Janet Baker
Seguin
Summary
Proactive, dynamic High School Guidance Counselor known for developing supportive environments that promote student success. Skilled in guidance counseling, crisis intervention, dropout prevention, and college readiness strategies, ready to enhance student engagement and academic achievement.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
High School Guidance Counselor
San Marcos CISD
San Marcos
08.2018 - 06.2026
- Established a warm, welcoming, and supportive guidance counseling environment that fostered student engagement in academic, mental health, personal, social, attendance, college, and career goals.
- Developed and implemented personal graduation and four year plans for students.
- Facilitated through Schoolinks, on college readiness and career choice exploration and college applications.
- Communicated with parents to address student progress, set goals, and implement interventions, enhancing student support systems and increase parent involvement.
- Created CCMR plans for every student to increase District Accountability Ratings.
- Addressed urgent student needs through crisis intervention services.
- Counseled students on educational options such as college selection and majors.
- Evaluated transcripts to verify students were on track toward high school graduation and CCMR.
- Identified and prevented potential dropouts by monitoring records of students experiencing attendance issues.
- Assisted in the implementation of college preparation such as TSIA2, PSAT and SAT, and FAFSA.
- Provided emotional support during times of distress or difficulty due to family issues, bullying.
- Actively collaborated with teachers and administrators to develop individual plans of study for Special Education and 504 students.
- Maintained accurate and complete student records required by laws, district policies and administrative regulations.
- Collaborated with Counseling team members to create a positive, professional and effective school counseling team.
Goodnight Middle School Counselor
San Marcos CISD
San Marcos
08.2017 - 06.2018
Jim Barnes Middle School Counselor
SEGUIN ISD
Seguin
08.2010 - 06.2017
Barnes/AJB Middle School Counselor
SEGUIN ISD
Seguin
08.2009 - 06.2010
McQueeney Elementary School Counselor
Seguin ISD
Seguin
08.2002 - 06.2009
Elementary School Teacher
SEGUIN ISD
Seguin
08.1990 - 06.1996
Education
Master of Arts - Professional Counseling
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX05-2022
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
The University of Texas At San Antonio
San Antonio, TX05-1990
Skills
- Academic Counseling
- College, Career, Military Readiness
- Emotional support
- Transcript evaluation
- Dropout prevention
- Student and Parent engagement
Certification
- School Counselor PK-12 current exp. 12/31/26
- Elementary Self Contained Grades 1 - 8 5/12/90 exp. LIFE
- Elementary Reading Grades 1 - 8 5/12/90 exp. LIFE
Timeline
High School Guidance Counselor
San Marcos CISD
08.2018 - 06.2026
Goodnight Middle School Counselor
San Marcos CISD
08.2017 - 06.2018
Jim Barnes Middle School Counselor
SEGUIN ISD
08.2010 - 06.2017
Barnes/AJB Middle School Counselor
SEGUIN ISD
08.2009 - 06.2010
McQueeney Elementary School Counselor
Seguin ISD
08.2002 - 06.2009
Elementary School Teacher
SEGUIN ISD
08.1990 - 06.1996
Master of Arts - Professional Counseling
Texas State University
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
The University of Texas At San Antonio