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Donna Bagley
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Focused Professional School Counselor with 26 years of success guiding students on academic and career decisions. Skilled at counseling students on methods for forging relationships and helping students navigate school life. Experienced at counseling students on mental health, academics and interpersonal conflicts. Driven to help students achieve success by providing guidance on career options, higher education choices and life planning. Consistent in meeting the established goals and deadlines of the counseling program. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Professional School Counselor
Birdville ISD/ Haltom High School
5501 Haltom Rd., Haltom City, Tx 76137
02.2016 - 06.2024
- Caseload of 554 students
- Coordinate with outside agencies to assure students receive appropriate services and resources.
- Use data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement.
- Collaborate with teachers and other school personnel to create individualized education plans for students with special needs.
- Partner with parents and guardians to promote student success in a school environment.
- Help students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
- Monitor student progress to drive successful academic outcomes.
- Deliver supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- Provide crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
- Educated students on college admissions process and scholarship requirements.
- Assist high school seniors in completing college applications and applying for scholarships.
- Adhere to confidentiality protocol.
- Coordinated the BISD Technical Center recruitment fair at Haltom HS for the past 4 years to connect students with our technology center and careers. Responsible for advertising the career fair on multiple platforms.
- Work with students to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Responsible for scheduling 550
Professional School Counselor
AACPS/ Northeast High School
1121 Duvall Hwy, Pasadena Maryland , 21122
01.1998 - 01.2015
- Coordinated with outside agencies to insure students receive appropriate services and resources.
- Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni, and administration.
- Facilitated classroom discussions on bullying and suicide prevention, and college readiness.
- Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
- Identified and addressed concerns of incoming students and parents.
- Partnered with parents and guardians to promote student success in school environment.
- Monitored student progress to drive successful academic outcomes.
- Assisted students in exploring and selecting career paths.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting their education.
- Analyzed student academic records to assess educational and career goals.
- Developed and implemented student guidance plans to foster academic success.
- Educated students on college admissions process and scholarship requirements.
- A member of our Scholarship Committee making recommendations for recipients for local scholarships.
- Responsible for FAFSA workshops
- Responsible for SAT Prep Workshops
- Oversaw career and job fairs to connect students with area schools and employers.
- Coordinated the College and Career Fair for our high school for four years.
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Developed and implemented individualized academic plans for students.
- While working full time at Northeast High School, I worked four nights a week at our alternative high school, Glen Burnie Evening High School, for four years.
Education
Certificate of Advanced Studies in Education - Guidance And Counseling
Loyola University of Maryland
08.2011
Master of Education - Guidance And Counseling K-12
Loyola University Maryland
01.1998
Bachelor of Science - Behavioral And Social Science
University of Maryland - University College
08.1996
Skills
- Able to develop professional relationships within the school community
- Communicates effectively in both verbal and in written form
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite and Zoom meeting software
- Knowledge of multi-cultural diversity
- Knowledge of advising, counseling and interpersonal relationship techniques with late adolescents, young adults and parents
- Skill in presenting to a diverse audience
- Ability to work as a team with teachers and other school personnel as well as working independently
- Ability to multi task, lead and organize, multiple projects and meet deadline
- Academic Advisement
- Student Rapport-Building
- Skill in exceptional customer service
- Skill in financial literacy, managing budget, related expenses and reimbursements
- Data Analysis
- Professional ethics
- Multicultural Competence
- Diverse groups presentations
- Career advising
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Knowledge of college admission counseling processes
Accomplishments
- Managing a high-volume caseload.
- Coordinator for the Northeast High School College and Career Fair.
- Member of the AACPS Trauma Team
- Chairperson for the Haiti Committee at Saint Clare Catholic Church in Maryland, lead our committee twice to Haiti. We supported St Francis Xavier Catholic School by raising money to pay teachers, buy shool supplies, and clothes and shoes for the children. Additionally, we raised money for a generator and solar panels for the school, built a kitchen and supplied food for 2 meals a day for the children. The school was expanded to include Pre School through grade 12. I was able to get the public school system I worked for to donate 25 used laptops to provide an adult education program to teach adults office skills to obtain a job in Port au Prince.
- I was the chairperson for Northeast High School's Relay for life Teams for 4 years, with 20-30 students each year attending and raising over $14,000.
- While at Loyola University, Maryland, I co-authored a paper publicized in Psychology in the Schools Journal.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Certification
- Texas Educator Certificate
- School Counselor K-12
- Effective Date 10/01/2022
- Expiration: 9/30/2028
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Work Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
On-SiteImportant To Me
Company CultureWork-life balanceHealthcare benefitsPaid sick leavePaid time offPersonal development programsTimeline
Professional School Counselor
Birdville ISD/ Haltom High School
02.2016 - 06.2024
Professional School Counselor
AACPS/ Northeast High School
01.1998 - 01.2015
Certificate of Advanced Studies in Education - Guidance And Counseling
Loyola University of Maryland
Master of Education - Guidance And Counseling K-12
Loyola University Maryland
Bachelor of Science - Behavioral And Social Science
University of Maryland - University College