Heather Michelle Hopson

Responsible for weekly attendance student conferences, individual and group counseling, peer mediation, bullying and suicide prevention. Provide social emotional learning classroom guidance lessons, interventions for teachers, and weekly blessing bag food distribution.

Responsible for individual and group counseling, data entry, assisting with responsive services, monthly themed campus events, community service projects, and parent/student conferences. Implemented a campus mentoring program and assisted in ensuring student and staff safety.

Facilitated 504 meetings, individual counseling, guidance counseling, responsive crisis interventions, staff presentations, educational planning, and social emotional learning. Managed student/parent/academic conferences, filing, organizing, data entry, and enrollment of students.

Assisted high school students in transitioning to the university, maintained and tracked student information regarding admissions, and completed degree plans with dual credit students. Conducted presentations to persuade school districts to partner with the Dual Credit program.

Maintained and updated student AVID files, integrated varied lesson cycles, and delivered PowerPoint presentations on the AVID process. Participated in disaggregating student data for progress monitoring and data entry of grades and social emotional learning.

Maintained accurate high school academic student folders, conducted transcript reviews, and entered Personal Graduation Plans. Provided direct teaching, small group instruction, after-school tutorials, and consistent student/teacher academic conferences.

Responsible for entering Personal Graduation Plans, creating student schedules, and maintaining credits. Provided personal, social, emotional, career, college, and academic counseling, and conducted presentations on bullying, sexual harassment, teen dating violence, and suicide prevention.

Created lesson cycles aligned to Texas Essential Standards and conducted whole group and small group reading and math instruction. Participated in Professional Learning Community and Vertical Alignment Team meetings, and implemented differentiated instruction.

Oversaw campus programs including Peer Advisors Leaders, Future Falcon Leaders in Teacher Education, and the Faculty Mentor Program. Assigned first-time incoming freshmen to mentors and served as Student Advocate/Liaison to assist with financial aid, job seeking, retention, and academic guidance.

Created effective lesson cycles designed to meet various learning styles and complied with district and state requirements. Conducted parent/teacher conferences and designed weekly newsletters to parents.

Provided individual counseling, peer mediations, and prepared 504 and Student Success Team meetings. Facilitated campus staff trainings, administered suicide screenings and intervention plans, and provided guidance lessons on bullying, teen dating violence, and suicide prevention.

Implemented a Guidance Counseling Program, conducted educational planning and one-on-one conferences, and entered Personal Graduation Plans. Facilitated 504 meetings, served as 504 Campus Coordinator, and provided individual and group counseling services.

Created and implemented an effective guidance counseling program accommodating the needs of students, faculty, and community. Assisted with TAKS testing coordination, facilitated the after-school program, and developed guidance lessons aligned with character education.

Formulated well-designed lessons accommodating the needs of all students and integrated concrete and abstract core curriculum activities aligned with TEKS and TAKS guidelines. Participated in creating the Campus Improvement Team and demonstrated team teaching skills.

Created well-planned lesson cycles meeting educational goals and academic needs of all students. Planned activities aligned with district TEKS and TAKS curriculum guidelines and established positive relationships with students and families.

Pursued a Master of Arts in School Counseling and a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities.