Ms. Allison Payne
(972) 968-1200
Ext. 1203
payneal@cfbisd.edu
Welcome to Carrollton Elementary’s Counselor Corner.
This website has been created to keep students, teachers, and parents informed about the various programs, test dates, and services offered by the counselor.
Various counseling programs and services offered:
Classroom Guidance – These are counseling sessions given to large groups to enrich students’ lives and assist them with social skills in the areas of following rules, responsibility, drug awareness, friendship, gun safety, and violence.
Programs:
- Food 4 Kids Backpack – Provides snack food for the weekend to kids who, for whatever reason, have little access to food outside of the school environment. The kids receive a bag with two days worth of snack food, juice, and shelf-stable milk. The bag is in a back back. Students take the backpack home on Friday afternoon and return it the following week. It is refilled every Friday. None of the food is unhealthy, and none of it needs to be cooked. It is the North Texas Food Bank and Carrollton Elementary’s teamwork together that provide this program for our qualifying students.
- Power Club – a social group for Carrollton kids in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades to get together once a week with a different staff member while practicing manners, being polite, and working in groups. These groups are supervised by a different teacher each week: Coach Erickson – Physical Education; Mrs. Payne – Music. The kids had a wonderful time last year and hope they will do so again this year.
- Long-Term Counseling – is offered at the Family Tree Program at (940) 387-7517 or (888) 837-0666 and is free.
- Gifted and Talented – State testing takes place every year for grades K-2. Students may also be recommended for testing by parents and teachers. Each child is served in this way, and the results of all testing will be sent home. Should your child be considered for this program, we will automatically notify you for permission to conduct further testing in this exciting area.
- 5 Star Kids program – This is a self-nominated program for students grades 3-5 who would benefit from learning coping skills. The program primarily focuses on students who have experienced drug or alcohol trauma in the home, but the coping skills are universal and extremely helpful!
- Christmas Canned Food – Each year Carrollton students have outdone themselves collecting enough canned food to feel 2600 families! We try to meet and/or beat our prior year’s collection total!! It is an amazing way for students and parents to give back to the community and learn about helping others in need first hand.
- Pennies for Pasta – Each May, Carrollton students collect donations that ultimately go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation
About Ms. Payne
I’m a mom of 3 grown daughters and I began in education in 1997.
I grew up in Panama and consider it my second home.
When I’m not at work, I run a non-profit rescuing dachshunds and all breed seniors.
I love to ride horseback, and i plan to get one of my miniature horses certified for therapy.
I already have a therapy dog.