Student Support Services
SST Mission
To foster and support an environment where students of differing abilities and needs can feel safe and achieve success at UNIS.
● Tiered and supportive approach: aspires to remove barriers and increase accessibility to learning.
● Achieved through intervention, consultation, collaboration with students, parents, teachers, administrators, and outside providers
● Provide proactive and preventative consultation, and program development
● Offer short/long-term interventions to remediate academic/learning/behavioral/social emotional issues
● Referrals to outside providers when additional support is relevant
Junior School
Psychologist: Dr. Dana Marnin, 212-584-3151, dmarnin@unis.org
Counselors:
Alyssa Frost (J2/J4), 212-584-3096, afrost@unis.org
Amy Iamundo (J1/J3 ), 212-584-3005, aiamundo@unis.org
Learning Specialists:
Karen Ager (Literacy), kager@unis.org
Carmen Escobar (Literacy),
cescobar@unis.org
Samantha Mosher (Mathematics), smosher@unis.org
Middle School
Psychologist: Dr. Rachel Matoto, 212-584-3015, rmatoto@unis.org
Counselors:
Jared Smith (M1/M2),
212-584-3079, jsmith@unis.org
Elizabeth Sheridan (M3/M4), 212-584-3130, esheridan@unis.org
Learning Specialists:
Julie Banfer (Literacy), 212-584-3023, jbanfer@unis.org
Ixchell Tolentino (Literacy), 212-584-3023, itolentino@unis.org
Megan Roberts (Math), 212-584-3011, mroberts@unis.org
Tutorial House
Psychologist: Dr. Amy Horowitz, 212-584-3092, ahorowitz@unis.org
Counselors:
Dennis Lacey (T1/T3), 212-584-3003 Ext: 3003, dlacey@unis.org
Demmy Lukas (T1/T2), 212-584-3132, dlukas@unis.org
Sarah Maley (T1/T4), 212-584-3021, smaley@unis.org
Learning Specialists:
Neda Esfan (Math/Science), 212-584-3028, nesfan@unis.org
Andrea McLean (Literacy), 212-584-3152, amclean@unis.org
Helpful links/resources:
- Parent Support:
- Special Challenges | Fred Rogers
- Helping children, parents and teachers after a traumatic event or violence in the news:
- Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers | NASP
- Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event | Child Mind Institute
- Talking to Children about Tragedies & Other News Events | Healthy Children
FAQs