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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 | 7A MAPLETON from page 1A She’s amazing and we are lucky to have her,” O’Mara In other news from the said, pointing out that An- meeting, O’Mara praised derson had already been the work of the new school meeting with students counselor, Brittany Ander- so regularly that the dis- son. trict needed to extend her “I’m not sure how we hours from four half-days ever did it without her. to three-half days and one SELLING A HOME IN THE FLORENCE & SURROUNDING AREAS? $ FLEXIBLE REAL ESTATE LISTING COMMISSION PLAN $ * 5%- another broker brings the buyer (2.5% listing agent 2.5% buyers agent) * 3.75%- listing agent brings the buyer, no other agents involved. * 2%- seller brings the buyer, no other agents involved. * 0%- you owe nothing if your home does not sell by contract expiration date. Plan includes: Competitive Commission Rates. Creative & Aggressive Marketing Campaign. 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Mapleton Junior and High School Principal Brenda Moyer said, “Brit- tany has been clear that she’s not a psychologist and she says her role is more like a guidance counselor.” Anderson functions more as a sounding board for students on a wide va- riety of issues. “It could be friend stuff, it could be family stuff, it could be issues at school, it could be just someone to talk to, or it could be having issues with school- work,” Anderson told the Siuslaw News last month. “There’s a ton of different things that students will come see me for.” The counselor also does small group support as well as teach a social-emo- tional learning curriculum to the students. Anderson is one com- ponent of a wider push by the district to bring mental health respite to the up- river region’s children. On Monday, Mapleton School District announced that PeaceHealth Peace Harbor had hired a new Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) for the Maple- ton Community Resource Center. That soon-to-be- open facility, which will be located on school dis- trict grounds, will provide counseling for children and teens, care coordi- nation and referral help, family counseling, parent education and behavioral assessment for students. “I see the resource center being an immediate sup- port for a crisis,” O’Mara said, explaining that dis- trict staff will work in tandem with the resource center to address student crises. While Anderson, along with O’Mara and Moyer, will work with students on individual needs through- out the year, sometimes is- sues arise that need clinical help. “Some of the crises that we are seeing are a lot higher and deeper, with a Finally, Moyer gave quicker need,” said O’Mara. ton would be able to advo- progress on the school “That could be anything cate for a stop. “They’re trying to fig- district’s attempt to turn from suicidal ideation to the currently unused “Being a small school, a lot of times our pro- woodshop building into a multipurpose area that grams are based on who we hire, their license, could serve for a whole their interests, their skills. ... As we hire or our host of classes, including CTE program grows, that we could have peo- art and career-technical ple in our community that would be willing to education (CTE) related share their passion for welding and do a short, programs. “It’s an interesting build- six-week unit. So we’re trying to make sure we ing,” said Moyer. “Over have the facilities to orchestrate that.” time, it’s been primarily a — Brenda Moyer, woodshop. There’s been Mapleton Junior and High School Principal welding and some metals as well. But we want to mental health issues that ure out the stops because make it open ended.” In its heyday, the wood- would be immediate refer- there has to be parking for people who get on shop was able to support rals over there.” In the case of a referral, the stop. They’re looking over 100 students when the district would get par- at Buds for You, Banner the school had a strong program, ent permission to send the Bank or Riverview Mar- woodshop students to the resource ket,” O’Mara said. “It’s which has since been dis- center. While there, the pretty darn exciting, being banded. “Being a small school, a LCSW could work more in able to ride to Florence.” O’Mara then presented lot of times our programs depth with students, hold- ing the ability to diagnosis the design options for the are based on who we hire, issues such as mood disor- new “Home of the Sail- their license, their inter- ders or developmental dis- ors” sign that will soon ests, their skills,” Moyer be placed atop the high explained. “Currently we abilities. Although the LCSW will school. The original sign don’t have anyone on staff not have the power to pre- had been removed due to who has woodworking scribe medication, the so- the school’s renovation in skills, welding skills or metalworking skills. That cial worker will be linked the past couple years. The two designs were doesn’t mean that in the into the Peace Health net- work and will be able to nearly identical to the future, as we hire or our make referrals within the original design, sans a CTE program grows, that network for additional different font size for a we wouldn’t have people few words, and the only in our community that medical support. The Mapleton Commu- difference between the would be willing to share nity Resource Center is designs were size — one their passion for welding part of the Western Lane small, one big. The school and do a short, six-week Health Network, which is board, and the students in unit. So we’re trying to also opening a facility on attendance at the meeting, make sure we have the fa- cilities to orchestrate that.” the grounds of the Siuslaw preferred the larger size. By reworking the cur- “It’s because we’re School District that will proud!” O’Mara said with rent space, the school have identical services. could make room for both But unlike Siuslaw, Ma- a laugh. A date on when the sign CTE and other programs, pleton hopes that its re- source center’s services would be placed was not such as art. “There’s going to be a will eventually expand given. At that point, Moy- kiln, a space for painting to include walk-in-clinic services, such as general er gave an update on and different artforms. health checkups. However, the high school’s new We’re going to restructure for the time being, the cen- Chromebook initiative. everything,” Moyer said. But to get to that point, ter is strictly focusing on Every high school student is assigned a Chromebook the area is going to need to mental health. The next topic of dis- which they pick up in the be cleared of some equip- cussion was a possible bus morning. Throughout the ment. “We have funky things route that could be coming day, they use apps such as Google classroom that that are worth the money through Mapleton. “I got an email from helps with, and stores, to the right person,” Moy- Stephanie Sarles from Siu- their homework. At the er said, presenting a list of slaw Vision and she has end of the day, they turn surplus equipment that the been in communication in the Chromebooks for district is looking to sell. The list includes a bench with the Lane Council of overnight charging. “It’s pretty amazing,” she grinder, a utility trailer, Governments (LCOG), and they’re talking about said. “They do a lot of as- a radial arm saw and a the Florence to Eugene signments on it. All of the re-saw, which the school bus service that’s coming great academic features hopes could raise thou- soon,” O’Mara reported, are there, so they don’t sands of dollars for the stating that the Vision need their cell phones. schools. The district will be had been advocating for They might disagree with selling the items through a a stop in Mapleton with that, but it’s become more public surplus website. “If we can get these LCOG, which is hoping and more difficult to get to identify a service pro- students to focus on their things out of there, we will vider for the route, with work and not worry about be on our way to starting to clean it up to a usable service possibly beginning messages.” The district is starting space, and a cool space,” in early 2020. The service provider will be respon- off with the high school, Moyer said. For more information sible for figuring out bus but are seeking addi- stops along the route, and tional funding to obtain on Mapleton School Dis- O’Mara and the Vision Chromebooks for the trict, visit mapleton.k12. or.us. were hoping that Maple- middle school. Join the Fun! Holiday Bowl Youth/Junior League Monday Nights at 7:00 pm beginning October 7th! Sign up at Holiday Bowl. 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