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Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

* Provide high-quality leadership to coordinate and enhance support services for students and families.Collaborate with safety and security personnel, ensuring a secure and safe school environment.* Provide vision and leadership to student support teams.* Provide mediation and intervention for discipline situations involving students, teachers, non-certificated staff, and parents.* Promote a safe learning environment and foster open communication and a sense of belonging with students and families.* Offer leadership and vision for implementing systems and practices that promote inclusion, equity, and anti-racism throughout the school.* Lead restorative and proactive measures and practices for student conduct and discipline.Assure the protection of students' rights in the disciplinary process.* Oversee student attendance, including recording procedures and practices, and effectively address and resolve disputes related to attendance.* Provide leadership, knowledge, and expertise in social/emotional/behavioral and academic interventions and strategies at each tier within the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS).* Supervise and evaluate the activities of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, nurses, and specific support personnel.* Serve on the building administrators' leadership team, contributing knowledge and expertise to school initiatives, Professional Learning Communities, and School Improvement Goals.* Direct and manage building-wide programming, including initiatives related to Family Outreach, Student Wellness, and College and Career Advising.

Des Plaines, Illinois

* Collaborated with stakeholders on a Professional Learning Team to conduct a needs assessment, evaluate programming, and review school-wide data. Guided practice using a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) to meet student needs effectively.* Scheduled courses through meaningful individual student planning meetings, utilizing return on investment career counseling strategies. Conducted credit checks, program changes, and managed a caseload of 250+ students in Infinite Campus.* Participated in student support team meetings with other related services staff and Assistant Principal, reviewed data, and implemented targeted tier-2 group interventions and intensive, tier-3 individual interventions.* Provided individual, small-group, and large-group counseling services to address school-wide career development strategies through a 4-year curriculum using SchooLinks and Google Suites.* Offered counseling for students in short-term crisis incidents, such as bullying, trauma, peer conflict, and classroom behavior challenges. Actively listened, processed emotions, and supported the development of coping strategies for successful classroom reintegration.* Co-facilitated social-emotional groups for self-referred or struggling students, focusing on developing essential coping skills for school, family, and peer-related issues. Achieved and maintained an 80% or better attendance rate.* Co-facilitated college/career small-groups for 11th-grade students, specifically targeting low-income, first-generation students. Aimed at enhancing college/career readiness skills, promoting post-secondary enrollment, and clarifying career goals.* Served as a class sponsor, overseeing a budget and co-facilitating programs and events to support an inclusive community and positive culture and climate.* Led the scholarship committee, fostering community relationships, and successfully raising funds to award over $100,000 in additional scholarships annually to the senior class.

Des Plaines, Illinois, United States

* Actively engaged with the community as an alderman, demonstrating strong interpersonal and communication skills in addressing the concerns and needs of residents.* Developed a deep understanding of local government policies, demonstrating an ability to navigate complex regulatory environments and advocating for initiatives that positively impact the community.* Collaborated with fellow aldermen, city officials, and community members to make informed decisions, showcasing teamwork, consensus-building, and the ability to work in a group setting.* Participated in budgetary discussions and decisions, gaining experience in financial oversight and resource allocation* Faced and addressed various challenges during the term, honing problem-solving and decision-making skills that are valuable in any administrative role, particularly in dealing with diverse student and faculty issues.

Chicago

Overview: Amundsen High School was a neighborhood school with approximately 1200 students and over 100 faculty and staff members at the time. Our student demographic range included: 64% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% African American, 10% White, 1% Multi-racial, 0.4% Native American, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian, 90% low-income students at the time. My roles and accomplishments included the following:* Recommended schedule of classes through Individual Student Planning meetings and the use of standardized test scores, conducted credit checks, withdrawals, and program changes for a cohort of 400 students using IMPACT * Co-facilitated six-week senior seminar workshops with 3 other school counselors to assist 12th grade students with college prep, FAFSA completion, admission procedures, personal statements/essays, letters of recommendation, and scholarships* Organized the College/Career Fair correspond with college and trade recruiters* Conducted individual and group counseling sessions using person-centered and solution-focused brief therapy to address academic, personal/social, and career related concerns to address self esteem, academics, stress management, and family issues in accordance with ASCA standards* Facilitated eight small group counseling sessions with twelve 9th grade students in danger of staying on-track toward promotion with 10 weeks remaining in the semester* Participated in IEP and 504 meetings with students, parents, case manager, teachers, school psychologist, social worker, and school nurse* Built, cultivated, and sustained relationships with community agencies and organizations, worked directly with contact persons to build and sustain quality service learning experiences for students* Created partnerships with teachers to develop and coordinate classroom-based service learning projects

Greater Chicago Area

* Instructed online courses as assigned (to meet learning objectives within curriculum limits)* Courses taught: INTD201 - Career Planning, SOC 205 - Introduction to Sociology, SOCL 365 - American Diversity, INTD111 - Creating Academic and Professional Success

Greater Chicago Area

* Supervised and measured quality of all academic affairs activities including faculty hiring, performance evaluation, termination, training, development, teaching and student retention by ensuring that procedures and processes are properly updated and executed* Managed instructional faculty through evaluation, training, policy and procedures* Maintained tracking system to rate adjunct faculty performance through MS Excel and MS Access* Conducted adjunct faculty and individual cohort meetings every 5 weeks* Served as the adviser and main point of contact for adjunct faculty* Scheduled term course offerings and teaching assignments* Assisted other departments to resolve faculty/student issues* Evaluated trends in student enrollment and work with student advising and academic affairs to improve student retention* Investigated cases of plagiarism and academic honesty

Greater Chicago Area

* Audited academic records of Prior Learning Assessment Specialists including articulation of credit, professional work experience, and general policy and procedure * Ensured all academic records were in compliance with North Central Association (NCA) accrediting standards through monthly and quarterly audits of previous academic records* Created an Excel database to record data from auditing results, analyzed the data and made recommendations for future training initiatives

Greater Chicago Area

* Evaluated incoming transcripts, professional training certifications, and experiential learning portfolios from previous college and/or work experience* Assessed records, provided course-to-course articulation and calculated GPA’s* Administered Student Success Plans for students on probation or in need of additional support* Researched the appropriate guides, files, and other related materials to determine the amount of credit awarded for various military learning course work and foreign records* Advised at-risk students with strategies needed to get back on track toward graduation* Guided students toward testing out of general education courses via standardized assessments (i.e. CLEP/DSST exams)* Ensured that all academic coursework and credit requirements were completed upon graduation and student satisfaction was maintained

Ed.S., Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Pel - School Counseling, School Counseling

Master Of Arts - Ma, Sociology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Sociology