The Student Support Services Department at Hickory Ridge Middle School is focused on helping students by removing obstacles, providing support, and empowering student learning. Each of our team members has an impact on student success, and will work collaboratively with parents and students, and within our school and community, to ensure student success and assist all students in their devleopment. We love middle school and are excited to work with and support all of our Hickory Ridge Mavericks! 

Grade level counselors will be delivering classroom guidance lessons throughout the school year. Lesson topics will follow the American School Counsling Association National Model and adhere to CCS Policy 3200. Lessons will address the three ASCA domains: Academic, Personal/Social, and Career Devleopment. If you have any questions about these lessonsor would like to opt your student out of participation, please contact Dr. Taylor. 

Counseling is based on a trusting relationship between the SISP member (school counselor, school social worker, and school psychologist) and students. The SISP team member will keep information confidential with some possible exceptions.

SISP team members may share information with parents/guardians, the student’s teacher, and/or administrators who work with the student on a need to know basis, so that we may better support the student.

Under the following circumstances, the SISP team members are required by law to share information with others:

1. Presenting information about hurting herself/himself or another person

2. Evidence or disclosure of abuse (physically, emotionally, and sexually) or neglect

3. Threats to school security

4. Disclosure of requesting teachers/staff to call student by a different name or pronoun