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Marisela Guzman

Katy,TX

Summary

Dedicated school professional and advocate of student empowerment and self-efficacy. Interested in helping students in the process of their educational development through the guidance of goal setting, improving self-confidence and academic achievement as well as working with parents to assist in student academic and behavior success.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification

Work History

School Counsel

HISD Counseling Department
Houston, TX
08.2020 - Current

COUNSELING:

  • Selected to train HISD school counselors and teacher on SEL instruction.
  • Model Restorative Practices (Community Circles) for our school teachers.
  • Provide weekly classroom Guidance Lesson and Individual and Group counseling.
  • Served as campus behavior coordinator.
  • Facilitated PTO
  • Facilitate 504 Meeting and gather all student data

Non Counseling Duties:

ATTENDANCE COORDINATOR

Facilitate an Attendance Team:

  • Develop data to monitor attendance during COVID.
  • Make calls to absent on-line and face to face students.
  • Assist parents in getting technology devices as needed.

Partnership Coordinator

  • Meet with community benefactors to provide sponsorship for various programs.
  • Monitor and carry out sponsorship programs.

TITLE I FACILITATOR

  • Responsible for the Title I Bin all campus documentation
  • Set up meetings with parents.
  • Document all campus yearly events
  • Attend Title I meetings.

Guidance Counselor K-5th

International Leadership Of Texas
Houston, TX
08.2016 - 05.2020

COUNSELING:

  • Independent and small group counseling to support emotional, social, and academic needs of all students,
  • Provide in class Guidance Counseling depending on class need,
  • Responsible for Dyslexia student referral process,
  • Worked closely with other departments to better support students with special needs including students with disabilities or in Special Education,
  • Facilitated RTI and SST committees,
  • 504 Administrator,
  • Selected to represent school's PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) team,

EXTRA DUTIES:

  • Assisted junior high and high school with counseling services in SST, Section 504s and behavior intervention.

Reading Interventionist

Spring Branch ISD
955 Campball Rd, Tx 77024
08.2002 - 05.2010
  • Worked as a reading interventionist with the Accelerated Reading Program to identify and support students having reading difficulties,
  • Strong knowledge of reading intervention strategies,
  • Collaborated with teachers to analyze student academic data,
  • Participated in various reading and writing trainings to prepare strategic instruct for at risk students,
  • Enjoy implementation of technology through the use of reading programs to motivate students to read,
  • Understanding of learning styles and level abilities for differentiation,
  • Excel proficient ,
  • Enrolled in week long dyslexia training called, The Foundation of Reading by Design, for better understanding of dyslexia program.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Bilingual Education

Saint Edwards University

Master of Arts - Guidance Counselor K-12

Texas A&M Prairie View University
Prairie View, TX

Skills

  • Facilitate various school leadership programs
  • SEL Trainer
  • Train in behavior management (Crisis Prevention)
  • Worked with Special Population
  • Community Partnership Coordinator
  • Section 504 Coordinator
  • Assist in IAT Process
  • Mentor four new counselors
  • Strong Work Ethic
  • Good judgment
  • Flexible
  • Bilingual
  • Multicultural competency
  • Knowledge in AIT/RTI and SST process

Certification

Certified Bilingual and ESL Teacher 1-8

Guidance Counselor Certification K-12

Timeline

School Counsel

HISD Counseling Department
08.2020 - Current

Guidance Counselor K-5th

International Leadership Of Texas
08.2016 - 05.2020

Reading Interventionist

Spring Branch ISD
08.2002 - 05.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Bilingual Education

Saint Edwards University

Master of Arts - Guidance Counselor K-12

Texas A&M Prairie View University
Marisela Guzman