High School Counselor

Monica Tate

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Morristown High School Morristown, NJ

School Counselor Sept 2013- Present

Manage initiative “Be the First” which supports first-generation college students

Oversee the department’s website, MHS Counselor Connections

Collaborate with families to ensure students feel supported to graduate and transition to post-secondary destinations.

Coordinate with stakeholders and school-based resources so that students are supported

Ensure that schedules are completed and

Actively communicate with parents

Dover High School Dover, NJ

School Counselor Sept 2008- June 2013

Redesigned and developed departmental forms and factsheets, (e.g. Teacher Letter of Recommendation Form; Official Transcript Request Form; College Admission Deadlines handout; SAT vs. ACT; Parent Brag Sheet; among others).

Advisor for the Yearbook for three years; turned debt into a $3,000 surplus.

Instrumental in drafting proposal and overseeing Naviance software program. Included training workshops for counselors and parents.

Developed and instituted individual work standards to include a minimum of three (3) sessions per student a year, in addition meet with students upon completion of standardized tests. Parents are invited for Junior and Senior conferences. Design for Junior conference currently a departmental standard.

Assisted students in applying to colleges with acceptances to over fifty institutions, including competitive colleges such as Brown University, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, and University of Virginia.

Performed guidance responsibilities as assigned: Mini College Fairs, Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test (ASVAB), and County College of Morris Instant Decision Day.

Workshops provided to DHS population on: “How to Survive the Senior Year”, “The Sophomore Year”, “The Junior Year”, Study Skills, Financial Aid, College Admissions, Naviance, “Transition to High School” (at 8th Grade Night), and presentations at other various guidance events.

Shepard Academy Morristown, NJ

Teacher’s Aide, Grade 12 2006-2007

Substitute teacher for high school Spanish classes

Assisted teacher in managing classroom

West Orange Mayor’s Program for Individuals with Disabilities West Orange, NJ

Camp Counselor Summer 2006, 2007

Solutions Inc. New York, NY

Executive Assistant 2005-2005

Responsible for presentation of monthly reports to CEO and executive members

Responsible for calendar management of executive team and travel arrangements for CEO

Created Microsoft PowerPoint presentations for the Sales and Operations Departments

Renovated the format currently used for company’s RFI (Request for Information) using Microsoft Word

SmartStream Technologies Inc. New York, NY

Operations Specialist 2000-2005

Spearheaded the design and implementation of the Professional Services database that streamlined reporting and billing for Professional Services using Microsoft Access

Managed monthly billing for Professional Services for the three major products

Created Operation’s Department Retreat in upstate New York

Assisted in organizing the SmartStream User Conference

Corresponded with speakers to ensure delivery of presentations on time

Created binders with conference information distributed to attendees

Oversaw schedule for conference

Technology Concepts Group, Inc. Elizabeth, NJ

Executive Assistant 1998-2000

Streamlined billing into simplified process through the installation of a Microsoft Access database

Assisted in the development and implementation of policies and procedures

Participated in ISO 9000 Project

EDUCATION

University of California, Los Angeles In Progress

Certificate in College Counseling

Montclair State University May 2008

Master’s of Arts in Counseling, School Concentration

Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society

Rutgers University, Douglass College May 1998

Bachelor of Arts Degree Anthropology & Puerto Rican/Hispanic Caribbean Studies

James Dickson Carr Scholar

RECOGNITION

Awarded the New Jersey School Counselor of the Year, Morris County 2024

Awarded the Saul Swanger Grant 2024

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

NJ Association for College Admission Counseling, Member Summer 2008-Present

Morris County Professional Counselor’s Association, Member Fall 2007-Present

New Jersey School Counselor Association, Member Fall 2008-Present

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Counselor experience in a multicultural public school

Advanced Conversational Spanish

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