Every day, students are increasingly confronted with a variety of challenges which interfere with the ability to succeed in school.  To deal with these challenges, Middle School students need to develop self-esteem and coping skills. Emotional factors such as depression and the use of drugs and alcohol can create barriers to the process of success in school.  The Radnor Township School District recognizes that such barriers impede student success in school, and it has developed a program for identifying students who are experiencing difficulty and provides them with resources to help overcome these challenges. One part of this commitment is the Student Assistance Program known as MS HOPE (Middle School: Helping Our Pupils' Esteem).

To read more about the MS HOPE team, process, and our mission click: 6th Grade Brochure, 7th & 8th Grade Brochure, Parent Brochure.

The goals of our student assistance program, MS HOPE are to:

• Confidentially identify students who are experiencing barriers that impede their ability to succeed in school. These barriers include, but are not limited to, low self-esteem, lack of coping skills, depression, or the use and abuse of controlled substances;
• Intervene when appropriate, either by personal contact or by support groups, and
• Refer these students for appropriate help within or outside of RMS and monitor their progress towards a healthier and safer lifestyle. 

MS HOPE is not a treatment program. It seeks to help or refer students who exhibit forms of behavior that impede their ability to succeed in school. It also provides for intervention by making referrals to appropriate agencies.