Office Hours During Adams 12 Remote Learning:
Mondays - 8-10 AM Tuesdays 12-2 PM Wednesdays 8-10 AM Thursdays 8-10 AM Fridays 12-2 PM
Please contact me at 720-972-6728 and I will receive an email with your voicemail attached. When I return your call it will show up as "No Caller ID".
The best way to contact me will be via email karen.g.smith@adams12.org, I miss you all students and families, and encourage you to stay safe and well! I am available during office hours for your questions and concerns. Outside of office hours I will return phone call and emails within 24 hours if possible...Please reach out if you have questions, or need additional support!
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or need immediate assistance, please dial 911, go to your nearest hospital, or call the Colorado Crisis Services at 1-844-493-TALK (8255).
Ms. Karen G. Slater serves as the School Counselor for students with the last names of ROC-TA. This is her 15th year as a School Counselor and 24th year as an educator. She began her career as a Preschool Teacher, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, and Middle School Counselor in Boulder Valley. Ms. Slater also served as a High School Counselor in the southern metropolitan Denver area, prior to joining Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Ms. Slater has served as a counselor at Silver Hills Middle School, The International School at Thornton Middle, and joined the Legacy Counseling Staff in 2016.
Ms. Slater graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology, a Masters in Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity (MAEECD) from CU Boulder, and a Masters of Education (MAed) in Educational Counseling from the University of Phoenix.
Ms. Slater is from New England, grew up in Rhode Island and then settled in the Boston area to raise her family. She is the proud Mom of three terrific young men Ryan – a Physicist and Patent Agent, Colin – graduate of Metropolitan University of Denver - Marketing Major, and Logan – a grauate student at the London School of Economics.
Ms. Slater is a Past-President of the Colorado School Counselor Association (CSCA), and currently serving as the Advocacy and Legislative Chair. In addition to serving on the CSCA Board of Directors since 2008, Ms. Slater also serves on various scholarship and civic committees. She was also recently invited to attend the CEMETS Institute during the summer of 2017, studying the apprenticeship system in Switzerland. Her volunteer work in career education continues with CareerWise Colorado, and various other state committees.
In her leisure time she enjoys traveling, hiking, cycling, attending various cultural events including music and theatre, the beach, cooking, and spending time with family & friends! Please contact her at karen.g.smith@adams12.org or 720-972-6728.