Meghan Granger, M.A., NCC
School Counselor at MONROE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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National Certified Counselor
National Board for Certified Counselors
Experience
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MONROE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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School Counselor
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Feb 2018 - Present
Manage caseload of approximately 300 students while providing individual and group counseling services. Serve as 504 and I&RS Case Manager. Attend IEP meetings and partner with the Child Study Team to support special education students. Partner with administrators and teachers to facilitate successful transition for students from elementary to middle school. Deliver classroom guidance lessons on a variety of topics (i.e. Grit & Growth Mindset, Diversity, Cultural Awareness & Microaggressions, Healthy Relationships, etc.). Assist students with developing key soft skills for their “toolbox” (i.e. time-management, organizational, self-advocacy, mindfulness and conflict resolution skills). Partner with building personnel to support the needs of the whole child with a SEL focus via classroom interventions, restorative circles, student programming, individual and group counseling, and restorative practices when addressing student behaviors. Conduct risk assessments via C-SSRS and make appropriate community-based referrals. Continuously collaborate with administration, parents, teachers and other key stakeholders to address student needs, resolve conflict, address student concerns, and support students holistically. Show less
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Appoquinimink High School
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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School Counselor
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Jun 2016 - Feb 2018
Manage caseload of approximately 350 students while providing academic, career and social/emotional support and serving as an advocate for student needs. Consult and collaborate with our school Social Worker, Psychologist, Educational Diagnosticians, teachers, administrators and other key stakeholders to address student behavior, attendance, and social/emotional concerns. Manage and oversee 504 plans for students. Partake in IEP meetings while providing student feedback and strategies for successful transitions for students between grade levels. Conduct risk assessments and support students during crisis interventions while making appropriate school and community based referrals. Administer classroom guidance and assemblies across grade levels to disseminate pertinent information to students on topics such as post-secondary planning, SMART goals, grade level timelines, etc. Create presentations and handouts for students and families to support personal and academic growth and reinforce topics discussed with students. Assist students with career exploration while connecting them with resources to assist in their post-secondary planning. Work with co-Counselors to create and measure annual ASCA model program goals and closing the gap action plan goals for our Comprehensive School Counseling program. Assist in the creation of the master schedule and hand-schedule students while ensuring all graduation requirements are met. Proctor school day PSAT/SAT to students with testing accommodations. Process transcript requests for students and supplement with personalized letters of recommendation. Serve on the Student Support Committee, Behavior RTI Committee, Instructional Support Team (IST), and Attendance Committee to discuss interventions for at-risk students. Show less
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College and Career Counselor
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Jun 2015 - Jun 2016
Explore and evaluate students’ education, interests, skills and personality traits to assist students in setting realistic academic and career goals. Assist college bound and non-college bound students with career exploration. Organize annual College & Career Fair for approximately 800 juniors and seniors with 60+ vendors. Organize over 70 in-house college and career exploration events throughout the year, including military visits, college visits, instant decision days and local college tours. Organize and schedule approximately 400 seniors to complete college applications during College Application Week. Create and run workshop series for students and families on topics such as financial aid, FAFSA completion, college admissions process, senior year timeline, and College Application Month. Work with Career Pathway instructors to coordinate classroom speakers. Coordinate ASVAB administrations and help to prepare students for exam through after-school practice sessions. Create and facilitate first annual Decision Day ceremony for students and parents to recognize students for their post-secondary commitments. Assist students in the completion of their Student Success Plan (SSP) via Career Cruising platform. Communicate with students and families via School Messenger regarding college visits, scholarship applications and upcoming programming. Track and analyze data regarding the delivery of career counseling programs and services. Serve as a member of the Student Support Committee to discuss interventions for at-risk students. Show less
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Rowan University
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Dr. Harley E. Flack Student Mentoring Program Graduate Coordinator
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Aug 2014 - Jun 2015
Provide support and assistance in the development and implementation of key initiatives and student program interventions. Assist in the development of our Speak and Eat conversation series, service projects, program socials and training. Maintain a high level of efficiency and effectiveness as it relates to recruiting, screening, matching and monitoring the relationships between professional and peer mentors and their mentees. Assist with general supervision of the mentoring program Undergraduate Coordinators and serve as chair of the mentoring program’s Undergraduate Coordinating Committee. Oversee all aspects of the mentoring program, including maintaining daily communication with Undergraduate Coordinators and peer mentors, collecting and reviewing weekly peer mentor logs and monthly mentoring assessments, and help plan and execute successful peer and professional mentor training. Support ongoing data collection and assessments related to programmatic and student learning outcomes. Show less
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Highland Regional High School
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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School Counseling Intern
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Aug 2014 - May 2015
Perform individual and small group counseling with students to address the academic, career and personal/social needs. Work closely with MD population and sit-in as an advocate for student IEP meetings. Facilitate academic success and grief groups with students across grade levels. Assist with key events in the Counseling Office, including Financial Aid Night, 8th Grade Orientation, PSAT/College Planning Night and Military Careers Presentation. Chaperone trips to HBCU College Fair, Camden County Community College and PENNCO Tech, gathering information to assist students in their college and career planning. Assist students with the college application process including sending transcripts, writing admissions essays, revising student resumes, informing students of college fairs and scholarship opportunities, and assisting students with SAT and ACT registration. Facilitate parent teacher conferences, crisis interventions and referrals. Attend I&RS meetings and assist in the implementation of prevention, intervention and postvention strategies. Show less
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Residential Coordinator
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Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
The Aim High Science and Technology Academy is a comprehensive developmental summer program designed to assist 40 rising high school seniors from the southern five counties in New Jersey. All students are first generation and/or low SES students pursuing careers in the STEM fields. As a Residential Counselor I am responsible for mentoring and chaperoning all students throughout the program as they attend classes and partake in on-campus and off-campus activities. I work with students to promote college and career readiness, assist students academically, personally, and socially as they transition to a college setting, expose students to career fields and course work in science and technology, and provide small and large group counseling on a variety of topics. Show less
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Graduate Assistant College of Education
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Jul 2013 - Jun 2014
I work closely with the Dean for Assessment and Technology in collecting, analyzing and evaluating data for all programs for NCATE accreditation in the College of Education . I create surveys and collect and export data via Survey Monkey. I am responsible for creating and maintaining the College of Education social media accounts including Facebook, YouTube and the Wordpress faculty blog. In addition, I maintain the College of Education website and address all website changes via Dreamweaver. I assist with event planning and advertisement for the College of Education including Meet and Greet events with the Dean, the College of Education Movie Night and other key events. I have also managed and organized the production of the College of Education 90th Anniversary video and the College of Education “Happy” video. Show less
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Academic Coach
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Sep 2013 - May 2014
I provide one-on-one academic coaching support to students with disabilities and assist students in building executive functioning and self-advocacy skills as they transition into Rowan University.
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Testing Services Graduate Coordinator
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Feb 2014 - Feb 2014
Proctor basic skills placement tests via ACCUPLACER to incoming freshmen and transfer students who have been accepted to Rowan University.
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Berlin Community School
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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School Counseling Intern
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Jan 2014 - May 2014
Perform supervised individual and small group counseling with students to address the academic, career and personal/social needs of students in a K-8th grade setting. Utilize play therapy strategies with students, attend parent teacher conferences, faculty meetings and program planning to implement prevention, intervention and post-vention strategies. Perform supervised individual and small group counseling with students to address the academic, career and personal/social needs of students in a K-8th grade setting. Utilize play therapy strategies with students, attend parent teacher conferences, faculty meetings and program planning to implement prevention, intervention and post-vention strategies.
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Erickson Living
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Human Resources Coordinator
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May 2012 - Jul 2013
Responsible for full cycle recruitment, conducted and advertised for job fairs, provided HR support to department managers and employees, successfully coordinated and oversaw 2012 Benefits Fair, managed Cedar Crest internship program by partnering with various universities and trade schools, responsible for electronic bulletin board posting and creative design for diverse communications, created and analyzed monthly reports utilizing Excel and PeopleSoft, promoted and assisted in completion of staff engagement survey, managed $81k annual tuition reimbursement program, handled PeopleSoft data entry, assisted in facilitation of New Employee Orientation, managed FMLA process for all community staff, entered payroll for leave employees in Kronos, notified employees of benefits eligibility and assisted in enrollment, conducted file audits, organized new hire files Show less
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Human Resources Assistant
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Nov 2011 - May 2012
Gained exposure to all areas of human resources, marketed and assisted with job fairs, compiled and distributed new hire and on-boarding paperwork, created employee files, audited I-9's and other official employee documents
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William Paterson University
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Peer Advisor
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Sep 2011 - Jan 2012
Posted job listings on Experience website, conducted advisement session feedback survey to identify opportunities for process improvement and growth, assisted advisors in Freshman Seminar presentation, assisted with event planning and execution for Majors and Minors Day program marketing, assisted in advisement when needed, performed clerical duties and office projects, scheduled appointments for students Posted job listings on Experience website, conducted advisement session feedback survey to identify opportunities for process improvement and growth, assisted advisors in Freshman Seminar presentation, assisted with event planning and execution for Majors and Minors Day program marketing, assisted in advisement when needed, performed clerical duties and office projects, scheduled appointments for students
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Sun National Bank
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Banking
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200 - 300 Employee
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Teller
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Jun 2009 - Aug 2011
Established business relationships with customers and identified them by name, exercised professionalism while assisting customers, making phone calls and working with fellow employees, trained incoming branch tellers while being thorough and assisting as a mentor, created and maintained customer profiles, exercised customer and employee confidentiality at all times Established business relationships with customers and identified them by name, exercised professionalism while assisting customers, making phone calls and working with fellow employees, trained incoming branch tellers while being thorough and assisting as a mentor, created and maintained customer profiles, exercised customer and employee confidentiality at all times
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Education
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2013 - 2015
Rowan University
M.A. Counseling in Educational Settings, Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services -
2011 - 2013
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology -
2010 - 2011
Mercer County Community College
AAS Liberal Arts, Liberal Studies
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