Amanda Wright

Experience

1. School Counselor

   Baltimore County Public Schools

   Jan 2023 — Present · Baltimore, MD, US

   Counsel students to fully develop their academic, career, and social-emotional abilities by empowering them to make informed decisions and set goals.• Implement the Comprehensive Counseling Program, based on the American School Counselor Association\'s National Model Framework for School Counseling Programs.• Take a leadership role in developing relationships between school, families and community to foster a positive school climate.• Provide expertise in promoting student success through understanding the needs of students and designing and coordinating learning experiences to meet those needs.• Use data to monitor and improve student growth and achievement, which drives counseling and school-wide planning.• Conduct annual goal conferences with students to develop and/or review a 6-year plan.• Advocate for and provide services to all students regardless of ability level, ethnicity, gender, race, sexual identity or orientation, or socioeconomic status.• Offer counseling/planning services individually, in small and large groups, in classrooms, and parent and teacher consultations.• Coordinate school-wide programs and collaborate with school and community-based professionals to enhance student success.• Adhere to the highest ethical standards as developed by the American School Counselors Association and applicable legal standards.

Education

• Towson University

  Bachelor's degree, Psychology

  2011 — 2015

• Loyola University Maryland

  Master of Education - MEd, Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services