School Psychologist Stacy Miller is ready to help any student in need
Mill Valley News: What is your job at Mill Valley? Describe some of your duties and responsibilities.
Stacy Miller: I am the school psychologist at Mill Valley and some of my duties and responsibilities are working with students who have IEPs or are involved in special education. I do counseling with students who may need to talk to somebody. I also do general problem solving with teachers, parents or students.
MVN: Tell me about your background: Where did you grow up? Where did you go to college?
SM: I grew up here in the DeSoto district and I went to school at Monticello trails and graduated from Mill Valley. I went to KU for undergrad and went to Baylor for graduate school.
MVN: What are your hobbies/what do you do in your free time?
SM: I love to spend time with my three kids and I also love to read and spend any free time I can listening to audio books.
MVN: What made you come to Mill Valley?
SM: I worked in Olathe for a long time and when I saw this position open, I was super excited because it’s really close to where I live and have the same schedule as my kids so I can support them as I need and I knew that this was a great school from when I graduated and I knew it was still and really good school.
MVN: How long have you worked at Mill Valley?
SM: This is my second year at Mill Valley.
MVN: What makes your job important to how Mill Valley operates?
SM: I’m essential in the functioning of special education and I’m the coordinator behind it within the building. I also serve as the department chair so I see myself as being a problem solver and helping support the teachers, helping support the case managers and making sure the students are successful.
MVN: What is your favorite thing about your job?
SM: I love working with students and getting to know them, being as helpful as I can with them and hopefully being a support for them so that every student can find a person and they should be afforded that in any school they’re in.
MVN: What is your favorite thing about MVHS?
SM: I really like how hard everyone works and how much the staff loves being here, it’s unique. I think people show up here excited to connect with the students.
MVN: Tell me about an item in your office or at your desk that is important to you.
SM: My family picture, it represents how much I love my kids and I pinch myself everyday to remind myself that I’ve got three wonderful kids and it’s just surreal at times.
MVN: What else should students know about you?
SM: I can be a resource for anybody, similar to a counselor and social worker and I’m available by email if someone wants to schedule something with me.
