Psychological Services

School psychologists provide a variety of high-level, professional psychological services to help us serve our students.

Our school psychologists are trained in both psychology (including neuropsychology) and in the field of education to help identify and serve students with learning, behavioral, social and physical disabilities. They are certificated and licensed by the State of Ohio. Some of their key roles include:

Assessing Barriers to Learning
Our school psychologists are called upon when students are referred for possible learning disabilities, attention problems, behavioral problems and language difficulties; and, they are uniquely suited to help identify the presence of traumatic brain injuries and related problems.

The school psychologists administer a variety of tests and review data with teams of evaluators that includes appropriate specialists. The evaluation teams determine whether special education services are needed.

Consultation
Once identification of disabilities has been made, our psychologists serve as primary educational consultants to:

- parents
- teachers
- administrators
- IEP (Individualized Education Plan) teams
- Out-of-district specialists, physicians and therapists

The school psychologists' expertise is essential in developing interventions, adaptations, strategies and monitoring to help students reach their educational goals. Their extensive training and experience is critical when implementing the recommendations of out-of-district professionals into a student's Individualized Education Plan. School psychologists may also work with parents to develop homework plans and other home interventions to help students succeed.

Crisis Intervention
Our school psychologists are also available to provide intervention for students who are in crisis mode, and they can recommend out-of-district resources to those who would benefit from professional psychotherapy.

In addition, our school psychologists are integral to school-wide crisis teams that convene whenever a tragedy (death or other loss) arises. Crisis teams provide individual and group counseling, as needed.

Richard Bogielski

Richard Bogielski

Richard earned his Master of Arts and his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Case Western Reserve, and he completed post-graduate studies at the University of Toledo. He has completed a pre-doctoral fellowship.

He was named New Hampshire's Outstanding Graduate Student by the New Hampshire Psychological Organization.

Richard has also completed psychological assessments through several Veteran's Administration Hospitals. He has teaching experience within a college setting, lecturing in Abnormal Psychology.

He has also completed the Pupil Service Administration Licensure through Cleveland State University, and he has extensive graduate coursework completed in Organization Development through Kent State University.

Richard has served as a school psychologist since 1992, working for the Bay Village Schools since 1995.

Contact
Richard Bogielski, School Psychologist
Email Richard Bogielski

377 Dover Center Road
Bay Village, OH 44140

Ph: 440-617-7326
Fx: 440-617-7319

Melissa Grimes

Melissa Grimes

Melissa earned her Master of Science degree at the California University of Pennsylvania and her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to being a licensed school psychologist, she completed post-graduate studies through Cleveland State University, receiving licensure in Pupil Services Administration.

While completing her schooling in Pennsylvania, Melissa worked as a Crime Victim’s Counselor, Mobile Crisis Counselor and Behavioral Therapist. Following her school internship, she and her husband moved to Ohio in 1996. She has been working in schools since 1996 and has been with the Bay Village Schools since 2003.

In addition to her expertise in completing multiple types of intelligence, academic and social-emotional assessments, Melissa is trained in administration of ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) and in crisis intervention team management.

Currently, Melissa is assigned Normandy Elementary School, Westerly Elementary School and preschool. She is the coordinator for the SEED program at Glenview. She also works with staff at St. Raphael School to identify children with special needs in grades K-4.

Contact
Melissa Grimes, School Psychologist
Email Melissa Grimes

377 Dover Center Road
Bay Village, OH 44140

Ph: 440-617-7327
Fx: 440-617-7319