Cheryl "Sheri" Taylor, Edd Email & Phone Number

6th grade school counselor (2023-24), 7th grade (2022-23)

Pine Ridge High School, Deltona, Fl

• Director of School Counseling department of a Title 1 high school with 5 counselors and approximately 1,700 students.• School counselor for approximately 350 twelfth graders

Spirit Elementary School, Deltona, Fl

• School counselor for grades PK through 5th in a Title 1 school with approximately 650 students.• Sample responsibilities include: threat assessment and crisis intervention; SEL small group facilitation; short-term individual counseling; Tier 2 intervention for students with behavioral and/or mental health concerns; coordinating supports for families; liaison with community programs; "just in time" classroom lessons; and consultation with teachers and parents.• Special Projects: coordination of school-wide bully-prevention program; coordination of school-wide positive behavior program; targeted incentive program for students with chronic absenteeism and lateness called “Attendance HERO”; and “Mindful Kids” program which includes training teachers on using mindfulness and zones of regulation with their students, and the establishment of classroom Peace Corners so students will have a place to practice self-regulation.

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

• Position ended as a result of Reduction in Force• Assisted higher education institutions in meeting recruitment and retention goals via enterprise CRM solutions which follow the student life cycle; new business sales and proposal development for colleges and universities across the United States. • Trained in full sales cycle: outreach, qualifying leads, making sales presentations, writing proposals, negotiating pricing, following up with clients, and closing deals. Also assisted with client relationship services to ensure clients are pleased with TargetX’s solutions.

Pottstown & Blue Bell, Pa

• Partnered with over 20 school districts to customize dual credit agreements resulting in tremendous enrollment increase - from 250 students in pilot year to annual unduplicated headcount of almost 2,000 students – making the program one of the two largest in Pennsylvania and bringing in over $1 million/year.• Designed, directed, & marketed multi-year youth development programs including “Bridge to Employment” (funded by Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Biotech, and J&J Diabetic Solutions), “Positive Directions” for students from low income families (funded by Montgomery County Department of Commerce), “Jump Start” Summer Program for under-represented students (funded by business donations), and “Bridge to College” (college readiness/transition program for students with autism spectrum disorder; funded by school districts and private pay).• Other responsibilities included: worked with administrators and faculty to coordinate offsite courses and the faculty liaison program; supervised staff; facilitated positive working relationships between college faculty and high school teachers; designed dual credit “pathway programs” such as College Pathway Academy for Health Professions and the 2+1+2 Early College Program; provided dual enrollment advising to integrate high school and associate degree requirements; designed, organized and facilitated training opportunities for groups of 10 – 200 participants; assisted in the launch of the Gateway to College national model at MCCC; utilized data queries to produce annual report on dual enrollment & data driven decision making; designed and implemented college readiness/transition program for students on the Autism spectrum; highly successful in grant writing and administration. • Participated on college-wide initiatives such as Enrollment Council, Middle States Accreditation Committee, Student Success Committee, and Gatekeeper Course Academy (faculty-admin inquiry/assessment group).• Completed two year Leadership Academy.

Pottstown, Pa

Taught the following undergraduate courses face-to-face, hybrid and online: Working with Students with Special Needs, Introduction to Education, Educational Psychology, Child Development, Psychology of Human Development, Personality, Introduction to Psychology, College Seminar, Intro to Individual Counseling, and Intro to Group Counseling.

Pottstown & Blue Bell, Pa

Part time (6/2006 - 1/2007) and Full Time (1/2007 - 9/2007) - Developed program in which high school students take college courses, program expanded tremendously warranting the position to become full time

Provided training, counseling, & consultation to families, schools, and other child serving organizations (7/99 - 12/2006); National Recruitment Campaign Coordinator for the National Center for Special Education Personnel & Related Services Providers at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education NASDSE (7/2004 - 1/2007); Client Services Consultant at Aramark Educational Services / Knowledge Learning Corporation (6/2002 - 7/2003).

Pottstown, Pa

Coordinated K-12 elementary and secondary student assistance teams which identify, intervene, refer, and support “at risk” students in a district of 3,500 students. Other responsibilities included: teaching staff development classes for teachers and support staff, co-teaching and teaching classes K-12, parent training, coordination of grant funded K-12 school-community team program for prevention, coordinating training programs district wide, coordination of the redesign of the K-12 Health curriculum, coordination of a comprehensive Camp Confidence summer program for students in grades K-8, writing and administering grants, supervising a staff of grant employees, coordination of on-site mental health services into the schools, participation in IEP, Chapter 15, wraparound Interagency, Intervention, & Treatment Plan meetings, development of relationships with area businesses to sponsor prevention/intervention activities, development of policy and procedures for crisis situations and drug/alcohol violations, development of an Employee Assistance Program for 350 employees, design & coordination of programs on teen leadership, cultural diversity, peer mediation (including an accredited high school class), conflict resolution, sexual harassment prevention, drug/alcohol prevention, and wellness.

Phoenixville, Pa

Responsibilities included: career counseling, educational counseling, group counseling, crisis intervention, coordinating a peer helper program, teaching classes on Study Skills, time management, decision making, and refusal skills.

Stroudsburg, Pa

Responsibilities included: career counseling, educational counseling, group counseling, crisis intervention, and teaching a year round Study Skills class.

Ed.D., Educational Leadership

Dissertation: Supporting College Students Diagnosed with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Graduate Certificate In Mental Health Counseling

Completed coursework for Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) credential.

Graduate Certificate In Business, Business Administration And Management, General

Principal Certification

course work completed

Chemical Dependency Counselor Certificate

M.Ed., Counselor Education

Ba, Labor Studies