What is SAP?
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) describes the Student Assistance Program (SAP) as the process of mobilizing school resources to help remove barriers that interfere with learning and student success. Check out more about PDE's description here.
The Center for Humanistic Change also provides additional information about SAP.
SAP Referral Information
There are many warning signs that may warrant a SAP referral. Examples could include:
-Change in friends, appearance, interests
-Changes in behavior or mood (easily upset, sat, unpredictable, argumentative, fighting, secretive, angry)
-Drop in grades or school performance (incomplete homework/classwork, skipping school)
-Physical symptoms of health problems (headaches, weight loss/gain, changing sleep patterns, fatigue)
-Unexplained bruises, cuts, or marks
-Negative behaviors (defiance, avoidance, aggression, stealing, etc.)
-Expressing hopelessness or worthlessness
-Expressing a desire to punish or gain revenge by harming others
-Personal stressors with family (relocation, job loss, birth, death, etc.
Please click HERE to access the SAP Referral Link.
2023-2024 SAP Team Members
Mr. Shan Smerdon, Principal
Mr. Jeffrey Searfass, Assistant Principal
Mrs. Colleen Iannetta, School Counselor 4-6
Mrs. Melissa Appleby, School Counselor 7-8
Mrs. Felicia Buchanan, Nurse
Mrs. Ilka O’Donovan, 8th Grade Teacher
Mr. Bill Rogan, 7th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Gina Hanlon, 7-8th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Roxanne Thompson, 6th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Tina Guthrie, 6th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Melissa Faust, 6th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Amanda Disidore, 5th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Kimberly Knerr, 5th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Kerri Wilson, 4-5th Grade Teacher
Mrs. Stefani Balaziuk, 4th Grade Teacher
*All of our SAP members are trained and certified by the state of Pennsylvania.*