Student Services
Our Student Services Department is dedicated to providing the essential support students need to maximize their potential. The department, which operates under the leadership of Kristie Speirs Neumeister, Ph.D., Director of the Center of Excellence in Gifted Education, features three specialized branches committed to nurturing the "whole child"—Learning Support, Social and Emotional Wellness, and Health Services.
Sycamore School provides additional learning support to students identified as twice-exceptional (2e): students who are identified both as gifted and with one or more additional learning differences and/or attention difficulties. Twice-exceptional students are provided with Individualized Strategy Plans which outline accommodations and strategies the Learning Resource Specialist and classroom teachers implement to support a successful academic experience. Additionally, parents of 2e students at Sycamore School are supported by ongoing communication with the Learning Resource Specialists, a resource library, and additional parent education opportunities.
- Learning Resource Specialist (Preschool-Grade 3): Tiffany Stahl, M.A.
- Learning Resource Specialist (Grades 4-8): Kendall Daugherty
Sycamore School has designed a proactive, prevention-oriented social and emotional wellness program that is responsive to common characteristics of gifted learners. Our program is designed to equip students with the essential life skills they need to navigate life with confidence and resilience and focuses on three core areas:
- Self-Awareness & Regulation: Students learn to recognize their own internal cues, understand their energy levels, and develop strategies to optimize their learning.
- Relational & Social Skills: Students develop the “building blocks" of collaboration, such as active listening, empathy, and effective communication, to form meaningful connections with peers and adults.
- Executive Functioning & Self-Regulation: Students learn how to plan, organize, and approach tasks with a problem-solving mindset and to regulate their emotions, attention, and motivation to achieve personal and academic goals.
These life skills are seamlessly integrated into our daily academic routine, ensuring that social-emotional growth and intellectual achievement go hand-in-hand.
The program also supports parents through education seminars, a parent book club, and psychological consultation. Short-term individual and group counseling are provided to Sycamore School students as needed.
- Clinical Psychologist: Samantha Outcalt, Ph.D., HSPP, ABPP
- School Counselor: Coming soon!
Sycamore School ensures the physical well-being of our community, providing care and health-related guidance as needed to ensure students are ready to learn. The School Nurse is the health manager of the school and is responsible for maintaining health records and delivering health services through the Health Clinic by providing temporary care for students, faculty and staff, or visitors who are ill.
- School Nurse: Lori Fulk, BSN, RN
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