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DSISD PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS
It is a school counselor’s responsibility to help each student develop their academic, career, personal, and social skills through a comprehensive developmental guidance program (Texas Education Code, Section 33). A school counselor works as a team with staff, parents, and the community to create a supportive, productive and positive atmosphere for students.
A school counselor plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates a comprehensive developmental guidance program that promotes the educational, career, personal, and social development of students. The comprehensive developmental guidance program should include the following four components: guidance curriculum, responsive services, individual planning system, and system support.
Guidance Curriculum is taught through various models and settings including but not limited to the school counselor to focus on the developmental needs of students. School counselors use the American School Counselor Association National Model and Texas Model to adapt their program to their school’s needs. Both of these models provide competencies and desired learning outcomes that play a key role in accountability. Examples of guidance units may include academic support, goal setting, career exploration, peer relationships, communication, problem solving, conflict resolution, diversity awareness, etc.
Responsive Services includes meeting with individual or small groups of students for counseling. Small group counseling services are available through teacher referral, parent referral, staff referral or self referral by any student. Short term individual counseling is available as needed. Counselors might also consult with parents, appropriate staff, refer students to other school support services or community resources, and provide intervention or advocacy on behalf of the student.
An Individual Planning System helps students plan, monitor, and manage the decisions needed to be made throughout their educational career to establish goals, develop future plans and meet established goals.
System Support involves supporting the staff, parents, and members of the community in the context of the program’s goals. This includes consulting and coordinating to help increase the effectiveness of the program and promote student success. Additionally, the school counselor may provide professional development for staff and parent nights for the community on various topics as needed throughout the year.
DSISD PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS
Campus
Counselor
Phone
Email
Raynie McLaurin
Amy Guerra
737-260-8705
737-260-8703
Jenny Koch
Marsha Lippe
Gabriela Mora, LMHP
512-858-3704
512-858-3705
512-858-3703
Kimberlee Guerrero
Karey Carroll
512-465-6203
512-465-6205
Casey Baker
Abbey Smart
512-858-3905
512-858-3954
Walnut Springs Elementary Jena Pelayo
Cacey Portsmith
512-858-3803
512-858-3807
Danielle Badilla
Alyssa Sheeran
Crystal Winn, LMHP
512-858-3422
512-858-3421
512-858-3621
LaDonna Caroselli
Sandy Zimmerman
Crystal Winn, LMHP
512-858-3623
512-858-3622
512-858-3621
Retta Ary (A-Cap)
Brianna Jones (Car-Ga)
Denise Trial (Ge-K)
Tina Hughes (L-M)
Stephanie Opiela, LMHP
Karen Jones (N-Se)
Corky Roseberry (Sh-Z)
512-858-3132
512-858-3121
512-858-3134
512-858-3123
512-858-3124
512-858-3125
512-858-3122