|
As Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, I
have the distinct pleasure and the privilege to work collaboratively
with parents, guidance counselors, teachers, principals, directors,
administrators, and staff throughout the district to serve the
Comsewogue school community in meeting the needs of all of our
students.
Across the broad area of “Student Services,” my work
is focused on providing superior services in the areas of guidance
and counseling, particularly at the Middle School and at the High
School. Highly skilled in all facets of student guidance and
counseling from middle-level issues and subjects to high-school
concerns in the planning for colleges and other post-secondary
schools, programs, and paths, our Guidance Counselors are critical
in the success of our students. Supporting our students’ academic,
social, and personal development as they move from secondary school
programs to commencement, our Guidance Counselors enable our
students to enter highly competitive post-secondary schools and/or
begin challenging careers.
In addition, my office oversees the district’s six
excellent Library Media Centers. Fully computerized with Internet
access, our Library Media Centers provide students up-to-date
resources to be successful in their academic studies. Our Library
Media Specialists are always ready and willing to provide support
and guidance so that our students learn to become lifelong learners,
critical evaluators of information, and keepers of knowledge.
Finally, to ensure that mandated federal and state
funded programs related to No Child Left Behind continue, my office
prepares consolidated grants for our district. I also organize the
flow of student data through our student data management systems for
State reporting of student performance, which appears on the School
Report Cards.
I am happily challenged on a daily basis to serve
our students. Yet I remain mindful of what William Butler Yeats
perhaps said best: “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the
lighting of a fire.” Inspiring students, parents, and colleagues and
supporting their efforts in the pursuit of excellent outcomes for
the students of the Comsewogue School District continues to be my
charge. Please contact me at extension 474-8184 with any questions
or comments regarding any aspect of Student Services.
Dr. Susan J. Fishbein
Assistant Superintendent for Student Services
Guidance Department Links (*) Adobe Acrobat PDF - you must have Adobe Reader installed.
If it is not installed, you can
download it here
Post-Secondary Planning
Parent and Student Resources
-
The Anti
Drug Learning how to talk to your kids about drugs
-
The Anti
Drug (Spanish)
-
AOL Keyword: Drug Help Information and help
on raising drug-free kids
-
Drug
Free America Locating information, news, and parenting
resources about drugs
-
Play Clean
Providing policy and drug
prevention resources for coaches, athletes, and parents
-
Health.Org Locating
information on prevention, treatment, and substance abuse
-
NIDA Numerous links for
parents, teachers, and students regarding substance abuse and
prevention
-
dropthebutts.org
Helping teens quit smoking
-
The
Bright Side Support for people during difficult times of
their lives
|
Susan Fishbein, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent for
Student
Services
474-8184
|
