Training in Comprehensive, Culturally Affirming Services in School Psychology (TRACCS)

TRACCS has partnered with Dell Valle ISD (DVISD) as the off-campus training site for trainees. DVISD currently has 12,328 students enrolled across 14 schools, and employs eight school psychologists. Their mission is to create a bi-literate, culturally responsive enhanced academic foundation by providing a future-ready education with real-world opportunities.

DVISD is located southeast of Austin, Texas and serves a student population that is 84.7% Hispanic/Latinx, with 44.3% are classified as emerging bilingual. The population also includes 88.9% of students classified as economically disadvantaged.

We are fortunate to have fantastic supervisors who are a part of TRACCS!

Supervisors

Dr. Ivonne Estrella

Dr. Ivonne Estrella is currently a Bilingual School Psychologist at Del Valle ISD.  Dr. Estrella provides consultation, counseling, and assessment support across the district.  She obtained her M.Ed. and Ph.D. from Texas A&M College Station where she specialized in Bilingual/Multicultural Special Education.  She completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Child Study Center/Dell Children’s Medical Center.  Within this setting, she provided outpatient therapy, psychological services (e.g., ER assessments, inpatient rehab counseling, hypnosis to treat functional abdominal pain), and neuropsychological assessment.  Dr. Estrella’s training has also included providing School Psychology services abroad in Queretaro Mexico, conducting psychoeducational assessments in rural areas, and providing counseling services at low-income community clinics.  In her free time, Dr. Estrella enjoys spending time outdoors with her Siberian Husky, painting, gardening, and playing Tetris.