Staff Specialists
Information and guidance about your child’s emotional and physical health
Nurse
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the Nurse’s Office at HHIE. My name is Kara Hollins and I am your school nurse. My nurse assistant is Alli Brammer. It is important that the nurse and your child’s teacher be made aware of any life threatening allergies, chronic medical conditions, or health concerns your child may have. If your child will need to have medication at school, there is paperwork which needs to be completed by the parent and the prescribing physician. Medications must be brought into the nurse’s office by the parent along with this paperwork. Students are not allowed to be in possession of medications at the elementary level. All medications given at school must be in their original container with a pharmacy label attached.
Per SC law, immunizations must be up-to-date in order for students to attend school. If you are new to SC, please take all immunization records to DHEC to be transcribed into the SC Immunization Registry.
Please take a moment to read the document entitled “Sickness and School Attendance”. It provides important information on when to keep your sick child home from school. In the event your child becomes ill at school, it is ESSENTIAL that you pick up your sick child as soon as possible after being contacted to prevent further spread of illness. Please provide the school with additional contacts in the event you cannot be reached.
Call or email us if you have any questions and to provide updates on your child’s medical conditions during the year. Communication is key for us to stay current with your child’s health needs. We’re looking forward to another exciting and healthy school year!
Contact the Nurse Office
School Counselor
Jessica Barnes and Melissa Hady, School Counselors
The Beaufort County School District utilizes the South Carolina Comprehensive and Developmental Guidance and Counseling Program Model to promote and enhance the learning process and facilitate student development in three broad areas; learning to live (personal/social development), learning to learn (academic development), and earning to work (career development). School counselors help students build bright futures.
Jessica Barnes, M.Ed
School Counselor
O: 843-342-4279
Jessica.barnes@beaufort.k12.sc.us
Sections: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 (DeFrier, Courtney, Quigley, Wommack, Williams, Shriver), SPED
Melissa Hady, M.S., NBCT School Counseling
School Counselor
O: 843-342-4353
Sections: Grade 3 (Krapf, Rooney, Roberts), Grade 4, Grade 5
CAPA Lessons
CAPA’s Comprehensive Elementary School-Based Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Education Program Play It Safe!® and Think First & Stay Safe® are Evidence-Informed, specialized, age-appropriate child sexual, physical, and emotional abuse and neglect risk reduction programs for children ages pre-school through 5th grade and are in compliance with Erin’s Law www.erinslaw.org. Play It Safe!® and Think First & Stay Safe® are best practice comprehensive prevention programs that effectively educate and empower children to recognize, interrupt, and report unsafe, uncomfortable, and confusing behaviors or situations to safe adults. Elementary lessons focus on different types of touches, types of bullying and being a victim of grooming, by teaching and practicing proven prevention strategies that include assertiveness, advocacy, and increasing a child’s self-efficacy in reporting inappropriate actions. All lesson goals and objectives are accomplished by emphasizing every child’s right to stay safe from sexual, physical, emotional abuse and neglect. Children are able to understand different types of touches, recognize tactics used by a bully and learn the subtle grooming behaviors sexual perpetrators employ to build a “fake trust” with children and their caregivers. Each grade level includes a variety of take-away resources and material in English and Spanish, so children and their families can reinforce these concepts at home.
To learn more and schedule lessons for your site please contact: April Fletcher-Clark, Director of Programs april@capabeaufort.org or Ashleigh Newman, Outreach Specialist ashleigh@capabeaufort.org
Pre-K through 2nd Grade Programs - Each lesson lasts 30–45 minutes and includes an age-appropriate animated video, a PowerPoint, and dolls wearing bathing suits to illustrate children’s private parts.
- 1st Grade Lesson 30 minutes Video: “Mae Shares a Secret” - Mae tells her grandfather a secret that her mother’s boyfriend has been touching her private parts. Activity: “Who Could You Tell?” PowerPoint – Includes examples of touches and 3 Safety Steps Handout: 3 Safety Steps Coloring Sheet
- 2nd Grade Lesson 45-60 minutes Video: “Bentley’s Big Production” – Bentley is making a movie about child safety, with a humorous approach, to teach risk reduction. Activity: PowerPoint “Who Could You Tell?” – Includes examples of touches and 3 Safety Steps Handout: My Body Safety Rules, Resources for Parents
3rd through 5th Grade Programs - Each lesson lasts 45-60 minutes and is comprised of age-appropriate live action videos, children’s literature, PowerPoint presentations, by using interactive, thought-provoking, and engaging activities, as well as evaluative pre and posts surveys.
- 3rd Grade Lesson #1 60 minutes Pre-Assessment Survey, Video: “Vat Would You Do?” - Shows a girl who is being sexually abused by a babysitter and a boy who is being physically abused by his father who both learn that telling an adult will stop the abuse and keep them safe. Handout: You are the Boss of Your Body, Resources for Parents 3rd Grade Lesson #2 60 minutes Activity: Lesson 1 Review PowerPoint, Video: “Tom’s Secret” – Tom is being sexually abused by his friend’s brother and is struggling with being told to keep it a secret. Activity: Interactive CAPArdy game through Kahoot! ®, Post-Assessment Survey Handout: Internet Safety for Kids, Protecting Your Children Online, Resources for Parents
- 4th Grade Lesson #1 60 minutes Pre-Assessment Survey, Video: “Chase Steps Up” – Chase is being abused by his uncle and finally speaks up and tells his coach what is happening to him. Handout: How to Rock the Talk on Body Safety, Resources for Parents 4th Grade Lesson #2 60 minutes Lesson 1 Review, Activity: PowerPoint “What is Bullying? – Interactive CAPArdy game through Kahoot! ®, Video: “Its Harassment” – Talks about why it is not okay to make fun of someone because they are different. Post-Assessment Survey Handout: Types of Bullying, Mindfulness coloring sheet, Resources for Parents
- 5th Grade Lesson #1 60 minutes Pre-Assessment Survey, Activity: 4 major types of abuse and safety steps, Video: “Aiden’s Discovery” - A girl finds out what abuse is and is able to report sexual abuse that is happening to her at school. Handout: Tips for Kids, Resources for Parents 5th Grade Lesson: #2 60 minutes Lesson 1 Review, Activity: Grooming Behaviors PowerPoint – Children will learn how to recognize the subtle, gradual and escalating process sexual abusers use to build a “fake trust” with kids and their caretakers. – Interactive CAPArdy game through Kahoot! ®, Video: “Survivors” – Through animated drawings the voices of two young adult survivors tell their stories of abuse, how they coped and finally how they began to recover. Post-Assessment Survey, Handout: Types of Grooming Behaviors, Mindfulness Coloring Sheet, Resources for Parents
Resources
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK(8255) or text HELLO to 74174 www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
- National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE(7233) www.thehotline.org
- Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD(1-800-422-4453) www.childhelp.org
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 1-800-662-HELP(4357) www.samhsa.gov
- National Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI) 1-800-950-NAMI(6264) or text “NAMI” to 741741 www.nami.org
- Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255 www.veteranscrisisline.net
- National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888 www.humantraffickinghotline.org
- Beaufort County Sheriff Non-Emergency Dispatch 843-524-2777
- Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office(Hours 8AM-5PM) 843-255-3200 www.bcso.net
- Beaufort County Department of Social Services(DSS) 843-255-6080
- Beaufort County Department of Social Services Abuse/Neglect Report Line 843-255-6143 www.dss.sc.gov
Social Worker
School Social Workers Responsibilities
The school social worker's responsibilities include providing information to students, parents, and school staff, counseling students with personal and psychological issues, and addressing relevant issues in the school, such as school attendance, social adjustment issues, and basic needs of a student.
School Social Worker Student Outreach
Backpack Buddies of Hilton Head provides food to qualifying students at Hilton Head Island public schools free of charge. Food is distributed by school staff and faculty each week during the school year.
Backpack Buddies is founded and funded by The Hunger Coalition, which began in 2010 and is a multifaith alliance of community volunteers who work together to address hunger issues in the Lowcountry. Backpack Buddies of Hilton Head / Hunger Coalition has no paid staff members, thus allowing us to maximize return of all donated dollars to those in need.
Behavior Management Specialist
Behavior specialist responsibilities include assisting individuals, groups and systems through the application of positive behavior strategies. The Behavior Specialist helps coordinate Functional Assessments of Behavior and Behavior Intervention Plans that address students’ inappropriate behaviors and provide a means to help the students become more academically successful. Behavior Intervention Specialist also provides classroom and school-wide behavior management strategies.
Miranda Patterson
Behavior Management Specialist
O: 843-342-4217
Miranda.patterson@beaufort.12.sc.us