Lindsay Beckmann
High School Counselor
Southwest ISD
Education
High School
John Marshall HS
John Marshall HS
Career
High School Counselor
I register students, create and change schedules, College prep, SAT, ACT, TSI, AP
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Technology
Helping People
Day to Day
On any given day: New student registration, building schedules. Checking credit for graduation, and making changes to graduation plans. Calling / returning calls to parents. Submitting transcripts to colleges and scholarships. Meeting deadlines for various things like dual credit courses, district reports, scholarships, etc... Help with state and advanced testing. Working on topics such as dating violence, bullying, drug abuse. We also deal with students struggling with mental health issues.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Peers:
"There is not a lot of money in Education. I also heard when I was trying to go into medicine that it was hard and very expensive. I wouldn't be able to have a family. "
