Purpose for joining

career opportunities, networking

My Summary

NARRATIVE GOALS AND DIRECTIVES

Utilizing counseling constructs to design and implement strategies helping family members transition from child to adult and from caregiver to consultant. The purpose of these strategies is to increase academic maturity and increase parent/child trust.
To continue working with these students and parents in the area of school to career/ college coaching as needed. The purpose of this coaching is to uncover the values, aspirations and passions that motivate success and for parents to learn how to become a consulting resource for the student

Current Experience

EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

• Delivered lesson plans as a substitute Teacher in 7 different School Districts throughout the Bay Area. Subject areas included: Ethics & Morality, World History, U.S. History, Government, English (1 – 4), Music, Art, Drama, PE and general Math and Science.
• Developed classroom presentations to disseminate information about colleges, funding and graduation requirements.
• Designed and implemented College Application Mentoring programs.
• Assisted students with the College application and funding/scholarship processes.
• Consulted with students, parents/guardians and community agencies to ensure academic success.
• Utilized Career Assessment tools as well as interest and “Work Value” tools to help students and parents define post-High School planning strategies.
• Provided letters of recommendation and assisted students with Personal Statements on college applications.










COUNSELING/CONSULTING

• Consulted with teachers, administrators, community agencies and parents on counseling intervention strategies for the classroom, students and families.
• Provided guidance, coaching and mentoring to students re: curricula, career and socialization issues.
• Conducted conflict mediation (student/student, student/teacher, student/parent).
• Counseled students and parents on attendance and/or behavior issues.
• Conducted both group and individual counseling sessions with youth, adults and families.
• Performed crisis intervention and on-going services to victims and their families.


TRAINING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

• Consulted with teachers and counseling staff on classroom and school wide strategies for students, such as in-house suspension and School to College/Career programs.
• Developed an in-house suspension program designed to intervene whenever there is a threat/disruption to the educational process (The Opportunity Center).
• Researched and developed lectures and structured experiences for educational environments.
• Created and piloted a program designed to address developmental issues that affect learning, teaching and parenting (“Life Skills: Building Character through Understanding and Choice”).


ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

• Served on the SDMT (Site Decision Making Team) and the Faculty Council.
• Served on the Management Teams at Madison Middle School and Oakland Tech High School.
• Coordinated overlapping school based programming with community agencies and school staff for the San Lorenzo, Castro Valley, Hayward, and Oakland school districts.
• Supervised Intervention Counselors (and interns) for Project Eden's outreach program.
• Directed all staff and functions of the Temporary Academic Placement program (alternative to suspension program, San Lorenzo Unified School District).
• Developed grants and proposals for funding.

My Education

EDUCATION

P.P.S. Credential, St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA, 1994
M.A. Educational Psychology, California State University, Hayward, CA, 1985
B.S. Human Resource Development, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 1975
Continued Education on College Admissions, Funding and School Leadership

Are you a veteran?

no

Do you have security clearance?

no

My contact information

PHILIP S. MAGRO
2159 Mastlands Dr.
Oakland, California 94611
(510) 530-5070
(Cell) (510) 912-6761
philmagro@comcast.net

My resume (displayed publicly)

PHILIP S. MAGRO
2159 Mastlands Dr.
Oakland, California 94611
(510) 530-5070



EDUCATION

P.P.S. Credential, St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA, 1994
M.A. Educational Psychology, California State University, Hayward, CA, 1985
B.S. Human Resource Development, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, 1975
Continued Education on College Admissions, Funding and School Leadership



NARRATIVE GOALS AND DIRECTIVES

Utilizing counseling constructs to design and implement strategies helping family members transition from child to adult and from caregiver to consultant. The purpose of these strategies is to increase academic maturity and increase parent/child trust.
To continue working with these students and parents in the area of school to career/ college coaching as needed. The purpose of this coaching is to uncover the values, aspirations and passions that motivate success and for parents to learn how to become a consulting resource for the student




EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

• Delivered lesson plans as a substitute Teacher in 7 different School Districts throughout the Bay Area. Subject areas included: Ethics & Morality, World History, U.S. History, Government, English (1 – 4), Music, Art, Drama, PE and general Math and Science.
• Developed classroom presentations to disseminate information about colleges, funding and graduation requirements.
• Designed and implemented College Application Mentoring programs.
• Assisted students with the College application and funding/scholarship processes.
• Consulted with students, parents/guardians and community agencies to ensure academic success.
• Utilized Career Assessment tools as well as interest and “Work Value” tools to help students and parents define post-High School planning strategies.
• Provided letters of recommendation and assisted students with Personal Statements on college applications.










COUNSELING/CONSULTING

• Consulted with teachers, administrators, community agencies and parents on counseling intervention strategies for the classroom, students and families.
• Provided guidance, coaching and mentoring to students re: curricula, career and socialization issues.
• Conducted conflict mediation (student/student, student/teacher, student/parent).
• Counseled students and parents on attendance and/or behavior issues.
• Conducted both group and individual counseling sessions with youth, adults and families.
• Performed crisis intervention and on-going services to victims and their families.


TRAINING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

• Consulted with teachers and counseling staff on classroom and school wide strategies for students, such as in-house suspension and School to College/Career programs.
• Developed an in-house suspension program designed to intervene whenever there is a threat/disruption to the educational process (The Opportunity Center).
• Researched and developed lectures and structured experiences for educational environments.
• Created and piloted a program designed to address developmental issues that affect learning, teaching and parenting (“Life Skills: Building Character through Understanding and Choice”).


ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

• Served on the SDMT (Site Decision Making Team) and the Faculty Council.
• Served on the Management Teams at Madison Middle School and Oakland Tech High School.
• Coordinated overlapping school based programming with community agencies and school staff for the San Lorenzo, Castro Valley, Hayward, and Oakland school districts.
• Supervised Intervention Counselors (and interns) for Project Eden's outreach program.
• Directed all staff and functions of the Temporary Academic Placement program (alternative to suspension program, San Lorenzo Unified School District).
• Developed grants and proposals for funding.