Anchorage School District
District
Mental Health and Student Support Services
Overview
The Mental Health & Student Support (MHSS) Division works collaboratively with principals, educators, families, and community partners to ensure educational success for all students. We do this by supporting academic, cultural, and linguistic development, as well as physical, social-emotional, and behavioral well-being for every student through access to resources, professional development, coaching, and technical assistance within a multi-tiered system of supports.
Services Offered
- Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
- Intensive Behavior Supports
- Social-emotional Learning (SEL)
- School Counseling
- School Psychology
- Community Mental Health Partnerships
- Health Care Services & Nursing
- Indigenous Education Program
- Migrant Education Program
- English Language Learner (ELL) Program
- Title I & Family Engagement
- Child in Transition
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Contacts
P: 907-742-4856
F: 907-742-4460
Dr. Dianna Beltran
Sr Director
Sr Director
Mary Boyden,
Executive Assistant
Executive Assistant
Sara Dykstra,
Director, SEL, PBIS & School Psychology
Director, SEL, PBIS & School Psychology
Alison Lovelace,
Director, Intensive Behavior Supports
Director, Intensive Behavior Supports
Alli Susel,
Director, School Counseling & Integrated Mental Health Services
Director, School Counseling & Integrated Mental Health Services
Kathy Bell,
Director, Health Care Services & Nursing
Director, Health Care Services & Nursing
Bobbi Lafferty,
Director, English Language Learner Program
Director, English Language Learner Program
Michael Webb
Director, Federal Programs
Director, Federal Programs