The Student Services Department supports the schools systems vision and mission by taking a proactive role in providing educational opportunities for all students.   Essential job functions include counseling and conferences with children and parents, identifying and assisting children and families in accessing services to address unmet needs (home, school, community), identifying physical, emotional, social, and financial barriers preventing students from succeeding in school, and investigating custody, residency, and out-of-district issues; coordinating hearings for students suspended from school and ensuring due process for all students.