A Few Words
About Jose Ireta

Jose Ireta was born and raised in California, but recently relocated to Texas after his early retirement from public education. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from the California State University system and holds two master's degrees, one in Counseling and one in Educational Administration, both were earned from the Graduate School of Education at California Lutheran University.

His career in education began in 1998 with at-risk youth to help them with their post-secondary endeavors. To this date, he is still in contact with former students who were awarded scholarships from the Bill Gates Millennium Scholars Program to attend schools such as UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley and Stanford. These students, who are close to his heart, were all first generation college students. Some of these students now work at Amgen Biotech, Cal State Channel Islands, Ventura County Behavioral Health, and other reputable institutions and businesses. One of his former students was recently hired to take his place at the high school from where he retired! Sadly in 2002, the grant that funded the program was not renewed. This led him to seek employment with a neighboring district where he worked from 2002 to 2021. From 2009 to 2021, he worked at high performing International Baccalaureate High School.


Mr. Ireta began to work as a private college counselor in 2017 in addition to his work at the high school. This work, juxtaposed with his work at a comprehensive high school, made him realize how much his role as a counselor had changed and renewed his passion to work with students on a one-on-one basis to help them realize their goals, define their strengths and weaknesses, and help them with their college applications (essay editing, essay topics, choosing a major, etc.).

Mr. Ireta adheres to Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. He encourages students to start with the big picture, their end goal, and then chart a path on how to get there in the distant future. This is one of his reasons for retiring early from public education, to do what he loves and why he pursued a career in education in the first place. His multiple positions have allowed him to work with a diverse student-body (various cultures, socio-economic levels, academic standing, etc.). It is his goal to guide all students in achieving their goals regardless of their backgrounds and academic abilities.