Community School Specialist (COST)

 

 

What is Cost?

Coordination of Services Team (COST) is a multidisciplinary group of school staff and community partners who meet regularly to review referrals and discuss students’ strengths and supports needed. The team develops a plan for connecting the student/family to appropriate services, then monitors the success of service connection and interventions giving opportunity to tailor interventions over time.

COST Supports:

• Students who are experiencing challenges in academics.

• Students who are expressing concerning behavior(s) either in the classroom and/ at home.

• Students & families needing support with basic needs, home environment, health concerns, etc.

• Students & families facing traumatic events, transitional hardships, change in family dynamics, etc.

Cost Members

COST team consists of mostly on-site school staff and community partners with a variety of professional backgrounds and specialties. If you have a concern for your student or another student, you may contact one of our COST members. 

For the 2025-2026 school year, our COST team is comprised of the following members:

• Community School Specialist: (CSS)- Jodie Henriquez
• Principal: Lauren Matteis  
• Assistant Principal: Sandra Nahal 
• Family Engagement Specialist (FES)- Hubert Reed III
• Youth Enrichment Program (YEP)- C. Witherspoon
•  MTSS Counselors- Jag Nesbit
• El Specialist - Denise Oh 
• El Specialist- Nicky Levine
• Social- Emotional Learning Counselor (SEL)- Nkiruka Marroquin
• Fred Finch Counselor- Shauntrinae Mason
• Psychologist- Patryce Ealy
• Speech and Language Pathologist- Brigitte Brown
• Nurse- Ginny Curtin
• Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA)- Paulette Weekley