School Counseling

Moore

Chris Moore

My name is Chris Moore. I am the school counselor for OCUSD #203. I am a lifelong resident of Northwest Illinois. After high school, I spent 4 years on active duty with the Marine Corps and one year in the Marine Corps Reserves. I have a degree in Kinesiology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and a Master of Science in Education from Northern Illinois University. I am also a National Board Certified Counselor. I am able to help students with a wide variety of needs ranging from social-emotional, career, and academic concerns. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you.
You can contact Mr. Moore via email at 
cmoore@orangevillecusd.com or phone 815-789-4289 *211

Social Emotional Health Resources:

ANN MARIE'S LAW

Starting in the 2015-16 school year, Illinois school districts are required to post guidelines and resources related to suicide awareness and prevention. Below are a number of links, including age-appropriate resources for children.

Orangeville CUSD #203 Board Policy has been updated to include SB1793.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO IS BEING TRAFFICKED, OR IF YOU SUSPECT TRAFFICKING IS HAPPENING, PLEASE CALL THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE.

FAITH'S LAW:

Starting July 1, 2023, a new law took effect for schools, called Faith's Law. This law is focused on prevention of sexual misconduct by school employees, or those working in the school on behalf of the school district.

ISBE has developed and maintains the Faith's Law Resource Guide that includes guidance for students, parents/guardians, and teachers about sexual abuse responses and prevention resources available in their community, including contact information of entities that provide services for victims of child sexual abuse and their families.

Link to the ISBE Faith's Law webpage: https://www.isbe.net/faithslaw

Link to the ISBE Faith's Law Resource Guide: https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Faiths-Law-Resource-Guide.pdf

McKinney-Vento Act

The McKinney-Vento Definition of Homeless

The term "homeless children and youths"--

(A) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence (within the meaning of section 103(a)(1)); and

(B) includes--

(i) children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals 

(ii) children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings

(iii) children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and 

(iv) migratory children who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).

Homeless Youth Factbook

Housing Insecurity Fact Sheet

McKinney-Vento Contact

Chris Moore

815-789-4289 ext *211

cmoore@orangevillecud.com