Social Workers

The role of the school social worker is to work with and link students, families and/or the community together to achieve positive relationships and access desired services.

Which Student Might Benefit from School Social Worker?
School social workers work with students who are experiencing social, emotional, physical or environmental difficulties which interfere with their school adjustment and achievement, such as:

  • Failure to complete school work

  • Behavioral problems

  • Inappropriate aggressiveness or impulsiveness

  • Frequent physical complaints

  • Poor peer or adult relationships

  • Difficulty adjusting to classroom structure

  • Severe mood swings

  • Drug and/or alcohol use

  • School social workers can help students to better understand themselves, improve their relationships with others, cope with stress and develop healthy decision-making skills.

School Social Workers Can Help Parents

  • Become an active role in their child's education.

  • Better understand and meet the social and emotional needs of their child.

  • Understand and access programs available to students with special needs.

  • Find and use school and community resources.

Our Social Workers and Counselors have access to additional community resources. If you wish to learn more about those resources, please visit with a counselor or social worker in your child's building.

Elementary Social Workers

morris

Jenny Morris

Boone Elementary
jmorris@center.k12.mo.us

(816) 349-3680

Fernholz

Megan Fernholz

Indian Creek Elementary
mfernholz@center.k12.mo.us

(816) 349-3490

christopher

Roslyn Christopher

Center Elementary
rchristopher@center.k12.mo.us

(816) 349-3476

counselor

TBD

Red Bridge Elementary

(816) 612-4231

Middle School Social Workers

KEaton

Kathleen Eaton

Center Middle School keaton@center.k12.mo.us

(816) 612-4055

High School and Academy for Success Social Workers

hodonnell

Hannah O'Donnell

Center High School hodonnell@center.k12.mo.us

(816)349-3378

MGibson

Michelle Gibson

Center Academy for Success mgibson@center.k12.mo.us

(816)349-3662

Full time social workers in our elementary schools are financially supported by the Children's Services Fund of Jackson County

Children's Services Fund of Jackson County