Julia Elizabeth DiTomasso

Education

Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA

Masters of Education, School Counseling
Anticipated Graduation, August 2015
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Bachelor of Arts in English
May, 2011

Licensure
Massachusetts: School Guidance Counselor, Grade 5-12 Initial

Pending

Related Experience
Randolph High School
School Counseling Intern(Practicum)

Promote academic, career, and social/emotional development in grades 9-12

Working individually with students on a variety of concerns related to academic achievement,
stress, family situations, etc.
Working closely with English Language learners on the college process, and future plans
facilitating an academic support group after school for freshmen with three or more failing grades
Meeting individually with freshmen students with three or more failing grades
Collaborating with teachers, families, administration and other support staff to enhance student
growth and achievement
Meeting weekly with guidance, social work, and administration team to improve school culture
and climate
Organized an on the spot admissions day with Massasoit Community College representative
Co-facilitated parent conferences
Attended IEP, and 504 meetings to discuss how to best serve individual students
Familiar with MCAS
Proctored SATs

Westwood High School, Westwood, MA

September 2014-December 2014

School Counseling Intern (pre-practicum)

Administered needs assessments for grades 9, 10 and 11

Analyzed assessment data to measure student growth, and created a results report that could be
used to inform the school counseling curriculum.
Collaborated with college representatives to encourage student career growth
Applied solution based counseling with freshmen to improve first term grades.
Co facilitated classroom based lesson plans for grades 9 and 10

Additional work experience

Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Graduate Assistant in the Math and Sciences (Student Retention Enhancement Across Math and Science)

Promote the college of Math and Sciences culture through updating the building TVs and
through Facebook
Collect and analyze data that analyzes student and departmental growth
Manage and supervise undergraduate student tutors
Collaborate with other members of the department and University, to ensure peer tutoring is
running smoothly
Conducted focus groups and individual interviews to better understand the impact of new
teaching techniques
Created department newsletters to discuss data and focus group findings, and to promote the
department.

Volunteer Experience
MASCA Conference
Graduate Student Presenter (Boxborough MA, April, 2015)
Presented relevant research on digital citizenship and character education
Graduate Student Volunteer (Leomnister MA, April, 2014)

Moderator for two professional conference sessions

Responsible for facilitating and returning evaluations from sessions

Book Club Facilitator

Employee Volunteer (Bridgewater State University, 9/13-12/13)

Facilitated book discussions for remedial English class students in small groups
Helped students generate ideas for final semester projects
Discussed other social/emotional and academic issues pertaining to college freshmen

Professional Organizations
American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
Member
N
Member
Greater Boston School Counselor Association (GBSCA)
Member

2014-Present
2014- Present
2015-Present

Technical Skills
EZ Analyze, Google Docs, Microsoft Office Suite, IPASS, Naviance, Adobe InDesign, Qualtrics