EBONY BAKER
North Aurora,IL
Summary
Dynamic leader with a proven track record at Naperville Community Unit School District 203, adept in strategic planning and relationship building. Excelled in enhancing student belonging and community engagement, leveraging verbal communication and problem-solving skills to impact over 300 students directly. Achievements include leading district-wide initiatives, demonstrating a 100% commitment to educational excellence and inclusivity.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Department Chair of School Counselors
Naperville Community Unit School District 203
Naperville, IL, USA
07.2023 - Current
- Duties included daily interactions with school administration, staff, parents, students and community members regarding student needs, and community resources
- Additionally, I attend and am invited to present at building staff meetings around student needs, post secondary options, Advanced Placement Review for AP Potential programs
- Lastly, I support parent organizations, community agencies, local colleges/universities, as well as attending and presenting at the district leadership team around student belonging and outreach needs to the entire student and family community
MTSS Social Worker
Naperville North High School
Naperville, IL, USA
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Duties included: Collaborating daily with administration, school counselors, teachers, and parents to ensure any student receiving Tier 2 interventions are progress monitored through ongoing interventions and data collection provided by my role; along with overseeing caseload within special education emotional support programs
- Providing any follow-up needs to the 200 Tier 2 students receiving daily academic and SEL support and communicating updates to their assigned team and parents
Assistant Principal for Student Development
Lake Park High School, District 108
Lake Park, IL, USA
08.2019 - 07.2021
- Duties included: overseeing SAT, PSAT, ACCESS, Seal of Biliteracy, ASVAB testing for district, 504 compliance administrator, college/career readiness programming administrator for grades 9-12; district parent programming coordinator, chairing the SEL and Equity district committees; administrator over English Language Learner department, course selection and transition needs entering and exiting high school; professional development; planning student assemblies and speakers for prevention topics; AP potential student programming coordinator, administrator over minority student initiatives
School Counselor
Jefferson Junior High School, Naperville Dist. 203
Naperville, IL, USA
08.2017 - 07.2019
- Duties include managing a caseload of 300+ sixth grade students, overseeing college and career initiatives, providing individual and group counseling in personal, career, and social arenas, daily consultation and collaboration with parents, staff, and community members, crisis intervention, peer mediation, attending weekly staff meetings with pupil services, 504 meetings, parent/teacher conferences, along with serving as a committee member district Diversity Advisory Council, building Rising Star committee; along with serving as the BSLA (Black Student Leadership Association) Head Sponsor at Naperville North HS
School Counselor
Naperville North High School
Naperville, IL, USA
08.2013 - 07.2017
- Duties included: managing a caseload of 300+high school students providing individual and group counseling in personal, career, and social arenas, daily consultation and collaboration with parents, staff, and community members, crisis intervention, peer mediation, attending weekly staff meetings with pupil services, 504 & IEP meetings, parent/teacher conferences, along with serving as a committee member district Diversity Advisory Council, building Achievement Gap committee; and First generation counselor specialist
- I also served as the BSLA (Black Student Leadership Association) Head Sponsor
School Counselor, Student Support Counselor and 504 Facilitator
Lyons Township High School, Dist. 204
LaGrange, IL, USA
08.2002 - 01.2013
- Duties included: managing a caseload of 300+high school students providing individual and group counseling in personal, career, and social arenas, daily consultation and collaboration with parents, staff, and community members, crisis intervention, peer mediation, attending weekly staff meetings with pupil services, IEP meetings, parent/teacher conferences, along with serving as a committee member for our alternative school, running support groups as needed, and coaching our extracurricular step team
School Social Worker
Danville District 118
Danville, IL, USA
08.2000 - 06.2002
- Duties included: serving as their full-time paid MSW intern 2000-2001 school year- working with all grade levels (PreK-12); I was then hired full-time at their Northeast Magnet School -2001-2002 school year, where I provided weekly individual counseling to IEP and regular education students, monitored school attendance daily, conducted monthly class presentations on character education in every classroom in the building, attended all IEP and pupil services meetings, conducted home visits as needed, consulted and collaborated daily with parents and staff, networked with community agencies to assess resources for families, and supervised after-school YMCA program when director was absent
Graduate Counselor
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
08.1999 - 05.2000
- Population: freshman students on academic probation who were accepted into the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Duties included: -monthly meetings with a caseload of 30+ students to monitor their grades, make referrals to assist their academic and personal needs, in addition to writing bi-monthly, mid-semester, and final semester reports on each student's progress
Education
M.A. - School Leadership
Concordia University
River Forest, IL05.2014
M.Ed - School Counseling
Purdue University
Hammond, Indiana05.2004
MSW - School of Social Work
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois05.2001
BSW - Interpersonal Relations Minor
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana05.1999
Skills
- Relationship building
- Strategic planning
- Verbal and written communication
- Decision-making
- Goal setting
- Negotiation
- Charismatic leader
- Problem-solving
Timeline
Department Chair of School Counselors
Naperville Community Unit School District 203
07.2023 - Current
MTSS Social Worker
Naperville North High School
08.2021 - 06.2022
Assistant Principal for Student Development
Lake Park High School, District 108
08.2019 - 07.2021
School Counselor
Jefferson Junior High School, Naperville Dist. 203
08.2017 - 07.2019
School Counselor
Naperville North High School
08.2013 - 07.2017
School Counselor, Student Support Counselor and 504 Facilitator
Lyons Township High School, Dist. 204
08.2002 - 01.2013
School Social Worker
Danville District 118
08.2000 - 06.2002
Graduate Counselor
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
08.1999 - 05.2000
M.A. - School Leadership
Concordia University
M.Ed - School Counseling
Purdue University
MSW - School of Social Work
University of Illinois
BSW - Interpersonal Relations Minor
Ball State University