Jessica Smedley, East Windsor Regional School District's supervisor of counseling, has been appointed Hillsborough Township school district's new director of guidance.
HILLSBOROUGH - The township's Board of Education voted Monday to appoint Jessica Smedley as the district's new director of guidance, according to a news release.
"Jessica will be a welcome addition to our administrative team" said Dr. Jorden Schiff, superintendent of schools. "Her attention to promoting good student emotional and social health, as well as increasing academic opportunities, will benefit students in all nine Hillsborough schools."
Smedley will start by Aug. 31. Salary information was not immediately available.
She has worked since 2009 as the East Windsor Regional School District supervisor of counseling.
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While in East Windsor, Smedley supervised 17 counselors in six district schools, was the master scheduler for Hightstown High School, oversaw the district and school crisis teams and developed a senior transition program for graduating students, according to the news release.
Prior to East Windsor, she was a school counselor at Hightstown High School, as well as a content specialist for the Guidance Department. She began her public school career in 2002 as a school counselor at Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School, where she worked with students in sixth through eighth grade.
Smedley received a bachelor's degree in psychology and labor studies from Rutgers University and a Master's Degree in Counseling Services, School Counseling Specialization from Rider University.
She also earned an educational specialist degree in marriage and family therapy from The College of New Jersey and her supervisor certificate from Kean University. She holds a certificate as director of school counseling and is a licensed professional counselor.