Professional School Counselor Resume Example Hoffman Boston Elementary, Arlington Public School APS

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR

Experience

Professional School Counselor
January 2007 to CurrentHoffman Boston Elementary, Arlington Public School APS － Virginia

Provides academic and social support and career awareness to Montessori, Pre-K and graded elementary students that represent a wide range of cultural differences and backgrounds.
Sets high academic standards and pushes each child to realize his or her full potential.
Chairperson, Intervention Assistance Team (IAT): Works with parents, teachers, and specialists to select the most effective interventions for the students, who do not adapt easily to a regular classroom setting.
Uses collected baseline and post-intervention data, to measure specific interventions' success and its ability to address the students' needs without formalized evaluations or Special Education services.
In the last three years, this process has led to a 10% decrease in Student Study referrals and a 20% increase in IAT dismissals.
Instructional Leadership Team Member: Collaboratively examines and addresses 90 Day Plan, student watch lists, VDOE quarterly reports and other data pertinent to school improvement.
Establishes intervention plans and school reform strategies based on information gathered through a wide variety of formal and informal assessment outcomes.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Team Member (PBIS): Attends PBIS trainings and meetings to collaboratively examine and address school wide behavioral data.
Manages school wide action plan based on national PBIS research and the School Wide Information System (SWIS) data.
Attendance Task Force Team Member: Schedules and meets monthly to address individual student attendance concerns.
Works with parents to create most effective attendance improvement plan.
Follows up with necessary steps to assist students and families with recurrent absenteeism.
Cultural Competence Initiative Facilitator: Planned and facilitated cultural competence training to APS colleagues in effort to broaden their attitudes, skills and behaviors, enabling them to work effectively in cross-cultural situations.
Created an open and safe environment that moved the group toward purposeful sessions and completion of the cultural competence training.
Community Based Programs: Builds relationships with community members, sponsor and mentorship roles, scheduled and coordinated healthcare visits with Department of Human Services (H1N1 vaccinations) and Dental Mobile.
Also assists in Montessori, Virginia Preschool Initiative and new parent/student orientation and school visits.
Co-developed boys' mentor program in partnership with Mt.
Olive Baptist Church in effort to encourage character building and provide support system and resources for students.
State Testing Coordinator: Adhered to state-mandated procedures and timeline by training teachers and proctors, scheduling and administering practice tests and ensuring accommodations were in place for special education and second-language learners.
Prior to testing, assured valid participation in test taking and correct accreditation-affecting scoring by detailed attention to coding.

Teacher
January 2004 to January 2007Wakefield High School, Arlington Public Schools APS － Virginia

Taught 9th grade English to children who present a broad range of learning styles and levels, from advanced placement to special education.
Developed and delivered lessons that ensure students' learning at appropriate levels and reflect the best sequencing of instruction based on curricular objectives.
Especially adroit at recognizing the needs, concerns, abilities and interests of each student and delivering the needed instruction or recommending resources.
Joined staff members in innovative planning that support the school-wide initiative for Advanced Placement: planned and executed staff development activity that supplied staff with logistics of Wakefield's Advanced Placement Network; collaboratively developed Wakefield's Summer Bridge Advanced Placement Network lesson on College Planning; served as a member of Wakefield's Advanced Placement Network providing staff, parent and student support for Advanced Placement preparation and participation.
As team leader, collaborated with committed, like-minded educators to provide rigorous interdisciplinary learning opportunities and rich experiences through field trips and in-house activities.
Built a girls' mentoring group to support social, emotional and academic decision-making.
This project is designed to reduce aggressive behaviors and increase self-awareness and self-esteem.

Instructional Lead Teacher
January 2000 to January 2004Virginia

Taught English and social studies, 9th through 12th grade classes, to students who faced the challenges of inordinate gaps in their education and social stress.
Fostered a collegial climate in which human relationships and intellectual endeavors are valued.
Have continued mentoring relationships with several students by supporting their education, parenting and employment efforts as adults.
Accomplished learning objectives by using varied instructional techniques and materials, including methods that encouraged students to employ higher-order critical thinking skills.
Demonstrated fairness and consistency when handling student discipline and coaching for improvement.
Creatively planned lessons and implemented curriculum that resulted in measurable and observable performance.
This methodology led to improved students' level of competency and comprehension, which increased their Standards of Learning writing scores by 80%.
As lead teacher, worked with staff members on interdisciplinary projects, field trips and in-house activities that promoted academic and social progression leading to overall higher grade point averages.
Met regularly with teaching staff to acquire data on core curriculum areas, short-term and long-term planning goals, and to reflect on instruction.

Teacher
January 1994 to January 2000Benjamin Stoddert Middle School, Prince George's County Public Schools － Maryland

Taught language arts to 6th and 7th grade classes across a spectrum of assessed performance levels, including Talented and Gifted (TAG) and special education.
Honed classroom skills at the beginning of career by teaching five 7th grade classes that focused on reading through intensively covering grammar and literature.
Demonstrated the ability to establish and maintain effective team and individual relationships with students, parents, supervisors and colleagues.
Exceeded all teaching objectives and was rewarded with increasing leadership responsibility.
Language Arts Department Chairperson: Appointed liaison among the principal, language arts teachers and supervisors.
Disbursed and tracked materials and resources to special education and language arts departments.
Integrated language arts instruction into the broader school curricula, including emphasis on special education needs.
Team Leader: Coordinated and planned programs and activities with 6th grade teachers and principal, including learning strategies and testing approaches.
Balanced the role of standardized testing with the need to provide creative learning experiences for all students.
Defined and actively participated in process improvement activities.
Worked cooperatively as an effective leader and team member to achieve school goals and objectives.
Multidisciplinary and School Instructional Teams Member: Served as the regular education teacher on these two interrelated, dependent teams.
Reviewed existing data and assisted in determining the need for student assessment, e.g., psychological, speech and language and education level testing.
Analyzed the results of assessments and assisted in identifying an existing disability that required special education services.
Assisted in the development of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or Individualized Transition Plan (ITP).
Coordinated monthly meetings, including setting agendas, to focus on the needs of selected students.
Addressed the students' performance and attendance issues and evaluated the level of intervention required.

Education and Training

M.Ed : Education LeadershipGeorge Mason University － Fairfax, VAEducation Leadership

M.EdThe George Washington University － Washington DC

BA : English & Mass Communications, November 2015Virginia State University George Washington University － Petersburg, VAEnglish & Mass Communications Parents and Teachers Supporting Students Training, *The School Site Practicum Student Supervisor, 2012 - 2016 *Social Skills Training for Autistic Students,

2013Spanish For Educators, Arlington Public School

2012Acting Summer School Principal, Abingdon Elementary School

2012Marymount University SchoolSite Practicum Student Supervisor, *Northern Virginia School Counseling Leadership Team Site Supervisor Training,

2010Acting Summer School Principal, Hoffman Boston Elementary School

Interests

Postgraduate Professional License, Commonwealth of Virginia, since 2000 *Virginia Support for School Improvement Leadership Training, 2009-2010 *Teacher Expectations & Student Achievement (TESA) trained, since 2002 *American School Counselor Association, since 1999 *National Teachers' Association, since 1994

Skills

academic, APS, Arts, coaching, Counseling, critical thinking, decision-making, English, focus, instruction, Leadership, Team Leader, logistics, materials, meetings, mentor, mentoring, Works, Network, process improvement, coding, reading, research, scheduling, speech, staff development, Supervisor, teacher, teaching

Additional Information

Postgraduate Professional License, Commonwealth of Virginia, since 2000 *Virginia Support for School Improvement Leadership Training, 2009-2010 *Teacher Expectations & Student Achievement (TESA) trained, since 2002 *American School Counselor Association, since 1999 *National Teachers' Association, since 1994

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Hoffman Boston Elementary, Arlington Public School APS
Wakefield High School, Arlington Public Schools APS
Benjamin Stoddert Middle School, Prince George's County Public Schools

School Attended

George Mason University
The George Washington University
Virginia State University George Washington University
Spanish For Educators, Arlington Public School
Acting Summer School Principal, Abingdon Elementary School
Marymount University School
Acting Summer School Principal, Hoffman Boston Elementary School

Job Titles Held:

Professional School Counselor
Teacher
Instructional Lead Teacher

Degrees

M.Ed : Education Leadership
M.Ed
BA : English & Mass Communications , November 2015
2013
2012
2012
2010

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