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The Student Support Services team works collaboratively to support our students, families, and teachers.
The Student Support Services team works collaboratively to support our students, families, and teachers.
 
This team is made up of Counselors and Learning Specialists who are professionally trained and credentialed to provide specialized services that meet individual students’ needs. Parents and guardians are encouraged to contact a member of this team to discuss their child's development or request assistance with a particular concern.
 
Burke's also consults with outside professionals in the areas of occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, educational therapy, and pediatric neuropsychology, to better address student needs and, when necessary, make appropriate referrals.

List of 4 items.

  • Counseling Center

    At Burke's, counseling services are offered for a limited number of sessions and include crisis intervention, individual counseling, group counseling, and parent consultation.
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  • Learning Center

    The Learning Center is a resource for all students, teachers, and parents on learning styles and academic needs.
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  • LS Speech and Language Screenings

    A consulting Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) screens students in grades K-4 that are referred by classroom teachers.
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  • LS Occupational Therapy Screenings

    Each school year, a consulting Occupational Therapist observes all of the kindergarten and first-grade classrooms and engages in activities with individual students in grades K-4 that are referred by classroom teachers.
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Support Services Team

List of 7 members.

  • Photo of Jessica Nenner

    Jessica Nenner 

    Lower School Counselor
    415.751.0187, ext. 211
  • Photo of Alkmini Hormovas

    Alkmini Hormovas 

    Upper School Counselor
    415.751.0187, ext. 248
  • Photo of Ron Malek

    Ron Malek 

    Upper School Learning Specialist
    415.751.0187, ext. 281
  • Photo of Kelly Shea

    Kelly Shea 

    K-2 Learning Specialist
    415.751.0187, ext. 263
  • Photo of Angelique Downes

    Angelique Downes 

    Lower School Math Specialist
    415.751.0187, ext. 320
  • Photo of Julie Rembrandt

    Julie Rembrandt 

    Third/Fourth-Grade Learning Specialist
    415.751.0187, ext. 274
  • Photo of May Wong

    May Wong 

    Upper School Math Specialist, National Board Certified Teacher
    415-751-0187, ext. 323
Burke's mission is to educate, encourage and empower girls. Our school combines academic excellence with an appreciation for childhood so that students thrive as learners, develop a strong sense of self, contribute to community, and fulfill their potential, now and throughout life.
Burke's admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.