Carol Morgan
Democratic Party Candidate
for State Representative Dist. 84
Employment History
2001-Present Career Testing, Planning & Management Services Business Owner
- Career Testing, Guidance and Consultation
- Professional Presentations to education/business/Texas ESC’s
- Freelance Writing and Research—various media and organizations
- Part-Time Counselor/Consultant for Christ the King High School
- Assisted with the re-opening/development of their high school
- Wrote new college/career guide Books
- Wrote new high school student manuals
- Radio Talk Show host for Career411 on KRFE am580 Lubbock
- Contributing Columnist- Next Step Magazine (2003-4)
- Weekly Columnist for Suite101
1996-2005 Lubbock High School Lubbock, Texas Career Counselor
- Recipient of the U.S. Army Planning for Life Award for Texas
- Recipient/author of numerous grants for career counseling funding
- Executive Producer of LISD-TV Channel 12 “Career Connections”
- Creator of new brochures, flyers and marketing information for CATE programs
- Increased students participating in CATE programs by 250% in three years
- Author-LISD Career Planning Guide—What Am I Going To Do With The Rest of My Life?
- Author of LISD Educational Planning Guide-The Official High School Guide
- Author of LISD Online School Marketing Materials-The Online High School Guide
- Created job description for LISD for Career Counselor using State Guidance Model
- Coordinator of LHS Career Center—managed computer guidance system, computers, and print media for career and college information, including publicizing and marketing the center for students, teachers, parents, counselors in LISD.
- Coordinator for first LHS/LISD Groundhog Job Shadow Day, February, 1999
- PLAN test to 10th grade for college success/career orientation
- In charge of PEIMS accounting for Career and Technology funding
- Established “Friday Speaker Series” for LHS—program designed to inform students about careers, connections with community mentors, create community/business partners
- Presentations at numerous meetings and professional conferences on “Creating, Marketing and Maintaining a Successful Career Program in the Public Schools”
- Coordinated/administered Career Guidance for 2000 LHS students
- Coordinated/performed presentations/test interpretations for LHS’ feeder schools
1993-1996 Cavazos Junior High Lubbock, Texas Junior High Counselor
- Original Administrative Staff member that opened/established school
- Substance abuse counselor—began first in-school based ALATEEN program
- Established “Project Improvement”—a six week counseling program to reduce recidivism/reintroduce alternative school students’ return to regular classes
- Special Education liaison—managed all referrals, worked with regular education for placement of qualified students, presiding member of ARD committee in lieu of administrator
- Originated “Cavalier Recruiters”—student groups that traveled to elementary schools to recruit students to attend the Cavazos Technology Magnet; required a selection process, a script, schedule, and a guide.
- Established/trained second LISD student-managed-operated Conflict Resolution program which became the model for other LISD Conflict Resolution programs
- Head of campus student support team—a staffing group searching for solutions for students with serious personal, academic, physical problems
- Ran/managed an average of ten counseling groups per week to deal with various student issues (i.e. divorce, grief, eating disorders, underachievement, gang membership, etc.)
- Provided individual counseling sessions to approximately 35 Special Education weekly per ARD
- Coordinated/anchored Video Morning on Cavazos School Television
1992-1993 Alderson Junior High Lubbock, Texas Junior High Counselor
- Established community mentoring program for African American males
- Coordinated the re-establishment of a 9th grade class/activities for high school
- Improved/streamlined coordination of Special Education services
1976-1991 O.L. Slaton Junior High Lubbock, Texas Classroom Teacher
- Selected for first Mentor Teacher program in LISD
- Selected for first Induction Year New Teacher Program
- IMPACT grant recipient 1983-1991 for outstanding teaching strategies
- City Wide Textbook Committee Member
- 1991 O.L. Slaton Teacher of the Year
- Established the first school-wide Sustained Silent Reading program
- Established a Senior Citizen tutoring program for at risk students
- Member of LISD District-Wide Strategic Planning Team (Student Success Team)
Education
1975 Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas
- BSEd Secondary Education (teaching fields: English, Latin, Reading)
1993 Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas
- MEd Educational Psychology
- Secondary Counseling Certification
1996 University of North Texas Denton, Texas
- Vocational Counselor Certification
Civic Professional
- Board of Directors for Talking and Listening to Children (1994-1996)
- ACT (American College Testing) State Advisory Committee (2002-2005)
- Area Health Education Center of the Plains—Advisory Board (2003-Present)
(TTUHSC, Office of Rural & Community Health) - National Career Development Association
- Past member Lubbock Chamber of Commerce (Business Development Committee)
- Public Speaking Engagements for educational, social, civic events
- Building Strong Families
- LISD Leadership Forum
- West Texas Institute
- State/Regional Tech Prep
- Texas Regional ESC’s
- Time for Women




