.

School social workers provide the following services to support smart, safe, and nurturing schools:

  1. Work collaboratively to mobilize the resources of the school and community to meet the educational needs of students and families as well as to facilitate access to mental health services.
  2. Provide intervention, consultation, and counseling for students who are experiencing significant difficulties that adversely impact educational experiences.
  3. Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings (e.g. Child Study) to assist in the development of Tier 1, 2, and 3 interventions to address concerns that impact students’ academic and/or behavioral performance.
  4. Interview parents and conduct appropriate assessments to assist in the process of eligibility determination for possible special education services.
  5. Provide support and advocacy to parents to ensure positive engagement with school and their community through direct intervention (e.g. parenting skill sessions), consultation, and connection to community resources. 
  6. Work collaboratively with all professionals within the school to provide crisis intervention, violence prevention, and suicide prevention services.

Administration

Maria Henriquez, Lead School Social Worker
(757) 591-4670 x.10413

School Social Workers

Preschool/PEEP

Denbigh Early Childhood Julissa Rosario, (757) 591-4963
Gatewood PEEP Sara Chopp, Stephanie Leek, Shaunta Williams, (757) 591-4963 x.30582
Marshall Early Childhood Sara Chopp, (757) 591-4963 x.30581
Watkins Early Childhood Sara Chopp, (757) 591-4963 x.30581

Elementary Schools

Achievable Dream Academy Bonae Holston, (757) 928-6827
Carver Shaka Smith, (757) 591-4950 x.20563
Charles Alyssa Cottone, (757) 928-6810 x.47131
Deer Park Shannon Rivera, (757) 591-7470
Discovery Stem Academy Sandra Finney, (757) 928-6838 x.42580
Dutrow Chrystal Bailey, (757) 886-7767 x.27561
General Stanford Chrystal Bailey, (757) 888-3200 x.31580
Greenwood Alyssa Cottone, (757) 886-7744 x.33580
Hidenwood Shannon Rivera, (757) 591-4766 x.34580
Hilton Renee Garrett, (757) 591-4772
Jenkins Mara Yoko, (757) 881-5400
Katherine Johnson Alyssa Cottone, (757) 888-3320
Kiln Creek Stephanie Leek, (757) 591-4917 x.54580
Knollwood Meadows Sara Chopp, (757) 591-4963 x.30581
McIntosh LaToya Holliday, (757) 283-7803 x.36580
Newsome Park Bonae Holston, (757) 928-6810
Palmer Maria Henriquez, (757) 591-4670 x.10413
Richneck Julissa Rosario, (757) 591-4766 x.34580
Riverside LaToya Holliday, (757) 591-4740
Sanford Shaunta Williams, (757) 283-7861 x.67580
Saunders Renee Garrett, (757) 886-7744 x.33580
Sedgefield Shaka Smith, (757) 928-6810 x.47131
Stoney Run Mara Yoko, (757) 886-7755
Yates Shannon Rivera, (757) 881-5450

Middle Schools

Achievable Dream Middle & High Sandra Finney, (757) 283-7820 x.63134
Crittenden Shawn Fauntleroy, (757) 247-2568 x.17580
Ella Fitzgerald Chrystal Bailey, (757) 888-3300, x.26590
Gildersleeve Julissa Rosario, (757) 591-4862
Hines Shawn Fauntleroy, (757) 928-6838 x.42580
Huntington Shaunta Williams, (757) 247-2568 x.17580
Passage Julissa Rosario, (757) 886-7600
Washington Sandra Finney, (757) 247-2568 x.17580

High Schools

Achievable Dream Middle & High Sandra Finney, (757) 247-2568 x.17580
Denbigh Shawn Fauntleroy, (757) 591-4766 x.34580
Heritage LaToya Holliday, (757) 247-2568 x.17580
Menchville Renee Garrett, (757) 591-4917 x.54580
Warwick Shawn Fauntleroy, (757) 283-7861 x.67580
Woodside Stephanie Leek, (757) 928-6810 x.47131

Resources

Professional Associations

Resources for Parents