About Carol

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