Julie Trask
Natick,MA
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Counselor
WELLESLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Wellesley, MA
01.1998 - Current
- Assist 180-student caseload with developmental issues, focusing on developing positive self-image and awareness, facilitating decision-making and communication skills, and enhancing social-emotional learning
- Advocate for students while using a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Facilitate the college admissions process by developing college lists, providing individual and family counseling, and writing college recommendations
- Manage individual pre-referral process and coordinate tiered interventions
- Lead semester-long, weekly developmental guidance seminar classes with all students
- Provide direct supervision to second-year graduate school counseling interns
- Participate annually in Curriculum and Instruction days to update guidance seminar lessons, review curriculum, and incorporate new initiatives
- Facilitate 504 meetings, write 504 plans, and oversee delivery
- Attend team meetings and co-monitor progress of Individual Education Plans
- Act as liaison with education specialists, therapists, administrators, and professionals from the Town of Wellesley and Wellesley Police Department
- Provide academic counseling by discussing resources with students and parents/guardians regarding vocational, career, and college exploration, helping students identify skills, competencies, and values, choosing classes, and monitoring academic progress
- Assist students in career and college exploration through Naviance and SCOIR
- Extensive use of PowerSchool, PowerSchool Special Education, Canvas, and Common Application
- Advise students in comprehensive internship programs, senior projects, and Gap year programs
- Attend regular Faculty Senate meetings as an elected At-Large officer
- Serve as member of multiple administrator and counselor interview committees
- Participated regularly as guest speaker to school counseling graduate students
- Worked as designated School-To-Career Coordinator
- Served on Guidance and Counseling Program Review Committee for Weston Public Schools.
Director of Guidance and Counseling
WELLESLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Wellesley, MA
01.2009 - 01.2014
- Coordinated comprehensive counseling program for 1400+ students in grades 9-12
- Provided school counseling for students in the therapeutic academic independence program
- Supervised and evaluated 12 school counselors, adjustment counselors, secretaries, and interns
- Created and managed annual Step-Up Day where the entire school community is engaged in activities relating to their future success, involving grade-specific initiatives such as 9th-grade orientation, in-school standardized testing, and post-secondary planning
- Created academic plan to increase participation and support for BIPOC students taking AP courses
- Created and chaired Case Review Committee to establish school response and management of outside neuropsychological evaluations and recommendations
- Acted as 504 Coordinator, SSD Coordinator, AP Coordinator, and Koplik Coordinator
- Oversaw hospital prevention/re-entry Bridge program and supervised its faculty and staff
- Created and maintained counseling website
- Created and chaired monthly Parent/Guardian Guidance Advisory meetings
- Maintained communication with families by writing newsletters and delivering presentations
- Conducted and supervised research studies to evaluate effectiveness of counseling program
- Acted as steering committee member to 45-person Culture and Climate Committee, working closely with the principal to examine four areas: social issues, academics, support systems, and the community; recruited faculty, parent/guardian, and student members; guided chairs of each subcommittee; assisted in creating a strategic work plan to document subcommittee ideas and proposed initiatives; assisted in the development of a school wide survey, analyzing data, and disseminating results through the administrative team, faculty, PTSO, and student body
- Created and managed Peer Mentor program
- Planned and conducted in-service training for school counselors and faculty
- Managed department budget, steering funds to support extensive professional development initiatives
- Planned and supervised MCAS testing by ordering materials, overseeing tests and retests, training proctors, and serving as principal’s designee
- Served as elected member to College Board New England Regional Assembly
- Served as elected faculty member of School Council by discussing and voting on issues involving the school community, Student Handbook, and School Improvement Plan
- Served on NEASC Steering Committee in preparation for self-study
- Attended regular administrative meetings including Central Office, Administrative Team, School Committee, PTSO, and TEC Administrators.
Education
Master of Education - Organizational Management
Endicott College
Master of Education - School Counseling
Suffolk University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology / Health and Human Services
State University of New York at Buffalo
Certification
- Principal / Assistant Principal- 9-12
- Director of Guidance- 9-12
- School Guidance Counselor- 5-12
Professional Memberships Honors
- Massachusetts Teachers Association
- Massachusetts School Counselors Association
- American School Counselors Association
- New England Association of College Admissions Counselors
- New England Regional Assembly of the College Board
- The Education Cooperative
- Wellesley Teachers Association
- Wellesley High School National Honor Society: Faculty Honoree, 2007 & 2016
- University of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award 2016
Timeline
Director of Guidance and Counseling
WELLESLEY HIGH SCHOOL
01.2009 - 01.2014
School Counselor
WELLESLEY HIGH SCHOOL
01.1998 - Current
Master of Education - Organizational Management
Endicott College
Master of Education - School Counseling
Suffolk University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology / Health and Human Services
State University of New York at Buffalo
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