Gail Jones
Chatsworth,GA
Summary
Enthusiastic and compassionate educational leader with a proven track record of fostering strong relationships among students, parents, teachers, and administration. Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities and a commitment to continuous learning. Creates, monitors, and sustains the cultivation of a disciplined school culture that upholds high academic and behavioral standards/expectations. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Counselor
Murray County Schools
Chatsworth, GA
08.2025 - Current
- Collaborated with teachers, parents, and administrators to create intervention plans for at-risk students.
- Facilitated student academic growth by identifying learning barriers and developing appropriate interventions.
- Enhanced student emotional well-being by providing counseling services and addressing various diverse concerns.
- Developed strong relationships with community organizations for referrals, resources, or partnerships in support of student success initiatives.
- Collaborated with teachers, administrators, and parents for the development of individualized student support plans to help students reach potential
- Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
- Collaborated with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success.
Teacher
Murray County Schools
Chatsworth, GA
01.2011 - 08.2025
- Differentiated instruction according to student skill level.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures to maintain order among students.
- Engaged students and boosted understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities.
- Worked outside normal hours to be available to answer parent and student questions.
- Enhanced lessons with smart board technology, iPads and computers to address common core goals.
- Encouraged student critical thinking and discussion using variety of teaching techniques.
- Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.
- Adapted teaching methods and instructional strategies to promote learning in students of differing skill levels.
- Instructed students individually and in groups, utilizing various teaching methods.
- Attended in-service training and professional development courses to stay on top of policy and education changes.
- Explored foundational learning concepts with students through hands-on activities, videos and class discussions.
Education
Specialist of Education - Curriculum And Instruction
Piedmont College
Demorest, GA12-2016
Master of Science - Instructional Design
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT05-2014
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT12-2010
Skills
- Teaching, Tutoring and Counseling
- Excellent Classroom Management
- Flexible and Adaptive
- Instructional Best Practices; Data Driven
- Effective Listening
- Student Rapport
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Solutions-focused
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Conflict mediation
- Academic support
- Multicultural competence
Accomplishments
- Named SPE “Teacher of the Year” 2018.
- Host teacher: WGU 2019, DSC 2024-2025
Certification
- Gifted Endorsement; Reading Endorsement
- Elem. Ed. ; Middle Grades (4-8): ELA, Math, Reading
Timeline
School Counselor
Murray County Schools
08.2025 - Current
Teacher
Murray County Schools
01.2011 - 08.2025
Master of Science - Instructional Design
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Western Governors University
Specialist of Education - Curriculum And Instruction
Piedmont College