Meet your Clovis Unified LCAP Team

	
Mario Cisneros
Student Relations Liaison Buchanan High School

What is Your Current Role?
My current role as an SRL in the school community is to guide, mentor, and
serve all Transition students in the Buchanan Area.

Can You Walk Us Through Your Typical Day?
I usually start my day at 6:30 am, and begin by catching up with my emails and reply to any emails I need to. From 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, I spend my time calling my students into the office to conduct wellness checks and make sure the student is doing well, with his/her personal and academic life. Many things can occur during these check ins; such as grade checks, discuss current classes, provide a safe space for the student to talk about family/friends, life stressors in the student's life, things he/she need from me of the Transition program. Also, for my seniors, we work on FAFSA, College, or Scholarship application(s). During lunch, I usually allow students to hang out at the office while they eat their lunch; this allows me to connect with them during this time as well. The rest of the school day I go back to seeing students either by sending out passes for them, pushing into their classes or talking to those who come see me because they are in distress or going through a crisis and need someone to talk to. When this happens I drop whatever I'm doing to make sure I focus all my energy on that specific student. Once students leave campus, I spend the rest of my time going through emails, logging any visits I might of missed throughout the day and planning for the next day.

I lived in Mexico from age 2-13 and did not see my parents for 6 years when I left them to come here looking for a better life. I was reunited with my parents at age 19, right after I had graduated high school

What Has Been Your Most Memorable Moment?

There have been many memorable moments in the three years I have been with the program. One that has impacted me the most is when I was working with a student who was about to get dropped from school because of different reasons involving behavior, attendance and extremely low grades. The student was living with mom only and the mom was Spanish speaking. Mom was worried because she didn't know what to do or who to go to for help since she couldn't communicate with anyone at school. In the end, after a long journey working with the student and mom, the student improved her grades, attendance and behavior. She did not get dropped from Buchanan and enrolled in college (Fresno City) where I connected her with the Dream Center and EOP program to continue receiving support from them at the college level. Mom was grateful for everything I have done for them and to this day she continues to reach out simply to wish me happy holidays or wish me good luck on everything I do. She tells me that she believes "I'm an angel that God put in their life to help her daughter". I get emotional every time she tells me this because she reminds me of my mom and the struggles I went through during high school and college as a first generation, low income, and EL student. Just like my student.

Who Have Been Your Mentors?
Definitely a former high school Spanish teacher, who completely helped me change the direction I was going into for a much better and brighter one. This teacher is the reason why I'm here today!

How Does Your Leadership Relate to the LCAP?

I try my best to provide the support and services that our student population need in order to succeed in their academics. As a former first generation, low income, EL student, I can identify very well with my students, and I have a good understanding of what to do for them.

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