Q – How/When did you obtain the position of Dean of Guidance?
A – I learned of the position last spring and obtained it at the end of the school year. I started [working in my position] at the end of the summer.
Q – How often does this position change?
A – This position was created this year. Mrs. Sandy Wright was the director of guidance previously and for the last two years Mr. Begley was the Head of Guidance.
Q – As Dean of Guidance, what are your main responsibilities?
A – To help coordinate the events that guidance is in charge of. [From a day-to-day basis] I oversee a staff of eight counselors, the registrar, and the guidance secretaries. I basically help things run smoothly.
Q – In the future, what are some personal goals that you hope to achieve with your current position?
A – I want to change how other people view Lake Central. We are one of the best school’s in the state and the nation and I want people to know that. I feel like that is one of the most important things we need to do.
Q – What have you done with your position so far that you are particularly proud of?
A – The school profile. It is sent out with the transcripts and it goes along with my goal of informing people of what a great school we are. It is sent out to colleges along with scholarships so it’s kind of like our brag sheet.
Q – What are some of your additional responsibilities throughout the school?
A – I serve on a lot of committees and I attend the department head meetings. I also attend world languages, try to help out with testing, and am on the alumni team. [Since] we just recently switched to naviance we have all been working on figuring it out together and how it fits our students needs.
Q – What are some of your expectations for Naviance?
A – I would like for all of our students, [especially] seniors, to be accessing it. We are a bigger school, so it’s a way for us to personalize what we do with them [the students]. It’s a [great] way to track the students goals and find out what their four year plan is.
Q – How do you have an impact on students at the school? How are you involved in their four years here at Lake Central?
A – We will be starting freshmen meeting next month and were hoping that we could introduce them to naviance [at the meeting]. [This way], we can find out their four year plan and keep meeting with them every year to make sure we are all on track.
Q – What is your daily routine like?
A – I always think that I will go to work and do A,B, and C and go home completing D,E, and F. It fluctuates day to day.
