STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Based on the Jesuit core value of "cura personalis" or "care for the whole person," Creighton Prep now offers an expanded and comprehensive student support services program. These specialized support services will:
Help students succeed in the classroom.
Help students and families navigate the college admissions and scholarship application processes.
Help Prep meet a wider range of students’ emotional, psychological, social and socioeconomic needs.
Take a look at the full range of support services offered along with a description of the types of assistance available. If you or your son has questions or a particular need, please contact the corresponding team member.
Meet the Team
Assistant Principal for Student Support Services
The assistant principal for student support services provides oversight of the program and department personnel, coordinates comprehensive programming for faculty and staff, and coordinates community period curriculum and programming for students.
Contact: Chris Searl | 402-393-1190 x3319 | csearl@creightonprep.org
Guidance Counselors
All five of our guidance counselors will continue to serve their assigned students by providing regular support with course selection and scheduling, personal development, academic support, career and college planning, social and emotional counseling and community programming.
Steve Monzu | 402-393-1190 x3340 | smonzu@creightonprep.org
Tom Reinhart | 402-393-1190 x3338 | treinhart@creightonprep.org
Bob Tillman, SJ | 402-393-1190 x3336 | rtillman@creightonprep.org
Jeff Wellwood | 402-393-1190 x3337 | jwellwood@creightonprep.org
Steve Wertzberger | 402-393-1190 x3339 | swertzberger@creightonprep.org
Director of College Counseling
A director of college counseling will work in concert with the guidance counselors to provide students and parents with specialized expertise and insight into the college admissions process while assisting guidance counselors with college planning. Managing college visits and conducting parent and student presentations will also be among the responsibilities.
Christianne Clark | 402-393-1190 x3332 | cclark@creightonprep.org
Learning Specialist
The learning specialist is responsible for diagnosing learning differences and establishing and executing accommodation plans for students with special learning needs. They work with students, parents, teachers and administrators to ensure that all Prep students with learning differences have the resources they need to succeed.
Bridget Cannon-Hale | 402-393-1190 x3394 | bcannon-hale@creightonprep.org
Academic Coach
An academic coach helps students who need guidance establishing goals, routines, behaviors and habits of mind that are required for successful independent learning at Prep and beyond. These may be students who do not have formal learning accommodations but need special assistance in transitioning to the rigors of Creighton Prep.
Tim Brooks | 402-393-1190 x3559 | tbrooks@creightonprep.org
Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner
Our school LMHP helps students and parents with emotional and behavioral concerns and will provide individualized mental health counseling, group sessions, drug and alcohol education and counseling, suicide awareness and prevention.
Kevin Kaminski | 402-393-1190 x3327| kkaminski@creightonprep.org
Director of Student Outreach and Advocacy
The director of student outreach and advocacy is responsible for helping students and their families with any special socioeconomic or cultural needs that might prevent them from reaching their full potential at Prep through finding resources, mentors, programs, etc. that meet their unique needs.
Allen Burrell | 402-393-1190 x3307 | aburrell@creightonprep.org
