ChristinaSalas

(832)9866194
5920BeverlyHillStreet,Apartment66,Houston,TX77057
csalas2@houstonisd.org

OBJECTIVE
Dynamic,accomplishedprofessional,withaproventrackrecordineducation,training,mentoring,curriculumwriting,and
teambuildinginquestoftransitioningintoaprofessionwhichintegratespreviousworkexperienceandnecessaryskillsets
tosucceedwithinthedistrict.

EXPERIENCE

HoustonIndependentSchoolDistrictLamarHighSchool,3325WestheimerRd.,Houston,TX77098
July2012Present
Englishteacher

CurrentteacherleaderofLamarHighSchoolsProjectBasedStudentCohortModel,knownasThe
Neighborhood.
CurrentSubjectAreaTeamleadforEnglishI.
LeadteacherforEnglishIandEnglishIIteamsduring20152016schoolyear.
OrganizedandimplementedSTAARexambootcampforELAtwoyearsinarow,inanticipationofincrease
inpassratesandscores.
Supervisenoviceteachersandprovidetrainingonprofessionalteachingissues,conflicts,andconcerns.
AuthoredinterdisciplinarycurriculumwhichprovidesrigorandmeetsTexasEssentialKnowledgeSkills
(TEKS)whichhelpedlaunchTheNeighborhood.
CurrentlycreateEnglishIcommonassessmentsforHighSchoolCollaborative.
AuthoredEnglishIIcommonassessmentsforHighSchoolCollaborativefrom20142016.
ProvideanequitableeducationtoHISDstudentsforfiveyears.
Nominatedforteacheroftheyearin2015.

TinnellLawOffice1108N.CampbellSt.,ElPaso,TX79908
May2007July2012
Bookkeeper

Managedreceivable/payableaccountsforattorneyswithinlawfirm.
Acquiredorganizationalskillsnecessaryforafunctionalbusiness.
Performedstandardizedpaymentcollectionprocedures.
Incorporatedadvancedtechnologiesforfirm.

EDUCATION

2016 M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction, University of St. Thomas

2012 Bachelors in English with Minor in Secondary Education, University of Texas at El Paso
2005 Associates in Liberal Arts, El Paso Community College

1999 High School Diploma, Irvin High School

CERTIFICATIONS

2017 TeXesPrincipalExam(1stattemptscheduledonMay6,2017)
2012 TeXesELART812Certification
TeXesPPRCertification