The Guidance Secretary/Registrar is the first point of contact for parents and students enrolling in Las Flores Middle School. Transcript requests should also be made to the registrar. Should you have any questions regarding enrollment, transferring to another school, or transcript requests, please contact Angela Danna at (949) 589-6543 during office hours or by email at asdanna@capousd.org.

Academic Advisors help students reach their educational and career goals by providing students with information and resources to help them succeed in reaching their individual goals.  They can assist in this process by helping students create an educational plan, understand their options, determine resources and, when necessary identify alternatives. 

Academic Advisors work with parents, students and teachers to assist students in meeting their individual needs through individual meetings, group presentations, and leading parent-teacher-student conferences. Academic advisors meet with students struggling in academics as well as students seeking academic guidance and planning throughout the school year.  Their duties include most aspects involved with academic planning, career guidance, and placement testing as required.

Students are assigned to an academic advisor alphabetically, according to their last name. Although making an appointment is advised, students are always welcome to stop in to see their academic advisor during non-class time if they have questions or need assistance. The Las Flores Middle School Academic Advisors are Debbie Miller (last names A-P) and Teri Graffeo (last names Q-Z).

If you have questions or concerns related to a student's academic performance, our Academic Advisors will do their best to assist you in meeting the needs of your children.

You may contact our advisors through email - Mrs. Miller at dejmiller@capousd.org  or Ms. Graffeo at tmgraffeo@capousd.org or you may call the school at (949) 589-6543 during the hours of 8-3:30.

Las Flores Middle School has a School Counselor on site every day.

The School Counselor works with students in the following areas:

• Short Term Individual Counseling

• Crisis Counseling

• Small Group Counseling

• Classroom Guidance Lessons

• Community Resource Referrals

• Conflict Mediation

• College & Career Month Activities

• The Where Everybody Belongs (WEB) Program

Students may be referred by a teacher, staff member, parent, or self-referred.  If the counselor is unavailable, students should fill out a student counseling referral form with Mrs. Douglas or another office staff member.  If it is an urgent request, possible abuse, neglect, threat to self or others, the School Counselor will be contacted and student will be seen the same day.  The counselor may also be reached by  phone (949) 589-6543. The counselor may also be reached via email at ocorral@capousd.org.

​See the Counselor's Corner for more information.

The school psychologist is responsible for evaluating the needs of students in an educational setting and may perform psychoeducational assessments to determine appropriate programs and instructional processes to enable students to achieve maximum achievement and adjustment.  The school psychologist is part of the school's Student Study Team, which assists in understanding and seeking solutions to students' social, emotional, or academic problems and issues.

The School Psychologist provides direct support and interventions to students, consults with teachers, families and other school educators to improve support strategies and collaborates with community providers to coordinate needed services.  The mission of the school psychologist is to help students, families, and educators understand and resolve both long-term, chronic problems and short-term issues that students may face that may affect their academic success.

The School Psychologist will seek to:

• improve academic achievement by promoting student motivation and engagement, conducting psychological and academic assessments, collecting and interpreting student and classroom data, and reducing inappropriate referrals to special education
• promote positive behavior and mental health by improving student communication and social skills, assessing students emotional and behavioral needs, and promoting positive peer relationships and social problem solving
• support diverse learners through assessment for diverse learning needs, plan appropriate Individual Education Programs for students with disabilities, and monitor and communicate with parents about student progress
• create a safe, positive school climate by supporting social-emotional learning, participate in the implementation of school-wide positive behavioral supports, identify at risk students and school vulnerabilities, and provide crisis prevention and intervention services when necessary
• strengthen family-school partnerships by assisting with the navigation of special education processes, connecting families with community service resources, and help engage families with teachers and other school staff

You may reach our School Psychologist, Ms. Lindsay Depass by email at ljdepass@capousd.org.