Student Support Services

Student Support Services is comprised of three main areas.

1. Student Management
2. Attendance/Dropout Prevention
3. Family Services

Student Support Services also includes the supervision and support of other areas: district-wide cheer program, Leander Extended Opportunity Center (LEO), and the Title IX Coordinator.

Student Management

Student Discipline

Update and maintain the district’s Student and Parent Handbook
Management of contraband canines
Expulsion hearings (to LEO and JJAEP)
Student sexual harassment
Student searches
Placement of students to LEO
Legal interpretation of areas in regard to student discipline
Processing police reports
Interpretation of the Student Code of Conduct (includes Dress Code)
Bullying
Dating Violence
Liaison between the LISD and the JJAEP

Parent Related Issues

Parent concerns, complaints, and appeals
Custody situations that might be impacting the school
Advice to parents on student legal issues

Assistant Principals

Provide training and advice for school administrators
Facilitate monthly meetings
Advise assistant principals on student management related issues
Provide guidance in sexual harassment cases

School Resource Officers (SRO)

Provide training for the SROs
Liaison between the police departments (Cedar Park, Leander, and Travis County) and the district
Organize and facilitate the SRO program

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)

Attendance/Dropout Prevention

Working with parents and students in the attendance process
Holding pre-court hearings
Working proactively with students in an effort to keep them in school
Processing students and/or parents in the court system for attendance violations
Training and guidance for registrars, attendance clerks, assistant principals, counselors, and nurses regarding the attendance process
Serving as the community liaison for attendance and dropout issues

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Read Attendance Brochure - Spanish

Family Services

Short-term individual counseling with students and/or guardian(s)
Case management
Assessments and referrals to community agencies for mental health issues
Referrals for basic needs assistance
Parenting support
Community outreach
Support and consultation with LISD personnel
Inter-agency collaboration and coordination
Crisis intervention

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Other Areas of Support

Title IX Coordinator:

Manage and maintain all student sexual harassment records
Support principals and assistant principals in the investigation of student sexual harassment cases

LEO Supervisor:

Support LEO staff in the education of students
Disaggregate data to ensure consistency across the district with placements at LEO
Serve in an advisory role in working with the LEO staff

District-wide Cheer Program:

Organized and facilitated the structuring of the district-wide cheer programs
Support of the middle and high school cheerleader coaches
Plan and facilitate regularly scheduled workshops with the cheerleader coaches
Parent concerns, complaints, and appeals
Maintain the district-wide cheerleader handbooks
Facilitate and supervise the high school cheerleader tryouts

204 W. South
Leander, TX 78641
Phone: 512-570-0150

Student Support Services

Renee Williams - Executive Director
Lisa Holmes - Assistant Director
Marie Cook - Administrative Assistant

Attendance/Dropout Prevention

Jenna Sanders - 512-570-0171
Attendance/Dropout Prevention Coordinator
Teri Mendez - 512-570-2322
Attendance/Truancy Specialist
Olga Alvarado - 512-570-1079
Dropout Prevention Specialist
Sandy Scott - 512-570-1852
Dropout Prevention Specialist
Amy Woodul - 512-570-0173
Attendance/Dropout Prevention Specialist/Special Education

Family Services

Main Line - 512-570-0159
Felix Barnhart - 512-570-0158
Case Manager
Angie Buonafede, LMSW - 512-570-0155
Social Worker
Angela Hollingsworth, LCSW - 512-570-0156
Social Worker
Julie Rocha, LCSW - 512-570-0157
Social Worker