li>Provide consultative support as a subject expert to teachers, administrators, parents and students for regular and special education programs; consult with administrators, teachers and parents regarding mental health issues/interventions, substance abuse, understanding cultures, and the evaluation of educational programs and progress of students through various testing programs; provide support to administrators and teachers regarding classroom environment/school climate, student behavior, child development, learning problems and strategies, family/peer relationships, general education program options, special education procedures and guidelines, and the Gifted and Talented program; participate in discussions regarding promotion/retention and acceleration issues; assist with staff development as appropriate.
Purpose of Position: Through a program of psychological services to eliminate, as completely as possible, all variables that prevent or interfere with a student''s ability to learn, to enlarge the educational experience of students by promoting their sense of self and facilitating their best possible adjustment to school.