School-Based Services

School and Community Liaison Services
2233 Rocky Lane
Ashland Ohio 44805
419-281-3716

School/Community Liaisons are a team of social service professionals working in all the school districts of Ashland County. The goals of these services include increasing school attendance, enhancing the coping skills of children, responding immediately to daily crises in the schools, increasing partnerships between families and schools, and helping to provide easier access to community supports.

Services We Provide

• Brief assessments to identify needs and assets
• Linkage to school and community resources
• Collaboration and consultation with school staff
• Crisis intervention and debriefing
• Interventions to teach healthy life skill development
• Family outreach, education and home visits
• Daily presence in schools and summer programs
• Promote resilience in families
• Partnerships with community resources

Schools We Serve

Ashland City Schools
Ashland County/West Holmes Career Center
Dale Roy Training Center
Hillsdale Schools
Loudonville/Perrysville Schools
Mapleton Schools

How to Contact Us

Referrals come from principals, guidance counselors, teachers, intervention teams, student self-referral, parents, and/or community agencies to the appropriate School/Community Liaison. Liaisons can be contacted through their respective schools. You can also contact Stacy Merryweather, coordinator of the program, at 419-281-3716.

About Our Funding

The School and Community Liaison Program is supported by the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Ashland County and Ashland County citizens through the passage of the Mental Health and Recovery Levy.

"Keeping our community connected"

School/Community Liaison Contact Sheet

Aric Fick – Ashland City Elementary Schools (Lincoln, Montgomery, Osborn)
Cell Phone:  419-651-4517
Email: arfick@ashland-city.k12.oh.us
Lincoln Elem: 289-3790; Montgomery Elem: 289-7967; Osborn Elem: 289-7964

Jimi Fowler – Edison Elementary School/Taft Elementary School
Cell Phone:  419-651-4518
Email: jifowler@ashland-city.k12.oh.us
Edison Elem: 289-7965; Taft Elem: 289-7969

Deb Gilson – Ashland Co./West Holmes Career Center
Cell Phone:  419-606-5389
Email:  AWHJ_Gilson@tccsa.net
Career Center:  289-3313

Linda Hodapp – Perrysville Jr. High/Loudonville High School
Cell Phone; 419-651-4523
Email:  lopr_hodapp@tccsa.net
Perrysville Jr. High:  938-7193; Loudonville High:  994-4101

Tammy Hoverstock – Loudonville/Perrysville Elementary Schools (McMullen and Budd)
Cell Phone:  419-651-4520
Email:  lopr_hoverst@tccsa.net
McMullen Elem: 994-3913; Budd Elem: 994-3327

Sharon Jeffries – Hillsdale Schools
Cell Phone:  419-651-4519
Email:  hill_jeffrie@tccsa.net
Hillsdale Elem: 368-4364; Hillsdale Middle: 368-4911

Stephanie Krueger – Ashland Middle School/Alternative School
Cell Phone:  419-651-4516
Email:  stkruege@ashland-city.k12.oh.us
Ashland Middle School:  289-7966; Alternative School:  289-1117

Steve Wells – Ashland High School/Intervention Center
Cell Phone:  419-606-2381
Email: stwells@ashland-city.k12.oh.us
Ashland High: 289-7968; Intervention Center: 207-3916

Tammy White – Mapleton Schools
Cell Phone:  419-651-9984
Email: mapl_white@tccsa.net
Mapleton Elem and Jr/Sr. High:  945-2188

Stacy Merryweather – Coordinator
Cell Phone:  419-651-4521
Email: stacy@appleseedcmhc.org
Appleseed: 281-3716