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Noble High School

Lead and facilitate weekly meetings with administration, school counselors, teachers and educational specialists which are focused on creating positive, intentional relationships between students and staff and with using real-time student-level performance data to guide collaborative problem-solving and instructional action.

Supervise and evaluate school counseling staff, organize and coordinate school-wide school counseling programs while providing school counseling services. Areas of Focus:Develop program of studiesDevelop master scheduleLead regular revision and implementation of school counseling curriculum to provide career development and post-secondary planning in all four years of high schoolWork with Multiple Pathways, a program developed to help students who struggle in the high school mainstream to experience academic and social success, delivered school counseling services and provided consultation and coordination assistanceServe on the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Steering Committee to provide oversight in the self-study processSupervise standardized test administration Serve on the school administrative and leadership teams to provided oversight for school management and reform workDeveloped counselor evaluation tool based on ASCA and local district standardsSupervised three school counseling interns from the University of Southern MaineServe on the School Based Health Care Center’s Advisory Committee to provide oversight for the delivery of comprehensive health care to studentsParticipated in New England Association of Schools and Colleges recertification visitation at Manchester Memorial High School in Manchester, New Hampshire

Provided academic, personal/social, career and college counseling services to students. As Guidance Director, supervised and evaluated school counseling staff, organized and coordinated school-wide guidance programs while providing school counseling servicesAreas of Focus:As advisory committee chair led the development of an advisory program and personal learning plans for all students.As a member of the school leadership team provided oversight for comprehensive school reform work.As vocational liaison, worked with administration of the vocational school to help vocational students maintain a stronger connection to the high schoolLed aspirations program requiring all seniors to write college essays, all juniors to take PSATs and to take college visitsAs Student Assistance Team Chair, reorganized and streamlined the process to identify and provide assistance for at-risk studentsAs a member of the Guidance Advisory Committee, worked with school board members, parents, administration, and faculty to restructure the delivery of guidance services.Developed guidance curriculum featuring lessons on career development and post-secondary planningRepresented Leadership Team at the Great Maine Schools Summer WorkshopParticipated in New England Association of Schools and Colleges recertification visitation at Newburyport High School in Newburyport, MassachusettsAs Professional Learning Group Facilitator used various protocols to help educators reflect on their teaching practiceAs peer mediation advisor developed a peer mediation program.As Student Activities Coordinator, oversaw development of eight new student activities

Ms, School Counseling

Master of Science Degree in School Counseling

Bs Ed, Industrial Education, As In Drafting & Design

Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology Education Associate of Science in General Technology Associate of Science in Drafting.