Jennifer A. Jones
P.O. Box 1460
Germantown, Maryland 20875
Cell: 301-233-1100 Alt. Cell: 334-750-9359
Jennifer_Ann_Jones@mcpsmd.org
EDUCATION
Dec. 2011
Ph.D. Auburn University
May 1999
May 1992
M.S. Johns Hopkins University
B.A. Skidmore College
Degree: Public Administration & Public Policy
Minor: Economic Development
Degree: School Counseling & Guidance
Double Major: Elementary Education & Psychology
CERTIFICATIONS
Advanced Professional, Maryland State Department of Education areas:
Pupil Personnel Worker
Supervisor of Guidance
Guidance Counselor: Grades K-12
Administrator I
Teacher Elem. Education 1-6 & Middle School
EXPERIENCE
July 2013 – present
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School Counselor, Lake Seneca Elementary School
Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland
Teri Johnson, Principal 301-353-0929
Designed and implemented mentoring program for 3 third grade students with 3 Seneca Valley
High School football players, who are also enrolled in Child Development, to support student
confidence, success, and with peers as they develop self-esteem and problem solving skills.
Developed and coordinated events as Chair of the PTA Community Outreach Committee to
engage school families (providing free dinner, babysitting, and interpreters) to share resources and
information with parents/guardians to support student success and by gathering feedback about
how to break barriers to community engagement as well as ideas to help with homework.
Coordinated KIND Club food program by assisting with delivery, storage, and distribution of food
bags to 80 students weekly, recruiting and working with high school volunteers from Seneca
Valley to fill bags with food every 6 weeks.
Implemented Montgomery County Public Schools Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling
Program curriculum for students at all grade levels in individual, group, and classroom guidance
settings, including special needs students at all grade levels.
Planned and conducted counseling groups, individual counseling, crisis intervention, observations
and development of student behavior management systems as well as arranged, prepared, and
participated in parent conferences with teachers, students, and staff.
Team-taught classroom guidance units with homeroom teachers based on identified needs.
Collaborated with staff and parent representatives as Team Leader of Positive Behavioral
Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Committee to implement PBIS, including designing and
implementing school-wide initiatives to support student success with social skill development,
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training school staff in the Stop and Think social skills curriculum, refining the office referral
process, and analyzing discipline data resulting in pursuit of the Silver PBIS Recognition Award.
Worked with PBIS Committee to identify social skill of the month to be used for school-wide
implementation and coordinated monthly Town Hall school-wide assemblies to recognize students
and grade levels for their efforts to demonstrate school expectations and behavior themes for being
safe, ready, and respectful.
Created and managed 504 Plans for students identified as needing formal accommodations as part
of the Educational Management Team and developed Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) as
well as Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) as a member of the EMT.
July 2009 – June 2013
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School Counselor, Highland View Elementary School
Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland
Anne Dardarian, Principal 301-650-6426
Served as Team Leader for Student Services Team which included School Nurse, ESOL
Counselor, ESOL Parent Outreach Coordinator, Pupil Personnel Worker, School Psychologist, and
Amoja Counselor who provided weekly therapy for identified students in the building.
Identified and included students and families to participate in Holiday Baskets county program,
Smart Sacks food program, new shoes donated by New Balance in collaboration with Nordstrom’s
department store, and other services implemented for families receiving Free and Reduced Meals.
Assisted Assistant Principal in training para-educators in Stop and Think social skills language to
apply to lunch and recess processes to target and eliminate inappropriate student behaviors.
Attended grade level team meetings to discuss and assist teachers with completing the
Documentation of Intervention form to document identified student needs met and monitored
through academic and behavioral interventions as part of the Collaborative Problem Solving
process.
Presented PBIS implementation of programs, including bullying prevention, at PTA meetings for
parent information.
Chaired Elementary School Counselor Leadership Team which involved planning professional
development and training opportunities for elementary school counselors, gathered input from 131
elementary counselors and their 14 county cluster representatives to help address issues and needs,
and worked with other Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs to inform elementary counselors of
updated policies and procedures and curriculum changes as well as provide support and
communication from Central Office Counselor Specialists.
Served as Cluster Representative for Elementary Counselor Leadership Team, Elementary
Counselor Representative for MCEA/MCPS Council for Teaching and Learning, Member of
MCPS Reduced Allocation Work Group, MCEA building representative, and member of MCEA
Budget Task Force.
Designed, coordinated, and taught Family Life unit with Grade 5 Team.
Implemented Montgomery County Public Schools Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling
Program curriculum for students at all grade levels in individual, group, and classroom guidance
settings, including special needs students at all grade levels.
Planned and conducted counseling groups, individual counseling, crisis intervention, observations
and development of student behavior management systems as well as arranged, prepared, and
participated in parent conferences with teachers, students, and staff.
Team-taught classroom guidance units with homeroom teachers based on identified needs.
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Collaborated with staff and parent representatives as Chair of Positive Behavioral Interventions
and Supports (PBIS) Committee to fully implement all aspects of PBIS, including designing and
implementing school-wide initiatives to support student success with social skill development,
training school staff in the Stop and Think social skills curriculum, assisting in improving the
consequence system, refining the office referral process, creating and implementing bully
prevention supports including annual student surveys, and analyzing discipline data resulting in
Bronze, Silver, and Gold PBIS Recognition Awards.
Worked with PBIS Committee to identify social skill of the month to be used for school-wide
implementation and included in quarterly recognition awards for students.
Created and managed 504 Plans for students identified as needing formal accommodations as part
of the Educational Management Team and developed Functional Behavior Assessments as a
member of the IEP team.
Jan. 2008 – May 2009
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College Instructor, Political Science Department
Auburn University
Dr. Gerry Gryski, Department Chair 334-844-9644
Designed, developed, created, and taught Organization Theory, American Government, and
Introduction to Public Administration course curricula to upper level undergraduate students with
the primary goal of the courses to prepare students to be more successful and effective managers in
public and nonprofit organizations.
Assisted and facilitated student development of the skills and knowledge needed to understand and
begin to apply public administration organization theories through discussion, literature, case
studies, written projects, and critical thinking skills.
Provided necessary learning and behavioral supports according to unique learning styles and
needs, especially for students with 504 Plans and other special formal and informal
accommodations as well as advised undergraduate students on academic and career goals.
Aug. 2008 – May 2009
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Moderator, Community Forums, College of Liberal Arts
Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for Arts and Humanities
Auburn University
Dr. Mark Wilson, Assistant Director 334-844-4948
Moderated community forums around the state of Alabama as part of a project in partnership with
the David Mathews Center for Civic Life which is affiliated with the Kettering Foundation.
Coordinated with more than five communities and their conveners and local leaders to hold
multiple community forums on the topic of education, including workforce development, goals of
21st century schools, and the role of K-12 and higher education institutions including community
colleges, career technical degrees and programs, and four year colleges and universities.
Moderated forums viewed as problem solving tools for community members to gather and openly
deliberate issues impacting their citizens, including schools, businesses, non-profits, government
agencies, and other stakeholders.
May 2007 – May 2008
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Research Assistant, Economic and Community Development Institute
Auburn University
Dr. Joe Sumners, Director 334-844-4704
Assisted in researching and writing Alabama Economic Development Resource Directory for
organizations and agencies to use to locate various community resources needed to support
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strategic planning goals, such as downtown revitalization, community development, housing,
utilities, leadership development, health care, education and workforce development, technical
assistance providers, recreation, and small business development.
Conducted data collection of presentation and training program evaluations.
May 2006 – Dec. 2007
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Graduate Assistant, Blue Ridge Conference on Leadership
College of Business, Auburn University
Hope Stockton, Executive Director 334-844-2870
Assisted Executive Director with planning, coordinating, and overseeing logistics of annual
conference.
Assisted presenters, board members, and participants with presentation sessions and related
activities.
Supported Leadership Certificate administration, presentations, monitoring, and completion for
graduate students.
Assisted with locating funding sources and writing grant proposals to federal funding agencies
such as the federal government’s Compassion Capital Fund to secure support for community and
faith-based non-profit organizations for capacity building and leadership certificate programs,
especially in the area of at-risk programs and services for the Black Belt Region of Alabama.
Assisted with contacting business sponsors and promoting registration attendance for conferences.
Created marketing brochure used to inform prospective participants of conference benefits,
program structure, mission, and goals as well as presentation topics and other activities.
Oct. 2006 – May 2007
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Project Manager, Alabama Marriage and Family Project
Department of Human Development and Family Studies Auburn University
Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder, Project Director 334-844-3234
Coordinated a federal Compassion Capital Fund capacity-building $950,000 grant and provided
support for 21 community and faith based non-profit organizations throughout Alabama,
developing services in the area of family and marriage stability.
Coordinated workshops and presentations on strategic planning, organizational needs assessment,
community asset mapping, fundraising, and grant writing.
Provided organizational technical assistance in strategic planning, allocation of staff roles, staff
development, involvement of board members, and programming.
Assisted facilitation of strategic planning session involving 18 community and faith-based nonprofit agencies in Lowndes County, Alabama during which team building and coalition building
information was distributed.
Consulted during discussion of effective collaboration vision and mission statement techniques
supporting development of organizational goals and regional coordination of program and service
planning efforts.
July 2004 – June 2005
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School Counselor, Mill Creek Towne Elementary School
Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland
Kenneth Marcus, Principal 301-840-7149
Collaborated with School Counselor Supervisor and cluster representative team to design school
counselor trainings, workshops, meetings, and activities.
Conducted and led cluster counselor meetings and staff development opportunities.
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Served as team leader for numerous school teams, including Guidance Advisory Committee, CAP
Coach and Facilitator, School Leadership Team, IEP and 504 Committees, Stop and Think social
skills curriculum implementation, Crisis Response Team, and Parent Outreach workshops for both
English and Spanish speaking families.
Implemented Montgomery County Public Schools Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling
Program curriculum for students in Head Start to Grade 5 in individual, group, and classroom
guidance settings, including special needs students at all grade levels including pre-school.
Team-taught classroom guidance units with homeroom teachers based on identified needs.
Planned and conducted counseling groups, individual counseling, crisis intervention, observations
and development of student behavior management systems as well as arranged, prepared, and
participated in parent conferences with teachers.
Created and chaired Guidance Advisory Committee responsible for school-wide implementation of
Character Counts and Stop and Think social skills.
Organized, taught, and implemented DeBug conflict resolution strategies.
Planned, developed, and implemented student prevention and intervention strategies for targeted
academic and behavior needs through CAP problem solving, as well as planned and supported IEP
and 504 Plan student goals.
Assessed and referred students and families for services with community agencies.
Partnered with community agencies and leaders to provide information to parents and staff
regarding student needs and issues.
Designed, facilitated and coordinated workshops in English and Spanish in the areas of ADHD,
School Success, Academic Support and “Helping Your Student Succeed with Homework”.
Co-presenter for PTA meeting on Collaborative Action Process (CAP): Presented purpose of CAP
as a problem solving process for school staff and parents to collaboratively meet the academic and
behavioral needs of students.
July 2001 – June2004
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School Counselor on Special Assignment, Collaborative Action Process
Department of Student Services, MCPS, Maryland
Matt Kamins, Supervisor of Psychological Services 301-279- 3805
Piloted, developed, planned, coordinated, facilitated, implemented, and presented CAP in 10
public schools; conducted staff asset mapping and school-wide needs assessments.
Supervised and delivered staff development presentations, technical support, coaching, and
training to specialists and entire school staff teams. CAP is a collaborative and comprehensive
problem solving process used among teachers, staff, specialists, and parents to address student
academic and behavioral concerns at an individual and school level through strategic prevention
and intervention strategies.
Key CAP components include strategic planning and analysis, needs assessment, problem
identification, problem analysis, intervention implementation, evaluation, and monitoring as well
as social skills integration.
July 1999 – June 2001
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School Counselor, Judith Resnik Elementary School
Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland
Dr. Roy Settles, Principal 301-670-8200
Performed the same regular school counselor duties at Mill Creek Towne Elementary School.
(See above.)
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Coordinated and implemented Project ACHIEVE and B.E.S.T. character education program.
Planned, coordinated, and conducted Career Day involving 700 students and 55 community
volunteers who presented 30-minute sessions to students with information about their specific
career. Volunteers invited included firemen, nurses, managers, salesmen, real estate agent,
construction contractor, electrician, ambulance service manager, military officer, veterinarian, and
those with other community jobs.
Conducted individual, group, and classroom guidance units including 25 orthopedically
handicapped students mainstreamed throughout the school.
Organized, coordinated, and conducted many parenting workshops including 6-week parenting
skills series for both Spanish and English speaking parents.
July 1995 – June 1999
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Third and Fifth Grade Teacher, Meadow Hall Elementary School
Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland
Dr. Vera Torrence, Principal (retired)
Dr. Frank Sweeney, Principal (retired)
Designed, created, developed, and taught lessons and units to implement the MCPS grade level
curriculum to students including those with special needs, especially ESOL students and those
with IEPs and 504 Plans.
Engaged in parent conferences and EMT/IEP meetings as well as team meetings and other studentbased meetings with specialists and community service agencies advocating for students with
special needs including learning, speech, and behavior difficulties on a regular basis to ensure the
needs of student were met academically, behaviorally, and emotionally.
Served as team leader responsible for organizing special activities such as field trips and other
curriculum and student based program planning such as student plays and guest speakers.
Served on a variety of school committees, including Pupil Services Committee and Guidance
Committees.
Implemented classroom management strategies and positive behavior systems.
August 1994 – June 1995
Second Grade Teacher, East Silver Spring Elementary School
Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland
Bob Hatchel, Principal (retired)
(See description above for Meadow Hall Elementary School.)
May 1992 – June 1994
Substitute Teacher
Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland
Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 6 with long term substitute positions at:
Waters Landing Elementary School for a special needs self-contained class
Burnt Mills Elementary School for a third grade class combined with
students identified as PADI
James Daly Elementary School for a first grade class.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (partial list):
Section 504 Training – MCPS, March 2013
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention & Physical Restraint training – MCPS, Fall 2011 & Fall 2012
Mentoring for All: Strategies, Activities, and Assessment – MCPS, Fall 2011
Administrative Intern for Asst. Principal Certification - Eastern Middle School, MCPS, Spring 2011
Community & Civic Engagement Symposium Presenter – Auburn University, February 2009
Energy Forum Moderator – Southern Growth Policy Board, Alabama State Council on the Arts,
February 2009
Alabama Political Science Association Presenter – University of South Alabama, March 2008
Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM), Member, Spring 2007 to present
Strengths Quest – Training of Trainers for Educators, Auburn University, August 2007
Alabama Public Affairs Forum – Auburn University at Montgomery, April 2007
Alabama Political Science Association Conference – Auburn University at Montgomery, March 2007
Leadership Challenge, Certified Trainer - Auburn University, August 2006
Economic and Community Development Institute Intensive Course, Auburn University, Summer
2007
Stop and Think Social Skills, Training of Trainers – Montgomery County, MD – 2002
Special Education Disproportionate Overrepresentation of Minorities Conference, Maryland State
Department of Education, March 2002
ADD/HD – Brad Erford, Loyola College, Fall 2001
Rational Emotive Therapy, Dr. Albert Ellis – Loyola College, Fall 2001
Student Services Conference, Maryland State Department of Education – October 2001
Problem Solving/ Social Skills, Project ACHIEVE Trainings – 2000-2001
Functional Behavioral Assessment – Psychological Services MCPS, Spring 2001
Project RIDE – Supervisor of Psychological Services MCPS, Spring 2001
Safe and Drug Free Schools, MCPS Class Meetings Workshop-, June 2000
Lion and Lamb Project Anti-Violence Program - MCPS, June 2000
Character Education Training, MD State Department of Education - November 1999
HIV/AIDS Training - MCPS, February 1999
Family Life Unit Training - MCPS, Fall 1998
Educational Management Team Process Training - MCPS, Fall 1998
ADHD- Staff Development Training, Meadow Hall School, Fall 1998
ADHD, Ritalin, & the Relationship to ATOD Use - MCPS, June 1998
Character Education - MCPS Safe and Drug Free Schools, June 1998 and 2000
Tobacco Prevention Curriculum - MCPS, June 1998
Comprehensive Behavior Management Interventions - Physical Restraint Training, Meadow Hall
Elementary School, Spring 1998
Conflict Resolution / Peer Mediation Workshop - MCPS, November 1994
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Training - MCPS Procedures - Spring 1994
Drug Education Workshop - Skidmore College, Spring 1992
REFERENCES
Mike Durso
Member, Board of Education
Montgomery County Public Schools
Carver Educational Services Center
850 Hungerford Drive, Room 123
Rockville, Maryland 20850
301-279-3617
Michael_A_Durso@mcpsmd.org
Bill Gregory
Principal
Sherwood High School
Montgomery County Public Schools
300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road
Sandy Spring, MD20860
301-924-3200
William_M_Gregory@mcpsmd.org
Teri Johnson
Principal
Lake Seneca Elementary School
Montgomery County Public Schools
13600 Wanegarden Drive
Germantown, Maryland 20874
301-353-0929
Teri_D_Johnson@mcpsmd.org
Dr. James Distler
K-12 Counselor Specialist
Department of Student Services
Montgomery County Public Schools
850 Hungerford Drive, Room 167
301-279-3593
Dr. Nancy Carlson
K-12 Counselor Specialist, Retired
Department of Student Services
Montgomery County Public Schools
301-593-7471 (home)
Dr. Judy Madden
Supervisor of Guidance, Retired
Department of Student Services
Montgomery County Public Schools
1611 Magruder Lane (residence)
Rockville, Maryland 20852
301-984-9752 (home)
jmadden@collegesummit.org
Dr. Vera Torrence
Principal, Retired
Meadow Hall Elementary School
Montgomery County Public Schools
1606 Turks Cap Lily Lane
Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (home)
301-503-5524 (cell)
Vera_D_Torrence@mcpsmd.org
Dr. Stan Truman
Pupil Personnel Worker
Montgomery County Public Schools
301-728-4850
Stanley_Truman@mcpmd.org
Susan Bogart
Pupil Personnel Worker, Retired
Montgomery County Public Schools
301-523-8039
Susan_K_Bogart@mcpsmd.org
Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder
Program Director
Alabama Marriage and Family Project
Associate Professor, Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies
Auburn University
286 Spidle Hall
Auburn, Alabama 36849
334-844-3234
Dr. Gerry Gryski
Chair, Political Science Department
Auburn University
7080 Haley Center
Auburn, Alabama 36849
334-844-9644
nyyanks@auburn.edu