Trenise Duckens

Focused School Counselors with 16 years of success guiding students on academic and career decisions. Skilled at counseling students on methods for forging relationships and helping students navigate school life. Driven to support long-term goal achievement by linking students to outside resources to enhance education and career prospects.

• FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 08/2017, Present, Willowridge High School, Provide individual counseling for students' academic, personal, and social needs. Refer students and parents to special programs, specialists, and community resources if needed., Consult and collaborate with parents, teachers, administrators, and community resources regarding academic, social, and emotional needs of students., Provide intervention and assessment of at-risk students and made referrals to community and mental health resources as needed., Serve as a liaison between parents, teachers, and administrators., Implement college and career readiness activities for students all throughout the year., Monitor and audit transcripts, graduation records, and classes for approximately 350 students., Managed parent, student, and teacher concerns and mediated parent-teacher-student conferences., Assist students with developing a 4-year plan for high school., Works closely with the College, Career, Military, and Readiness Advisor (CCMR) and the College Community Career (CCC) to help students develop a plan for post-secondary readiness., Serve as testing coordinator for Advanced Placement testing., Manages and implements communication between students and parents via Schoology, counselors’ homepage, and bi-monthly newsletters.
• FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 08/2007, 07/2017, David Crockett Middle School, Provided individual and group counseling to students with identified concerns and needs., Referred students and parents to special programs, specialists, and community resources if needed., Conducted restorative circles inside and outside the classroom to develop relationships, build communities within, and respond to conflicts and problems., Assisted with the coordination of state and district testing., Monitored LEP students and coordinated LPAC meetings for school-wide ESL Program., Facilitated and organized Career Day annually., Served as the character education liaison and coordinate activities for No Place for Hate., Assisted with course selection sheets for our 8th grade students transitioning to 9th grade., Served as Homeless liaison and monitor Homeless paperwork., Worked closely with community leaders at Parks Youth Ranch to help provide services for their residents.
• ALIEF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 08/2004, 05/2007, O’Donnell Middle School, Educated and encouraged students to excel in all subjects., Correlated TEKS and TAKS in daily instruction., Used cooperative groups to reinforce classroom instruction., Integrated technology into the classroom.

• FORT BEND INEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 08/2017- Present, Willowridge High School, Advanced Placement Team Collaborative committee member
• FORT BEND INEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 1/2024, Parent Representative for Special Education Advisory Council
• FORT BEND INEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 08/2007- 06/2017, David Crockett Middle School, WEB and S.T.A.R.S Sponsor
• FORT BEND INEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 08/2007-06/2017, David Crockett Middle School, District Homeless Committee Member
• ALIEF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 04/2005-05/2006, O’Donnell Middle School, 8TH Grade Extravaganza Co-Coordinator
• ALIEF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 04/2005-05/2006, O’Donnell Middle School, High School Day Co-Coordinator
• ALIEF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 04/2005-05/2006, O’Donnell Middle School, Red Ribbon Prevention Showcase Coordinator
• ALIEF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 04/2005-05/2006, O’Donnell Middle School, SNAPP Mentor
• ALIEF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 04/2005-05/2006, O’Donnell Middle School, Student Assistance Program (SAP) Coordinator

• Texas Counselor Association, Member