Kay Walck
Online Education Expert with Extensive Leadership Experience
Employed
Available
I am a capable, creative and loyal employee. I believe that humankind can collaborate and build a community that supports everyone. It is important to me that others know me to be an honest and principled person for whom integrity and fairness are paramount.
I love helping others dream, create goals and develop the skills needed as they navigate the path to achieving success. A strength of mine is the ability to see the big picture and finding ways to solve problems. I am looking forward to working in a new environment and I am not limited to working in the United States.
I love helping others dream, create goals and develop the skills needed as they navigate the path to achieving success. A strength of mine is the ability to see the big picture and finding ways to solve problems. I am looking forward to working in a new environment and I am not limited to working in the United States.
Lead Counselor for Academic Training and School Support Department and Oklahoma Virtual High School Counselor
Pearson Online & Blended Learning
Since December 2017
- Create and Present Virtual Training to School Counselors throughout the U.S.
- Review and Update Counselor Virtual Library
- Compile and Distribute Counselor and Student Accessible Website Information
- Serve as the High School and Middle School Counselor for 250 Virtual School Students
Lead Counselor and Advisory Supervisor
Connections Education
August 2008
to December 2017
Full-time
- Supervisor of Advisory Teachers and Counselors, Student in Distress Program Oversight, School Counselor Working with Students and Parents
- Developed and Implemented a Comprehensive School Counseling Program for Virtual Schools in Three States
- Hire, Train, Provide Professional Development, and Supervise Employees
- Promote and Assist Employees in the Design of School Counseling Programs
- Insure Delivery of Program Services
- Systematic Evaluation of Program Effectiveness
- Assist Supervisor in Development of Departmental Budget
- Provide Timely System Support for Counseling Department Program Model
- Oversite of Retention Department and Student Achievement Coordinators
- Develop New Methods for Ensuring Student Retention and Persistence
Detailed Description
- Put into action the American School Counselors National Model in three state programs
- Collaborate with Counseling Department staff to generate program goals and objectives
- Define Key Performance Indicators for measurement of departmental goals
- Assist employees in creating goals and objectives for Individual Improvement Plans
- Conduct bi-yearly Individual Performance Plan reviews with employees
- Create and deliver in-house professional development opportunities
- Develop, distribute, and evaluate online customer needs and satisfaction surveys
- Write content and scripts for online videos
- Write and distribute virtual and paper newsletters to customers
- Design, distribute and collate data for Professional Development Needs survey
- Create and follow through on special projects such as a Welcome Kit and live events to help motivate, retain, and increase motivation of students
- Convene and facilitate monthly department-wide virtual meetings
- Use Adobe Live Lesson and Captivate screen capture and video editing software to create online videos for students
- Organized formation of Counselor websites for all virtual school programs
- Conceived and composed Oklahoma, Minnesota and Washington counselor website content
Company Description
Pearson is committed to a world that’s always learning. Our Online & Blended Learning K–12 group brings high quality, highly accountable online education to schools, school districts, and students in the U.S. and abroad. Hallmarks of our programs include a personalized learning approach, an award-winning curriculum and Education Management System (EMS), and dedicated, certified teachers.
Supporting full-time virtual schools since 2001, our online learning solutions include Connections Academy, International Connections Academy, and Pearson Connexus.
Supporting full-time virtual schools since 2001, our online learning solutions include Connections Academy, International Connections Academy, and Pearson Connexus.
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Training Coordinator
Classroll.com
June 2004
to August 2008
Full-time
- Create, Produce, and Distribute Online Training Modules
- Face to Face Training of School District Employees Throughout U.S.
- Provide Online Training Sessions in Webinar Format
- Write and Publish an Online User's Guide
- Travel Nationwide for Training, Conferences and Conventions
Detailed Description
- Used Camtasia, a screen recording and video editing software, to provide on-demand training videos
- Tested software and created User Manuals for Classroll.com's online grade book
- Traveled to seven states to provide live training to teachers and administrators on Classroll.com's products
- Provided online and phone support to users nationwide
Company Description
Classroll.com, an innovative education software company specializing in a new student information management system, continues to stay on the cutting edge of technology, addressing school administrative software needs in the education industry today. In a market saturated with big name student management software packages, Classroll.com’s student management system was developed with the end user in mind to be the most efficient and easy to use product on the market. Unlike Powerschool and other student information systems, Classroll.com has been on the web utilizing and perfecting our SaaS (Software as a Service) delivery model for over ten years. We have a state of the art hosting facility unmatched by any other student information system vendor including Powerschool. Because of our delivery model, the implementation and utilization of Classroll.com’s online student information system is not limited by the technology resources available at your school.
Classroll.com’s product series for Administrators, Teachers, Counselors, Parents and Students has its own unique student management system solution for tracking and analyzing student performance on Academic Standards that can be used separate from our standards-based grade book. So if you use traditional student information system software but would like to include Teachers, Parents and Students in the process, you can use our powerful standards-based gradebook system (Class Edition) with your existing student information management system software just as you have been able to in the past.
Classroll.com’s product series for Administrators, Teachers, Counselors, Parents and Students has its own unique student management system solution for tracking and analyzing student performance on Academic Standards that can be used separate from our standards-based grade book. So if you use traditional student information system software but would like to include Teachers, Parents and Students in the process, you can use our powerful standards-based gradebook system (Class Edition) with your existing student information management system software just as you have been able to in the past.
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Head Women's Basketball Coach
St. Gregory's University
June 1990
to May 2004
Full-time
- Recruit Players for Team
- Manage Budget & Raise Funds for Program
- Run Daily Practices for Team
- Coach Games in Sooner Athletic Conference
- Organize and Run Summer Camps
- Attend Departmental Meetings
- Speak Publicly for Team in Community and State-Wide
Company Description
This is St. Gregory’s University, the oldest institution of higher learning in Oklahoma and home to a community of students, educators, and monks dedicated to lifelong learning and faith development. Grounded in the search for truth and meaning revealed most perfectly in Jesus Christ, our mission fosters not only excellence in academic and professional formation, but also formation for meaningful lives of faith and service.
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College Instructor
St. Gregory's University
June 1990
to May 2004
Full-time
- Taught College Freshmen Orientation Course
- Co-created and Administered Life Skills Development and Portfolio Project for all University Students
- Taught Upper Level Teacher Education Courses
- Served as Interim Education Department Chair
- Co-Administered the Teacher Education Program State Accreditation Efforts
- Served on University Administrative Council
- Supervised Teacher Education Candidates in Student Teaching
Company Description
This is St. Gregory’s University, the oldest institution of higher learning in Oklahoma and home to a community of students, educators, and monks dedicated to lifelong learning and faith development. Grounded in the search for truth and meaning revealed most perfectly in Jesus Christ, our mission fosters not only excellence in academic and professional formation, but also formation for meaningful lives of faith and service.
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Social Studies Teacher
Tecumseh Public Schools
August 1982
to May 1987
Full-time
- Taught Middle School Government, Economics, and Current Events
- Assistant HS and Head 9th Grade Basketball Coach
- Taught Grade School Physical Education
- Certifications:
Secondary Counseling
American History, Ancient/Medieval History, Democracy, Oklahoma History, Sociology/Anthropology, U.S. Government
Middle Level English
Technology Engineering
