Resume template · Updated October 2026
School psychologist resume template
Short answer
Henrietta suits a school psychologist: a calm, conventional layout that districts expect, with experience first and your graduate training right after. The fictional sample serves two elementary schools, completes special education evaluations, runs small counseling groups and leads the crisis team. Put your state credential in the headline, describe caseload and evaluations, and keep every student detail out.
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Why Henrietta suits a school psychologist resume
Henrietta prints a summary, then Work Experience, then Education and a skills grid, in black and grey. District hiring teams read for credential, evaluation and consultation experience first, then the graduate program, which this layout places right after the jobs.
Second choice: Leslie. Leslie keeps experience first with a light blue accent, a fit for charter schools or private practices with school contracts.
What goes in each section, in Henrietta's order
Henrietta prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.
- Professional Summary. Credential, grade levels, number of schools and students served, and your main areas such as evaluations, counseling or behaviour support.
- Work Experience. Bullets on evaluations per year, IEP meetings, counseling groups, behaviour plans, consultation with teachers, crisis response and training.
- Education. Graduate degree in school psychology, with internship and the year.
- Skills. Assessment, consultation, counseling and data skills, then the tools and systems you use.
- Certifications. State school psychologist credential and national certification with years. Repeat the credential in the headline.
The sample resume as text
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Dr. Hannah Weiss
School Psychologist, Credentialed, Elementary
Sacramento, CA | hannah.weiss@example.com | (916) 555-0131 | linkedin.com/in/sample-hannah-weiss
Credentialed school psychologist serving two elementary schools with about 1,100 students. Completes about 55 special education evaluations a year and leads the district crisis team for her schools.
Experience
School Psychologist, River Valley Unified School District, Sacramento, CA (08/2020 to Present)
- Complete about 55 initial and three-year special education evaluations a year and present results at IEP meetings.
- Run weekly social skills and anxiety groups for about 30 students across two schools.
- Write functional behaviour assessments and behaviour plans with teachers, and coach staff on using them.
- Lead the crisis team at both schools and trained 60 staff on the district's response process.
- Help teams read screening and progress monitoring data in student support meetings.
School Psychology Intern, Sierra Foothills School District, Auburn, CA (08/2019 to 06/2020)
- Completed evaluations under supervision for students in kindergarten to grade eight.
- Co-led counseling groups and classroom lessons.
- Joined IEP and student study team meetings.
Education
Educational Specialist, School Psychology, California State University, Sacramento (06/2020)
Certifications
- Pupil Personnel Services Credential, School Psychology, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (2020)
Skills
Psychoeducational evaluations, Functional behaviour assessments, Counseling groups, Crisis response, Progress monitoring, Assessment scoring software, Student information system, Consulting with teachers and parents
How to make the sample yours
Give your caseload
Schools served, student population and evaluations per year. Districts plan staffing around these numbers, so they read them first.
Show consultation and prevention
Teacher consultations, classroom strategies, school-wide behaviour supports. Prevention that reduces referrals is valued as much as testing.
Describe crisis work
Crisis team role, threat or suicide risk assessments, training staff. Describe the process, never the students.
Mention data use
Progress monitoring, screening data and how teams used it to plan support.
Include training you give
Staff workshops and parent sessions show leadership beyond your own caseload.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- school psychologist
- psychoeducational evaluations
- special education
- IEP team
- behavior intervention plans
- consultation
- counseling groups
- crisis response
- progress monitoring
- MTSS
- functional behavior assessment
- school psychology credential
Mistakes to avoid
- Any student name or identifying detail.
- Test names listed without how you use them.
- No caseload or evaluation numbers.
- Legal advice about special education disputes.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 5 of 5 | 8 of 8 |
Frequently asked questions
What should a school psychologist resume focus on?
Credential, schools and students served, evaluations, counseling, consultation and crisis work. Districts also look for how you use data to plan support with teams.
How do I describe evaluations without student details?
Give the number and types of evaluations and how you shared results, such as at IEP meetings. Never include names, ages tied to cases or test scores.
Should I list the tests I use?
Mention the main assessment areas and a few tools in skills, and show in a bullet how you used them. Long test lists add little.
Do internship hours belong on the resume?
Yes, early in your career, with the district and grade levels. Once you have a few years of practice, shorten the internship to a line.
How do I show prevention work?
Describe school-wide supports, staff training and classroom strategies, and any change in referrals or behaviour data that followed.
How long should the resume be?
One page for most school psychologists; two if you have supervision, training or research roles.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Henrietta PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 5 section headings and all 8 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
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