Each and every graduate of SJUSD has the passion for life-long learning and, through culturally responsive practices, is contributing to the growth of their communities. Our graduates are responsible problem solvers, excelling in their postsecondary education/careers and successfully navigating their unique futures. They demonstrate respect, support, acceptance, and inclusion to their global counterparts.
The mission of San Jacinto Unified School District's School Counseling program is to ensure that ALL of our students receive equitable access to the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to achieve academic excellence, college/career readiness, personal growth, and social responsibility to become contributing members of society.
Amarilyz Jose
"Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they're never weakness." — Brené Brown
Email: ajose@sanjacinto.k12.ca.us
Phone: 951-654-4777 ext. 3335
Lauren Paley
“Mental health…is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.”
Email: lpaley@sanjacinto.k12.ca.us
Phone: 951-654-4777 ext. 3346
School Counselors are important members of the San Jacinto Unified School District’s education team. School counselors help all students in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social development, and career development.
Short-term, Solution-Focused Individual or Group Counseling
Proactive/Preventative lessons to promote healthy social-emotional, academic, and college/career development.
Create & support school-wide activities that encourage safe, responsible, and respectful school culture.
Collaborates with parents & school staff members to establish support or resource linkage.
A tiered systems approach of increasingly intensive interventions to facilitate effective implementation of activities and services that focus on core instruction and differentiated interventions to address the needs of ALL students in the three domains of school counseling: academic, college and career, and social/emotional.
Hatch, T., & Hartline, J. (2021). The Use of Data in School Counseling: Hatching Results (and So Much More) for Students, Programs, and the Profession. Corwin Press.
*Please note: School Counselors are not therapists and do not do “therapy”. Referrals for outside counseling services are available for children experiencing issues that may require therapy.