What HMMS school

counselors do:

Academic monitoring/support
Personal/social counseling
Group counseling around various
topics
Lunch groups
Career counseling
Teach coping skills and strategies
Development of social cognition/thinking skills
Conflict resolution
Leadership training
Problem-solving skills
Transition support for 6th and 8th
grade students
504 Case Managers
Working collaboratively with students, parents, and teachers to identify and remove barriers to learning
Provide resources for parents and
teachers
Developing Personalized Learning
Plans (PLPs)
Provide support during crisis
Work with families on attendance
issues
Coordinate referrals to outside agencies

Build community partnerships to

enhance student career awareness

Develop a counseling relationship for

3 continuous years with the looping
counselor design

HMMS Counselors

HARTFORD MEMORIAL
MIDDLE SCHOOL

Contact Information

School Counselors
Heather Long
802-295-8640 x3308
longh@hartfordschools.net
Barbara Mason
802-295-8640 x3309
masonb@hartfordschools.net

HEATHER LONG
GRADE 6 TEAM NOVA
GRADE 6 TEAM EQUINOX
GRADE 7 ALL TEAMS
BARBARA MASON
GRADE 6 TEAM POLARIS
GRADE 6 TEAM ALTITUDE
GRADE 8 ALL TEAMS

How can a student see a

counselor?

Self referral

Teacher, administrator, or staff

referral

Parent referral

Counselor observation

What is a school counselor?

Health Care and Rehabilitation Services

(HCRS)
Mental health and substance abuse services
www.hcrs.org
802-295-3013

For Parents:

HCRS Crisis Line

1-800-622-4235

Parents are free to call or email the school

counselors at any time if you have concerns about your child. The school counselors will help determine what supports
may be needed in order to ensure that
your childs academic, personal, and social
needs are being met.

Additional School Resources

The following individuals also work
closely with the counselors in order to
support students at HMMS.
Second Growth SAP:
Lisa Belanger
802-295-8610 x2616
belangerl@hartfordschools.net
School Resource Officer:
Aleya Leombruno
802-295-8610 x2108
leombrunoa@hartfordschools.net
HCRS School Clinicians:
Clayton Wood
802-295-8640 x3205
cwood@hcrs.org
Patience Tomlinson
802-295-8640 x3205
pthomlinson@hcrs.org

Community Resources

Counseling Center of Lebanon

Behavioral Health Care
603-448-5610
Middle school students are known for their rapid
physical growth, being curious about the world, and
an emerging self-identity. Through a comprehensive
school counseling program that meets students at
their developmental level, counselors work as a team
member with school staff, parents and the community to create a caring, supportive climate and atmosphere whereby young adolescents can succeed academically. Middle school counselors help to improve
the learning process and promote academic achievement.
The school counseling program at our middle
school is vital for students personal growth, positive
social skills and values, setting appropriate career
goals and realizing full academic potential to become
productive, contributing members of society. The
professional middle school counselor holds a masters degree and required state certification in school
counseling. Maintaining certification includes ongoing professional development to stay current with
education reform and challenges facing todays students.

Upper Valley Haven

Emergency shelter, food, and clothing
802-295-6500
WISE
Domestic and Sexual Violence Program
1-866-348-9473
Second Growth
Adolescent substance abuse and violence
programs
802-295-9800
The Family Place
Parent-child center
649-3268
Vermont 2-1-1
Community resource directory
Dial 2-1-1