Student Support Services
School District No. 58’s Student Support Services facilitates student development, wellness and learning by promoting an environment that allows students to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes for lifelong learning and fulfillment. Schools, parents and community work collaboratively to ensure that every student is given the opportunity to fully participate in a broad, individually challenging educational program in a supportive and caring school environment.
Contacts
Director of Instruction - Inclusive Education and Early Learning/Childcare (Board Office)
Adriane Mouland - amouland@365.sd58.bc.ca
Counsellors and District Support Staff
Lynn Dixon - Primary Counsellor - ldixon@365.sd58.bc.ca
Anita Sahota - Intermediate Counsellor - asahota@365.sd58.bc.ca
Ilse Hill - Merritt Secondary Counsellor - Ihill@sd58.bc.ca
Madison Hillman - Princeton Secondary Counsellor - mhillman@365.sd58.bc.ca
Gagan Sekhon - District Itinerant English Language Learning Teacher - gsekhon@365.sd58.bc.ca
Lisa Nelson-Smith - Health Promoting School Coordinator, Food Coordinator and Physical Literacy Lead (Grades K-12) - lnelsonsmith@365.sd58.bc.ca
Merritt Schools
École Élémentaire Collettville - Lara Sigurdsson - lsigurdsson@365.sd58.bc.ca
Diamond Vale Elementary - Heather Grismer - hgrismer@365.sd58.bc.ca
Merritt Bench Elementary - Caitlin Goetz - cgoetz@365.sd58.bc.ca
Merritt Central Elementary - Erica Martindale - emartindale@365.sd58.bc.ca
Merritt Central Elementary - Rebeccah Smith - rsmith@365.sd58.bc.ca
Merritt Central Elementary - Rozanne Mikita - rmikita@365.sd58.bc.ca
Merritt Secondary School - Sarah Eves - seves@365.sd58.bc.ca
Merritt Secondary School - Barbara Mayoh - bmayoh@365.sd58.bc.ca
Nicola Canford Elementary - Angel Kirk - akirk@365.sd58.bc.ca
South Central Interior Distance Education School (SCIDES) & (CLC)- Val Grimshire - vgrimshire@sd58.bc.ca
Princeton Schools
John Allison Elementary - Katie Kirkley - kkirkley@365.sd58.bc.ca
Vermilion Forks Elementary - Renee Hartwell - rhartwell@365.sd58.bc.ca
Princeton Secondary School - Kelsey Batts - kbatts@365.sd58.bc.ca
Princeton Secondary School - Nadine Thibert - nthibert@365.sd58.bc.ca
Princeton Secondary School -Lindsay van Genne - lvangenne@365.sd58.bc.ca
The Bridge (P.S.S.) Princeton Alternate School - Andy Jonas - ajonas@365.sd58.bc.ca
Online Resources
POPFASD - Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
POPARD – Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders
What is POPARD? Click here for an info sheet
Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education
Child and Youth Mental Health BC
Ministry of Children and Family Development
BC Representative for Children and Youth
Friends for Life Parent Program
SOGI 123 is a resource hub, connecting you to information and resources for enabling LGBTQ-inclusive education at your school.
SD 58’s Student Support Services facilitates student development, wellness and learning by promoting an environment that allows students to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes for lifelong learning and fulfillment.