Georgie Perullo
Swarthmore,PA
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with highly developed interpersonal skills, and strong organizational, written and oral skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Proven track record in enrollment management and admission counseling. Experience in developing and managing budgets.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Admission Counsellor
Devon Preparatory School
08.2019 - Current
- Facilitated in all facets of the Middle and High School Admissions, developing and implementing recruitment strategies to attract, enroll and retain the best possible students, all while aligning with the organization's goals and priorities.
- Planned, organized and executed recruitment and retention events on and off campus.
- Cultivated relationships with area schools and feeder programs.
- Assisted with projects related to admissions marketing and communications.
- Utilized software and databases to aid the admission process from start to finish.
- Maintain knowledge of Middle and High School programs, curriculum and daily practices.
- Develop relationships with, and provided training for teachers, attended faculty meetings and presented as needed.
- Professionally interacted with families, building relationships throughout the admission process via phone, person and email, serving as the point of contact for families throughout the admissions and enrollment process.
- Interviewed prospective students and parents.
- Administered admission exams.
- Coordinated students with IEPs to meet with, and be evaluated by, Learning Support staff.
- Evaluated applicant files, participating in the decision-making process through release and management of decisions, including scholarship and financial aid.
Director
Wallingford Cooperative Nursery School
06.2003 - 06.2019
- Guided and implemented the school philosophy.
- Directed and supervised all staff, families and programs (Mother’s Morning Out, Pre-School and Kindergarten Complement)
- Mentored staff, advising and guiding their professional development.
- Conducted formal and informal staff evaluations.
- Hired and dismissed staff as necessary.
- Worked with staff when evaluating children and conferring with parents, including supporting families if inclusion suitable, and attending IEP and behavior team meetings.
- Communicated effectively with parents – utilizing appropriate technology – from admission events, through application, to acceptance and into being members of a collaborative community.
- Implemented ways to strategically market and promote the school.
- Provided day to day operational and administrative management of the school including general care of the classrooms, materials and supplies and maintaining school records – student files, family financial records, staff files, administrative and historical records.
- Monitored and maintained responsibility for the financial health of the school from annual budgeting to monthly payroll and daily expenses.
- Worked collaboratively with the Wallingford Presbyterian Church insuring that WCNS Policies and Procedures were consistent with those of WPC.
Lead Teacher
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School
08.1997 - 08.2001
- Formulated a curriculum teaching the fundamentals of journalism to multi-aged group of students.
- Guided students as they wrote and published a student newspaper.
- Aligned sixth grade Language Arts and Social Studies curriculum with MCAS standards.
- Following E.D Hirsch’s Core Knowledge Sequence, took the Language Arts and Social Studies curriculum and developed cross curricula units between the two subjects.
- Collaborated with teaching partner to develop cross-curricula units between Language Arts/Social Studies and Math/Science.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues, developed a sequential approach to teaching reading and writing throughout Grades 5-8.
- Assisted with development and growth of newly founded middle school program.
- Acted as mentor to 12 students.
- Served on hiring committees and parent-teacher subcommittees and attended board meetings.
- Following E.D Hirsch’s Core Knowledge Sequence, developed and taught sixth grade English, Math, Science and History curriculum.
- Created and implemented character education lesson plans that modeled real life application of core virtues in the lives of sixth grade students.
- Led effort in the design and planning for the creation of a middle school within a K-8 framework.
- Interviewed candidates for future hiring needs.
- Participated in board meetings and parent-teacher subcommittees.
Education
Master of Arts - Middle Level Education
Lesley University
Cambridge, MABachelor of Arts - Industrial Sociology And Human Resource Management
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa12.1993
Skills
Leadership
Management
Critical Thinking
Problem solving
Time Management
Oral and Written Communication
Collaborative
Strong Interpersonal Skills
Admission Counseling
Marketing
Financial Management
Event Planning
Timeline
Admission Counsellor
Devon Preparatory School
08.2019 - Current
Director
Wallingford Cooperative Nursery School
06.2003 - 06.2019
Lead Teacher
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School
08.1997 - 08.2001
Master of Arts - Middle Level Education
Lesley University
Bachelor of Arts - Industrial Sociology And Human Resource Management
University of Cape Town
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