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Blanca Lafuente-Martinez
Professional School Counselor
I am excited to be your child’s school counselor! As a school counselor, my responsibility is to help guide the educational, career, personal, and social development of all students. I have 18 total years of experience in education with 14 in school counseling at all grade levels EC-12. Prior to accepting an RTI positions with Brownwood ISD, I was a counselor at Taylor High School in Taylor, Texas. I am married and have three children: Andre Martinez, Lana Martinez, and Kai Martinez.
I also had the privilege of being selected in the 1st Cohort of Texas OnCourse Leader Fellows. Texas OnCourse empowers students across the state to plan a clear path to college and career success. Our goal is to support counselors, advisers, teachers and other educational professionals as they advise students and prepare them for post-secondary success. Texas OnCourse is developed by The University of Texas at Austin in partnership with other institutions of higher education, the Texas Education Agency (TEA),the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board(THECB). I also served the Texas Oncourse Alumni Committee.
Education:
- Interdisciplinary Studies, Bachelor of Science- University of Texas at San Antonio
- Guidance and Counseling, Master of Education – Angelo State University
Certifications:
- Elementary Self-Contained, 1-8
- Elementary History, 1-8
- Generic Special Education, PK-12
- School Counselor, EC-12