Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Administrative And Leadership Experience
Additional Training Professional Development
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Presentations
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M. Elena HILLJE

San Antonio,Texas

Summary

Driven and highly qualified professional specializing in diversity recruiting, operational management and employee engagement. Experienced in recruiting suitable candidates and maintaining employee information. Adept at building positive relationships with employees and staff.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Human Resources Coordinator

Boerne ISD
08.2021 - Current
  • Supported HR functions with emphasis on record keeping, data entry, and general HR tasks.
  • Assisted with recruitment process by posting job ads, filtering applications, scheduling interviews, assisting in interview process and drafting offer letters.
  • Maintained human resources information system and kept employee files up to date and accurate.
  • Completed background and reference checks to facilitate hiring and onboarding of employees.
  • Created Grow-Your-Own Program to develop teachers for difficult to fill district-wide positions
  • Updated and coordinated the district's Guest Teacher program to increase daily fill rates
  • Updated and directed the district's Teacher Mentorship Program to recruit and retain new teachers to the district
  • Coordinated new employee orientations
  • Supported employee relations, cultivating retention with welcoming and inclusive work culture.
  • Compiled and monitored data for employee records and personnel documents to support accurate recordkeeping.
  • Developed and implemented effective recruitment and onboarding strategies for new hires.
  • Coordinated technical training and personal development classes for staff members.
  • Utilized compliance tools, corrective actions and identification of deficiencies to mitigate audit risks.

Assistant Principal

Cibolo Creek Elementary
01.2018 - 08.2021
  • Partnered with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment.
  • Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
  • Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.

Assistant Principal

Cibolo Creek Elementary and Kendall Elementary
01.2017 - 01.2018

Bilingual Instructional Coach/Bilingual Compliance Specialist

Colonial Hills Elementary
01.2012 - 01.2017
  • K-5th Dual/ESL (Reading, Writing, Math, Science)

5th Grade Math and Science Bilingual Teacher

Don Jeter Elementary
01.2011 - 01.2012

3rd Grade Language Arts Bilingual Teacher

Don Jeter Elementary
01.2005 - 07.2011
  • Monitored student progress in both [Subject] growth and [Language] fluency.
  • Created dynamic curriculums to include all students needs and levels.
  • Kept detailed records of student progress and attendance.
  • Increased students' understanding of [Language] through teaching in various languages.

PK – 5th Spanish Teacher

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
01.2003 - 01.2004

Auditor, Labor Compliance - Affirmative Action Department

Metropolitan Transit Authority
01.1993 - 01.1995

Accountant I, Accounts Payable Department

Metropolitan Transit Authority
01.1991 - 01.1993

Education

Doctorate in Educational Leadership candidate -

Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas
01.2020

M.Ed. in Educational Administration -

Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

Certification in Education, EC – 4th -

ACT Houston
Houston, Texas

BBA with a Concentration in Accounting -

University of Houston
Houston, Texas

Skills

  • Hiring and Recruitment
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Records Management
  • Employee Training Programs
  • New Employee Orientation
  • New Teacher Mentorship Program
  • Grievance Handling and Redressal
  • Records Maintenance
  • Payroll Coordination
  • Confidential Document Control
  • Interdepartmental Coordination
  • Compliance
  • Employee Relations
  • Performance Management
  • Hiring and Terminations
  • Compliance
  • Employee Relations
  • Performance Management
  • Human Resources Audits
  • Customer Relations
  • Employee Recognition

Certification

  • TTESS Appraiser, Texas, 2017
  • Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL), Texas, 2017
  • Student Learning Objectives (SLO), 2017
  • Instructional Leadership Development, Texas, 2010
  • Professional Development Appraisal System, Texas, 2010
  • Principal (Grades EC-12), Texas
  • Bilingual Generalist-Spanish (Grades EC-6), Texas
  • Generalist (Grades EC-4), Texas
  • Spanish (Grades 6-12), Texas

Affiliations

  • Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association, 2017-19
  • Texas Classroom Teachers’ Association, 2005 – 2017
  • Delta Kappa Gamma, 2011

Administrative And Leadership Experience

  • Human Resources Coordinator, Boerne ISD
  • Assistant Principal at Cibolo Creek Elementary, Boerne ISD
  • Assistant Principal at Kendall Elementary, Boerne ISD
  • Bilingual Instructional Coach, North East ISD
  • Bilingual Compliance Specialist, North East ISD
  • ELL POC, Colonial Hills Elementary, North East ISD
  • TELPAS Testing Coordinator Assistant, Alvin ISD
  • District Sheltered Instruction Plus (ELPS and 7 Steps) Trainer of Trainers (TOT), Alvin ISD
  • District Sheltered Instruction Plus Lesson Planning Trainer of Trainers (TOT), Alvin ISD
  • District Bilingual/ESL Advisory Committee Member, Alvin ISD
  • District Reading Council –Bilingual District-wide Representative, Alvin ISD
  • District Literacy Committee Liaison- 3rd Grade Representative, Alvin ISD
  • District Communication Calendar Committee, Elementary Representative, Alvin ISD
  • Professional District Communication Committee Campus Representative, Alvin ISD
  • Site-Based Decision-Making Committee Member- Jeter Elementary, Alvin ISD

Additional Training Professional Development

  • Trinity University Center for Educational Leadership Assistant Principal Cohort, 2018-2019
  • Region 20 Campus Administrator Academy, 2017-2018
  • Learning Forward Collaborative Leadership Institute, 2018
  • Bi-Literacy Academies K-5, 2017-2018
  • UT IPSI/Bilingual Literacy Support All Grades K-5, 2018
  • Lead4Ward Data Training, 2018
  • STAAR Testing Security, 2018
  • David’s Law Update, 2017
  • Documentation Training Course, 2017
  • Lead Your School, Sean Cain, 2017
  • Estrellita Training for Kinder, 2017
  • KES Team Building for Student Engagement
  • KES Student Centered Planning and Communication
  • Math STAAR Analysis for Gr 3-5, 2017
  • CCES Summer Book Study (Fish Sticks), 2017
  • Science 3rd - 5th: From Data to Instruction
  • Power Walks by Lead Your School Training, 2017
  • Bi-literacy Academy, 2017
  • ELLs in TX: What Teachers Need to Know Conference, 2016
  • Achieve 3000 Training, 2015, 2016
  • Autism Training/High Functioning AU, 2015
  • Stephen Krashen - Second Language Acquisition, 2015
  • PowerWalks, (Fundamental 5) Sean Cain, 2015
  • Fundamental 5 Conference, Austin, 2015
  • Fundamental 5 with Sean Cain, 2015
  • Annual TABE Conference, 2013, 2015
  • La Cosecha Conference, New Mexico, 2014
  • Estrellita K-1 Training - Blending Component, 2015
  • I-Station Training, 2015
  • Dan St. Romain - Positive Behavior Support: Tips and Strategies for Shaping Positive Behavior and Creating Dynamic Classroom Communities, 2015
  • Sean Cain – Think. Work. Achieve, 2015
  • Literacy Squared, 2014
  • STAAR Updates - Ervin Knezek, 2013, 2014
  • QTEL Summer Institute, San Francisco, 2013
  • Turning High Poverty Schools, 2013
  • TELPAS Campus Testing Coordinator Training (Assistant), January 2012
  • Sheltered Instruction Plus (ELPS and 7 Steps) Trainer of Trainers (TOT) Training, May 2010
  • Sheltered Instruction Plus Lesson Planning Training of Trainers (TOT), October 2010
  • What is the Difference? Characteristics of Dyslexia in English Language Learners, 2013
  • Building Academic Vocabulary, 2012

Honors And Awards

Don Jeter Elementary Teacher of the Year, 2008-2009

Presentations

  • Bridging Reading and Writing: Shared Strategies and Texts to Support Growth in Reading and Writing, San Antonio Area for Bilingual Educators (SAAABE) Conference, March 2018, San Antonio, Texas
  • Conexiones culturales y lingüísticas latinoamericanas para desarrollar vocabulario académico en el salón de primaria, San Antonio Area Bilingual Educators Conference (SAAABE), March 2018, San Antonio, Texas
  • Writing Content and Language Objectives, Boerne Bi-Literacy Academy: PK -5th Dual Teachers, December 2018, Boerne, Texas
  • El Dictado: How to Implement El Dictado to Improve Grammar and Writing, Colonial Hills ES, North East ISD, August 2016, San Antonio, Texas
  • Seven Steps to a Language Rich Interactive Classroom, Alvin ISD and North East ISD, October 2014, Alvin, Texas
  • Sheltered Instruction Plus (ELPS and 7 Steps), Alvin ISD, May 2011, Alvin, Texas
  • Sheltered Instruction Plus Lesson Planning, Alvin ISD, October 2010, Alvin, Texas

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Human Resources Coordinator

Boerne ISD
08.2021 - Current

Assistant Principal

Cibolo Creek Elementary
01.2018 - 08.2021

Assistant Principal

Cibolo Creek Elementary and Kendall Elementary
01.2017 - 01.2018

Bilingual Instructional Coach/Bilingual Compliance Specialist

Colonial Hills Elementary
01.2012 - 01.2017

5th Grade Math and Science Bilingual Teacher

Don Jeter Elementary
01.2011 - 01.2012

3rd Grade Language Arts Bilingual Teacher

Don Jeter Elementary
01.2005 - 07.2011

PK – 5th Spanish Teacher

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
01.2003 - 01.2004

Auditor, Labor Compliance - Affirmative Action Department

Metropolitan Transit Authority
01.1993 - 01.1995

Accountant I, Accounts Payable Department

Metropolitan Transit Authority
01.1991 - 01.1993

Doctorate in Educational Leadership candidate -

Lamar University

M.Ed. in Educational Administration -

Lamar University

Certification in Education, EC – 4th -

ACT Houston

BBA with a Concentration in Accounting -

University of Houston

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