As a professional school counselor in LISD, my role is to work alongside students, families, and staff, providing support and resources so that students can reach their full potential. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns!

Kristin Migliore, MS, LPC-A, NCC

Supervised By: Monya Crow, M.Ed., LPC-S

Email: migliorek@lisd.net
Website: https://www.lisd.net/counseling
Location: 3651 Compass Drive, Frisco, TX
Phone: 972-350-4114

The holidays are often a time of hustle and bustle for people as they are getting shopping done and making preparations for big celebrations. During this time of year it is easy to get swept up into the stress of it all, which makes it even more important to be sure to practice self care during this time. Self care is the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's health; this could be physical or emotional health. It is important to teach and model self care to our students so they understand how to cope with various feelings.

LISD's Adopt an Angel Program is now open and will run through December 6th. LISD Angels are students in our district who have been identified as in need by campus counselors. There are

hundreds of students in our district that could benefit from some extra love and assistance this holiday season. If you would be interested in adopting an angel for this holiday season, visit the link below.

Click HERE to adopt an angel today!

Classroom guidance lessons are provided to all students by the school counselor to help support

their social, emotional, and academic growth. Each monthly guidance lesson will center around a

different topic.

August/September: Meet the Counselor/Counselor's Role

September: Coping Skills

October: Bullying Prevention Unit

November: College, Career, & Military Readiness

December: College, Career, & Military Readiness

During the months of November and December, our guidance lessons will be centering around the topic of college, career, and military readiness. Students will explore their talents, interests, and skills as they plan for the future.

Conversation Starters for Parents:

Ask your student(s) the following:

1. What do you think are your greatest talents?

2. What subjects/content areas are you interested in?

3. What careers are you curious learning more about?

Second Step lessons are provided by the classroom teacher. Second Step® Elementary is a research-based program designed to improve students’ social-emotional skills, including growth mindset, goal-setting, emotion management, kindness, empathy, and problem-solving. Studies show that these skills can support students’ school performance, increase positive social behaviors, and reduce conduct problems such as bullying.

Week of December 2: Lesson 8

Week of December 9: No Second Step Lesson this week

Week of December 16: No Second Step Lesson this week

If you are interested in learning more about the Second Step curriculum, please click the link below for the Second Step Parent/Guardian Curriculum Preview.

Watch DOGS (Dads Of Great Students) is an innovative father involvement, educational initiative. Watch DOGS can be fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father-figures. There are two primary goals of the Watch DOGS program:

1) To provide positive male role models for the students, demonstrating by their presence that

education is important

2) To provide an extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security and reduce bullying

If you are interested in volunteering to be a Watch DOG this school year, be sure to complete

your annual background check through LISD Voly Background Check and select your preferred

day on the Watch DOGS Volunteer Sign-Up.

All elementary schools in LISD will use the Child Protection Unit (CPU) lessons and our Healthy Families presentation to cover Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) topics. Texas law requires parents to opt-in or opt-out of our Child Protection Unit lessons. You may opt your child in or out of these lessons through your child's Back to School Forms in Skyward. These must be completed annually. These lessons cover ways to be safe. While this bill includes education on the prevention of dating violence and sex trafficking, those topics are NOT addressed at the elementary level.

If you would like to preview these materials, you can find all of the

information needed at www.lisd.net/SB9.

Common Sense Media is the leading nonprofit organization in the nation that provides kids, families, and educators with trustworthy information to help them make smart decisions online. Reviews for books, games, media, TV, and movies are provided by Common Sense Media to help parents get involved in their kids technology usage and determine if the content is age appropriate. You can view the Common Sense website by clicking on the button below.

In Lewisville ISD, the whole child is at the core of everything we do as a district, including our students' mental, emotional and physical health. With counselors on every campus, LISD knows parents want their children to receive an outstanding education, but more importantly, they want their children to be nurtured and cared for beyond just academics.

The Lewisville ISD Counseling and Social Work Department is grateful to partner with you to support the social and emotional needs of all LISD students. We believe education on these issues is key to helping our students become happy and successful individuals. Please review these flyers describing different social issues our students may face. If you have any areas that we may assist you or your student, please feel free to contact me.

We appreciate the opportunity to work with your student(s).