Grant Elementary
715-261-0190
Fax: 715-261-2223
500 North 4th Avenue
Wausau WI 54401
Colleen Berkhahn
Principal
Erica Taylor
Administrative Assistant
School Counselor
Lesley Simons
School Social Worker
Ashlee Karpinsky
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
The Marathon County School-Based Counseling Consortium comprises of nonprofit and
for-profit mental health clinics, public school districts, and community organizations. Consortium counseling agencies are able to provide on-site mental health counseling to students in all Marathon County public schools.
If you would like to refer your child for school-based counseling or would like more information, please complete the form to the left and a representative from your child's school will contact you.
Virtual/on-site licensed mental health therapists from The Caring Tree are accessible at Grant Elementary School. Services are billed through the family's insurance, but don't let cost prevent care; financial help is available.
To learn more about the therapists, click on their bio:
Megan Sheahan, The Caring Tree
To make a referral, please contact School Counselor Lesley Simons
If your child has been referred, please complete this paperwork:
Good mental health is a state of balance in our thoughts, emotions, & behaviors. These signs may indicate that mental health therapy is right for your child:
- Isolated
- Low motivation
- Sudden changes in behavior/dress/friendships, eating and sleeping habits
- Anger, irritability, outbursts or irrational behavior that is out of character
- Sudden drop in grades
- Evidence of self-harm or suicidal comments
- Impulsivity
- Sadness that does not seem to go away
- High level of fear/worry/anxiety that go beyond what is typical for their developmental age
- Increased negative behaviors
- Poor hygiene
- Chronic peer/social issues
- Vomiting unrelated to illness
- Difficulty with concentration & attention, problems with short term memory
Bulldog Behaviors
At Grant School we have established clear rules for the behaviors we expect.
We call these our Bulldog Behaviors.
All of the rules fall under our big three ideas:
Responsibility, Respect
& Safety
Students are taught how to be Responsible, Respectful and Safe in seven common areas at school. Students learn the voice levels required for each area. Students are also taught “Body Basics,” for paying attention during instruction and “Line Basics,” for waiting and walking in lines. Each year we have a fall Kick-Off of our Bulldog Behavior expectations. At the Kick-Off all students and staff hear the rules, watch videos demonstrating the behaviors we expect at school, as well as engage in hands on activities to reinforce these behaviors.
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Hallway |
Bathroom |
Lunchroom |
Recess |
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Responsibility |
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*Go |
*Walk |
*Follow rules |
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Respect |
*Voice level 0 |
*Voice level 0 |
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*Voice level |
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Safety |
*Face forward |
*Leave |
*Sit |
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iPads |
Assemblies |
Arrival |
Dismissal |
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Responsibility |
*Stay on task |
*Sit with buddy |
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*Line up |
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Respect |
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*Voice level |
*Voice level |
*Voice level |
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Safety |
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*Sit criss-cross |
*Listen to |
*Listen to |