As the Bear Branch School Counselor, I have the privilege of working with all of our amazing students!  Humble ISD's Personalized Counseling approach allows me to meet with every Bear Branch student one-on-one during this school year.  In these meetings, students will explore their strengths, goals and aspirations.  

I also implement the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs.  This model delivers counseling services in the following areas:  

Any student can request to meet with me or they can be referred by a teacher, administrator, or parent.  I encourage you to reach out if you have concerns regarding your child.  Please click the link below and fill out the Parent Referral Form to express your concerns or refer your student for school counseling services. 

School Counseling Referral Form for a BBE Student 

**Confidentiality** Please note that all information discussed is confidential between me and your child, unless they are planning on hurting themselves, hurting someone else or someone is hurting them.

Please feel free to call me, or stop in so that we can meet face to face. I can be reached by julianna.wimberly@humbleisd.net or by phone at (281) 641-1607.

Click here to access Humble ISD's Credit by Exam information.

Testing for Credit by Examination in Humble ISD occurs 4 times per year.  If you are interested in grade level acceleration for your child, please complete the Credit by Examination Registration Form and submit it to the school counselor.  CBE test results are used to indicate if a student is prepared to skip the grade level they are anticipating entering the following year.  Tests may not be taken to skip the student's current grade level.  If you plan to request that your child be considered for acceleration, please be mindful of the registration deadlines listed below. 

To register your child for a CBE test please complete the Credit by Exam for Acceleration 2025-2026 Registration Form

If you have any questions or concerns regarding acceleration, please Email Francesca Newman or 281-641-1607. Click here to access our CBE Parent Information sheet.

25-26 Testing Dates:

Fall Testing September 22-26, 2025 and October 27-30, 2025

Registration Deadline August 29, 2025

Spring Testing March 9 - 13, 2026

Registration Deadline January 30, 2026

Summer Testing June 15 - June 18, 2026 and June 22 - June 25, 2026

Registration Deadline April 30, 2026

Exam Reviews
Exam reviews are available online at the Texas Tech website

BBE 5th Graders and Parents of 5th Graders,

The time has come to plan for your transition to 6th grade! Below you will see information from both Kingwood and Creekwood Middle Schools. It is likely that reviewing this information will lead you to wonder and have questions. Please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Wimberly at Bear Branch or to your upcoming middle school counselor with your questions. We are all here to support you through this transition process.

Middle School Prep Timeline

November 2025 - 5th graders complete a Getting to Know you survey to determine their primary and secondary Multiple Intelligences.

December 2025 - 5th graders have their 1:1 personalized counseling meeting with Mrs. Newman, this is a great time for students to brainstorm what electives and types of classes they hope to take in middle school and ask questions they have.

Thursday, December 11 - Deadline for parents to complete the BBE: 5th Grader, Next Year Building Google Form.

January 2026 - Middle school music teachers visit BBE.

Both KMS and CMS

February/March 2026 - Parent Approval of course selection

April 2026 - 5th Grade Course Verification

Humble ISD Employee Assistance Program

Staff, please review the flyers on this page or visit Humble ISD's Benefits webpage for more information on the Employee Assistance Program.

August 29, 2025

Dear Humble ISD Families,

Humble ISD is dedicated to the safety, well-being, and success of all students, staff, and visitors. As part of our commitment to transparency and compliance with state law, we are providing this notice in accordance with Texas Senate Bill 12 (Texas Education Code §26.009T), passed by the 89th Texas Legislature. This new law is designed to give parents and guardians a greater role in decisions regarding their child’s health and well-being at school. SB 12 requires school districts to notify parents/guardians and obtain written consent before certain mental or behavioral health services are provided, such as suicidality or self-harm screeners, rating scales, or other assessments administered by school counselors, psychological service providers, or other qualified staff.

In accordance with law, the District must notify parents of staff services related to school counseling and give parents the opportunity to opt out before those services are provided to their child.

School counseling services are more fully explained in board policy FFEA, and student mental health is covered in board policy FFEB. Information about threat assessments can be found in board policy FFB.

All District employees:

• Shall report alleged abuse or neglect of a student as required by law; and

• May verbally inquire about a student’s daily well-being without parental consent.

District employees and contractors will not provide assistance with social transitioning.

Under state law, a child may consent to counseling for themselves as it relates to suicide prevention; chemical addiction or dependency; or sexual, physical or emotional abuse.

Routine Counseling Services

State law requires school counselors to provide the following services as part of a Comprehensive School Counseling Program:

• A guidance curriculum to help students develop their full educational potential, including the student's interests and career objectives.

• A responsive services component to intervene on behalf of any student whose immediate personal concerns or problems put the student's continued educational, career, personal, or social development at risk.

• An individual planning system to guide a student as the student plans, monitors, and manages the student's own educational, career, personal, and social development.

• System support to support the efforts of teachers, staff, parents, and other members of the community in promoting the educational, career, personal, and social development of students.

School counselors routinely provide the following services:

• Advise students and their parents regarding the importance of postsecondary education, coursework designed to prepare students for postsecondary education, and financial aid availability and requirements;

• Early mental health prevention and intervention;

• Building skills related to managing emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and responsible decision-making;

• Substance abuse prevention and intervention;

• Suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention;

• Grief-informed and trauma-informed practices;

• Positive school climates, meaning the quality and character of school life, including interpersonal relationships, teaching and learning practices, and organizational structures, as experienced by students enrolled in the District, parents of those students, and personnel employed by the District;

• Positive behavior interventions and supports;

• Positive youth development; and

• Safe, supportive, and positive school climate.

Parental Consent

Under state law, an employee or contractor of the District must obtain the written consent of a child’s parent before the employee or contractor may conduct a psychological or psychiatric examination or test, or psychological or psychiatric treatment (“mental health-related services”), unless the examination, test, or treatment is required under law. Completing this form with a response of NO will constitute an opt out of the services listed below.

These terms are defined by law:

• “Psychological or psychiatric examination or test” as a method designed to elicit information regarding an attitude, habit, trait, opinion, belief, feeling, or mental disorder or a condition thought to lead to a mental disorder, regardless of the manner in which the method is presented or characterized, including a method that is presented or characterized as a survey, check-in, or screening or is embedded in an academic lesson.

• “Psychological or psychiatric treatment” means the planned, systematic use of a method or technique that is designed to affect behavioral, emotional, or attitudinal characteristics of an individual or group.

A parent may opt-out of mental health-related services annually, and consent may be revoked or reinstated at any time with written notice signed by the parent. Please note that opting out may have a negative impact on students who are struggling emotionally.

A parent may not opt out of the following:

• School district emergency responses;

• Law enforcement or Department of Family and Protective Services activities;

• Behavioral threat assessment required by law; or

• Other rights or duties required by law, including the Texas Family Code.

Under state law, before administering a student well-being questionnaire or health screening form to a student, the District will provide a copy of the questionnaire or form to the student’s parent and obtain the parent’s consent to administer the questionnaire or the form.

Should the District recommend additional mental health care or the completion of a form or questionnaire, the form will be provided to the parent and consent obtained before the form or services are provided to the student.

Please complete the Counseling Consent Form to Opt-In or Opt-Out of school counseling services by Monday, September 15, 2025.