Celeste Bernard Email & Phone Number

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Italy, Us -Army

• Met with each incoming student and their parents to evaluate transcript and discuss appropriate placement to guarantee on-time graduation. 97% of the time, students started school within 24 hours.• Met with each senior student and their parents to ensure students were successful in each course and maintained the standard for graduation. As a result, 100% of the students graduated.• Assisted seniors with college and/or military academies application process. Contacted institutions in the United States and Europe as necessary to make sure the applications were received in a timely manner.• Contacted high schools in the United States as needed regarding students' transcripts and credits• Coordinated classrooms and one on one presentation with recruiters from all the branches of the US Military• Collaborated with administration to develop the master schedule. 95% of returning students had their next school year’s schedule prior to the summer vacation.• Assisted students in completing local and federal-military scholarships. • Registered students for online courses as needed to meet credit requirements.• Worked with the American Universities on base to enroll senior students on dual enrollment courses.• Held presentations for juniors and seniors and their parents throughout the school year.• Evaluated students to identify students ready to take AP courses

Taravella High School

• Maintained good communication with the surrounding middle schools to ensure a smooth transition for students from 8th to 9th grade• Met with the 8th grade parents as needed to discuss placement for 9th grade• Prepared a presentation for the 8th grade students and their parents to inform them of the graduation requirements and discuss how to be successful in high school and beyond.• Met with parents and students who were new to this school to evaluate their transcript and ensure a continuation of the same courses when possible• Administered standardized tests throughout the school year• Assisted in the development of a 504 Plan as needed for the students• Member of the Response to Intervention (RTI) committee to help provide interventions to students who may need assistance academically, socially, and/or behaviorally• Held parent/student/teacher conferences as needed to address concerns or issues• Evaluated foreign and national transcripts and issued students their credits accordingly• Coordinated and participated in the Women of Tomorrow mentoring group for young ladies who may be at risk socially and/or academically

Lyons Creek Middle School

1. Supervised two guidance counselors and one student intern in the Guidance Counseling Department. 2. Coordinated and executed all State and County wide testing procedures at the school level.3. Participated in weekly curriculum meetings with the school principal and other personnel to enhance the school’s academic and social initiatives and goals.4. Responsible for counseling 650 students in the 7th grade; met with students on a regular basis to keep track of their grades and academic requirements in order to help them advance to the next grade. 5. Liaison between foster care students, the state of Florida Department of Children and Families, and various other foster care agencies in Broward County. 6. Facilitated parent/teacher conferences to identify the cause of the student’s failure and suggested strategies to help them have a successful school year.

Boyd Anderson High School

1. Counseled 900 students in 9th grade on personal, social and academic matters. 2. Met with parents, students and teachers when issues arose regarding discipline or poor academic performance and set out the best course of action to help the student. 3. Awarded letters of recommendation to graduating students. 4. Facilitated group counseling sessions on social skills for students with school related behavioral problems.