We have a combined 50 years in education and are committed to putting our experience to work...for you. The Rising Scholar Team will offer 360-degree college counseling services to all prospective college students. There are three significant components of the college counseling process: (1) College-advising which would include application submission, resume writing; test prep, tutorial services, and essay revision; (2) Financial planning; (3) Educational planning and advising and our oath to all of our students are find the right school for each of them germane to their academic record, interests, and an honest conversation about finances.
William (Bill, to most friends) received his BA in History, while double minoring in English and Anthropology. He went on to receive a Master's degree in Education at Towson University. He has taught, mentored, and counseled professionally for more than two decades. While running an entrepreneurial experiential/educational travel business as a second career, he has fostered relationships with international college representatives in Europe and other parts of the world. He has also worked in official capacities finding and nurturing internships and apprenticeships for high school age students. His most recent microcredential was achieved in Independent Educational Counseling in the Summer of 2020. He looks extraordinarily forward to to putting his years of nice experiences to use in helping our Rising Scholars find the right college "fits" for them!
Alex was a triple major (Mathematics; Philosophy; and Political Science) and a double minor (Classical Literature and Economics) while at the University of Pittsburgh. He went on to receive his M.A.T. in secondary mathematics and earned his National Board Certification in 2006. In 2017, Dr. Jaffurs was conferred his doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Maryland.
A former Milken Education Award winner whose leadership acumen has cultivated a collaborative culture of decision-making that motivates all to do more than they had previously imagined.
From 2006 to 2013, Alex had served as the Supervisor/Coordinator of Mathematics for both Calvert (2006-2007) and St. Mary’s Counties (2007-2017) in Maryland. Under his tutelage, both counties have reaped the benefits of his leadership in mathematics and the scores on all outcome-based assessments had exponentially grown.
Since 2017, Dr. Jaffurs has served as the Director of Assessment and Accountability in St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS). In that capacity, his primary responsibility is to facilitate a school system in which all learners graduate from high-school as "college and career-ready." Dr. Jaffurs is currently finishing his college counseling certification from UCLA.
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