Counselor
Name: Mrs. Pamela Cole
Phone: 269-945-6146
I am Mrs. Pamela Cole, the Middle School Counselor at Hastings Middle School. I graduated with my Master of Arts in Counseling from Michigan State University in 2004. The 2024-2025 school year marks my 10th year working with Hastings Middle School students and my 21st serving as a Middle School Counselor. I look forward to everyday I get to spend working with middle school students and feel very lucky to do this job.
As a Middle School Counselor, I perform the following roles in order to promote positive and well-rounded development of our students in the areas of academic, career, and personal/social domains:
Individual counseling
Small group counseling
Classroom guidance (Large group counseling)
Attendance and participation in academic intervention meetings
Organize and administer state testing for the building
Observe students in many different school environments to assist with success plan development
Consult and collaborate with students, parents, teachers, administrators and social workers to help all students succeed
Respond to school crisis or emergency situations
Provide information and resources to parents on many different issues