Section II:

The Rick Schneider Middle School Counseling Advisory Council (CAC) meets 4 times each school year: September, October, December, and March.

Kristin Still, Principal

Lizette Salazar, Assistant Principal

Justin Duncan, Assistant Principal

Danielle Knight, School Counselor

Santana Fairley, School Counselor

Brittany Moncrief, Teacher

Patricia Reyes, Parent Representative

Vivian Trejo, Student Representative

Monica Hernandez, Communities In Schools Site Coordinator

Use of Implementation Cycle:

During one of our meetings last year, the CAC celebrated our CREST win for the fifth year in a row and for qualifying for the Advocacy level of the CREST award. We were awarded a mini grant in which our school district's Education Foundation paid for the social-emotional learning curriculum through Second Step. The Second Step program was implemented during the 2021-2022 school year. Our focus was to utilize the program to support students in the areas of conflict resolution and social skills development. As a result, our campus experienced a decrease in office referrals from the Fall semester to the Spring semester by 10%. Based on the effectiveness of the Second Step program, we have decided to continue the use of the program and apply for another grant for the 2022-2023 school year.