Angela Jensen
Decatur,AL
Summary
Accomplished literacy educator and instructional leader with 15 years of experience enhancing reading outcomes through data-informed instruction and targeted interventions. Expertise in coaching teachers and facilitating professional development while utilizing mCLASS/DIBELS and MAP for data-driven instructional decisions. Committed to building teacher capacity through collaborative planning and coaching aligned with the Alabama Reading Initiative.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
First Grade Teacher
F.E. Burleson Elementary
01.2025 - Current
- Utilized mCLASS/DIBELS data to inform and adapt instruction, ensuring targeted support for student needs
- Collaborated with teams to analyze data, refining instruction strategies to improve student learning outcomes
- Delivered explicit, systematic literacy instruction aligned with Science of Reading and ARI, enhancing student comprehension
- Monitor student progress using multiple data points
Early Literacy Interventionist
Comal ISD
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Improved reading proficiency for 85% of students within six months
- Administered and analyzed mCLASS/DIBELS and MAP assessments to inform targeted literacy interventions
- Designed multisensory structured literacy interventions
- Coached teachers on effective strategies through modeling, co-teaching, and providing constructive feedback
- Led professional development for 75+ educators
- Facilitated data meetings and intervention planning to enhance student literacy outcomes
Classroom Teacher (K–2)
Comal ISD
01.2010 - 01.2022
- Delivered differentiated, standards-aligned literacy instruction to meet diverse learner needs
- Utilized data-driven practices to enhance student achievement and inform instruction
- Conducted ongoing assessments to tailor instruction and support student growth
- Mentored new teachers and supported campus initiatives
Education
M.Ed. - Literacy Leadership
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX05-2026
B.A. - Interdisciplinary Studies (ESL)
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX05-2010
Skills
- Science of Reading
- Dyslexia Intervention
- Multisensory Intervention
- Phonemic Awareness
- Comprehension
- RTI/MTSS
- Tiered Instruction
- Intervention design
- Progress Monitoring
- Data analysis
- Data Meetings
- Coaching cycles
- Classroom Management
- Student Engagement
- Decision-making
- Comprehension
Certification
- Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP), 2025
- Scottish Rite Language Foundations Training, 2024
- Neuhaus Learning Center – Accurate & Automatic Reading, 2023
- LETRS Trained (Science of Reading), 2021–2022
- Texas Reading Academy, 2020–2021
- Ron Clark Academy, 2022
Leadership And Professional Involvement
- Comal U Facilitator, 2022, 2024
- Comal U Mentor, 2022
- Teacher Incentive Allotment Campus Ambassador, 2024–2025
- Operational Leadership Team, 2013–2021
- Den Sponsor, 2021–2022
Coaching Impact
85% of intervention students within six months, Facilitated for 75+ educators, Led using mCLASS/DIBELS benchmarks, Aligned with ARI and structured literacy practices, Through modeling, co-teaching, and feedback cycles, Reduced need for intervention
Timeline
First Grade Teacher
F.E. Burleson Elementary
01.2025 - Current
Early Literacy Interventionist
Comal ISD
01.2023 - 01.2025
Classroom Teacher (K–2)
Comal ISD
01.2010 - 01.2022
M.Ed. - Literacy Leadership
Lamar University
B.A. - Interdisciplinary Studies (ESL)
Texas State University