Tara Madsen
Liberty Bell Guidance Counselor
Tara Madsen, Liberty Bell High School Counselor
206-509-2215, option "4"
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead a Comprehensive School Counseling Program that serves the social-emotional, academic, career and college needs of all students.
- Participate on the interdisciplinary Student Support Team and collaborate to address student support needs.
- Individual and group counseling to support social-emotional skill-building, progress monitoring, difficult transitions, grief and loss and other needs that arise.
- Facilitate mental health & substance use counseling referrals to school-based and community providers.
- Intervention and support with crisis prevention and safety planning
- Section 504 coordinator and Homeless Education Liaison
- Individual student goal-setting, academic planning and problem solving, including appropriate scheduling and checking credits for graduation eligibility.
- Partnering with community providers to connect students and families across varying levels of need
Jill White
Jill White, Liberty Bell Jr. Sr. High School Registrar
509 996 2215
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Enrollment & Transfers: responsible for student enrollment for Liberty Bell High School and Independent Learning Center, withdrawals, and transfers—making sure records are requested, sent, and properly documented when students move in or out of the school.
- Transcripts & Documentation: Process transcripts for colleges, scholarships, and employers. Working with the school counselor, verifying graduation requirements, and maintaining the accuracy of student coursework records
- Scheduling Support: Assist with course master development and scheduling by managing student data in the school system and helping ensure students are placed in appropriate classes.
Beth Anderson
Beth Anderson, Liberty BEll Jr. Sr. High College and Career Advisor
509-996-2215, x4175
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Educating students and parents about the full range of post-secondary options, including: technical college, 2- or 4-year college/university, apprenticeships, military service, and joining the workforce.
- Meeting individually with juniors, seniors, and parents to help them with college lists, the application process, SAT prep and registration, essays and financial aid needs, including the FAFSA, the CSS Profile, and scholarship applications.
- Holding financial aid information sessions for students and parents to make sure that they have all the resources and support they need to reach their goals.
- Working with the school counselor to ensure that 9th and 10th graders take the necessary classes to be eligible for their post-HS goals, including college admissions.
Iam Bruce
Ian Bruce, Liberty Bell Jr. High Counselor
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Supports the academic, social, and emotional growth of students in grades 6–8, working alongside the HS counselor and school administration to build a student-centered environment.
- Provides individual and group counseling for students navigating difficult transitions, conflict, and emotional or behavioral challenges, using restorative practices to coregulate and mediate.
- Manages Section 504 case coordination and supports
- Scheduling, academic planning, and participation on the school's Student Success Team to help identify and support at-risk students within a Multi-Tiered System of Support,
- Delivers social and emotional learning activities and lessons to grades 6-8, and facilitates referrals to community mental health and substance-use providers when students and families need care beyond what the school can offer.
- Partners closely with teachers on accommodations, supports crisis response and safety planning, and works to keep families connected to the resources available to them.