Related Services & Supports

School Psychologists


School psychologists assigned to MUSD schools provide support to staff, students, and families when difficulties are identified. Support can be direct services such as conducting assessments to identify learning disabilities, GATE eligibility, crisis counseling, or indirect services through collaboration and consultation with school staff and families. With specialized training in data analysis, school psychologists are often tasked with interpreting school, classroom, and student data. The ultimate goals of school psychologists are to identify strengths, target interventions, and facilitate student learning and development.

Speech Language Pathologists

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) are specially trained professionals who have earned:

  • A master's or doctoral degree

  • Supervised post-graduate fellowship

  • National examination

  • The Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

  • A state license and/or Department of Education certification

Language-Speech-Hearing Specialists (LSH Specialists) are specially trained professionals who have earned:

  • A bachelor's degree

  • Undergraduate education relating to communication science disorders

  • Department of Education certification

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides Speech-Language Services for:

* School-age children with communication disorders that adversely affect children's educational performance.

SLPs work with school children who have communication problems that affect success in: classroom activities, social interaction, literacy and learning.

SLPs have many roles in schools:

  • Prevention of communication disorders

  • identification of students at risk for later problems

  • assessment of students' communication skills

  • evaluation of the results of comprehensive assessments

  • development and implementation of IEPs

  • documentation of outcomes

  • collaboration with teachers and other professionals

  • advocacy for teaching practices

  • participation in research projects

  • supervision of assistants

  • supervision of graduate students and clinical fellows

  • participation in school wide curriculum and literacy teams 

Health Services

School Nurses : Susan Hopton (CES,TPES,TPJHS, PLUS), Alexandria Augusta (ONES, YVES,BRHS,YVHS, ACCEW), Elizabeth Ybarra (JTES, OES,PVES,TPHS, ACCE E), Tiffany Gradilla (FHES, LES, MVES,YMES,LCMS).

MUSD Health Services team consists of credentialed School Nurses, Health Technicians and Health Assistants: Our mission is to foster optimum health and safety of each student in the school setting to support students' academic success: "HEALTHY KIDS MAKE BETTER LEARNERS!"

The role of the credentialed School Nurse is defined in California Education Code Section 49426: School Nurses strengthen and facilitate the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of children and by identification and assistance in the removal or modification of health-related barriers to learning in individual children.

According to the National Association of School Nurses, credentialed School Nurses foster children's health and educational success by:

1. Providing direct health care services
2. Providing leadership for the provision of health services
3. Providing screenings and referrals for health conditions
4. Promoting a healthy school environment
5. Promoting health education
6. Serving in a leadership role for health policies and programs
7. Serving as a liaison between school personnel, family, health care professionals and the community.

Quick Health Forms

The following links open PDF forms and may require additional applications to view. If you have trouble viewing, please contact your student's school. 

Oral Health Assessment Form
Health Examination for School Entry Form

Adapted Physical Education

Educators- Angela Gay and Cesar Vitari

Unified PE Calendar of Events

- YVHS hosts Unified basketball game - January 14th (time tba)

-  YVHS hosts Unified Disability week - March 3-7

- YVHS hosts Unified Disability fair - March 7th (time tba)

- YVHS hosts Youth Summit - March 11th (9-1) 

- YVHS hosts Unified Track & Field - April 18th ((time tba)

- YVHS hosts Unified kick ball game - May 9th (time tba)

- YVHS Unified Prom - May 23rd (time tba)

Condor Elementary School

Mary Yantes

School Psychologist

Kristine Clayton

Speech and Language Pathologist

Friendly Hills Elementary School

Jessica DenHollander

School Psychologist

Pamela Graham

Speech Pathologist

Joshua Tree Elementary School

Tawanna Burkleo

School Psychologist

Jennifer Langley

Speech Pathologist

Landers Elementary School

Susan Keesling

School Psychologist

KonKani Devi

SLP Therapist

Morongo Valley Elementary School

Susan Keesling

School Psychologist

Ms. Leticia Humeston

HQT Speech

Oasis Elementary School

Mary Yantes

School Psychologist

Anna Jenkins

LSH Specialist

Onaga Elementary School

Jessica DenHollander

School Psychologist

Pamela Graham

Speech Pathologist

Palm Vista Elementary School

Stephanie Corpus

School Psychologist

Gerard Mallari

Speech

Twentynine Palms Elementary School

Leslie Wilson

School Psychologist

Robin Odell

SLP Therapist

Yucca Mesa Elementary School

Tawanna Burkleo

School Psychologist

KonKani Devi

SLP Therapist

Yucca Valley Elementary School

Erin Henry

School Psychologist

Phillip Nichols

Speech Therapist

La Contenta Middle School

Stephanie Corpus

School Psychologist

Ms. Leticia Humeston

HQT Speech

Twentynine Palms Junior High School

Erin Henry

School Psychologist

Jennifer Langley

Speech Pathologist

Black Rock High School

Leslie Wilson

School Psychologist

Ms. Leticia Humeston

HQT Speech

Twentynine Palms High School

Susan Keesling

School Psychologist

Gp Mallari

Speech

Yucca Valley High School

Chad Shakespeare

School Psychologist

Ms. Leticia Humeston

HQT Speech

PLUS Program

Leslie Wilson

School Psychologist

Antionette Moore

Counselor / Mental Health Therapist

Robin Odell

SLP Therapist