Nancy Cuahutle
San Bernardino,CA
Summary
Focused on helping students achieve educational goals and personal well-being. Sensitive to socioeconomic and cultural difference of students. Focused on maintaining school counseling program objectives in collaboration with administrators, teachers, and parents. Respectful active listener when counseling students and interacting with parents and administrators. Years of experience in supporting long-term goal achievement by linking students to outside resources to enhance their well-being and education. Passion for advocating for students and driven to aid youth in overcoming academic, social and mental health challenges to realize individual strengths and success.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bilingual Attendance Assistant
San Bernardino City Unified School District
San Bernardino, CA
07.2015 - Current
- Conducted home visits on students’ grades TK-12 who are habitually truant or chronically absent in order to improve their attendance.
- Obtained information on reasons for student absences, and address barriers.
- Connect parents and students with variety of community agencies and resources that address their needs.
- Advocated for students in meetings with schools, and district offices.
- Served as liaison between families, schools, and district.
- Assisted in helping school personnel understand community problems and attitudes.
- Assisted schools in performing truancy sweeps.
- Co-facilitate in Operation Student Recovery and other efforts to improve student’s attendance and build positive report with families.
- Assisted with transportation of students and parents to and from school and other agencies for attendance related appointments as needed.
- Assisted in community events.
- Provided assistance to students, teachers and counselors during summer graduation.
- Greeted customers, answer phone calls, assist with school transfers, expulsion cases, expulsion hearings and youth court as necessary.
- Answered inquiries from parents and school officials.
- Completed daily logs for management review.
- Volunteered to help with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
School Counseling Intern - Marshall Elementary
San Bernardino City Unified School District
San Bernardino, CA
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Provided interventions under Multi-Tiered Systems of Support and reinforced PBIS expectations.
- Assisted in managing the Marshall store as part of incentives under the PBIS system.
- Provided and participated in Tier I, II, and III, interventions including SEL guidance lessons, sexual harassment lessons to 5th and 6th grades, conflict mediations, undercover anti-bullying teams, individual counseling on grief, anger management, anxiety, SART meetings, and IEP's.
- Developed knowledge of referral sources within the community so that people with specific needs may be directed to services as needed.
- Consulted and collaborated with site counselor, teachers and admin to plan individual student interventions.
School Counseling Intern - Cal-Safe Program
San Bernardino City Unified School District
San Bernardino, CA
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Supported expectant and parenting students enrolled in Cal-Safe program, through monitoring their academic, physical, social, and financial needs, as well as through individual counseling.
- Developed and executed guidance lessons on graduating high school, financial aid processes, and college and career planning.
- Created pre/post tests and analyzed data to assess students' knowledge and determine efficacy of the guidance lesson.
- Identified and addressed concerns of students and parents.
- Consulted and collaborated with other district departments such as ATLAS, Virtual Academy, and Family Engagement to assist students in areas of need.
- Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni and administration.
School Counseling Intern - Marshall Elementary
San Bernardino Unified School District
San Bernardino, CA
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni and administration.
- Identified and addressed concerns of referred students and parents.
- Co-facilitated two weekly group counseling sessions open to 4th, 5th and 6th grade students. Analyzed data to evaluate the effectiveness of the sessions and made changes necessary to increase student attendance and engagement.
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with personal concerns.
- Collaborated with parents, and school faculty to address problems and grow student success.
- Developed and provided an age-appropriate career exploration presentation.
Counseling Intern - Positive Youth Development
San Bernardino Unified School District
San Bernardino, CA
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Counseled clients to help understand and overcome personal, social and behavioral problems.
- Maintained high level of patient confidentiality, with the exception of mandated reporting.
- Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
- Provided individual counseling for Youth Court students in-person and online.
- Facilitated and co-facilitated Tier III interventions, including conflict mediations, undercover anti-bullying teams, restorative conversations, and individual student screenings throughout school sites in the district.
- Consulted and collaborated with students, other counselors, and administration to plan individual student interventions.
Bilingual Attendance Verifier
Urbita Elementary & Del Rosa Elementary
San Bernardino, CA
03.2004 - 06.2015
- Conducted home visits, investigated student absences, and documented information.
- Prepared daily, weekly and monthly attendance reports requested by state or district education officials.
- Monitored student attendance, and prepared truancy letters.
- Collaborated with school counselor to provide Student Attendance Review Team Meetings (SART).
- Referred severe truant cases to the Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) and attend such meetings.
- Enroll and drop students
- Assist in general clerical functions
- Serve as a liaison between families and school.
- Prepared and translated materials from English to Spanish and to provided assistance to Spanish-speaking families.
- Assisted in coordinating and developing school functions such as the Fall Festival, Winter Program, Field-trips, Career Day, School Store, Spirit Friday's, Red Ribbon Week, etc.
Education
Master of Science - School And Professional Counseling
California State University - San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA05.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
California State University - San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA09.2018
Associate of Arts - Humanities And Fine Arts
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, CA05.2014
High School Diploma -
Pomona High School
Pomona, CA06.2000
Skills
- Bilingual English/Spanish
- Parent and Student Communication
- Gathering Research
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Collaboration & Consultation
- Customer Service
- Active Listening
- Conflict Mediation
Certification
Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office Certified
Affiliations
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
- California Association of Supervisors of Child Welfare and Attendance (CASCWA)
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
School Counseling Intern - Marshall Elementary
San Bernardino City Unified School District
01.2022 - 05.2022
School Counseling Intern - Cal-Safe Program
San Bernardino City Unified School District
08.2021 - 12.2021
School Counseling Intern - Marshall Elementary
San Bernardino Unified School District
01.2021 - 05.2021
Counseling Intern - Positive Youth Development
San Bernardino Unified School District
01.2021 - 05.2021
Bilingual Attendance Assistant
San Bernardino City Unified School District
07.2015 - Current
Bilingual Attendance Verifier
Urbita Elementary & Del Rosa Elementary
03.2004 - 06.2015
Master of Science - School And Professional Counseling
California State University - San Bernardino
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
California State University - San Bernardino
Associate of Arts - Humanities And Fine Arts
San Bernardino Valley College
High School Diploma -
Pomona High School
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