WHAT WE DO...

The mission of the Student Services Department of Hernando County School District is to promote mental health and educational development in Hernando County’s children and youth by providing focused interventions resulting in positive academic, social and emotional outcomes for students, families, schools and community members.

Our Student Services Department provides the district support with:

• Administrative Hearing
• Address Verifications (Attendance Assistants)
• Anti-Bullying/Harassment/Teen Dating Violence
• Care Manual
• Comprehensive Social Development Studies (CSDS)
• Counseling Services
• DJJ Facility Center for Success & Independence
• District Student Intervention Committee (DSIC)
• Driver’s License Suspensions
• Expulsions
• Functional Behavioral Assessments for 504
• Behavior Intervention Plan (504)
• Behavioral Assessments
• Intervention Groups
• Incarcerated Youth Program
• Mental Health
• Pre-Expulsion Referrals
• Problem Solving/Response to Intervention/MTSS
• Psycho-Educational Evaluations
• Registrars
• School Health & Clinics
• Section 504 Evaluations
• Suicide Assessments
• Suicide Prevention
• Student Code of Conduct & Disciplines
• Substance Abuse Education, Screening & Counseling
• Student Work Waivers
• Teen Parenting
• Truancy

The Student Services Department provides information and assessments to promote mental health and educational development in our children and youth. These focused interventions result in positive academic, social and emotional outcomes for students, families, schools and community members.