The Student Support Services Department provides coordinated planning and oversight for the work of school nurses, counselors, social workers, psychologists, and dropout prevention and attendance specialists who provide direct services to the 206,000 students in the districts 295 schools. Student Support Services Departments include Health and Medical Services, Counseling and Social Work Services, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Programs, Student Engagement, and Psychological Services. Each of these departments has a unique mission, function, goal, and objectives. All, however, have the distinction of looking at the child or student as an individual within the context of the educational setting.