Michael P.

McMahon
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5600 Camerata Way, Apt. 431, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 (320) 282-7914 michael.mcmahon@mnsu.edu

Professional Experience
Assistant Director August 2013 Present
Minneapolis Public Schools Contract Alternatives VOA Phoenix SALT and Opportunity High Schools
Manage hiring process for all teaching staff including recruiting, interviewing, salary negotiations and
onboarding.
Organize and facilitate staff meetings for Opportunity High School, addressing staff concerns, and school
improvement plan goals.
Provide support to teaching staff by using Response to Invention techniques to address behavioral concerns and
student discipline.
Conduct teacher evaluation process, aligning the evaluation model to meet the schools professional learning
community (PLC) strategies.

Licensed School Counselor October 2011 July 2013
Minneapolis Public Schools Contract Alternatives VOA Opportunity High School
Assisted English Language Learner (ELL) students to ensure achievement of Minneapolis Public Schools grade
level standards in core academic areas.
Administered all state and district standard exams, following specific policies and procedures.
Implemented Response To Intervention student improvement program by gaining support from school
administrators and conducting initial and on-going staff trainings.
Led all post-secondary advisories, on-campus field trips, and college representative visits to increase student
exposure, interest, and knowledge in post-secondary options.
Practiced student-centered counseling techniques with students overcoming various obstacles, including recent
immigrants to the U.S. struggling with academic standards and graduate testing, homelessness, troubled home-
lives, and many other influences negatively affecting their academic success.

Guidance Intern August 2010 - June 2011
Sartell High School
Worked collaboratively with parents, staff, and the community to empower students by assisting them in gaining
educational, career, personal, and social competencies.
Contributed to the registration process for all students in grades nine through twelve.
Demonstrated my ability to work as part of a team by assisting two other school counselors with credit checks,
scheduling, as well as ACT and MCA testing.
Showed my capacity to listen, empathize, and understand the population I was working with by guiding students
regularly on concerns with academics and personal social issues.

Guidance Intern October 2010 - June 2011
Madison Elementary School
Showed my organizational skills by planning and leading boys and girls groups on topics such as grief, coping
skills, divorce, and cultural differences.
Demonstrated my ability to multi-task by assisting the school counselor in organizing and implementing the
school kindness retreat.
Worked as a team member with social workers, administrators, teachers, parents, and students.
Met regularly with students who had concerns related to school, friends, and home.

Education
Bachelor of Science Community Psychology August 2008
St. Cloud State University

Master of Science School Counseling August 2011
St. Cloud State University

Specialist in K-12 Administration August 2014 (Anticipated)
Minnesota State University, Mankato