Dr. Keisha Burns

PALMDALE — Shadow Hills Magnet Academy counselor Dr. Keisha Burns is one of two Los Angeles County counselors chosen by the Los Angeles County Office of Education for the inaugural School Counselor of the Year award.

School counselors were nominated or elected to apply for the award. The goal of the award is to recognize counselors who work at implementing the American School Counselor Association National Model, which focuses on providing equitable access for all students through advocacy, leadership, collaboration, and systematic change, according to the LA County Office of Education.