Welcome to Monhagen Guidance
The guidance department at Monhagen Middle School assists students, teachers, parents, and administrators in order to help your child achieve academic success, meet their personal goals, and assume personal academic responsibility.
Guidance contacts:
Front row: Sean Thornell. Back row, from left: Natalie Navarra, Kim Gurda
Sean Thornell, grade 6, (845) 326-1761
Kim Gurda, grade 7, (845) 326-1759
Natalie Navarra, grade 8, (845) 326-1760
Debra DeEntremont, psychologist, (845) 326-1762
Middletown’s Developmental School Counseling Program is:
1. For all students, helping them learn effectively and efficiently.
2. Has an organized and planned curriculum that is sequential and flexible.
3. Is part of the total educational process, with counselors who provide specialized counseling services and interventions.
The Counseling Department promotes:
Student Achievement
Career Planning
Personal/Social Development
School counselors work with administrators, teachers, and parents on:
Student Academic Performance
Student Behavior
Social/Emotional Needs
Classroom Guidance Activities
Guidance/Counseling Interventions
Home/School Communication
Parent/Child Relationships
Parent-teacher Conferences
Community Agency Referrals
Interim Reports & Report Cards:
Academic information is communicated to parents five weeks into each marking period and every 10 weeks. At five weeks, an interim report is mailed home to give parents an indication as to how their child is performing for that marking period. A report card is mailed home at the end of each 10 weeks.
Homework Agenda:
A Homework Agenda is given to each student at the beginning of the school year to assist them with organization of homework, upcoming projects, tests and/or quizzes. The agenda also contains the student handbook, which parents and students should review.
Homework Hotlines:
Parents may call Homework Hotlines for their child’s cluster to keep informed of daily homework assignments. Click here for Homework Hotline phone numbers.