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Osborne High School Prioritizes Climate and Culture
Osborne SOARS to empower students and staff! Osborne High School finds new and creative ways to connect with students,...
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School Psychologists as Researchers-Interventionists
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) held their 2019 annual conference in Atlanta. Eight of our 44...
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Nickajack Elementary Infuses Martial Arts, Mentoring into B3: “Be a Better Brave”
Building positive relationships in afterschool activities
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School Psychologists As Early Interventionists
School Psychologists are longstanding advocates of early intervention for children at-risk for reading problems.
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CCSD School Psychologists Keep Skills Sharp
Atlanta’s Marcus Autism Center provides specialized learning to CCSD school psychologists. Through ongoing professional learning CCSD school psychologists ensure...
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Facilitating Restorative Conferences
Educators Trained in Innovative Approach to Discipline. Another group of CCSD educators were trained to lead restorative conferences.
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Daniell Middle School Recognizes Student Success
Swimming into Positive Behavior! Daniell Middle School continues to improve school-wide student behavior, build student-staff relationships, and highlight student...
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Celebrating Distinguished PBIS Schools
Four Cobb Schools receive GADOE’s highest honor for PBIS implementation.
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Future Week 2k19 at Garrett Middle School
Garrett Middle School Counselors collaborate with their community to host their first Future Week, which focused on preparing students...
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CCSD School Psychologists at The Center for Civil and Human Rights
CCSD’s school psychologists had a powerful day of engaged learning at The Center for Civil and Human Rights.
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CCSD Schools Embrace Restorative Practices
School counselors that are also trainers in Restorative Practices are sharing their knowledge and experience of Restorative Practices with...
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Blackwell Elementary Celebrates 10 Years as a “No Place for Hate” School
Blackwell Elementary School engages in activities throughout the school year to earn No Place for Hate designation from the...
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Cobb School Counselors Shine
Several CCSD school counselors receive local and national recognition for services delivered to students.
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Middle School Mindset
Innovative Transition Intervention. School counselors from ten schools collaborate to meet their students needs as they transition to middle...
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Building Leaders at Sope Creek
Members of Sope Creek’s Student Council work to build a positive learning climate.
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Embodying a Growth Mindset
Blackwell Elementary School counselor, Lisa King, published her first children’s book.
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Palmer School Counselor Published in ASCA Magazine
CCSD school counselor writes about helping students deal with stress.
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GATORS GLIMPSE THE REAL WORLD
Making R.E.A.L. World Connections in the PBIS School Store Students are able to learn various job skills by applying,...
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Feeling Anxious? Just Breathe.
School counselors help teachers to help students who might be feeling anxious.
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Barbara Truluck Named 2019 Georgia School Counselor of the Year
The Georgia School Counselor Association recently named Palmer Middle School Counselor, Barbara Truluck, the 2019 Georgia School Counselor of...
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Smitha 8th Graders Learn to Take their Lives to the Next Level
Positive school culture is on the rise at Smitha!
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Welcoming New Students
Student Leaders Trained in Special Role. School counselors and students are going the extra mile to ensure new students...
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Psychological Services-Re-Opening Information
CCSD’s School Psychologists have resumed in person evaluations using safety protocols informed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Cobb Douglas Board of Health, Department of Education (GADOE) and Department of Public Health (DPH). If your child has been referred for a psychoeducational evaluation to consider Special Education services, a member of our staff will contact via phone and/or email to discuss your child’s evaluation. If your contact information has changed, we encourage you to click on the link to your child’s school (below) and email the school psychologist your updated contact information. Whether your child is enrolled in virtual or in-person learning we will ensure comprehensive evaluations to help support their academic, social-emotional and developmental needs.
Please feel free to contact the school psychologist serving your child’s school regarding an existing referral or to discuss needs during virtual learning and the transition back to face to face instruction.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
If your child is having problems in reading, math, writing or behavior, your primary contact is your child’s teacher. The teacher will work with a collaborative team on the RTI² (Response to Instruction and Intervention) process. The team will provide teachers with resources and support to develop and put into action interventions according to your child’s needs.
Every school in the district provides interventions and monitors student progress through Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI²) using a pyramid model of more intensive intervention if adequate progress is not made. Progress is monitored to determine how your child is responding to the intervention. After a minimum of 12 weeks of intervention and monitoring, if adequate progress is not evident and the team suspects your child may have a disability, the team may make a referral to special education. At that time, if a psychoeducational evaluation is required, parental consent for evaluation will be obtained.
The purpose of psychoeducational evaluation is to assess a student’s strengths and weaknesses as part of the process of determining eligibility for special education services.
A variety of assessment instruments will be utilized by the school psychologist in evaluating your child in order to determine if or what kind of disability your child has. The areas measured may include: intellectual, cognitive processing, achievement, motor, social-emotional, and adaptive.
After your child’s evaluation is completed, you will meet with a team at the school to review the results to determine whether your child has a disability and, if so, what changes need to be made to your child’s educational program. If your child is found eligible for special education, an Individual Educational Plan will be developed and offered. After that, your consent will be required for services to begin.
The report will become part of your child’e educational record maintained by the district. You will receive a copy of your child’s evaluation results.
The evaluation process should take no more than 60 calendar days with the exclusion of some vacation breaks and holidays.
FIND YOUR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST BELOW
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Acworth Elementary
Kim Saye, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Licensed Psychologist
Addison Elementary
Ashley Jackson, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
GA Certified School Psychologist
Argyle Elementary
Susan Isakson, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Austell Elementary
Karla Brigiotta, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, Brooklyn College
GA Certified School Psychologist
Baker ES
Alyssa Elias, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S. Georgia Southern University
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
GA Certified School Psychologist
Bells Ferry Elementary
Debbie Buchman, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6804
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Belmont Hills Elementary
Valerie Thomason, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Big Shanty Elementary
Tara Segassie, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Florida
GA Certified School Psychologist
Birney Elementary
Tatiana Sosa, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Blackwell Elementary
Sandy McColl, CAS
Email
P: 770-514-3830
CAS, School Psychology, Fairfield University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Brumby Elementary
Shawn Martin, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Licensed Psychologist
Bryant Elementary
Andrea DeWalt, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
Georgia Certified School Psychologist
Georgia Licensed Psychologist
Bullard Elementary
Kelli Jones, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Certified Secondary Education Mathematics
Chalker Elementary
Trevour Schoeller, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Georgia Certified School Psychologist
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
City View ES
Karla Brigiotta, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, Brooklyn College
GA Certified School Psychologist
Cheatham Hill Elementary
Sara McCullough, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Clarkdale Elementary
Victoria Patrick, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Clay-Harmony Leland ES
Adriane Davis
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ed.S., School Psychology, Florida State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Compton Elementary
Melissa McClure
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ed.S., School Psychology, Lewis and Clark College
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Davis
Shawn Martin, Ph.D.
Email
678-581-6838
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Licensed Psychologist
Dowell Elementary
Hayley Hanson, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6804
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Due West Elementary
Meredith Goldman, Ph.D.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
East Side Elementary
Jodi Vrono, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6804
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Eastvalley Elementary
Ben Perlow, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D. School Psychology, University of Maryland
GA Certified School Psychologist
Fair Oaks Elementary
Lourdes Diaz-Frias, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, Florida International University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Ford Elementary
Kristen Snell, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Frey Elementary
Ilisha Auld, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ph.D., School Psychology, Penn State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Garrison Mill Elementary
Jennifer Boehm, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Green Acres Elementary
Michelle Washington, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ed.S. School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Hayes Elementary
Brandon Scott, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S. School Psychology Florida A&M
GA Certified School Psychologist
Hendricks Elementary
Travanti Jenkins-Joyner
Email
P: 678-581-6838
CAS., School Psychology, Bowie State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Hollydale Elementary
Tatiana Sosa, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Keheley Elementary
Trevour Schoeller, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
GA Certified School Psychologist
Kemp Elementary
Meredith Goldman, Ph.D.
Email
770-514-3830
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
Kennesaw Elementary
Tara Segassie, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, Florida State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
King Springs Elementary K-1
Colleen Gibson, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D., School Psychology, Auburn University
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Certified School Counselor
King Springs Elementary 2-5
Colleen Gibson, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D., School Psychology, Auburn University
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Certified School Counselor
Kincaid Elementary
Debbie Buchman, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6804
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
LaBelle Elementary
Molly Bopp, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, The College of William & Mary
GA Certified School Psychologist
Lewis Elementary
Ilisha Auld, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ph.D., School Psychology, Penn State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Mableton Elementary
Jessica Kobryniec
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Psy. S. Nova University
GA Certified School Psychologist
McCall Primary
Nicole Hartsell, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Milford Elementary
Tatiana Sosa, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D.,Educational Psychology, Georgia State University
Nationally Certified School Psychologist GA Certified School Psychologist
Mount Bethel Elementary
Vicki Bunke, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Licensed Psychologist
Mountain View Elementary
Natalie Walters, Ed.S
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ed.S., School Psychology, Ohio State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Murdock Elementary
Jennifer Boehm, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Nicholson Elementary
Ben Perlow, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D. University of Maryland
GA Certified School Psychologist
Nickajack Elementary
Jameika Dooley, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Kentucky
GA Certified School Psychologist
Norton Park Elementary
Colleen Gibson, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D., School Psychology, Auburn University
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Certified School Counselor
Pickett's Mill Elementary
Kristen Snell, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Pitner Elementary
Nicole Hartsell, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Powder Springs Elementary
Melissa McClure, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, Lewis and Clark College
Nationally Certified School Psychologist GA Certified School Psychologist
Powers Ferry Elementary
Eliana Lesser, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D., School Psychology and Multicultural Psychology, University of Rhode Island
GA Certified School Psychologist
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
GA Licensed Psychologist
Riverside Intermediate
Karla Brigiotta, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, Brooklyn College
GA Certified School Psychologist
Riverside Primary
Sharon Thompson-Barbour, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ph.D., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Rocky Mount Elementary
Cheryl Sadd, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of South Carolina
GA Certified School Psychologist
Russell Elementary
Valerie Thomason, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Sanders Elementary
Bridget Amponsah
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Delaware
Nationally Certified School Psychologist GA Certified School Psychologist
Sedalia Park Elementary
Eliana Lesser, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D., School Psychology and Multicultural Psychology, University of Rhode Island
GA Certified School Psychologist
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
GA Licensed Psychologist
Shallowford Falls Elementary
Alyssa Elias, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S. Georgia Southern University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Smyrna Elementary
Jana Ladner, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6804
Ph.D., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Sope Creek Elementary
Lauren Cohran, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6804
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Still Elementary
Michael “Jo” Saint, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Teasley Elementary
Cameron Hom, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
Nationally Certified Psychologist
GA Licensed Psychologist
Timber Ridge ES
Lourdes Diaz-Frias, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, Florida International University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Tritt Elementary
Jodi Vrono, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6804
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Vaughan Elementary
Marty Hodge, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia Southern University
GA Certified School Psychologist
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Awtrey MS
Kim Saye, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Licensed Psychologist
Barber Middle
Kim Saye, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Licensed Psychologist
Campbell Middle
Susan Isakson, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Cooper Middle
Victoria Patrick, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Daniell Middle
Ashley Jackson, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
GA Certified School Psychologist
Dickerson Middle
Andrea Bacon, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6804
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Colorado
GA Certified School Psychologist
Dodgen Middle
Vicki Bunke, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Licensed Psychologist
Durham Middle
Quinton Moretz Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, Lewis and Clark College
GA Certified School Psychologist
East Cobb Middle
Molly Bopp, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, The College of William & Mary
GA Certified School Psychologist
Floyd Middle
Bridget Amponsah
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Delaware
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
GA Certified School Psychologist
Garrett MS
Victoria Patrick, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Griffin Middle
Jana Ladner, Ph.D.
Email
P: 770-581-6804
Ph.D., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Hightower Trail MS
Sandy McColl, CAS
Email
P: 770-514-3830
CAS, School Psychology, Fairfield University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Lindley Middle
Adriane Davis, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ed.S., School Psychology, Florida State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Lindley 6th Academy
Karla Brigiotta, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, Brooklyn College
GA Certified School Psychologist
Lost Mountain Middle
Meredith Goldman, Ph.D.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
Lovinggood Middle
Brandon Scott, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S. School Psychology Florida A&M
GA Certified School Psychologist
Mabry Middle
Jennifer Boehm, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
McCleskey Middle
Shawn Martin, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Licensed Psychologist
McClure Middle
Marty Hodge, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia Southern University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Palmer Middle
Trevour Schoeller, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
GA Certified School Psychologist
Pine Mountain Middle
Brandon Scott, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S. School Psychology, Florida A&M University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Simpson Middle
Natalie Walters, Ed.S
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ed.S., School Psychology, Ohio State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Smitha Middle
Hayley Hanson, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6804
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
HIGH SCHOOLS
Allatoona High
Quinton Moretz, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, Lewis and Clark College
GA Certified School Psychologist
Cobb Horizon HS
Michelle Washington, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ed.S. School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Campbell High
Jana Ladner, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6804
Ph.D., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Harrison High
Michael “Jo” Saint, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6804
Ed.S. Georgia State University GA Certified School Psychologist
Hillgrove High
Sharon Thompson-Barbour, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ph.D., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Kell High
Ashley Jackson, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6805
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
GA Certified School Psychologist
Kennesaw Mountain High
Kelli Jones, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Certified Secondary Education Mathematics
Lassiter High
Cheryl Sadd, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of South Carolina
GA Certified School Psychologist
McEachern High
Sara McCullough, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ed.S., School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
North Cobb High
Quinton Moretz, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, Lewis and Clark College
GA Certified School Psychologist
Osborne High
Tatiana Sosa Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6809
Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Pebblebrook High
Jameika Dooley, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Kentucky
GA Certified School Psychologist
Pope High
Sandy McColl, CAS
Email
P: 770-514-3830
CAS, School Psychology, Fairfield University
GA Certified School Psychologist
South Cobb High
Bridget Amponsah, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830
Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Delaware
Nationally Certified School Psychologist GA Certified School Psychologist
Sprayberry High
Debbie Buchman, Ed.S.
Email
P: 678-581-6804
Ed.S, School Psychology, Georgia State University
GA Certified School Psychologist
Walton High
Vicki Bunke, Ph.D.
Email
P: 678-581-6838
Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Georgia
GA Certified School Psychologist
GA Licensed Psychologist
Wheeler High
Molly Bopp, Ed.S.
Email
P: 770-514-3830