
Alexia McClennon
School Counselor
Dallas ISD
Dallas, TX USA
Dallas ISD
Dallas, TX USA
School Counselor
I support high school students with graduation plans, career exploration, and post education decisions.
My day is crazy and never the same. I start with a list of tasks based on deadlines. The most crucial task is reviewing transcripts to ensure students are on track. Tracking students down and making a plan, especially when they are far behind. After audits and lots of data entry, there are several daily meetings. We discuss courses for the upcoming year, we create guidance lessons, plan parent meetings, schedule college trips, make calls to find resources for students such as mentors, etc.
"The discouragement I have encountered while on my career journey is that I would never make much money. I did research and learned that the government and even parents didn't really value educators."