Comprehensive and coordinated student support services are critically important for the social, emotional, and academic development of students. Student support services help foster positive relationships among educators and students, thereby increasing the students’ attachment to school, and thus serving as an essential link between students and their families, and school resources and community-based health and social services.

Comprehensive Counseling encomasses:

Guidance Lessons
Responsive Services
Individual Student Planning
System Support

Student Support Services Coordinator:

Jana Shishkovska

Email: jana.shishkovska@nova.edu.mk

Phone: +38923061 807 ext.211

Center for Differentiated Learning (CDL) :

assessment to identify learning needs
application of individualized learning plans
in-class and one-to-one support.
regular monitoring to ensure effectiveness and student progress

Learning support teachers:

Ms. Ivana Pemper

Email: ivana.pemper@nova.edu.mk

Phone: +38923061 807 ext.130

Office hours: Monday 11 am - 12 and with prior appointment

Detecting the students’ learning needs
Developing Individual Learning Plans, according to a student's specific needs
Conducting specialist assessment referrals
Providing support within the classroom (push in) and outside of the classroom (pull out)
Motivating and guiding students to maximize their academic performance
Paying attention to the students’ mental health and well-being in relation to their learning process

Ms. Marija Cvetkovic

Email: marija.cvetkovic@nova.edu.mk

Phone: +38923061 807 ext.217

Collaborating and coordinating with the classroom MYP Math Teachers
Performing math skills’ scanning for a student with learning difficulties in math
Developing an Individual Learning Plan according to the student's specific needs
Providing math learning support for the students within the CDL department
Having an awareness and supporting the student’s emotional and social aspects
Communicating the learning progress with the student’s parents/guardians

Comprehensive Counseling for Lower Secondary (LSS)

Mr. James Villers

Email: james.villers@nova.edu.mk;

Phone: +389 2 3061-807 ext. 125

Office hours: per appointment

Supporting students with their academic, social, and/or personal wellbeing, and working with parents and teachers on students’ behalf

Systemic support: social-emotional learning (SEL); advisory planning and support; transitions (Nova; ES>MS>HS)
Responsive support: available for any and all students and their families as issues may arise

Social and Emotional Counseling for Upper Secondary (USS)

Ms Mary Platz

Email:mary.platz@nova.edu.mk;

Phone: +389 2 3061-807 ext. 129

Mobile: 072/209-708

Supporting students with their social, emotional and personal wellbeing. Working with parents and teachers to assist students in removing obstacles and supporting student success.

Responsive Services: Student meets, walk-ins and scheduled appointments
Guidance Curriculum: Core Counseling Class - Personal Social Emotional Competencies
Systems Support: representing student interests in faculty working groups
Connecting: Community resources for students and families

Academic Counseling for Upper Secondary(USS)

Olgica Gjorgjevska (grades 9 & 12)

Email: olgica.gjorgjevska@nova.edu.mk

Phone: +38923061807, ext 117

Irena Filkova (grades 10 & 11)

Email: irena.filkova@nova.edu.mk

Phone: +38923061807, ext.123

Each academic counselor guides two cohorts of students from the start to the end of their Upper Secondary education (9-12). In addition to the academic counseling classes, students are entitled to a set number of individual sessions.

NOVA’s academic counselors implement a comprehensive, grade-specific guidance counseling curriculum in the weekly Counseling classes (during Core or regular class time). Academic counselors monitor the students' academic performance, deliver a curriculum which ensures the students' best academic fit, prepare and support them in their post-graduation plans, maintain active communication with and organize workshops for parents, students, and teachers. They also organize and host visits from university representatives for the students' benefit.

Grade 9 - Academic Counseling classes start in S2, biweekly
Grade 10 and 11 - Academic Counseling classes run year long, weekly
Grade 12 - Academic Counseling classes run until the end of S1, weekly, workshop style

Grade-specific academic counseling topics are stated in the Counseling Agreement all students and parents are required to sign.

COMPREHENSIVE COUNSELING CALENDAR 2022/23

UPPER SECONDARY ACADEMIC COUNSELING CURRICULUM

The Nursing Team

ES Nurse:

Sandey Stayanoff MSN,BSN,DN,RN(+3 (897) 270-8896)USS & LSS nurse:

Anastasija Andreeva RN (+38 (907) 135-6243)

Anila Gligorovska RN(+3 (897) 646-9610)

Contact info: nurse@nova.edu.mk

anastasija.andreeva@nova.edu.mk

anila.gligorovska@nova.edu.mk

sandey.stayanoff@nova.edu.mk