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Parkland High School

Educating for Success, Inspiring Excellence

Student Assistance Program

MISSION

The mission of the Student Assistance Program (SAP) is to empower students to overcome personal, social, and academic challenges by providing confidential support, resources, and guidance that promotes their well-being and success.

Below is list of the In-School Services offered by our SAP team. For further information about each service please download our PHS In-School Services Brochure or contact Mrs. Allison McPeek, Mrs. Andrea Greth or Mr. Michael Turrell at (610)351-5672.

SAP Services

  • Referrals - Anyone can refer a student to SAP when they are concerned about someone’s behavior—any school staff, a student’s friend, a family member or community member. The students themselves can even go directly to the SAP team to ask for help. The SAP team contacts the parent for permission to proceed with the SAP process. Referral forms are completed using a Google Form you can access by clicking here. Once the form is submitted it will be processed by the SAP team. 
  • Mentor Program - SAP permission is required for this program. A mentor is a caring and committed, adult individual, in a young person’s life.  By spending some time sharing activities, listening, encouraging, challenging, and building skills and self-reliance, mentors can help children achieve school success. 

  • Academic Coaching - SAP permission required for this service. This is a short-term service provided to students who are having difficulty acclimating to the academic rigors of high school. This program aids in structuring a student to be successful in the classroom.

  • Educational Peer Support Groups - SAP permission required for this service. This provides a space for students who are dealing with similar concerns to come together and support each other along with providing strategies to the them move forward. These groups would be conducted under the guidance of a SAP team member.

  • Mid-Atlantic Rehabilitation Services (MARS) Assessment - This is a confidential screening conducted by a member of MARS during school hours at Parkland High School. These recommendations will be shared with the SAP team. It will allow the SAP team to make appropriate referrals and necessary linkages to in-school and out-of-school supports for your child. Parents have the right to request to review the screening tool that will be used with their child and to have access to all information gathered pertaining to their child. Please click here for the MARS Brochure. To watch a short video explaining the MARS process click here. If you are interested in a MARS assessment for your child, please click here for our parent permission form.

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