Counselors

Murray Middle School's counselors are Justine Revermann and Lisa Engelstad.

Justine Revermann (Last names (A-L): 651-243-4663 ext. 744052 or justine.revermann@spps.org
Lisa Engelstad (Last names M-Z): 651-243-4663 ext. 745675 or lisa.engelstad@spps.org

School counselors can support students in many areas, including with academic, social/emotional, and career/future planning concerns. Please contact the counselors with concerns about class schedules, bullying, behavior issues or to discuss personal issues a student may be experiencing.

Students - Request a meeting with a counselor

Murray School Counseling Mission Statement:
Murray School Counseling Vision Statement

Murray School Counseling Mission Statement:

The Murray Middle School Counseling Program challenges all students in the building to reach their highest potential and create meaningful goals for high school and beyond. Our school counseling team collaborates with stakeholders and our community to best support our learners. The counseling team addresses academic, social-emotional, and academic areas through individual, group, and classroom meetings with all students. School counselors advocate for students to have equitable access to resources to promote their learning, growth, and social-emotional wellbeing.

Murray School Counseling Vision Statement

Murray Middle School students have the academic, social-emotional, and career skills to discover their goals and reach their highest potential in preparation for success in high school and beyond. Murray students have the skills of valuing diversity, learning about their own level of social-emotional self-awareness, learning about skills of empathy, learning about successful academic skills, and they are prepared for their future. Murray Middle School alums are lifelong learners who seek to continuously improve themselves and the diverse world that they live in. Murray Middle School students embark on a wide variety of world-wide accomplishments and adventures, while making meaningful impacts on the communities in which they live, work, and interact in.

New Students/Families

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General Information

Virtual Open House

Parent Access to Schoology Daily and Weekly Reports

SPPS Registration

If you would like to enroll at Murray or another SPPS school, please call the Placement Center at 651-632-3760.

Resources for Students/Families

Academics

Tutoring Resources

Homework Centers at the Libraries Find a list of location, hours and online resources

Brainfuse HelpNow Download Brainfuse App with Saint Paul Library Card

TutorMe 24 Hours a day, live tutoring through an online app

2023-2024 School Year Highlights

Quarter One: September 5 - November 9
Quarter Two: November 13 - January 25
Quarter Three: January 29 - March 28
Quarter Four: April 1- June 10

*Grades can viewed online via Schoology. Electronic grades reports will be sent upon request.

Career/Postsecondary Planning

Xello is an engaging online program that helps students build their skills, knowledge, and plans to be future, college, and career ready. K-12 SPPS students use Xello to create their Personal Learning Plans (PLPs). Students can navigate Xello through Clever on their iPads.

Link: Video log in instructions for Xello for students

High School: Most students who finish 8th grade at Murray Middle School, go to Como Park Senior High School for 9th grade. We also have about 10-20 students who go to Central High School each year. A small number of students attend non-SPPS schools. Counselors work with 8th graders and families throughout the year to get them ready to choose their high school and register for classes for 9th grade.

Social Emotional

Low Cost Mental Health Resources
ChangeInc
American Indian Center - 651-793-3803
Aris Clinic in Woodbury - 651-259-9750
Change, Inc. - 651-222-0757
C.L.U.E.S. (Communidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio) - 651-379-4200
Face to Face Health & Counseling Center - 651-772-5555
LifeStance Health - 651-748-5019
Metro Social Services - 651-647-0647
Prairie Care Free Needs Assessment - 888-977-2474
Wilder Foundation - 651-280-2310

Chemical Health Information

Anthony Louis Center - Walk-In Assessment Appointments & treatment option, Woodbury 651-409-9017
C.L.U.E.S. (Communidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio) - Assessments in Spanish only; Must be 16 years or over - 651-379-4200
Handy Help, LLC: Walk-in assessment appointments, Mon. through Thur. 9-3, 500 Grotto Street North Saint Paul, 55104 - 651-76-3236
Karen of Minnesota (KOM) 2353 Rice Street #240 Roseville, MN-651-788-7593
Minnesota Care Partner: Walk-in assessment appointments, Wed. through Fri. 9-12, 393 Dunlap Street #736 Saint Paul, 55104 - Located in the Central Midway Building - 612-289-5656
Options - Day Treatment Program for youth ages 12-19, with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health diagnoses. Locations in Roseville and Burnsville - 952-564-3000

Food Resources

Every Meal

We are excited to partner with Every Meal to offer a free weekend meal program to all our students. Every Meal is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to fight child hunger through community and school partnerships. They strive to make a difference in children’s lives by focusing on food gaps like weekends, school breaks, and summer when they can’t receive food in school.

Registration will be online in fall of 2023 here, paper applications are available through the main office or the counselors
Free for all families
No qualifications required
Students enrolled in the program will receive a 4-5 pound bag of nutritious, nonperishable food each week
Every Meal does not collect information from families; privacy is protected
Families may choose to participate in the program anytime throughout the school year
Families may choose from a variety of different weekend food bag options
Please contact Lisa Engelstad (lisa.engelstad@spps.org, 651-744-2397) or Justine Revermann (Justine.revermann@spps.org, 651-744-7130) for more information

Free Farmer's Market

Mental Health

Suicide and Crisis Prevention Life Line: 988
Ramsey County Youth Mental Health Crisis Team: 651-266-7878
Ramsey County Adult Mental Health Crisis Team: 651-266-7900
Call CRISIS (274747) from anywhere in MN to reach the local County crisis team
Crisis Text Line: Text Hello to 741741
National Suicide Prevention Line: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
FastTracker: Mental Health Resources
Trevor Project: Text Start to 678678 or call 1-866-488-7386, chat here

Outside Resources:

Mental Health Adolescent Programming at Fairview

Grief Resources

School Counseling Team at Murray Middle School

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Justine Revermann

Lisa Engelstad