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Meet the
Elementary School Counselors
10th
&
Green Elementary School
Academic Domain
Personal and Social
Domain
Career Domain
Ms. Sarah Churgai
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Associates Degree in Music
Bachelor of
Science Degree in Education
Master of
Education Degree in School Counseling
Principal
Certificate
Bio Information
As a school
counselor for 10th & Green Elementary School, Sarah Churgai conducts
classroom guidance lessons and individual and small group counseling
with all students. She follows up on all special education
referrals and throughout the entire process.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-
Email:
ChugaiS@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Instructional support team (IST)
·
Special
Education Coordinator
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10th
& Penn Elementary School
Academic Domain
Personal and Social
Domain
Career Domain
Ms. Nancy Ronca
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Bachelor of
Science Degree in Special Education
Master of
Education Degree in Education
Professional
School Counseling Certificate
Bio Information
Nancy is a school
counselor for 10th & Penn Elementary School, she performs
the necessary duties and responsibilities required of a school
counselor. She is a member of the child study team as a behavior
coach.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-320-6994
Email:
RoncaN@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Child Study
Team
·
Special
Education Coordinator
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12th
& Marion Elementary School
Academic Domain
Personal and Social
Domain
Career Domain
Mr. Mark Braun
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Bachelor of
Science Degree in Biology
Master of
Education Degree in Education
Elementary
and Secondary School Counseling Certification
Elementary
and Secondary Principal Certification
Supervisor
of Guidance Certification
Supervisor of Student Services Certification
Bio Information
Mark is a school
counselor for 12th & Marion Elementary School, he
performs the necessary duties and responsibilities required of a
school counselor.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-5788
Email:
BraunM@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Special
Education Coordinator
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13th
& Green Elementary School
Academic Domain
Personal and Social
Domain
Career Domain
Ms. Lynn Willems
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Alvernia
College; Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology
Villanova
University; Master of Science in Counseling and Human Relations
Domestic
Violence Certification
Elementary
School Counselor Certification
Bio Information
Lynn Willems is the
school counselor for 13th and
Green Elementary School. She is responsible for counseling,
coordinating and consulting with students, parents, teachers and
administration. And she attends all special education meetings and
completes all required paperwork.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-5766
Email:
Willemsl@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Special
Education Coordinator
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13th
& Union Elementary School
Academic Domain
Personal and Social
Domain
Career Domain
Ms. Mary Anne O’Neill
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Indiana
University of Pennsylvania; Bachelor of Elementary Education
Slippery
Rock University; Master of Science in Education
Alvernia
College; Elementary Principal Certification
Bio Information
As an School
Counselor at 13th & Union Elementary School her main
responsibilities
include meeting the needs of the students, parent consultations, a
resource for teachers and staff members, participates in MDT meetings and
is very involved in the special education referrals and placement for
students pre-K-5th grade.
Mary Ann performs classroom guidance
lessons in accordance to the ASCA Model. |
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-5795
Email:
OneillM@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Special
Education Coordinator
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16th
& Haak Elementary School
Academic
Domain
Tests: 4-sight, PSSA,
Terra Nova Coaching Initiative- Reading and Math Coaches
Reading Intervention
Program- Kindergarten-5th grade
EAP tutors-
Kindergarten
ELA Program-
Kindergarten-5th grade
Foster Grandparent
Program
Language Arts
Assistant- 1st grade
21st
Century Afterschool Program
NEAR Center
Afterschool Program- St. Matthew’s Church, 1st-5th
grade
Afterschool tutoring
Program- St. Paul’s Church, 2nd grade
21st
Century Summer School Program
Migrant Program-
BCIU
Child Study Team-
pre-referral program, pre-kindergarten-5th grade
Successmaker
Computer Program
Parent Conference
Program
Personal
and Social Domain
Dress and Discipline
Code/Policy
16th and
Haak Student Handbook
Breakfast Program
Latchkey Program
YES Mentor Program
KAP
Program-Community Prevention Partnership
Student Council
Peer Mediation
Program
Art Club
Parent Faculty
Organization (PFO)
Parent Advisory
Council
Parent Coordinator
Career
Domain
Successmaker/Pearson
Program- Paws in Jobland
PHEAA- Elementary
Career Ed. Program
Student Field Trips
(e.g. Goggleworks, Hawk Mountain, Reading Public Library)
Boy Scouts- St.
Paul’s Church
Berks County Dental
Association
Hawk Mountain
Council- 3rd grade program
Penn State
Cooperative Extention- Embryology Project,
pre-k - 5th grade
Boy Scout
council-Learning for Life Program
Project
Wisdom-Character Based Education Program, pre-K-5th grade
21st
Century Afterschool Program- Cooking, Gardening Club, Artist in
Residence Program
Pathways to
Success-Exploring Career Options- Berks Business Education Coalition
Mrs. Lynda Gobright
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Penn State
University, Bachelor of
Arts Degree in American Studies
Kutztown
University, Master of Education Degree
Elementary
and Secondary School Counseling Certification
Bio Information
Mrs. Gobright is a
school counselor at 16th and Haak Elementary School, and
previously worked as a school counselor at several elementary
schools in the Reading school District as well as Reading High
School, Mrs. Gobright also worked as a school counselor for Sun Area
Vocational-Technical School. Mrs. Gobright is a member of Berks
Area School Counselor’s Association where she served as Past
President as well as a member of the Pennsylvania School Counselors’
Association and the American School Counselors’ Association.
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Grades:
pre-Kindergarten
Phone:
610-371-5763
Email:
Gobrigl@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Special
Education
·
Leadership
Team
·
Coordinator
for Peer Mediation Program
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Amanda E.
Stout Elementary School
Academic Domain
Personal and Social
Domain
Career Domain
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Ms. Danette Boyer
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Albright College; Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology
Kutztown University; Master of Education Degree
Kutztown University; Elementary School Counseling Certification
Bio Information
Currently Danette
Boyer works at the Amanda Stout Elementary School with students,
teachers and parents to help create a positive learning environment.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-5815
Email:
Boyerd@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Special
Education Coordinator
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Ms. Christine Sirak
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Kutztown
University; Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology
Gwynedd
Mercy College; Master of
Science Degree in Education
Gwynedd
Mercy College; School
Counseling Certification
Bio Information
Christine
Sirak works at the Amanda Stout
Elementary School as a school counselor. She performs individual
and small group counseling with students, presents classroom
guidance lessons in accordance with the ASCA standards, coordinates
initial evaluations and special education meetings and serves as a
liaison between the school and outside community resources.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-5815
Email:
SirakC@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Special
Education Coordinator
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Glenside
Elementary School
Academic Domain
Personal and Social
Domain
Career Domain
Ms. Tracie Tucker
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Master of
Education Degree
Secondary
School Counseling Certification
Bio Information
Tracie
Tucker performs all school counselor responsibilities at both
Glenside and Millmont Elementary Schools.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-5913
610-371-5853
Email:
TuckerT@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Special
Education Coordinator
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Gateway
School for Performing Arts at Glenside Elementary School
Academic Domain
Personal and Social
Domain
Career Domain
Lauer’s Park
Elementary School
Academic Domain
Personal and Social
Domain
Career Domain
Ms. Bernadette Norton
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Master of
Science in Higher Education and Community Counseling
Secondary School Counselor Certification
Bio Information
Bernadette
Norton performs all school counselor responsibilities at Lauer’s Park
Elementary School.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-5960
Email:
NortonB@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Special
Education Coordinator
·
Child Study
Team
·
Disciplinary Committee
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Millmont
Elementary School
Academic Domain
Personal and Social
Domain
Career Domain
Ms. Tracie Tucker
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Master of
Education Degree
Secondary
School Counseling Certification
Bio Information
Tracie
Tucker performs all school counselor responsibilities at both
Glenside and Millmont Elementary Schools.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-5913
610-371-5853
Email:
TuckerT@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Special
Education Coordinator
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Northwest
Areas Elementary School
Academic Domain
Tests: Dibbles,
G-Made, 4-Sight, Terra Nova, PSSA
Homework Program
Tutoring Services:
EAP
Foster Grand Parents
Acceleration Block
Coaching Initiative
Summer Reading
Program
REACH
Goggle Works
Food Trust
Library
Field Trips
Computer Lab
Homeless Student
Program
Migrant Program
Philadelphia Eagles
Book Mobile
Kids Peace Berks
Campus
Children’s Home of
Reading
Council on Chemical
Abuse
Peer Mediation
Program
Personal and Social Domain
Discipline and Dress
Code Policy Handbook
Breakfast Program
Reading Buddies
Home and School
Visitor
Parent Coordinator
YES Mentoring
Program
Caron Foundation-
PATHS Program
Clinton Street
Olivet’s Club
Reading Police
Department/Drug Resistance Education Program
Dental Program
Hawk Mountain Camp
Beacon House
Career Domain
Ms. Rosemary McCurdy
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Kutztown
University; Bachelor of Science Degree in Education
Kutztown
University; Elementary and Special Education Certification
Kutztown
University; Master of Science Degree in Education
Kutztown
University; Elementary School Counseling Certification
Bio Information
Mrs. McCurdy
started in the Reading School District as a special educator. She
taught for twelve years before becoming a school counselor. Mrs.
McCurdy is a member of the Berks Area School Counselor’s Association
and the county wide Rapid Response Team. She has received training
in Peer Mediation, Passive Restraint, and crisis Management. At the
building level, Mrs. McCurdy is a member of the School Coordinating
Council and the Reading First Team.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-5904
Email:
McCurdyR@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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LEA
·
Peer
Mediation
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Standardized Test Coordinator
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REACH
Coordinator
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YES Mentor
Program
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Reading
School District Rapid Response Team
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Community
Agency Liaison
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Riverside
Elementary School
Academic Domain
Riverside Eagles
Support Team (REST)
“Soar to Success”
Flight School
Summer School
Assessments: DIBELS,
4-sight, Terra Nova, G-Mode, PSSA
Small Group
Intervention
“Grandma” Tutoring
ELA
Inclusion
Emotional Support
Classroom
Classroom Study
Skills Lessons
Special Education
Referral and Coordination of Services
Library Club
Personal and
Social Domain
Dress Code
Discipline Policy
School Dollars
Incentive Program
Breakfast Program
Community Social
Services Coordination
Individual and Small
Group Counseling
Classroom Social
Skills Lessons
Peaceworks
Presentations for
Parents
DARE
Riverside Pride Club
Career Domain
Classroom Jobs
Cafeteria Helpers
Junior Achievement
Curtis Institute
Guest Speakers
Career Research
Projects
Career Focus with in
Language Arts and Math Curriculum
Parent Presentations
Ms. Constance Cammarano
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Associates Degree in Music
Penn State
University; Bachelor of
Science Degree in Elementary Education
Kutztown
University; Master of Education Degree
Kutztown
University; Elementary School Counselor Certification.
Bio Information
Constance
Cammarano performs all school counselor responsibilities at
Riverside
Elementary School.
She is responsible for performing individual and group counseling,
conducting classroom developmental guidance lessons, participating
in parent/teacher consultations, making referrals for special
education, connecting families to community agencies and crisis
intervention.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-5896
Email:
CommarC@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
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Instructional support team (IST)
·
Special
Education Coordinator
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Thomas Ford
Elementary School
Academic Domain
Personal and Social
Domain
Career Domain
Ms. Jane Sprecher
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Kutztown
University; Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education
Kutztown
University; Early Childhood and Elementary Certification
Villanova
University; Master’s Degree in Community Counseling
Villanova
University; Elementary School Counselor Certification
Bio Information
Jane
Sprecher is the elementary school counselor at Thomas Ford
Elementary School. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree with dual
certification in elementary education and early childhood education
from Kutztown University. She received her Master’s Degree in
Community Counseling from Villanova University with certification in
Elementary School Counseling. Responsibilities include classroom
guidance lessons, individual and small groups and the processing of
special education paperwork including participating in MDT and IEP
meetings. She is the facilitator of the child study team, consults
with teachers and parents and runs an after school “Good Citizen
Club”.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-5928
Email:
SprecheJ@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
·
Special
Education Coordinator
·
Child Study
Team
·
Good
Citizen Club
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Gateway
School for Communication & Technology at Thomas Ford
Academic Domain
Personal and Social
Domain
Career Domain
Tyson-Schoener
Elementary School
Academic
Tests: Dibels, Tera
Nova, 4-Sight and PSSA
REACH Program
Homework Center
Multiple
Intelligences
EAP
ELO
Child Study Team
Classroom Guidance
Lessons
Title I
Reading First
Leadership Team
Penn State Tutors
Summer School
Program
Reading Is
Fundamental
Book-It
Buck-A-Book
Truancy Intervention
Counselors
Foster Grandparent
Program
Personal Social Domain
Discipline and Dress
Code Policy Handbook
Groovy Girls
Child Study Team
Peer Mediators
Breakfast Program
Project wisdom
Don't Laugh at Me
Program
Good News Club
Classroom Guidance
Lessons
Character Education
KAP
Assemblies
Mentors
Yes Mentors
Rotary Club
Hazard House
Developmental
lessons from the Nurse
Career
Classroom Guidance
Lessons focused on Careers
Character Education
Ms. April Groft
Elementary
School Counselor |
Education
Bachelor of
Science Degree in Psychology
Master of
Education Degree in Education
Elementary
School Counseling Certification
Children’s
Literature Certificate
Bio Information
Mrs. Groft
performs all school counselor responsibilities at Tyson-Schoener
Elementary School. She presents monthly classroom guidance lesson in
Kindergarten through Fifth grade. She will run support and skill
groups as needed. Mrs. Groft is also the coordinator for peer
mediators, a member of the Child Study Team and the Department Chair
for the elementary counselors.
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Grades:
Kindergarten-5th
Phone:
610-371-5815
Email:
GroftA@readingsd.org
Contact person for:
·
Department
Chair
·
Special
Education Coordinator
·
Peer
Mediators
·
Child Study
Team
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