ELDINA L.

BENSON
eb1b4708@westpost.net
Work: (469) 232-1813
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Dedicated professional with experience as registrar and
Spanish instructor with comprehensive knowledge of academic
environments. Skilled in handling issues regarding course
selection, scheduling, faculty-student-parent issues, record
keeping and retention, database accuracy, grades,
transcripts and GPAs. Adept at creating and updating needed
procedures, practices, forms, materials, and reports.
Insightful listener with proven capacity to develop manageable
solutions and facilitate collective agreement in groups.
Collaborates with students, parents, teachers, administrators,
and staff to provide supportive analytical data. I am currently taking online co
urses--Medical Terminology--to add a new direction to my career.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Records
Transcripts
Course Selection
Scheduling
Grades
Procedures / Processes
Collaboration & Facilitation
Teaching
Presenting
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint)
Naviance
Papervision
eDOCS by Docufide
Senior Systems
EXPERIENCE
URSULINE ACADEMY OF DALLAS, TX 1999 to present - REGISTRAR
Directed all processes, procedures, and communications related
to records and records retention, transcripts, course selection, scheduling, and
grades at independent international-Catholic college preparatory school.
* Led discussion to gain consensus on digital delivery of updated and clarified
transcripts; achieved consensus for the process of records retention. Rectifie
d database and grade issues; resulted in the school's improved public image.
* Initiated discussion and contributed to campus-wide design of records retenti
on policies and procedures. Assisted in
establishing guidelines related to database accuracy.

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* Created a valuable record of student withdrawal information
used in analysis and decision-making.
* Originated form and evaluation procedure for transfer student information.
* Instituted guidelines and procedures for information release from school data
base.
* Drafted and publicized schedule change process and deadlines;created electron
ic version of Course Compendium to replace printed versions.
* Incorporated student/parent/faculty meetings to include parents in electronic
course selection and authored electronic surveys by class level.
* Formalized Summer School procedures for remediation,
enrichment, and grade reporting.
* Verified GPAs, imported test scores to database and
created individual test information cards; maintained accuracy and integrity of
the school transcript.
* Collaborated with faculty and students to restructure course matrix;
* Communicated course selection process to students, parents, faculty and admini
stration.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Master Spanish Teacher, College Instructor, Department Chair;
known for creative approach to teaching students and
teachers; utilized technology, new ideas, with stimulated
discussion. Conducted workshops on Mastery Learning for
elementary / secondary and administrators as well as for
students / parents and workshops for teachers, students
and parents on new software. Collaborated in proofing and
editing a book on Spanish verbs.
SPANISH TEACHER - URSULINE ACADEMY OF DALLAS, TX
PROFESSOR AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR - MOUNT SAINT
CLARE COLLEGE (ASHFORD UNIVERSITY), Clinton, IA
SPANISH TEACHER - CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL, Clinton, IA
SPANISH INSTRUCTOR - CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
Clinton, IA
SPANISH CONSULTANT - PROMOTION FULFILLMENT
CORPORATION, Clinton, IA
SPANISH INSTRUCTOR - ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY,
Normal, IL
EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARTS, SPANISH - ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY,
Normal, IL
BACHELOR OF ARTS, SPANISH - UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN
IOWA, Cedar Falls, IA

TRAINING
Medical Terminology course (currently taking online at NAU)
Renewal and Wholeness Facilitator Training with Elaine Sullivan
Courage to Lead Seasonal Retreat Series
Scheduling Without Conflict
Technology Specialist Year 1, 2 and Graduate Seminars
Block Scheduling
Problems in Global Studies