6th Grade Counselor
Mrs. Chapman Room 103
heather.b.chapman@austinisd.org
Hello! I'm happy to be here at Kealing to serve as your 6th grade counselor. I am originally from a tiny town northeast of Houston. My high school was about half the size of Kealing! I have been a proud Texas public educator for 25 years. I have worked in a few districts around Austin with students from a variety of backgrounds. I am coming to Kealing from working at Baldwin Elementary in AISD. I am married and have 2 sons. One is in high school and the other is in fifth grade. I also have a sweet doodle doggie named Millie. In my free time I love to cheer for the Texas Longhorns...Hook 'em!
7th Grade Counselor
sharon.c.franklin@austinisd.org
Room 103
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Ms. Sharon Franklin Allow me to provide an overview of my credentials. I have obtained a BA from Dallas Baptist University and two MAs from Prairie View A&M University, specializing in Counseling and Administration. I am a Texas Certified School Teacher, and School Counselor, and hold a license as a Licensed Professional Counselor. My professional focus centers on supporting and engaging with students. With a decade of service in Texas schools across public and private sectors, I bring a wealth of experience. Moreover, I possess over 5 years of experience working in a clinical setting, catering to a diverse range of students and families. |
8th Grade Counselor
Christopher Aparicio
christopher.aparacio@austinisd.org
My role as the eighth grade counselor is first to ensure the academic integrity of every student assigned to me. Then, I serve as one of a few mental healthLinks to an external site. service providers on our campus, making sure students’ needs are met here at school and refer help at home. I also am part of a team that works to provide school counseling to all students. Sometimes in class, sometimes individually. I also do a lot of things you won't see, mostly paperwork and meetings too boring for you to read about.
Overall, I am here for you, our students: An ear to yell at, a shoulder to cry on, and a smiley face to try to make a student’s day better.
A little about me.
Originally from El Paso, I moved to Austin in 1992 to work for the City of Austin/Travis County Health Department. Missing the classroom, I started work for Austin Independent School District and taught eighth grade Science for 17 years at Murchison Middle School, earning my Masters in Science Education from the University of Texas at Austin (Hook ‘Em!) and my National Board for Professional Teaching Certification in the meantime. I left the classroom full time to pursue a position as one of AISD’s REACH Mentor Teachers. I worked directly with novice teachers at Martin, Pearce, and Webb Middle Schools. I earned my School Counseling Certification and was happily accepted to be a school counselor here at Kealing.
I retired in December of 2022, took 2023 as my GAP year and now I'm back. I love it!
This is my 31st year in Austin ISD and 32nd in Texas Public Schools – every single one of them at the middle school level. I seriously enjoy being here at Kealing: great kids, great faculty, great administration; and I hope to stay as long as you’ll have me.