Lisa Loftis
Greenville,South Carolina
Summary
I have worked in the field of education for over 30 years. I enjoy working with both parents and students helping them navigate through the educational process. I began working with the virtual program while still at my full time job at Blue Ridge Middle. I worked many hours to help make the virtual program a success. I took on the head counseling position at the virtual program to help develop this new program. Learning how to multi-task all the responsibilities in this new world of technology has been a great experience. Everything we experienced this year had to be looked at from a different perspective. Figuring out ways to work with small groups, distribute information to both parents and students, contacting community resources to aid with our students all had to be designed differently than these tasks would in a brick and mortar setting.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Counselor
K-8 Virtual Program Greenville County School Distr
Greenville, SC
07.2021 - Current
- Head Counselor - developed the virtual plan for the counseling department
- Communicated with parents community opportunities for students
- Communicated with parents educational opportunities for students
- Coordinated the IGP process for the 8th grade students
- Registered rising 7th and 8th grade students for the next years classes
- Reviewed and discussed new students' academic credentials, interests and educational goals.
- Implemented career counseling path mandated by state, working with parents and students to implement new parent-teacher conference approach.
- Regularly met with enrolled students to confirm success and identify problem areas.
- Used data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement.
- Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni and administration.
- Taught lessons to students and faculty regarding issues such as bullying and drug abuse.
- Planned and promoted career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops.
Head Counselor
Blue Ridge Middle/Greenville County Schools
Greer, SC
08.1997 - 06.2021
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- Identified issues that hindered student academic achievement.
- Taught classes and presented self-help or information sessions on subjects related to education and career planning.
- Encouraged students to explore age-appropriate and career-related opportunities.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Collaborated with teachers and administrators in development, evaluation and revision of school programs and in preparation of master schedules for curriculum offerings.
- Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
- Used standardized assessments to evaluate abilities, interests and characteristics of different students.
- Planned and promoted career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops.
- Collaborated with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success.
- Prepared students for later educational experiences by encouraging exploration of learning opportunities and perseverance through challenging tasks.
- Identified cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encouraged students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals.
- Oversaw career and job fairs to connect students with area schools and employers.
- Taught lessons to students and faculty regarding issues such as bullying and drug abuse.
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Conducted individual and group counseling sessions.
- Scheduled all students
Teacher
Blue Ridge Middle School
Greer, South Carolina
09.1987 - 06.1997
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.
- Implemented and encouraged debate-style classroom environment to increase student engagement and promote critical thinking.
- Taught many subject areas, 10th grade English, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ela, 6th grade science.
Education
No Degree - 30 Hours Above Masters
University of LaVerne
Laverne, CAMaster of Arts - Counseling
Clemson University
Clemson, SC05.1990
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Clemson University
Clemson, SC05.1987
Skills
- Intervention planning
- Problem Solving
- Mental Health Referrals
- Needs Determination
- Conflict Management
- Self-Help Education
- Crisis Intervention
- Student Performance Evaluation
- School Programs Development
- Student Ability Evaluation
- Career Event Planning
- Career Planning
Timeline
Counselor
K-8 Virtual Program Greenville County School Distr
07.2021 - Current
Head Counselor
Blue Ridge Middle/Greenville County Schools
08.1997 - 06.2021
Teacher
Blue Ridge Middle School
09.1987 - 06.1997
No Degree - 30 Hours Above Masters
University of LaVerne
Master of Arts - Counseling
Clemson University
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Clemson University
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