Lesley A. Berry
Tupelo,Mississippi
Summary
National Board Certified High School Counselor with 15 years of experience.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary School Counselor Kg-4
Verona Elementary School (Lee County School District)
07.2025 - Current
- Beginning of year registration: collecting proofs of residency and registration packets.
- New enrollments and withdrawals: responsible for entire process
- Requesting and mailing of cumulative folders
- Maintaining cumulative records
- Classroom guidance
- Individual and group counseling
- Clothes Closet on campus
- Homeless and Foster coordinator
- 504 Coordinator
- ELL coordinator
- Referrals for Junior Auxiliary clothing and eye glass appointments
- Maintain 121 reports and ensure all shot records are up to date
- All threat and self-harm assessments
- Attend MTSS, IEP, and other school team meetings
- Provide grades and/or cumulative record data to teachers on new students
- Help with front office if needed
- Coordinate wellness activities for teachers.
- Developed behavior intervention plans to target disruptive behaviors.
- Other duties as assigned.
P-LPC
Pathways Therapy Center
12.2023 - Current
- Currently awaiting background check approval for licensure number
- Conduct individual therapy sessions with a caseload of clients age 18 and under, implement evidence-based practices to address mental health needs and work toward treatment goals
- Assist front office with clerical duties as needed
- Maintain confidential records
- Attend supervision with LPC-S as needed.
High School Counselor
Saltillo High School (Lee County School District)
07.2015 - 06.2025
- Provide individual and group counseling to high school students on academic, personal, social, and career-related issues
- Assist students in exploring post-secondary education and career options
- Maintain accurate and confidential student records to track progress and provide informed guidance and support Coordinator for all State and Federal required testing for 950 (on average) student population.
- Responsible for identification of re-testers in all subject areas, correcting, delivering and ling of all individual student score reports.
- Administer ACT and ACT Work Keys tests
- Assist students signing up for summer camps at state universities
- Coordinate tours for freshmen and sophomore students to our Career and Technical Center
- Enroll new students
- Coordinator for beginning of year school registration
- Responsible for collection of registration and residency paperwork at start of school year
- Responsible for ensuring information on yearly registration paperwork is updated in student database: Parent names, address, phone numbers, emergency pick up list, and type of residency submitted.
- Creating student schedules individually for 400 (on average) students and modifying those schedules at parent, student or admin request.
- Keeping up with student credit checks and diploma endorsement choices
- Coordinator of online credit recovery classes.
- Coordinator of the ASVAB test.
- Attend 504, IEP, MST, DST meetings
- 504, Homeless and Foster Student Coordinator
- Coordinate with community organization for yearly Christmas present program for students/families in need
- Communicate with students and parents via email and Remind 101
- Coordinator for English Language Learners: screening upon enrollment, developing Language Service Plan and sending home in depth quarterly report card reviews. Translate documents into student's native language.
High School Counselor
Baldwyn Separate School District
07.2011 - 06.2015
- Meet with Junior/Senior students each semester to explore post-graduation plans
- Arranging FASFA assistance for senior students and parents
- Yearly individual workshops for 9-12 students and parents. Collaborate with state level organizations to bring up to date information to the school.
- Calculating student GPA/QPA and class rank
- Monthly student data report due to the state department
- Oversee dual credit program. Liaison for two local community colleges.
- Take junior and senior students on trips to tour local community colleges and universities
- Coordinator and emcee for senior awards day and 9-11 grade awards day: making programs, ordering awards, making certificates, collecting awards from scholarship committees and universities
- Certifying student information and criteria in the Mississippi Office of State Financial Aid portal for various grants.
- Responsible for graduation ceremony: program, ordering and collecting of robes, seating arrangements, flower arrangements and décor.
- Verifying all seniors have met criteria for graduation
- Host of yearly 8th grade parent/student orientation to high school event
- Maintain accurate and confidential records and transcripts for grades 9-12.
- Test administrator for all state tests
- Classroom guidance lessons/handouts
- Provide scholarship opportunities to students
- Student enrollment and withdrawal
Education
Master of Education - Counselor Education
University of Mississippi
University, MS07.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Minor in English
University of Mississippi
University, MS05.2003
No Degree - Psychology
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Booneville, MS05.2000
High School Diploma - undefined
Baldwyn High School
Baldwyn, MS05.1998
Skills
- Communication
- Customer Service
- Detail Oriented
- Organization
- Coordination
- Leadership
- Resourceful
- Adaptability / Flexibility
- Time Management
- Active Listening
- Ethics
- Decision Making
- Collaboration
- Computer Literate
- Data Analysis
Personal Information
Title: School Counselor
Timeline
Elementary School Counselor Kg-4
Verona Elementary School (Lee County School District)
07.2025 - Current
P-LPC
Pathways Therapy Center
12.2023 - Current
High School Counselor
Saltillo High School (Lee County School District)
07.2015 - 06.2025
High School Counselor
Baldwyn Separate School District
07.2011 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Minor in English
University of Mississippi
High School Diploma - undefined
Baldwyn High School
Master of Education - Counselor Education
University of Mississippi
No Degree - Psychology
Northeast Mississippi Community College