Our Guidance
Department offers a variety of services including personal/social counseling, academic counseling and career/college counseling.
Phone number:
781-585-3844 Fax number: 781-585-6587
Judy Laniewski - Guidance Secretary
Extension: 1022
John Garofalo
Students with last names: A-B
Email: jgarofalo@slrsd.org
Extension: 1023
Guidance Counselors
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Students with last names: C-I Students with last names: J-M
and EEC & Culinary Arts
Extension: 1026 Extension: 1025
Tracy Ryan Meghan Preble
Students with last names: N-Z CTE Students:
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Students with last names: N-Z CTE Students:
excluding EEC & Culinary Arts
Email: tryan@slrsd.org Email: meghanpreble@slrsd.org
Extension: 1029 Extension: 1027
Mrs. Ryan's Website
Extension: 1029 Extension: 1027
Mrs. Ryan's Website
Adjustment Counselor
Leah Wilkinson
Email: leahwilkinson@slrsd.org
Extension: 1024
Massachusetts school counselors will use district/school data to develop and deliver school counseling programs that are customized to their district’s needs, with the ultimate goal of having every student graduate college and career ready, as defined and approved by the Massachusetts Departments of Elementary and Secondary Education and Board of Higher Education.
Academic/Technical Achievement: In order to improve student achievement and promote a commitment to lifelong learning for all students, school counselors will provide tiered interventions.
Objective 1a: Encourage academic and technical rigor and the need to consistently challenge students to a high academic standard and ultimately inspire their internal educational drive. Objective 1b: Focus on the development of attitudes, knowledge, skills and experiences necessary for success in higher education, the workplace and other post-secondary options. Objective 1c: Foster motivation, engagement and personalized learning by helping students connect their academics to future life and work experiences. Objective 1d: Support ESE’s college and career readiness initiatives and promote measurable student outcomes to guide success after high school.
Workplace Readiness/Career Planning: To prepare all students to become successful adults and productive members of society, school counselors will provide tiered interventions.
Objective 2a: Assist students in creating meaningful post-secondary plans and making informed decisions to reach their goal. Objective 2b: Focus on integrating academic/ technical, personal/social and employability competency development across all grade levels. Objective 2c: Encourage student participation K-12 in multiple career development education (CDE) activities with opportunities for feedback and reflection. Objective 2d: Support the documentation of career development via My Career and Academic Plan (MyCAP) including a portfolio for storing artifacts.
Social Emotional Development: To promote the positive social development of all students within a safe learning environment, school counselors will provide tiered interventions.
Objective 3a: Promote the acquisition of appropriate self-regulation skills. Objective 3b: Encourage the development of interpersonal skills for positive social interactions. Objective 3c: Assist students to understand and capitalize on personal strengths and demonstrate resiliency when faced with challenges.
