Counselor at Houston ISD - Waltrip High School (2024-08 – Present)
- Provide counseling services to students based on guidelines outlined in the Texas Comprehensive Counseling Model.
- Assist in the development and planning of the guidance and counseling program in alignment with the needs of all students.
- Review student transcripts to determine programming and placement, areas of endorsement, and graduation readiness
- Conducts new student registration orientations with parents and students to determine placement, explain district policy, and orient students to the campus culture.
- Provides academic, behavioral, and social guidance to students.
- Collaborate with students, teachers, and administrators to provide prevention and intervention strategies in the areas of academics and attendance.
- Facilitates course selection meetings with students for the upcoming school year. Student transcripts are reviewed for proper placement in future courses.
- Provides parents with information regarding appropriate programming for their student.
- Organizes and conducts parent meetings to discuss students' academic, attendance, social, and behavioral needs.
- Disseminates information to students concerning summer school, correspondence, and other alternative means of education.
- Assist in the planning and coordination of PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP testing.
- Works closely with the school psychologist, homebound teachers, diagnosticians, attendance officers, youth service specialists, and all ancillary personnel to help students with special needs.
- Serves as chairperson for Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings.
- Provides guidance and resources to students and the parents of those students who are experiencing distress in the area of mental health.
Academic Guidance Counselor at Spring ISD - Dekaney High School (2024-09 – 2025-06)
- Assist in the development and planning of the guidance and counseling program in alignment to the needs of all students.
- Review student transcripts to determine programming and placement, areas of endorsement, and graduation readiness
- Conducts new student registration orientations with parents and students to determine placement, explain district policy, and orient students to the campus culture.
- Provides academic, behavioral, and social guidance to students
- Collaborates with students, teachers, and administrators to provide prevention and intervention strategies in the areas of academics and attendance.
- Facilitates course selection meetings with students for the upcoming school year. Student transcripts are reviewed for proper placement in future courses.
- Provides parents with information regarding appropriate programming for their student.
- Organizes and conducts parent meetings to discuss students' academic, attendance, social, and behavioral needs.
- Disseminates information to students concerning summer school, correspondence, and other alternative means of education.
- Assist in the planning and coordination of PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP testing.
- Plans, conducts and/or assists with staff development programs for individual school and district-wide personnel, when appropriate.
- Works closely with the school psychologist, homebound teachers, diagnostician, attendance officer, Youth Service specialist and all ancillary personnel to help students with special needs and circumstances.
- Serves as chairperson for Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings.
- Reports child abuse cases to the Children's Protective Services and involves the Youth Service Specialist when necessary.
- Provides guidance and resources to students and the parents of those students who are experiencing distress in the area of mental health.
Academic Guidance Counselor at Aldine Independent School District - Aldine High School (2021-07 – 2024-07)
- Coordinate and disseminate information from the district level to the gifted and talented teaching team.
- Assist in the development and planning of the guidance and counseling program in alignment to the needs of all students.
- Review student transcripts to determine programming and placement, areas of endorsement, and graduation readiness
- Conducts new student registration orientations with parents and students to determine placement, explain district policy, and orient students to the campus culture.
- Provides academic, behavioral, and social guidance to students
- Collaborates with students, teachers, and administrators to provide prevention and intervention strategies in the areas of academics and attendance.
- Conducts course selection meetings with students for the upcoming school year. Student transcripts are reviewed for proper placement in future courses.
- Provides parents with information regarding appropriate programming for their student.
- Organizes and conducts parent meetings to discuss students' academic, attendance, social, and behavioral needs.
- Disseminates information to students concerning summer school, correspondence, and other alternative means of education.
- Assist in the planning and coordination of PSAT, SAT, ACT testing.
- Plans, conducts and/or assists with staff development programs for individual school and district-wide personnel, when appropriate.
- Works closely with the school psychologist, homebound teachers, diagnostician, attendance officer, Youth Service specialist and all ancillary personnel to help students with special needs and circumstances.
- Serves as chairperson for Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings.
- Reports child abuse cases to the Children's Protective Services and involves the Youth Service Specialist when necessary.
- Provides guidance and resources to students and the parents of those students who are experiencing distress in the area of mental health.
- Trained to identify suicide ideation using the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale.
- Coordinate placement of home bound students.
Academic Guidance Counselor at Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District - Cypress Lakes High School (2018-01 – 2021-07)
