My role as your NHE School Counselor

is to provide support to all our students, families, community and staff.  The areas that I focus on are the following: personal/social, academic and career development.  I work closely with teachers, parents/guardians, support staff and community agencies to identify issues/concerns that may be interfering with our student’s learning process and collaborate a plan to address his/hers issues/concerns. My goal and I know your goal also, is for all our students to be successful and reach their highest potential.  I will be working on:

• Attendance: Prevention & Intervention support

• Facilitating and implementing our Response to Intervention (RTI) 

  • RTI Flowchart

• Facilitate 504 Plans

• Implementing the Character Counts Curriculum: The Six Pillars of Character (Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring & Citizenship

• Top priority is to ensure all of our students, staff, and families feel safe and welcome on our campus & with Online Learning platforms 

• Teaching inclusivity, tolerance, and anti-racism. NHE has a strong partnership with the Anti-Defamation League to implement the “No Place for Hate” program in our schools. This is a student-led effort to combat bias and bullying, whereby students are empowered to speak up when they hear or see something that they know is not right. They learn to respect differences and recognize their own biases. Our students are learning that their words and actions matter. Our goal and commitment is to ensure all our Hawks build and strengthen No Place for Hate at NHE.  Myself and our learning community believe it is a critical part of our jobs to instill self-worth and confidence in all of our students, so that they can reach their fullest potential as world class learners.

• Mindfullness

• Restorative Justice Practices:

  • Mission:  To build restorative communities by fostering humanizing relationships that are student-centered and values-driven

  • Vision:  To create and sustain an educational system that centers the whole-child with dignity, love and respect.  Where the gifts, talents, and skills of all students can thrive

• Building, strengthening and collaborating with outside programs and agencies:

  • • Rainforest Art Project

    • Project Roots-SDTPC

    • School Based Therapy-Family Health Centers of San Diego

    • United Way

    • Price Charities

    • SDSU College Avenue Compact

    • No Place For Hate-Anti-Defamation League

    • Pure Edge

    • California Schools VEBA

As an elementary counselor, it is my passion and objective to assist students in reaching their fullest potential and become effective learners. My goal is to complement the learning environment in your classrooms/online learning by using a child-centered, preventative, and developmental approach. My counseling services will be implemented with students by way of individual/small group counseling sessions, guidance lessons, read-alouds in the classroom, push-in support and online learning platforms. 

I love to continue on in strengthening and building  at Normal Heights Elementary a Comprehensive Counseling Program, focusing on assisting all the student’s needs and creating a PROACTIVE school environment.

Counseling Support Services 

(1:1, Group, Guidance Lessons)

Academic Success ~ Coping Skills ~ Self-Esteem ~ Self Worth ~ Communication Skills ~ Mindfulness ~ Positive Mindset ~ Support During Crisis ~ New Student Support ~ Family Concerns ~ Peer Conflict ~ Goal-Setting ~ Social Skills ~ Career Exploration ~ Character Education ~ Online Etiquette ~ 3 Es (Equality, Empathy, Empowerment)

 Why Elementary School Counselors:

“Today’s young people are living in an exciting time, with an increasingly diverse society, new technologies and expanding opportunities. To help ensure that they are prepared to become the next generation of parents, workers, leaders and citizens, every student needs support, guidance and opportunities during childhood, a time of rapid growth and change. Children face unique and diverse challenges, both personally and developmentally, that have an impact on academic achievement." -ASCA

Vision Statement

 All PK-12 students in the San Diego Unified School District are to receive comprehensive and equitable School Counseling services as a required part of the students' total educational program in order to prepare for successful grade level transitions with necessary character, college and career readiness skills. 

 Mission Statement

 San Diego Unified School District's School Counselors are leaders and advocates in education by implementing essential programs, focusing on academic development, personal/social development, and career planning. School Counselors will establish and maintain partnerships with school and community organizations that promote student achievement.