Cindy Cook
McColl Elementary/Middle School, Marlboro County School District
Georgetown,SC
23
years of professional experience
Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Work History
1 Year 5 Months
- Conduct on-going social-emotional/character educational curriculum guidance lessons.
- Consults and collaborates with teachers, administration, and mental health counselor to provide responsive and on-going counseling to 480 students.
- Created a system to thoroughly update and maintain cumulative files to verify appropriate documentation is on file and up to date.
- Manage the enrollment/withdraw process working with parents/guardians, specific schools, and outside agencies.
- Organize quarterly/annual school-wide awards ceremony for students, friends, and family.
- Provide crisis intervention and support for students in distress to ensure a safe environment.
7 Months
- Facilitated conflict resolution between students to improve student relationships.
- Provided individual counseling to students addressing personal, academic, and social changes.
- Delivered group therapy sessions addressing emotional regulation skills.
- Managed enrollment process for alternative school. Consulted with teachers to ensure academic success. Created academic and social goals for successful smooth transition.
- Utilized Calendly to more efficiently schedule IGPs meetings with students grades 9-12.
2 Years
- Provided individual and group guidance to students facing personal, academic, social and emotional challenges.
- Peer mentor to school counselor graduate student. Conducted observations, provided feedback, and composed college reviews.
- Monitored student progress and adjusted interventions to ensure effective support.
5 Years
- Educated students on SC Virtual School course selection and process. Collaborated with instructors and developed academic interventions and strategies to ensure course credit.
- Coordinated middle and high school visits to colleges to promote career awareness.
- Executed post-secondary programs for students and provided training events for parents.
- Assisted students with exploration of post-secondary options. Guided students through NCAA clearinghouse requirements and NAIA process to maintain athletic eligibility.
- Test coordinator for middle and high school tests including PSAT, EOC’s and AP exams.
- Collected data to analyze students’ grades. Provided ongoing counseling with students with failing grades to determine strategies to improve, surpass, and maintain grades.
- Trained and supervised student aides, fostering leadership, professionalism, and organization.
9 Years
- Lead small groups and class lessons focused on anger management, girl empowerment, friendship issues, bullying, career awareness, learning styles, and stress management.
- Implemented data-driven strategies to identify areas of need within the school population, leading to targeted interventions and support services.
- Promoted a culture of continuous improvement by leading professional development sessions for faculty on counseling techniques and student support services.
- Served as Section 504 school-based coordinator, managing a schedule for all students and reviewing all documentation from meetings and services rendered for students.
- Improved parent engagement by organizing educational workshops and sessions on academic, career, and personal/social-emotional development.
- Advised eighth grade students on their three high schools' specialties to help them identify their best career choice through Choice Process.
Education
Master of Science - School Counseling
Master of Science in Business (six courses completed)
Bachelor of Science - Healthcare Administration
Skills
Needs assessment
Work experience programs
Problem-solving
Attention to detail
Relationship development
Interpersonal communication
Compassionate
Accomplishments
- Increased scholarship monies from $600,000 to $2.7 million with increasing awareness and diligence of students’ completion of applications.
- Collected and analyzed data to target academic and behavioral groups to improve educational success and reduce the number of referrals and suspensions.
- Coached girls’ middle school softball team for five seasons.
- Developed, implemented, and monitored the Peer Mediation Program with stupendous results of learned leadership, emotional regulation, respect, listening skills, and empathy.
- Facilitated grade level Collaborative Action Problem Solving meetings, focusing on problem solving steps, data collection, setting measurable goals and on-going evaluation to help students who were struggling academically and/or behaviorally.
- Implemented school-wide anti-bullying program focused on conflict resolution, self-esteem, sense of belonging, and empathy.
Affiliations
American School Counselor Association
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
- Pace Academy (Teacher Assistant/Administrative Assistant) Richland, SC 2022 - 2023
- Camden High School, Kershaw County School District, SC (Teacher Assistant) 2020 - 2021
- Developed and maintained a spreadsheet for teachers to more efficiently track the academic progression of students.
- Directed inappropriate behavior for a fourth and ninth grade autistic student in a regular and special needs classroom to assist him/her in staying on task and fulfilling accomplishments. Provided encouragement and praise for continued success.
- Provided customer service and greeted visitors, supported administration in numerous tasks, and directed inquiries to appropriate personnel.
Timeline
McColl Elementary/Middle School, Marlboro County School District
03.2025 - CurrentRead More
Andrews High School, Georgetown County School District
06.2023 - 01.2024Read More
PACE Academy
06.2021 - 06.2023Read More
McBee High School, Chesterfield County School District
01.2014 - 01.2019Read More
Benjamin Banneker Middle School, Montgomery County Public Schools
01.2004 - 01.2013Read More
Columbia Union College
Bachelor of Science from Healthcare Administration
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Johns Hopkins University
Master of Science from School Counseling
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