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Welcome to the Louis M. Klein Middle School Guidance Department. We are excited to assist in the educational, social, and emotional development of your child throughout his or her middle school years. We are committed to the district's mission of equity, access, rigor and adaptability for all.
Each student is assigned a school counselor when he/she enters the middle school. That counselor remains with your child as they move through grades 6, 7, and 8. This assures continuity of services and enables the counselor to establish a personal relationship with each student and their family. Additionally, this supports students as they make the transition to high school.
School counselors work at several levels of responsibility, serving as a resource to individual students, teachers, parents and guardians, and the school as a whole. A counselor is an advisor, a teacher, a problem solver, a listener, and a primary liaison who works with students and their families. Guidance services are provided to students indirectly through consultation with school staff, or directly to students in classrooms, groups, and individually. Counselors also work collaboratively with parents, teachers, and administrators in team meetings, at parent-teacher conferences, and in conjunction with other support services.
It is the goal of our guidance department to help each student maximize his or her personal, social, and academic potential. We assist them in navigating their way through the middle school experience in a lead up to the transition to high school and beyond.
Please feel free to contact us at any time concerning your son or daughter.
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Christopher Miller
Supervisor of Guidance, LMK & HHS
(914) 630-3092
millerc@harrisoncsd.org
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Lisa Cannistraci
Grade 6, LMK
Ms. Cannistraci received her B.S. in Psychology from Fordham University where she later received her M.S.Ed in Counseling and Personnel Services. She began her career working as a high school counselor at Clarkstown South High School in Rockland County. After Clarkstown, she felt drawn to middle school counseling and joined LMK's Guidance Department in the Fall of 2008. Ms. Cannistraci often says, "Hard work is easy when you love what you do, and I absolutely love what I do!" She truly prides herself on her professionalism and genuine approachability and is a valued member of the guidance team. When Ms. Cannistraci is not in the office, she enjoys spending time with her two dogs, traveling, especially to any Disney destination, and spending time with her friends and family.
(914) 630-3055
cannistracil@harrisoncsd.org
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Mark DiMondo
Grade 8, LMK
Mr. DiMondo was born and raised in New Rochelle, where he lived most of his life. He now resides in Stamford, CT with his wife Kimberly. He earned a Masters in School Counseling at the College of New Rochelle. He has worked in the Harrison Central School District since 2001, beginning as a mathematics teacher and then becoming a school counselor in 2007. Mr. DiMondo's goal is to create an atmosphere of open and honest dialogue that allows students to feel safe and express his/her feelings. Also, he wants all students to feel comfortable discussing anything, whether it's an academic goal, social issue, and/or career aspiration. Outside of school, he enjoys playing sports, watching reality television and spending time with family and friends.
(914) 630-3056
dimondom@harrisoncsd.org
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Norma Robles
Grade 7, LMK
Ms. Robles has been a school counselor since 2002 having worked in the Port Chester Elementary Schools and in the Bedford Middle School as a School Counselor. She also worked as an instructor at Manhattanville College prior to starting at Harrison. In her work as a School Counselor she has been granted the gift of working with fantastic students, families and hard-working colleagues. Her philosophy for collaboration is embedded in her everyday work and she welcomes the opportunity to work proactively for students and families. She says, "One of my goals is to educate our students not only academically, but also to enrich their lives with character education and empower them with the tools to make healthy life choices." On a more personal note, she was born and raised in Manhattan and now resides in Pound Ridge. In addition to spending time with family and friends, Norma enjoys reading, working out, racket ball, dancing, watercolor, being outdoors, dragonflies and a variety of other creative experiences. Ms. Robles earned her Bachelor’s degree at Purchase College and her Masters’ degree at Long Island University.
(914) 630-3054
roblesn@harrisoncsd.org
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Patti Arena
Secretary & Registrar, LMK
(914) 630-3057
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Welcome to the Harrison High School Guidance Department. We are excited to assist in the educational, social, emotional, college, and career development of your child throughout his or her high school years.
We believe that each student is an important, valued, developing, capable, and unique individual who will learn from experience and grow personally and educationally throughout adolescence. We are committed to the district's mission of equity, access, rigor and adaptability for all. All students' differences, strengths and special needs are considered in planning and implementing our school counseling program.
Our program reflects an integrated approach to helping students' individual and developmental needs. We believe helping students to understand themselves will assist them in making sound decisions and plans today and in their future.
Our specific services are delivered through individual and group counseling. We ensure students have opportunities to engage in academic advisement and multi-year planning, college and career advisement and social/personal development. We believe and make every effort to engage parents actively in the high school experience. It is our goal to ensure that every student "gets ready for, gets in, and gets through college and beyond."
We encourage you to partner with us so that each student is best served. Please do not hesitate to contact us for support and guidance or to call on us to act as a liaison between home and school.
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Christopher Miller
Supervisor of Guidance, LMK & HHS
(914) 630-3092
millerc@harrisoncsd.org
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Carolyn Chieco
Guidance Counselor, HHS
Ms. Carolyn Chieco received her degree in psychology/elementary education/guidance counseling from SUNY Brockport and Long Island University. Prior to joining the Harrison team, she worked in the Mount Vernon Public Schools. She is passionate about spending time with family and friends, travel, listening to music, seeing live music dining with friends and boating.
(914) 630-3103
chiecoc@harrisoncsd.org
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Maria Chiocchio
Guidance Counselor, HHS
Ms. Chiocchio received her Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Fordham University. Prior to joining the Harrison team she worked at Archbishop Stepinac High School as Director of Guidance.
(914) 630-3105
chiocchiom@harrisoncsd.org
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Kira DiFalco
Guidance Counselor, HHS
Mrs. Kira DiFalco received her Bachelor's Degree from Ithaca College in Organizational, Communication, Learning and Design, and her Master's Degree from Lehman College in School Counseling. Prior to joining the Harrison High School team she was a College Advisor at Lincoln High School in Yonkers, NY. Mrs. DiFalco is presently serving as a leave replacement for Ms. Heyen.
(914) 630-3106
difalcok@harrisoncsd.org
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Shari Heyen
Guidance Counselor, HHS
Ms. Heyen received her Masters Degree in Guidance and Counseling from New York University. Prior to joining the Harrison team, she worked in the Greenburgh Central 7, Freeport and New York City Public School districts. Ms. Heyen is passionate about supporting her students every day at school and being with her family every day at home.
(914) 630-3106
heyens@harrisoncsd.org
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Renee Katzenberg
Guidance Counselor, HHS
(914) 630-3107
katzenbergr@harrisoncsd.org
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Kristy Grammas
Guidance Counselor, HHS
Mrs. Grammas received her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from St. Francis College, and her Master of Science in Education and Counseling from New York Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the Harrison team, she worked with the Commack High School Guidance team on Long Island.
(914) 630-3104
grammask@harrisoncsd.org
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Cindy Weng
Guidance Counselor, HHS
Ms. Weng received her BA in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University--University Park and her MA and Ed.M in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University. Prior to joining the Harrison team, she worked for a school district in New Jersey.
(914) 630-3348
wengs@harrisoncsd.org
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Anna Bevilacqua
Secretary, HHS
(914) 630-3101
bevilacquaa@harrisoncsd.org
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Victoria Battaglia
Secretary, HHS
(914) 630-3345
battagliav@harrisoncsd.org
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Louann Ruiz
Registrar, HHS
(914) 630-3099
ruizl@harrisoncsd.org
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