COUNSELING OFFICE HOURS     8 am to 4pm daily

Counselor - 7th Grade Students  Cliff Moon         472-2915  cmoon@mpsaz.org
Counselor - 8th Grade Students  Daniela Ruiz    472-2916  dacruz@mpsaz.org
Counselor - 9th Grade Students  Janet Parker    472-2914  jdparker@mpsaz.org
Department Secretary                  Denise Perry    472-2918  drperry@mpsaz.org

School Psychologist    Nellie Durham   472-2905  ncdurham@mpsaz.org

What Does a School Counselor Do?

Guidance Curriculum: Lessons targeting educational, life skills, and personal/social development.

Individual Student Planning: Coordinate activities that help all students plan, monitor, manage their own learning, as well as, meet competencies in the areas of academic, career and personal/social development.

Responsive Services: Additional support provided to individuals through personal counseling, support groups, parent conferencing, emergency response services, and referrals to outside agencies.

System Support: Grow professionally by taking part in activities such as: professional development, workshops, in-services, and continued research on program quality. 

 How does a student see a couselor?
Appointment set by counselor.
Self-referral
Parent referral
Adminstrative referral
Group participant

The Counseling Center
The Counseling Center provides developmental and preventative services. Counselors provide assistance and teach skills in individual, small group and classroom settings in the following areas: academic and post-graduate planning, career exploration, guidance competencies, parent conferences, testing, and crisis counseling.