School Counseling

Ms. Tracy Terrell, School Counselor

Welcome to the Guidance Office! My mission as your child's counselor is to assist you and your child's teacher in facilitating Hammett L. Bowen, Jr. Elementary's mission statement and goals for each and every student.

I would like to invite you to come in and get to know our staff and the services we offer and those offered from this office. You may come by school or call Mrs. Chickrie (IPC), guidance clerk, or me during "teacher hours" of 7:00 AM - 2:45 PM and make an appointment with us. You don't need to wait until you have a problem or special reason! We hope that, together, we can lay a good foundation for future success and achievement by making your child's years at HBE a happy and rewarding learning experience.

Counselor's Goals 

  • Help children understand themselves and others
  • Help to identify children with special needs
  • Provide crisis intervention
  • Develop plans to prevent academic/behavioral problems from developing
  • Provide Character Education program
  • Coordinate the efforts of other professionals working for children
  • Provide orientation for children coming to Hammett Bowen Elementary for the first time
  • Promote positive attitudes toward persons of diverse cultural, racial, ability, and socioeconomic backgrounds

General Information

Ms. Chickrie (IPC) and the guidance clerk assist us in helping your children. Some of their responsibilities include:

Attendance: As parents it is your responsibility to assure your child/children have regular, timely attendance. However, if a child is not in his/her classroom at the 7:35 AM bell, he/she must check in on the kiosk at the receptionist's desk, before reporting to class. In addition, if children are chronically absent, tardy, or picked up early, notices may be sent from the Guidance Office in accordance with Marion County School System policies and Florida statutes. Please call the Guidance Office if your child is absent. Upon your child's return to school, send a handwritten note as to the reason for the absence. If your child was seen by a doctor, please send the doctor's note.

Official Records: Your child's cumulative records are housed online. If you need to review documents please call ahead and make an appointment for someone to go over the contents with you. If you need a copy of any of your child's information we can provide it for you. If you request more than two copies, a charge will be assessed at 10 cents per copy. Again, please call ahead and we will try and have it ready for you or will send it home via your child. If you are transferring out of HBE we will make sure all necessary documents are forwarded to your child's new school. 

Registration

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