Isabel (Liz) Reyes Kaminski
Mountain City,Texas
Summary
Highly organized and detail-oriented professional with strong work ethic and dedication to achieving goals. Skilled at developing and maintaining documentation systems, managing calendars and preparing reports. Knowledgeable in project management principles, business processes and customer service best practices.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Dropout Prevention and District Truancy Coordinator
New Braunfels Independent School District
11.2009 - 01.2022
- Knowledge of compulsory attendance law and local district policy
- Referral source for non-traditional educational programs
- Understanding of state accountability system’s completer and dropout data
- Work closely with counselors, teachers and administration in regarding Compulsory school attendance laws
- Ability to work with students, parents, staff members regarding academic progress
- Collaborate with counselors and Assistant Principals to ensure graduation requirements
- Liaison between the high school and the self paced alternative school
- Meet with students regarding updates to family and school status
- Collaborate with local resource agencies to create a plan to best meet student needs
- Work with local resource agencies to help students with support services and/or other educational services
- Case manage student progress with in district services and out of district services
- Liaison between the district and local Transitional Living Program and the Emergency Youth Shelter
- Prepare files required for truancy court and attend court as district liaison
- Collaborate with Court Judges, Court Coordinator’s, and State Assistant District Attorneys in preparation for hearings
- Collaborate and communicate with Department of Family and Protective services regarding educational plans for students in the foster care system
- Work with youth who are at risk of dropping out of school
- Create plans with students to come up with solutions for school, financial, and emotional success
- Advocate for at risk students
- Refer students to local community resources agencies as needed for mental health services
- Conduct home visit to meet with students and parents as needed
- Create follow-up services with students/parents as needed
- Meet with students enrolling to create an educational plan in order to ensure student success.
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Project Director
New Braunfels Independent School District
10.2007 - 10.2009
- Provide oversight of grant services and requirements
- Coordinate and collaborate with local resource agencies
- Prepare reports on activities to inform administration of accomplishments, issues, and problems
- Collect data of services to report to administration and the Federal Government
- Work with high-risk youth and families to provide needed services
- Work with parents and youth to improve academic performance
- Ensure services are offered in the quality specified in the grant proposal
- Monitor student progress through an evaluation system and a data collection application to ensure effectiveness of services
- Work with district staff, parents and students to improve school attendance
- Modify program of services to improve effectiveness
- Supervise and monitor 13 staff members with delivery of services
- Work with Project Evaluators to obtain quarterly audits to ensure compliance of goals and objectives of grant
- Maintain a grant budget of over 1 million dollars and oversee expenditures.
Alcohol Reduction Program, Project Director
New Braunfels Independent School District
01.2006 - 10.2007
- Provide oversight of grant services and requirements
- Coordinate with local resource agencies for implementation of services
- Prepare reports on activities to inform administration of accomplishments, issues, and problems
- Collect data of services to report to administration and the Federal Government
- Work with parents and youth to improve academic performance
- Work with high-risk youth and families to provide needed services
- Ensure services are offered in the quality specified in the grant proposal
- Case manage progress of services through an evaluation system and a data collection application to ensure effectiveness of services
- Work with district staff, parents and students to improve school attendance
- Supervise and monitor 4 staff members with delivery of services
- Work with Project Evaluators to obtain quarterly audits to ensure compliance of goals and objectives of grant
- Maintain a grant budget of over $700,000 and oversee expenditures.
Lead Middle School Drug Prevention and School Safety Coordinator
Hays Consolidated Independent School District
11.2001 - 09.2005
- Assist schools in adopting successful strategies in regards to substance abuse prevention and violence prevention programs
- Develop, conduct and analyze assessments of school crime and drug problems
- Work with community agencies and organizations to ensure that student's needs are met
- Work with parents and students to encourage participation in development and implementation of effective prevention programs and strategies
- Identify additional funding sources for drug prevention and school safety programming and work with district grant writer to secure funds
- Work with at risk youth to ensure needs are met
- Schedule and coordinate prevention education presentations for students
- Supervise two Middle School Coordinators
- Work with school personnel to coordinate district wide events
- Write end of year report and submit grant activities to the Department of Education
- Coordinate with the Texas Education Agency on the status of program activities.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology/Minor in Criminal Justice -
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas05.1992
Skills
- Customer Service
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Relationship Building
- Discretion and Confidentiality
- Strategic Planning
- Administrative Leadership
- Professional Networking
- Budget Planning
- Contract Management
Committees
- United Way of Comal County Board/Executive Board Member for the Funding Allocation Process, Executive Board Member Campaign Process, Chamber of Commerce, New Braunfels, Texas, 03/2011 - 08/2017, 08/2018 - 01/2022
- Truancy Committee for Comal County, Business Education Partnership Committee of the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce, New Braunfels, Texas, 10/2009 - 12/2010
- Safe Schools/Healthy Students Comal County Consortium member, New Braunfels, Texas, 10/2006 - 10/2009
- Community Coalition Member, New Braunfels, Texas, 01/2006 - 01/2008
- Capital Area Planning Council, Criminal Justice Advisory Board Member, Austin, Texas, 01/2003 - 05/2008
- School Health Advisory Committee, Hays Consolidated Independent School District, Kyle, Texas, 11/2001 - 08/2004
Training
- Understanding ADHD and Depression
- Raising Gang Awareness
- Heart Saver CPR and AED
- Understanding Addictions
- Franklin Covey 7 Habits
- NOVA TAKS Data/Student Support Team Training
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- National Dropout Prevention Center/Network Conference
- Darkness to Light
Timeline
Dropout Prevention and District Truancy Coordinator
New Braunfels Independent School District
11.2009 - 01.2022
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Project Director
New Braunfels Independent School District
10.2007 - 10.2009
Alcohol Reduction Program, Project Director
New Braunfels Independent School District
01.2006 - 10.2007
Lead Middle School Drug Prevention and School Safety Coordinator
Hays Consolidated Independent School District
11.2001 - 09.2005
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology/Minor in Criminal Justice -
Southwest Texas State University
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