School Social Workers, through their unique training and practice, provide a variety of professional services which foster students' physical, social, emotional, and academic growth. They promote and support the educational process by meeting the individual needs of students and families within the community. These services include providing crisis managaement and counseling, strengthening and supporting parent and family involvement, planning and developing school-based interventions with educators, engaging community resources, and assessing the need for special services. School Social Workers are often involved in helping students and their families with learning, behavior, and/or attendance concerns while stregthening home, schoool and community partnerships.

 

School Social Work Sevices:

Phone: 507-232-3411

Office Extension: 2112

 

Sarah Mages, MSW, LICSW

sarah.mages@isd507.k12.mn.us

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                            Leadership Projects and Assignments Include:

 

                            Attendance Monitor                                                                        Child Study Team Member         

                            Classroom Character Education                                                    Crisis Management                            

                            Group Counseling                                                                          Homeless Liaison                         

                            Individual Counseling                                                                     Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Team Member 

                            Link Between Home and School                                                    Nicollet County Children's Services Staff                                                                   Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Member    Resource and Referral                                    

                            School Climate Committee                                                            Section 504 Coordinator                         

                            Student Assistance Team Organizer                                                                 

       

There is one School Social Worker at Nicollet Public School who serves early childhood through high school general education and special education students. This ecompasses all of PreK-12th grade. School Social Workers are leaders in several special programs which include attendance remediation, homeless services, individual/group counseling, and undergraduate and graduate internship programs. School Social Workers are trained to utilize a strength-based perspective and are experts in navigating the systems that influence students and families.