Hilary Simon, ACC, M.Ed

Experience

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  Austin ISD, Comal ISD

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2005

  Educator

  •Classroom management, lesson design and development, data collection and analysis, design and delivery of differentiated instruction

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  Independent

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2011

  Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Consultant, Social Thinking Instructor

  •Coordinated with varied service providers and agencies to align services for individuals with social-cognitive disabilities; maintained regular communication, via email and written reports, with varied stakeholders and agencies•Performed program review of several district’s special education services for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders; conducted observations, collected and analyzed data, wrote reports and shared reports with district administrators•Developed curriculum and provided direct social skills instruction and behavioral therapy services to individuals with social-cognitive disabilities (ages 8-adult) Show less

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  Austin Independent School District

  Jan 2006 - Feb 2019

  District-level social and emotional learning (emotional intelligence) consultant, responsible for influencing transformative change through coaching, team development and design and delivery of innovative professional development •Design, develop and deliver and project-manage 50+ trainings (blended, face-to-face, on-going series, large-scale seminars and workshops) to meet the analyzed needs of 500+ educators and leaders. Topics include: emotional intelligence, leadership development, relationship-based management techniques, on-boarding, cultural responsiveness and inclusivity, restorative practices•Become an expert in the needs, values and vision of the clients I serve in order to advocate for and facilitate development of desirable, feasible and viable solutions •Lead goal setting, develop and monitor action plans, facilitate collaborative problem-solving to ensure client satisfaction •Utilize district databases to monitor and analyze progress data and increase program fidelity•Guide 6+ diverse teams’ system-wide implementation of large-scale initiative: communicate leadership vision and coach leaders and team members towards authentic alignment with their needs and those of the communities they serve, leading to gains in climate and culture, engagement, management, and performance •Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and deliver on-going leadership development for administrators and staff•Partner with leading researchers in the field to keep curriculum up-to-date and connect training and resources to diverse communities•Create nationally recognized measurement system for needs-assessing evaluating implementation fidelity and outcomes for 100+ schools •Created and oversaw a pilot program for implementing mindfulness in secondary classrooms consisting of 50 teachers across 13 campuses which served as a model for the district's mindfulness program. Show less •Consulted on the implementation of data-driven, Special Education programs at over 16 campuses•Monitored and increased program fidelity across the district to reduce campus discipline rates and decrease over-representation of African American students; utilized district databases to analyze information on campus-wide and individual student progress, developed actions plans for support, and provided follow-up problem-solving and training to educators and administrators•Provided in-depth knowledge of the fundamental principles of behavior and social-emotional learning, and evidence-based instructional practices; coached and supervised educators, and designed and presented trainings to administrators, educators, and parents•Demonstrated a strong understanding of the use of assessment and data analysis in the development of effective, individualized intervention plans•Facilitated inter- and intra-department collaboration; served as a liaison between teachers, campus administrators and district administrators, and managed all aspects of the cooperative problem-solving process, scheduling meetings, facilitating communication between participants, recording minutes, and creating and monitoring action plans•Developed district-wide professional development package designed to train educators and administrators in all aspects of serving individuals with disabilities, including legal guidelines, research-based instructional design and delivery, fundamentals of behavior change, assessment and data-informed goal-setting Show less

  • Specialist, Social and Emotional Learning

    Jan 2014 - Feb 2019

  • Consultant, Learning and Behavior

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2014
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  Whirled Peas Baby Food, llc

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Founder, Sole-Proprietor

  •Managed all aspects of online retail start-up missioned with connecting parents and infants to nutrition and community•2012 Winner – Best Local Baby Food, Austin Birth Awards

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  Resources for Learning, LLC

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Curriculum Writer

  •Contributing author to middle school and high school editions of Chicken Soup for the Soul Hallway Heroes, a nationally published Social and Emotional Learning and Anti-Bullying Curriculum•Clarified client needs and expectations, and identified and incorporated appropriate standards, strategies and methods to create high-level content•Utilized research-based strategies to design and develop relevant, user-friendly and high-quality instructional materials that promote and document student success Show less

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  Independent

  Jan 2017 - now

  Certified Mindfulness Instructor
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  EmpowerED pathways, NFP

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  Co-Founder, Educational Consulting Non-Profit

  •Co-founder of educational non-profit created to meet the demand for professional learning and leadership coaching around emotional intelligence and mindfulness•Support marketing strategy and delivery, website content development, and allocation of resources•Design, develop, coordinate and deliver workshops to 300+ educational leaders from across multiple school districts•Communicate with leads, clients to clarify needs and set goals, and maintain follow-up support to insure successful knowledge delivery and implementation Show less

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  Western Governors University

  Feb 2019 - Sept 2023

  Lead strategy and operations, oversee team of Sr. Analysts, promote faculty effectiveness and student success through data-driven programs, systems-thinking and relational leadership.• Create, execute and monitor 5-year implementation roadmap across university system.• Coach Leadership to ensure strategic integration across all touchpoints of the employee experience and student journey to strengthen performance, drive retention, and improve climate and culture. • Oversee the full design cycle, implementation, and evaluation of professional learning resources and programs that drive organizational aims by promoting a culture of inclusion and belonging, emotionally intelligent leadership and employee effectiveness and engagement.• Manage multiple transformative projects to positively impact student success and employee operations: communicate vision, collaborate with cross-organizational teams on operationalization, track, measure, and report progress and impact; train and develop varied stakeholders and leaders across the University.• Lead operations and measurement of Resilience Program for 5000+ leaders and faculty to +85% in self-awareness, +68% in adaptability +61% engagement with work• Create and facilitate Leadership Development series for leaders leading to increases in connection, confidence and competence.• Partner with the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to develop, pilot and scale a Community Circles Program and a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Circles Program for Faculty and Staff.• Publish Social Emotional Learning Skills Collection on Open Skills Network’s Open Skills Management Tool to support collaboration and expand adoption of SEL skills across higher ed institutions. Show less Consult on strategy and operations for novel emotional intelligence initiative.* Coach leaders on aligning purpose and priorities to drive key results* Execute full needs assessment and evaluation original SEL offerings and approaches at the University to determine short and long-term strategic goals.* Influence stakeholder adoption by using external and internal research impact data to communicate value of SEL to Senior Leadership.* Partner with University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Psychology Center to translate their original face-to-face program to remote learning, hybrid, and digital formats, so that it could be scaled across a large, remote organization and accessed during COVID, leading to reduction in perceived stress. * Consult on inclusion of SEL skills in student readiness assessment and developed aligned student-facing skills interventions to increase self-management, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence skills with first-year college students.* Lead strategy, operations and measurement of Mindfulness Program for employees, resulting in >90% satisfaction and value-to-job ratings* Guide integration of SEL content within College Summits, internal and external communications, new employee and manger onboarding, and general training products* Guide integration of SEL Skills Framework within orientation, student readiness assessments, faculty-student interactions, Course Playbooks, and Student Success Centers. Show less

  • Senior Manager, Social and Emotional Learning Department

    Feb 2021 - Sept 2023

  • Sr. Analyst, Social Emotional Learning

    Feb 2019 - Feb 2021
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  The Holdsworth Center

  Sept 2023 - now

  Lead Coach