Kathleen Clement, School Social Worker kclement@habersham.k12.ga.us (706) 754-2118 ext 18
Attendance Procedures . Excused Absences . Consequences and Penalties . Attendance Protocol
Elementary Tardy and Early Dismissal Procedures . Middle School Tardy and Early Dismissal Procedures
Ninth Grade Tardy and Early Dismissal Procedures . High School Tardy and Early Dismissal Procedures
Attendance
Regular attendance is an important factor in determining a student’s success in school. Frequent absences can cause students to miss important classroom instruction, fall behind in class work and earn lower grades. This can lead to stress, frustration and a negative attitude toward school. Parents should make sure their child attends school regularly. Parents are also encouraged to make sure the student is at school on time and allow him or her to complete the entire day.
If parents or guardians experience problems in getting their children to attend school regularly, they should be in contact with school staff members, including the guidance counselor or school social worker. All are willing to work with the family to help the child attend school regularly. Please click on the information above to see attendance and tardy procedures, an excused absences list, consequences of excessive absences, attendance requirements for a driver’s permit and license and an educational trip application. Questions about attendance should be addressed to Kathleen Clement, Habersham County School Social Worker, 754-2118, extension 18.
Educational Trip Application Form
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Health Services Program
"Children Must Be Healthy To Be Educated And Educated To Be Healthy." (Author Unknown)
The goal of the Habersham County School’s Health Services program is to assist students and parents in dealing with health-related barriers to learning. The objectives of the program are to provide a wide variety of health care services to students and personnel of the Habersham County School system. These services include health promotion and illness prevention, assessment and screening, serving as a liaison between school, home, personal health care provider and community, providing treatment for existing health conditions, decreasing absenteeism, and serving as a resource on health and safety issues in schools.
Habersham County Schools' Nurses
Front row L-R- Lakeeta Chambers, Carol Albanesi, Hazel Umbehant
Middle row L-R- Angela Payne, Crystal Holcomb, Elaine Martin, Crystal Potter
Back row L-R- Carol Gastley, Tammy Holbrook
Lakeeta Chambers - Director of Health Services lchambers@habersham.k12.ga.us
Ninth Grade Academy and Alternative School
Carol Albanesi - LPN calbanesi@habersham.k12.ga.us
Level Grove Elementary in the afternoon
Carol Gastley - LPN cgastley@habersham.k12.ga.us
Cornelia Elementary and South Habersham 6th Grade
Tammy Holbrook tholbrook@habersham.k12.ga.us
Clarkesville Elementary and Fairview Elementary
Crystal Holcomb - LPN cbholcomb@habersham.k12.ga.us
North Habersham Middle and Woodville Elementary
Elaine Martin - RN Interim Nursing Supervisor - clinical supervision emartin@habersham.k12.ga.us
Habersham Central High
Angela Payne - LPN apayne@habersham.k12.ga.us
Demorest Elementary and North Habersham 6th Grade
Crystal Potter - cpotter@habersham.k12.ga.us
Level Grove Elementary in the morning and South Habersham Middle in the afternoon
Hazel Umbehant - humbehant@habersham.k12.ga.us
Baldwin Elementary and Hazel Grove Elementary
School nurses serve multiple schools. We appreciate your patience and understanding when you feel your school is in need and they are not present.
School Counselors are available at each school in Habersham County to provide guidance services, individual and group counseling, and consultation with school staff, parents, and the community. At each grade level, counselors provide classroom guidance to address developmental, transitional and educational needs common to all students. A counselor may also plan lessons with the individual classroom teacher to address a particular issue for a given class. Even though school counselors are not considered therapists, they provide individual and group counseling to assist students with problems that affect their performance in school. Information shared with the counselor is confidential unless disclosure is required to prevent clear and imminent danger to the student or others or when legal requirements demand that confidential information be revealed. At each school, the counselor welcomes parents and staff members to discuss services that might be helpful to assist students in personal, academic, career, or transitional needs. Below is a list of the counselors and information on how to contact them.
Elementary School Counselors
Deborah Wilson- Baldwin Elementary (706)778-6435 dcwilson@habersham.k12.ga.us
Nancy Cathcart-Clarkesville Elementary (706)754-2442 ncathcart@habersham.k12.ga.us
Becky Miller- Cornelia Elementary (706)778-6526 ramiller@habersham.k12.ga.us
Lynne Hise- Demorest Elementary (706)778-4126 lhise@habersham.k12.ga.us
Holly McShane- Fairview Elementary (706)754-4461 hmcshane@habersham.k12.ga.us
Myra Chandler- Hazel Grove Elementary (706)754-2942 mchandler@habersham.k12.ga.us
Mimi Clark- Level Grove Elementary (706)778-3087 mclark@habersham.k12.ga.us
Vancine Chandler- Woodville Elementary (706)754-4225 vchandler@habesham.k12.ga.us
Middle School Counselors
Peggy Newton- North Habersham 6th Grade Academy (706)778-7978 pnewton@habersham.k12.ga.us
Lynn Coffee- South Habersham 6th Grade Academy (706)776-1600 lcoffee@habersham.k12.ga.us
Leah Bramlett- North Habersham Middle School (706)754-2915 lbramlett@habersham.k12.ga.us
Donnie Bennett- South Habersham Middle School (706)778-7121 dbennett@habersham.k12.ga.us
High School Counselors
Kim Perren- 9th Grade Academy- (706)778-0830 kperren@habersham.k12.ga.us
Sheila Green- Habersham Central- serves students with last names beginning with A-G
(706)778-7161 sgreen@habersham.k12.ga.us
Saresa Garrett- Habersham Central- serves students with last names beginning with H-O
(706)778-7161 sgarrett@habersham.k12.ga.us
Donna Caudell- Habersham Central- serves students with last names beginning with P-Z
(706)778-7161 dcaudell@habersham.k12.ga.us
The Habersham County Mentoring Program is the pairing of a caring adult with a young person to provide friendship, counsel and a positive role model. It is currently the largest volunteer force in Habersham County with over 260 Mentors and Mentees participating in the program. Each mentor is a trained volunteer who serves as a good listener and nonjudgmental friend to a student who can benefit from this special, individualized relationship. The Mentor meets weekly with the mentee at school on a one to one basis to share information and life experiences. The Mentor helps the young person broaden his/her vision of opportunities and understand the value of education.
If you are interested in becoming a mentor, call 706-778-7978 and ask for the mentoring coordinator. A time will be set up that is convenient for you to meet for a brief training. At the time of the training, you will be asked to complete an application and permission form for a police screening. After acceptance, you will be assigned a mentee for one school calendar year. You will be asked to visit the mentee one hour a week at the child’s school.
If you are a parent or guardian and would like your child to have a mentor, please contact your child’s school counselor and let them know. Parents are required to sign a permission form for their child to participate in this program annually.
1-800-CHILDREN
The Need to Talk program of Prevent Child Abuse Habersham is offered to students in the 5th- 9th grades. Students are informed in the schools that they can call an anonymous, confidential toll free helpline whenever they would like to talk to someone. They can discuss problems with friends, family issues, school problems, bullying, dating issues, violence and substance abuse issues to name a few. A trained employee with Prevent Child Abuse Georgia is available from 8am to 8pm to talk to youth. We hope this program will encourage students to talk to someone about their problems, to learn problem solving skills and to learn it is okay to ask for help. The Need to Talk staff will ask the caller to identify the county they are from and then twice a year they will give Prevent Child Abuse Habersham feedback as to what issues the youth who call are dealing with. Please contact Kathleen Clement, School Social Worker with questions at (706)754-2118 ext. 18
