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Meet Your Counselors

Who are School Counselors? 

  • A School Counselor is a licensed/certified professional holding a minimum of a Master's Degree and a Pupil Personnel Services Credential.

What is their role?

  • The role of a Professional School Counselor is to design and deliver school counseling programs that improve student outcomes. 
  • They lead, advocate and collaborate to promote equity and access for all students by connecting their school counseling program to the school’s academic mission and school improvement plan.
  • They uphold the ethical and professional standards of the American School Counseling Association (ACSA)  and promote the development of the school counseling program based on the following areas of the ASCA National Model: define, deliver, manage and assess.

What services are offered?

School counselors create school counseling programs based on three sets of standards that define the profession. These standards help school counselors develop, implement and assess their school counseling program to improve student outcomes.

Student Standards

Professional Standards

To learn more about the role of our counselors in the Moreno Valley Unified School District, please view our Counseling Program Guide.

View Counseling Program Guide

Meet the Counseling Team

Ms. Dao, Counselor

Hello Parents/Guardians. My name is Ms. Pam Dao and I am the school counselor working with transitional kinder to 5th graders.  It is going to be an exciting school year and I welcome you to seek support for your child.  If you believe that your child needs school counseling support, please fill out the School Counseling Request link.  I will respond as soon as I can when I receive your request and reach out to you.

Thank you for entrusting your child and our student in our care.

Sincerely,

Ms. Pam (Thu) Dao
School Counselor
Box Springs Elementary

(951) 571-4530 Ext. 43112

email ms. dao

Ms. Dao’s School Counseling Request Link