Contact Information
Hank Langhals
Coordinator of Pupil Services
Secretary: Debbie Arnold
Phone: (614) 471-7065
Fax: (614) 478-5568
The Pupil Services program provides trained expertise to meet students' needs. Students in the Gahanna-Jefferson Schools benefit from the wealth of experience offered through the district’s psychologists, counselors, speech pathologists, E.L.L. teachers, and health care professionals. Drug and alcohol education is an important part of the health curriculum in grades K-12. In addition, the district is pro-active both in securing professionals for prevention measures and in building student relationships. A district mental health consultant addresses issues of identity, mediation and diversity with the middle and high school students.
Summer School
Information on Summer School 2012 high school new credit classes will be available in February 2012. High school make-up class information, as well as elementary and middle school class offerings, will be available after spring break 2012 (early to mid April). Please visit the Summer School area of the website at that time for more information.
Guidance
Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools provide a comprehensive guidance program to support students, parents, and staff in meeting the academic career awareness and social development needs of our students.
The district is staffed with a half-time counselor at each elementary, a full-time counselor at each middle school, and seven counselors at Lincoln High School.
Additional information regarding guidance programs is available under individual school building pages.
Health Services
The Gahanna-Jefferson Public School district is committed to provide a healthy learning environment for our students and staff. Four registered nurses and a full-time LPN are assigned to assume the essential duties and responsibilities to conduct a comprehensive program that:
- Promotes wellness and provides information on healthy lifestyle choices
- Provides mandated screening and immunization monitoring
- Administers medication
- Maintains up-to-date, cumulative health records on all students
- Makes recommendations to parents, physicians and dentists on health needs of individual students
- Works in collaboration with parents to provide special, medical condition information and procedures to appropriate staff
- Responds to emergencies with appropriate first aid procedures
The nursing staff is assisted by clerical staff at each building.
E.L.L. - English Language Learners
English Language Learners (E.L.L.) is a program designed to help ensure that children who are limited English proficient are provided the necessary support to develop both language and core curriculum subjects.
Students receive academic assistance through both E.L.L. classes and tutorial services. Additional support is also offered through the Summer Journey to Learning program.
The primary goal of the E.L.L. program is to prepare students to successfully transition into regular classes and assist them in meeting state academic achievement standards.
Students enrolled in the elementary E.L.L. program are assigned to either Jefferson or Goshen Lane Elementary. The middle school E.L.L. program is located at Middle School West and Middle School East. Special transportation arrangements are made to accommodate students and parents.