Carrillo Elementary
Counseling Center
MISSION
SMUSD school counselors are leaders, advocates, and collaborators that promote systemic change to ensure equity and access to a comprehensive school counseling program for every student. School counselors provide tiered academic, career, and social/emotional support for every student utilizing data-driven and evidence-based practices. All students are empowered with the 21st century skills needed to thrive individually and as a community.
VISION
Every SMUSD student graduates with the attitudes, knowledge, and skills to be successful in a wide variety of career pathways. All students actively and innovatively seek challenging and meaningful experiences and are poised to excel as productive members of a diverse global community.
When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts.
~Dalia Lama
MEET YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR
It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Joanna Herrera and students refer to me as Mrs. Herrera. As your School Counselor I am committed to making a difference in Carrillo and positively impacting the educational experience for each student. I believe that every student has the potential to be successful and I am committed to support all students from a whole child perspective throughout their journey here at Carrillo.
I love that as a School Counselor I get to find pathways for student success and help hearts and minds. I believe that when we help the whole child, that is when we will truly see them at their best.
I look forward to helping students be well and face their challenges together. #bewell #letsfaceittogether
ROLES OF A SCHOOL COUNSELOR
Help students reach their full potential by actively helping students explore their abilities, strengths, and interests as these traits relate to career awareness and development.
Develop a comprehensive developmental school counseling program (that identifies student needs, intervention plans, and implementation of supports) as an integral part of the educational process that promotes and enables all students to achieve success in school.
Identify and utilize community resources that can enhance and complement the comprehensive counseling program and help students become productive members of society and achieve success in school.
Utilize a multi-tiered multi-domain systems of support (MTMDSS) model to review data and collaborate with staff and families to identify, facilitate, and/or refer students to appropriate interventions and services, and to assess and address barriers to learning.
We increase academic achievement by providing support / intervention to at-risk students who are declining in academics, attendance, and/or social-emotional learning using data.
COUNSELING SERVICES INCLUDE
Well-being check-ins
Solution-based short-term counseling to reduce barriers to learning and achieve greater academic success
Academic achievement support
Targeted classroom lessons in all K-5 classes
Restorative practices (classroom community circles or for conflict mediation purposes as needed)
Teacher/parent consultation
Responsive crisis interventions
Outside referrals for more intensive, long-term or on-going need that requires a therapeutic approach
Coordinate school-wide campaigns to promote a positive school culture and student engagement
SCHOOL-WIDE CAMPAIGNS
Bullying Prevention
Kindness Challenge
Mental Health Wellbeing
HOW TO CONTACT MRS. HERRERA
E-mail: Joanna.Herrera@smusd.org Office: (760) 290-2900 ext. 2913