Counselor's Corner
Mendez School Counseling Newsletter November 2017
Our Mission Statement
The Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School Counseling team in collaboration with
parents and sta is dedicated to supporting all students to achieve their highest potential
through academic, personal/social, and career development.
(Adapted from the ASCA model)
Month At-A-Glance
11/3-Parent Co ee Chat with the Principal , 8:15am-9:30am in
the library
11/3-ELAC Meeting, 10am-11am in the Community Conference
Room
11/3-AVID Family Movie Night, 6pm-9pm in the Mendez gym
11/5-FREE Community Health Fair, 9am-2pm at the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana
11/8-Study Skills small group counseling begins
11/10- No school
11/20-DAC/DELAC meeting, 8:30am-10:30am
11/22-11/25 No school-Thanksgiving break
What do School Counselors do?
At Mendez, the roles of the school counselors include:
Individual Counseling for students (academic, personal/social, and career)
College and Career exploration
Gather student data & use data to drive interventions
Academic Improvement Plans
Board of Reviews
Student Success Teams
Parent Conferences
Con ict Resolution
Serve as a liaison between families and the school
Four year plans via College & Career Guidance Initiative
Restorative Circles
Collaborate with ALL stakeholders (students, parents, teachers, administration, and all
sta )
We are here to support and advocate for our students and their families; let us know how
we can help!
School Counselors are important for
middle school!
Click here to learn more about the reasons why.
We're Going Digital!
The front o ce is currently in the trial and error stage of
implementing a digital sign-in system. The students are now
signing into the front o ce via Google Form. This is a great
way to collect data!
~Local Resources~
As school counselors, our roles involve providing referrals to families that are
seeking support for their child's social, emotional and behavioral concerns. We
have highlighted a few of our local community resources below.
OC-LINKS Children's The OC
This is an Information and Support & WarmLine
Referral telephone line for
anyone looking for
Parenting The NAMI-OC WarmLine is a
free and con dential
information or linkage to any Program telephone service providing
of the Health Care Agency's
(CSPP) emotional support and
Behavioral Health Services.
This program provides an 11- resources to Orange County
Trained Navigators provide
week series of groups for residents. They provide
information, referral, and
parents and children to focus telephone-based non-crisis
linkage directly to programs
on issues common to families support for anyone struggling
that meet the needs of callers.
in crisis such as safety, with mental health and/or
communication, problem substance use issues.
(855) OC-LINKS or
solving, and e ective
(855)-625-4657
parenting. The program (877) 910-WARM or
Website:
strives to reduce the impact (877) 910-9276
http://www.ochealthinfo.com
of trauma, decrease stressors Live Chat also available at
/bhs/about/pi/oclinks
that can trigger the onset of namioc.org
mental health problems and
increase overall family
resiliency.
1200 N. Main Street, Suite 300,
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: (714) 480-4678
Website:
http://www.ochealthinfo.com
/bhs/about/pi/support/cspp
Contact Mendez
Facebook @mendezmustangs
2000 North Bristol Street, San… (714) 972-7800
sausd.us/mendez
Mrs. Kristan Green, MA, PPS
School Counselor for last names A-L
B.A. in Kinesiology, CSULB
M.A. in Education, Chapman University
M.A. in School Counseling, Chapman University
"Everyone in the classroom has a story that leads to
misbehavior or de ance. 9 times out of 10, the story behind the
misbehavior won't make you angry. It will break your heart."
-Annette Breeaux
kristan.HernandezGreen@sa… (714) 972-7800
Mrs. Tina Tran, MA, PPS
School Counselor for last names M-Z
B.A. in Liberal Studies, UC Riverside
M.A. in School Counseling, Chapman University
M.A. in Education, Chapman University
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." -Ghandi
tina.tran@sausd.us (714) 972-7800
Miss Hayleigh Herrera, Intern
B.A. in Integrated Educational Studies, Chapman University
M.A. in School Counseling, Chapman University
(completion date: May 2018)
Special Projects:
Designed counseling newsletter
Implemented front o ce digital sign-in form
hayleigh.herrera@gmail.com
