Experience

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  Alexandria City Public Schools

  • T.C. Williams High School

  • School Counselor

    • Aug 2014 - Present
    • T.C. Williams High School

    Provide a comprehensive school counseling program ninth graders to maximize their academic achievement and college and career readinessAssist students in the development of individualized career and academic plans Provide crisis counseling services Participate in ASCA professional development opportunitiesCollaborate with school stakeholders to narrow achievement gaps and improve student outcomesConsult with school stakeholder and advocate to meet student needsUtilize technology to analyze data for progress monitoring, placement decisions, and planning Assist students with credit remediation and recoveryRefer students to school and community resourcesReview cumulative records and transcribe records for transfer studentsServe as Section 504 case manager and contribute to Child Study committeeContribute to the Mayor's Campaign to End Bullying in Alexandria

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  Alexandria City Public Schools

  • United States
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Assistant Director of School Counseling

    • Dec 2010 - Jun 2014

    Contributed to the development of the district's individualized career and academic plan modelDeveloped school counseling curriculum for classroom guidance activities and provided support in the delivery of lessonsProvided district-wide school counseling oversight supportRevised the district's school counseling evaluation systemSupervised and evaluated counseling teamsIncreased community partnerships to improve student outcomesSupervised records maintenance oversight in accordance with local, state, and federal laws and policiesSupervised compliance with state and local graduation requirementsAssisted with state and division reports and recommendations to the School BoardContributed to district-wide protocol development and staff trainingCoordinated ASCA RAMP training district-wide and provided trainingCoordinated programs, including Senior Experience Program and freshman transition servicesServed as community liaison to forge partnerships with parents, organizations, and businesses to meet student academic, social, emotional and physical needs and develop programs and activities for underrepresented student and familiesIncreased parent engagement by expanding services and participationServed as representative to the Northern Virginia School Counseling Team and Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task ForceServed as member to the Superintendent’s Student Achievement Advisory Committee

  • Lead School Counselor

    • Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

    Developed and maintained the master schedule for the 9th grade campusContributed to the development of district's Individualized Achievement Plan (IAP) model and provided staff trainingServed as community liaison to community interest groupsCoordinated the AVID program at both campusesProvided counseling services to ninth grade studentsServed as member to the Superintendent’s Student Achievement Advisory Committee, Superintendent’s T.C. Vision and Action Committee and Student Engagement Sub-CommitteeServed as school representative to the Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task ForceServed as member of the Building Better Futures Advisory CommitteeServed as board member to the Alexandria Sportsman Club

  • School Counselor

    • Aug 1997 - Jul 2010

    Provided comprehensive school counseling services for students grades 10-12, including special education students and English language learnersServed as Section 504 case managerReviewed cumulative records and transcribed records for transfer studentsAssisted students with the college application and financial aid process Supervised graduate school counseling interns Served on the Superintendent’s Task Force for Counseling Curriculum Development Coordinated Boys State and Youth Leadership WashingtonContributed to various committees, including school improvement; AP diversity; technology ; and the staff advisory council

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  Planning and Research Corporation

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • Permanent Social Consultant

    • Feb 1978 - Aug 1980
    • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Developed recommendations to the Kingdom's 5-Year Development Plan on the establishment of social institutions in Saudi ArabiaConducted interviews with social agency directors and United Nations project managersAssisted with the coding and compilation of Kingdom-wide household survey dataContributed to progress and status reports