Social-Emotional Learning

As part of the District's commitment to supporting the whole child, a team of school counselors, school psychologists, student care specialists and positive behavior coordinators work together with teaching staff to help ensure that all students have access to a variety of resources to support their social emotional development.

Social Emotional Learning:  At all levels, all students participate in direct instruction using a developmentally appropriate, evidence based social emotional learning curriculum to build lifelong skills in self awareness, self management, responsible decision making, social awareness and relationship skills.  

To address the social emotional needs of students who need support in addition to the Social Emotional Learning curriculum, each school building has at least one school counselor and student care specialist.  The district also partners with the Shaker Heights Youth Center for prevention services in our schools at all levels, as well as with the Bellefaire SAY prevention program at the middle and high school. Bellefaire also provides school based mental health services for eligible students at the elementary, middle and high school level. 

For concerns about your student’s social emotional development or mental health, please contact your student’s school counselor. 

Building	School Counselor	Student Care Specialist	Positive Behavior Coordinator
Boulevard	Shannon Fetheroff	Danielle Frizzell	Aniscia McAdams
Fernway	Mark Lenczewski	Melissa Morrissey	Andrea Wasserman
Mercer	Marla Robinson	Syesha Moss	Scott Gossett
Lomond	Mary Bourriseau	Laura Chapman	Scott Gossett
Onaway	Khadijah Young	Sarah Felson	Aniscia McAdams
Shaker Heights Middle School	Kelly Bailey Chamaine Keith Lamaura Springer Seth Ungemach	Emily Geier Katelyn Mock Kimberly VanBuskirk Margaret Whitmore	Andrea Wasserman
Shaker Heights High School	Shaunna Bonner Michelle Gamble Kelsey Haggerty Renee Manuel David Peake Cathy Szendry Elizabeth Vokes H. Danny Young, Jr.	Tiana Champion Allison Lim	Raina Smith-Hairston

Social and Emotional Resources

If you are experiencing a crisis, please call 911. If you are experiencing an urgent matter outside of school hours, please consider the following resources:

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800.273.TALK (8255) or dial 988
• Mobilization Response Stabilization Services (MRSS): 888.418.6777
• Mobile Crisis Center: 216.623.6888
• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
• Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center: 216.391.HELP (4357)
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800.799.7233 (SAFE)
• Westhaven Youth Shelter & Crisis Counseling: 216.941.0063
• Bellefaire Homeless and Missing Youth Program: 216.570.8010
• Cleveland Food Bank: 216.738.2265
• Cleveland Rape Crisis Center: 216.619.6192