Counseling & Enrollment

The Alice C. Stelle Middle School Counseling Office provides a confidential environment where students and their counselors can navigate through the many issues which may arise during the middle school years. Counselors provide support and academic guidance to help students succeed in school and in life. The Counseling Office oversees all student records, standardized testing, and scheduling issues, as well as meeting with students individually and in groups. Parents are welcome to contact the counselors with any questions and concerns regarding their child.

Counselors: Pupil Personnel Services Credential - Counseling

Nancy Caster Counseling Secretary and Registrar ncaster@lvusd.org 818-224-4107 ext 33230

Psychologists: Arda Baboglian and Christine Zahka

The mission of the A.C. Stelle Middle School counseling program is to support all students through a comprehensive and developmental approach. This is accomplished by addressing academic, personal/social, and college/career skills necessary to achieve quality learning and life-long success with the goal of becoming responsible and successful 21st-century citizens.

The following services are provided to all students by offering individual and group counseling in a confidential setting or through classroom presentations:

Services Provided

• School guidance curriculum
  
• Crisis intervention and prevention
  
• Academic skills support
  
• Organizational, study and test taking skills
  
• Communication, problem-solving, decision-making and conflict resolution
  
• Career awareness, exploration and planning
  
• Substance abuse issues
  
• Multi-cultural diversity awareness
  
• Individual student planning
  
• Goal-setting/decision making
  
• Transition planning

General information:

5th and 8th Grade: Transition Timelines
Aeries - parent access to student records
Appointments - how to make one
After school tutoring
Change of address
Determine if you live in our district
Fifth grade parent information handbook
Extended Absences
Make-Up Work - Homework Request
New enrollments
PSAT score information pdf
Report cards: student progress
Summer School

Keeping your child safe:
For information regarding drug abuse, please click on the
LVUSD Safe and Drug Free Schools Committe
Web Resources link.

Information on inhalant abuse (pdf)