Kaylee Asche
Papillion,NE
Summary
Knowledgeable school counselor with solid background in fostering student well-being and emotional growth. Developed and implemented effective programs to support students' social and emotional development. Demonstrated excellent communication and problem-solving skills while working collaboratively with teachers and parents.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary School Counselor
Louisville Public Schools
08.2024 - Current
- Developed and implemented individual counseling plans for students to address emotional and academic challenges.
- Facilitated group counseling sessions, fostering social skills and peer relationships among students.
- Collaborated with teachers and parents to identify student needs and provide appropriate support services.
- Created a safe space for students within the school community where they felt comfortable discussing their concerns or seeking guidance from counselors or staff members.
- Facilitated conflict resolution among peers, resulting in improved classroom dynamics and reduced behavioral issues.
- Collaborated with teachers to identify students in need of additional support, providing tailored counseling services.
- Conducted small group sessions on topics such as stress management, self-esteem building, and goal setting to empower individual growth.
- Managed crisis situations effectively, providing timely intervention and referrals to outside agencies when necessary.
- Conducted individual counseling sessions to improve student emotional and social skills.
- Monitored student progress through assessments, ensuring timely interventions when necessary.
- Effectively implemented the Girls on the Run program at Louisville in the spring of 2025 designed to help third through fifth grade girls gain self-confidence through engaging activities and physical activity.
- Effectively maintains confidentiality unless a student is being harmed, a student is harming themself, or a student is harming someone else.
- Effectively wrote lesson outlines for teachers to utilize when teaching Tier 1 social emotional curriculum.
- Actively participates and contributes as the MTSS-B Tier 2 coordinator to collaborate with staff and families to discuss student behaviors and implement strategies to ensure student success.
School Counselor
Prairie Wind Elementary
08.2020 - Current
- -Comprehensive knowledge of school counseling standards and curriculum
- -Effectively handles crisis situations and effectively identifies child abuse cases
- -Implements solution focused therapy, cognitive therapy, and behavioral therapy into individual counseling sessions
- -Actively collaborates with school staff, families, and community members to ensure student success
- -Continuously collects and analyzes data in order to identify achievement and attainment gaps within the school
- -Effectively establishes positive rapport with each individual student by building trust, showing empathy, and actively listening
- -Designs and implements appropriate grade level lessons that adhere to the school district’s counseling standards
- -Efficiently analyzes data to formulate appropriate small group lessons that correlate with the school district’s counseling standards
- -Effectively maintains confidentiality unless a student is being harmed, a student is harming themself, or a student is harming someone else
- -Designs and implements effective interventions in order to ensure students’ social, emotional, academic, and career-based needs are met
- -Effectively connects students and their families with appropriate direct and indirect services necessary in order to ensure students’ needs are being met
- -Continuously attends professional development workshops and trainings in order to become a more effective school counselor
- -Continuously researches evidence-based practices and continuously seeks feedback from fellow professionals
- -Effectively treats every student respectfully, equally, and without bias
- -Effectively advocates for every student; regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or cultural beliefs
- -Effectively implemented the Girls on the Run program at Prairie Wind in the fall of 2022 designed to help third through fifth grade girls gain self-confidence through engaging activities and physical activity
- -Designs and implements a mentoring program for fifth grade girls in which they are partnered with students from a high school
- -Actively partners with Connections through Project Harmony to connect students and their families with individualized therapy
- -Actively participates and contributes as a MTSS-B Tier 2 member to collaborate with staff to discuss student behaviors and implement strategies to ensure student success
- -Actively participates and contributes as a member of the Attendance Team to recognize students who attend regularly, collaborate with families, and provide resources and support to families with poor attendance
- -Works as the 504 Coordinator to recognize, design, and create individualized plans for students
Second Grade Teacher
Prairie Wind Elementary
08.2017 - 08.2020
- -Implements lessons using the OPS curriculum course guide
- -Utilizes small groups for assessment, observations, and questioning, especially in math and reading
- -Utilizes small groups and hands-on instruction to meet each learners needs, including those in SPED, ELL, and GATE
- -Collaborates and communicates with parents through face-to-face interaction, emails, and phone conversations
- -Attends staff meetings that address MAP testing, curriculum updates, school news, and other concerns
- -Manages and participates in parent/teacher conferences
- -Works effectively one on one with students
- -Plans and teaches whole group and small group lessons on a regular basis
- -Effectively collaborates with co-workers on a weekly basis to plan lessons and activities
- -Demonstrates the ability to assess using various strategies such as informal assessment, formal assessment, and rubrics
- -Effectively helps to conduct Drama Club after school once a week and helps to oversee the behind the scenes collaborative work
- -Utilizes constructive criticism and reflects on ways to improve
- -Implements technology within lessons to help students gain a deeper understanding of the topics they are learning
- -Attends professional development workshops to continually improve as an educator
Supervisor
Ragazzi’s Pizza
06.2017 - 08.2017
- -Oversees the front end staff
- -Handles customer service issues
- -Handles opening and closing duties such as cleaning, counting money, opening and closing paperwork, and setting up for the next day
- -Books parties
- -Handles caterings
Fourth Grade Teacher
Prairie Wind Elementary School
08.2016 - 08.2017
Youth Supervisor
Boys Town
06.2014 - 08.2014
- -Supervising teenagers
- -Pulling weeds, planting flowers, and taking care of animals
- -Using the Boys Town behavior system for giving/accepting redirection
- -Working with other supervisors
- -Keeping in frequent contact with the family teachers
Daycare Teacher
Pumpkin Patch Daycare
01.2013 - 05.2014
- -Providing basic care needs and supervising children during indoor and outdoor activities, performing cleaning duties, and addressing different behaviors
- -Working one on one with a girl who has epilepsy (taking her to the bathroom, feeding her, and playing with her)
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary/ESL
University of Nebraska-Kearney
Kearney, NE01.2015
Master of Science - School Counseling
Creighton University
Omaha, NE05.2021
Skills
- Nebraska Teaching Certificate with English as a Second Language endorsement
- Master’s in School Counseling and Preventative Mental Health
- Calm under pressure
- Flexible and adaptive
- Critical thinker
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Patience
- Avid listener
- Encourages and supports a diverse learning environment
- Willing to grow and develop as a professional
- Engages students in learning through the use of visual, auditory, and hands-on activities
- Communicates effectively and collaborates with co-workers
- Establishes clear objectives
- Believer of solution-focused counseling
- Active in Peer Counseling
Timeline
Elementary School Counselor
Louisville Public Schools
08.2024 - Current
School Counselor
Prairie Wind Elementary
08.2020 - Current
Second Grade Teacher
Prairie Wind Elementary
08.2017 - 08.2020
Supervisor
Ragazzi’s Pizza
06.2017 - 08.2017
Fourth Grade Teacher
Prairie Wind Elementary School
08.2016 - 08.2017
Youth Supervisor
Boys Town
06.2014 - 08.2014
Daycare Teacher
Pumpkin Patch Daycare
01.2013 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary/ESL
University of Nebraska-Kearney
Master of Science - School Counseling
Creighton University