Resume

• 166050

  Mississippi Educator License

  Mississippi Department of Education

• 2016

  Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

  Member of Cohort 5 in Sam Houston State University's Developmental Education Administration doctoral program

  Developmental Education

  Sam Houston State University

• 2012

  Ed.S.

  Studied counselor education in an all online program

  Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

  Chi Sigma Iota

  Kappa Delta Pi

  University of Alabama

• 2008

  M.Ed.

  School counseling

  University of Southern Mississippi

• 2003

  30 graduate hours in the doctoral program

  Educational Leadership and Administration

  General

  Delta State University

• 2000

  English

  Master of Education (M.Ed.)

  English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  William Carey University

• 1995

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  Mam'Selle Social Club

  BlackList Honorary Social Club

  Mississippi University for Women

• Strategic Planning

  Canvas

  University Teaching

  Distance Learning

  Curriculum Development

  Curriculum Design

  Teaching

  Student Counseling

  Team Leadership

  Customer Service

  Program Development

  Student Retention

  Research

  Public Speaking

  Time Management

  Higher Education

  Youth Mentoring

  Career Counseling

  Event Planning

  Networking

  Homerun or strike out: Counseling college student athletes

  Homerun or strike out: Counseling college student athletes

  Socio-economic status (SES) of students has long been viewed as having a strong impact on\nstudent achievement. While the nature and strength of the relationship between SES and student\nachievement may be open to some debate

  the almost universal acceptance of SES as an\nimportant variable in student achievement outcomes has implications for funding policy and\nprogrammatically. A study of the relationship between SES and student achievement as\nreflected in state accreditation rankings of schools in Mississippi attempted to determine whether\nSES is related to student achievement measures in Mississippi. Results show that SES is\nsignificantly related to aggregate student achievement. Schools with higher numbers of low SES\nstudents were more likely to receive lower accreditation ranking while schools with lower\nnumbers of low SES students were more likely to receive higher accreditation rankings. Given\nthe strength of the relationship shown

  it seems clear that emphasis should be given to increasing\nthe funding available through the state funding mechanism in Mississippi that addresses SES.\nProgrammatically

  these and other available funds should be directed to programs shown to\nremediate academic deficits related to SES.

  The Relationship between Mississippi Accreditation Ranking and Socio-Economic Status of Student Populations in Accredited Schools

  Homerun or strike out: Counseling college student athletes

  State funding mechanisms are subject to intense political and economic scrutiny. The question\nasked most often tends to be

  is the public getting sufficient return on their investment?\nAccountability standards arising from the No Child left Behind Act (NCLB) have sharpened the\nfocus of this question to whether the students and schools are meeting established benchmarks.\nA study of the impact of funding levels in the Mississippi state funding mechanism [Mississippi\nAdequate Education Program (MAEP)] attempted to determine whether recent increases in these\nfunding levels impacted the state accreditation (based on student performance) of the schools in\nMississippi. Results show that while the number of lower achieving schools has been greatly\nreduced

  funding level is inversely related to accreditation level. Low performing schools\nrequire greater levels of funding to redress academic deficits and move to higher levels of\naccreditation while higher performing school require comparatively less funding to achieve\nand/or maintain a higher level of accreditation.

  The Impact of Increased Funding for the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) on State Assigned School Accreditation Levels

  Homerun or strike out: Counseling college student athletes

  Jenny Leonard

  Stone County School District

  Benoit School District

  Leland School District

  Pearson

  East Mississippi Community College

  Lowndes County School District - New Hope High School

  Mississippi University for Women

  University of Incarnate Word Preparatory High School

  North Pike School District

  Mississippi Delta Community College

  Leland

  MS

  At Leland School Park I team taught 5th & 6th graders

  who looped

  in the magnet program.

  English Teacher

  Leland School District

  Wiggins

  MS

  I taught 11th grade English

  11th grade honors English

  American Novels

  and Mississippi Writers. While there I also sponsored prom for two years and sponsored the cheerleaders.

  English Teacher

  Stone County School District

  Scooba

  MS

  This position included writing and distributing press releases

  publishing to the college's webpage

  documenting college events through photography and writing

  publishing the online newspaper

  and publishing the annual yearbook.

  Public Information Associate

  East Mississippi Community College

  Summit

  MS

  While at North Pike High School my responsibilities included teaching English II and honors English I and sponsoring the Student Council

  who was in charge of Homecoming. We sponsored the first integrated dance at the high school. In the English department I published a literary magazine of student work.

  English Teacher

  North Pike School District

  Moorhead

  MS

  Teaching both on the main campus and at the Greenville Higher Education Center

  my course load included English Composition I & II as well as British Literature I & II.

  Adjunct English Instructor

  Mississippi Delta Community College

  San Antonio

  Texas

  Adjunct English instructor

  University of Incarnate Word Preparatory High School

  Columbus

  MS

  My course load included UN 98: Academic Recovery for students who were on academic probation; UN 99: Turning Point for students who were on academic suspension; and LS 101 & 102 for incoming freshman who needed robust academic support. For the last two years I researched

  planned

  and piloted and developmental learning community called BLUE Scholars. My goals were to provide equitable accessibility

  appropriate referrals

  academic support

  and positive introspection through goal-oriented academic interventions. As part of my student support responsibilities

  I directed the university's Summer Development Program and gave the Accuplacer. In addition to working with students

  I was the social media and webpage manager for the Student Success Center.

  Student Success Specialist

  Mississippi University for Women

  Scooba

  MS

  My classes are primarily online

  but I have taught and still do teach in the classroom. My course load has included English Composition I & II

  Intermediate English

  and Creative Writing I.

  Adjunct English Instructor

  East Mississippi Community College

  Iowa City

  Iowa

  Online PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness forCollege and Careers) essay scorer for 8th grade English language arts

  Online essay scorer

  Pearson

  Benoit

  MS

  I taught 10th

  11th

  and 12th grade English.

  English Teacher

  Benoit School District

  Scooba

  MS

  My responsibilities included career/technical and academic advising; placement testing via Compass; Mississippi CPASS testing; limited counseling; and referral to appropriate resources in the communities.

  Counselor & Advisor

  East Mississippi Community College

  Columbus

  Mississippi

  Counselor

  Lowndes County School District - New Hope High School

  Mississippi Association for Developmental Education

  Mississippi Professional Educators

  National Association for Developmental Eduation