FAQs

Special Services staff members are often the first step in supporting a student. Because every student’s situation is unique, we work closely with both students and their families to create a plan and connect them with additional community resources if necessary.

Please contact your child’s school office if you have questions or need contact information. 

• Students at Hamilton High School are assigned counselors based on their last name. HHS students stay with their counselor throughout all four years of high school.
• Students at Silver Spring Intermediate School and Templeton Middle School are assigned counselors based on their grade level. 
• Each elementary school has one school counselor. 

Students and families can request individual meetings by directly reaching out to their school counselor. If it is an emergency, students are welcome to visit the student services office or main school office. 

• Hamilton High School
  • Kristin Hasbrook — last names A – C: Request a meeting
  • Helen Geracie — last names D – J, X – Z: Request a meeting
  • David Johnson — last names K – P: Request a meeting
  • Tricia Rigg — last names Q – W: Request a meeting
  • Liz Mistele — school social worker: Request a meeting
• Contact the Templeton Middle School Student Services team here.
• Contact the Silver Spring Intermediate School Student Services team here.
• Contact the Lannon Elementary School Student Services team here.
• Contact the Maple Avenue School Elementary Student Services team here.
• Contact the Marcy Elementary School Student Services team here.
• Contact the Woodside Elementary School Student Services team here.
• Contact the Willow Springs Learning Center Student Services team here.

Students who may be worried about another student are encouraged to speak to a trusted adult during school hours. If someone would like to report a concern about another student outside of the school day, they should use Speak Up, Speak Out.

The Speak Up, Speak Out resource center is staffed around the clock to respond to tips and deploy a local community response by communicating with school administrators, law enforcement and counselors. Tips can be submitted anonymously by telephone, mobile app or via the Speak Up Speak Out website. It is free and available for all community members to use.

• Call: 1-800-MY-SUSO-1 
• Text: “SUSO” to 738477
• Visit: www.speakup.widoj.gov

Care Solace is a mental health care coordination service that finds available providers matched to specific needs. Hamilton School District has partnered with Care Solace since 2022, which means the service is free to all district families and staff. The partnership helps to expedite mental health services. Care Solace is available 24 hours a day/365 days a year to help individuals find the help they need. Visit Care Solace website for more information.

Created by the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS), the SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT Resource Center is a comprehensive, one-stop place to turn to with important concerns. The Speak Up, Speak Out resource center is staffed around the clock to respond to tips and deploy a local community response by communicating with school administrators, law enforcement and counselors. 

Tips can be submitted anonymously by telephone, mobile app or via the Speak Up Speak Out website. 

It is free and available for all community members to use.

• Call: 1-800-MY-SUSO-1 
• Text: “SUSO” to 738477
• Visit: www.speakup.widoj.gov

The Lighthouse Project is an outreach program of NAMI Southeast Wisconsin, Inc. that provides support, system navigation and education for families in crisis. The Lighthouse Project works directly with families, based on school staff referral, to eliminate barriers to treatment. Visit the NAMI website for more information. 

Hamilton Connects is a program created to connect, educate and support families within the Hamilton School District through free evening presentations and valuable resources. The Hamilton Connects Coordinator Kristin Hasbrook is a licensed school counselor at Hamilton High School. Visit the Hamilton Connects page to learn more.

In August of 2025, all Hamilton High School professional and support staff received Youth Mental Health First Aid training. Staff at Templeton Middle School and Silver Spring Intermediate School will receive this same training in 2026. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development and teaches a five-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.