I am here for your kids and will do anything I can to help make their school years a rewarding, positive experience!

Focus areas: 

• Classroom guidance: I am in every classroom for 14-16 classroom lessons throughout the school year.  Our curriculum is listed on the web site.
• Small groups: I offer a variety of groups throughout the year.  They may include study skills, friendship, anger management, family changes & anxiety.
• Individual work with students: I often work with individual students that are referred by their classroom teachers, parents or who self refer for assistance with school or person issues.
• Parent education: I have taught Parent Ed. classes for 15 years and have focused on “Parenting Your Teenagers.”  I encourage you to take a class if you want to get some new ideas and meet other parents who are in the “same boat”
• Parent/staff consultation: I regularly work with parents who have concerns about their child’s progress, (academic or social), home issues, and a host of other concerns.  I will be glad to talk with you and assist you with anything that I can.  I am also our school’s liaison for homeless education and resources for families that are struggling.
• Other: I meet with new students in grades 1-6 to get to know them.  I display their picture and first names on a special bulletin board near our lunchroom.  Being new is difficult and I want every student to feel especially welcomed so I provide a bag of goodies for our “NU2U” students!

Sue Gorczyca, M.Ed.

Educational background and experience:  This is my 17th year as an elementary counselor and my 14th in the Boise district. I have worked at Koelsch, Mountain View and Shadow Hills Elementary , and I was in Caldwell at Van Buren Elementary before coming to Boise. My undergraduate degree is from Miami University where I received a B.S. degree in Elementary Education and Learning Disabilities & Behavior Disorders. After working as a Resource Room teacher, and then as a Kindergarten & First grade classroom teacher, I received my Masters in Education from the College of Idaho in School & Community Counseling and began my career as a school guidance counselor.

I have 2 daughters who are married and live in California for the time being. Erin is 28, has a new baby, and her husband is a Marine pilot stationed out of Camp Pendleton. He will soon serve a 3rd tour in Iraq . Both of them attended the University of Idaho. Alison is 25, graduated from Santa Clara Law School in 2007, and is employed by the firm of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich, and Rosati in Palo Alto. Her husband works full time while finishing a masters in business. They both attended Santa Clara as undergrads. I anxiously wait for them to move back to Boise!

To email the counselor please use the following convention:
firstname.lastname@boiseschools.org

For more information about our District's Counseling program:
District Counseling Department | Classroom Guidance Units | Small Groups
Parent Education | Individual Student Counseling & Parent/Staff Consultation