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Help your students manage anxiety at home

"Professional school counselors are leaders who advocate, collaborate, and facilitate individual and system change to ensure every student has the knowledge and skills necessary for academic success and personal growth." - Montgomery County Public Schools Student Counseling Services - Mission

Members of the Counseling Department at Silver Spring International Middle School work to help students be successful socially, emotionally and academically.

• We work with students individually, in small groups and with entire classes of students.
• We work with parents to help their children be more successful through consultations and conferences.
• We provide teachers with support for their students by strategizing alternative approaches and facilitating educational management.

SSIMS and MCPS Course Bulletins

The 2021-2022 SSIMS and MCPS Course Bulletins are now available. These resources provide detailed information about course offerings:
SSIMS Bulletin
MCPS Bulletin

 Course Change Request Form-20-21
The Counseling Office is open Monday through Friday,7:45 a.m - 3:30 p.m.

Please call 240-740-2760 to schedule an appointment to discuss any concerns related to your child or email your child's counselor.

To register/enroll your child, please provide the following:

• Proof of residency (Copy of Current lease or Property Tax Bill)
• Copy of child's birth certificate
• Copy of child's immunization records
• Photo of parent ID
• Custody papers, if applicable
• Name and contact information of previous school

School Transfer Packet should include these documents:

• Copy of last report card
• Withdrawal/clearance form
• Health/immunization records
• Copy of Indivizualized Education Plan (IEP) if student receives special education services
• Copy of 504 Plan, if applicable
• Name and contact information of previous school

Counseling Announcements

Here is a link to a video to introduce you to the High School Choice process in the Down County Consortium (DCC). In the video, you will also hear from DCC students and Coordinators about the academy programs at the five DCC high schools: https://youtu.be/ojjUdvww3Rg

For additional information about the DCC high schools and lottery choice process, please visit:

Wheaton HS:  https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/wheatonhs/academies/

Northwood HS: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/northwoodhs/departments/academy/

Kennedy HS: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/kennedyhs/programs/

Einstein HS: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/einsteinhs/academies/

Blair HS: https://sites.google.com/a/mcpsmd.net/mbhs-academies

DCC website: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/downcounty/  

Students at SSIMS who reside in the Northeast Consortium (NEC) residency area may participate in the the NEC lottery choice process during Round 1, and then may participate in the DCC lottery choice process during Round 2. For more information about the NEC high schools and the NEC choice process, please visit: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/nec/

Contact Richard Solomon, Resource Counselor with any questions: Richard_B_Solomon@mcpsmd.org, 240-740-2760.