Guidance & Counseling

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Our Mindset

The Alief ISD Counseling Department consists of dedicated professional school counselors who, in collaboration with local partnerships, embrace the uniqueness of all learners while encouraging, educating, and empowering them towards success.

Our Mission

Provide equitable and relevant resources and opportunities towards positive citizenship, healthy relationships, mental health, and valuable academic and post-secondary planning through a comprehensive school counseling program.

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Alief ISD's Counseling Program

A comprehensive, developmental, results-based school counseling program that aligns with the state's model. Professional school counselors are available on all Alief ISD's campuses to provide services for all of our students in the following areas:

Help students develop their full educational potential

Intervene on behalf of any student whose immediate personal concerns or problems put the student’s continued educational, career, personal, or social development at risk;

Help students plan, monitor, and manage their own educational, career, personal, and social development; 

Support the efforts of teachers, staff, parents, and other members of the system in promoting the educational, career, personal, and social development of students.

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Meet Our Guidance & Counseling Team

Dr. Alvia Baldwin

Director of Guidance and Counseling

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Shameka Gilbert

Counseling Coordinator of Academics

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Shaundra Kiser

Counseling Coordinator of Social Emotional Development

Email Shaundra Kiser

Latosha Baker

College and Career Readiness Facilitator

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Stephanie Rodenberg-Lewis

Mental Health Facilitator

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Leisha Campbell

Mental Health Liaison

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Maria Moreno

Administrative Assistant

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2023-2024

  • Cummings Elementary

  • Elsik Ninth Grade Center

  • Hastings High School

  • Hicks Elementary

  • Holmquist Elementary

  • Holub Middle School

  • Kerr High School

  • Liestman Elementary

  • Miller Intermediate

  • O'Donnell Middle School

  • Olle Middle School

  • Owens Intermediate

  • Smith Elementary

2022-2023

  • Holmquist Elementary

  • Liestman Elementary

  • Smith Elementary

  • Owens Intermediate

  • Alief Middle School

  • Olle Middle School

2021-2022

  • Bush Elementary

  • Hicks Elementary

  • Holmquist Elementary

  • Liestman Elementary

  • Outley Elementary

  • Budewig Intermediate

  • Miller Intermediate

  • Owens Intermediate

  • Alief Middle School

  • Olle Middle School

  • Elsik Ninth Grade Center

  • Elsik High School

  • Kerr High School

2020-2021

  • Taylor High School

  • Bush Elementary

  • Elsik High School

  • Elsik Ninth Grade Center

  • Liestman Elementary

  • Miller Intermediate

  • O'Donnell Middle

  • Outley Elementary

  • Owens Intermediate

2019-2020

  • Budewig Intermediate

  • Miller Intermediate

  • O'Donnell Middle

2018-2019

Miller Intermediate