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LINDSAY HANSEN hansenl@crook1.com

Sundance, Wyoming

INSPIRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR

EDUCATION PROFILE

MASTER OF ARTS IN Determined Guidance Counselor with success in helping students achieve educational goals
EDUCATION: SCHOOL and personal well-being. Talented in meeting the objectives of the counseling program by
COUNSELING providing preventative education, advocacy, mediation, and counseling to students. Sensitive
Chadron State College to socioeconomic and cultural differences of students.
2021-Present
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
EDUCATION: READING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR INTERN
SPECIALIST Sundance Elementary School, Sundance, WY | Spring-Fall 2023
Black Hills State University
2010-2012 My responsibilities are but not limited to the following:
 Provide individual and group counseling services to meet the developmental, preventative, and
ELEMENTARY remedial needs of students identified with learning disabilities in areas of sensory integration,
EDUCATION processing, and emotional impairments.
Black Hills State University  Develop and implement life skill programs along with drug and alcohol, health and conflict
resolution, and social and emotional self-esteem-building techniques.
2003-2007
 Consult with students, parents, teachers, and other school and community personnel to assist in
meeting the needs of all students.
 Assist teachers with the educational placement of students using appropriate educational
assessment strategies such as Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and the Multi-Teared
SKILLS Support System (MTSS)
 Work closely with school psychologists, teachers, and other resources necessary to meet the
Student progress reporting demands of an at-risk population.
 Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with students, school personnel, parents,
Individual and small group coworkers, and outside public resources.
support  Develop and organize the sequence of activities in the community and school setting.
 Use a variety of techniques including play therapy, surveys, guided imagery, and relaxation.
Staff support
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHER
Data-driven decision making Sundance Elementary School, Sundance, WY | 2008 - Present

Program development and My responsibilities are but not limited to the following:
management  delivering the state standards, following my curriculum guide, providing a safe learning
environment for my students, assessing students, adapting my curriculum based on my
student’s needs, cleaning desks to ensure a clean work environment, preparing lessons and
Team collaboration and materials to fit the needs of all of my students, covering duties, meeting and communicating
leadership with parents, working with my grade level teams not just building wise but district-wide. I also
prepare materials for my students if they are absent or if they need to Zoom from home.
Strong assessment skills  I make sure my students get to where they need to be during the day as well as after school. I
communicate with grade levels above and below to make sure my concerns and successes are
Intervention planning similar to what they saw especially if the MTSS process is needed.
 I also participate in various trainings throughout the school year and sometimes outside of
Organized school so I can be the best teacher I can be.
 At the kindergarten level, I also think my job is to prepare parents for what education is now
and how the school runs. This includes explaining the grading system, logging in to our
Trustworthy
PowerSchool program, and expectations for lunch, conferences, parties, and bus expectations.
I also need to have those hard conversations with parents about their child about their child
Excellent communicator success and struggles. Sometimes those struggles are more than the child can do so we have
the conversation about retention. I help guide my students, but I also make sure the parents are
Compassionate supported as well.