Jessica R. Mickish
Dallas,TX
Summary
I’m a driven professional who enjoys tackling new challenges and adapting to new environments. I take pride in being versatile, building relationships, and learning new skills in both collaborative and independent settings.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Campus Reading Specialist
Forest Lane Academy
Dallas, USA
07.2022 - Current
- Facilitate one-on-one reading interventions for developing readers.
- Develop and implement engaging literacy lessons for diverse learners.
- Utilize formative and summative data to create and prepare differentiated lessons for small group instruction.
- Support weekly RLA Collaborative Planning and Data-Driven Instruction meetings.
- Compile and edit materials for RLA assessments.
- Provide professional development sessions for AVID implementation, and reading and writing instruction.
- Member of the Campus Family Empowerment Committee.
- Title I Parent Family Engagement Liaison.
- Presented at GROW 2024, and GROW 2025.
- Presented at DWD in November 2025, February 2025, and February 2024.
ESL Teacher / LPAC Chair
Forest Lane Academy
Dallas, USA
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Daily review of student enrollments to identify students needing a Newcomer Center appointment, and LPAC for ESL services.
- Regularly tracked ESL students' academic performance data, and confirmed that they were in intervention groups.
- Worked with the Campus Testing Coordinator to train and plan for TELPAS testing, including, but not limited to, creating the TELPAS testing calendar, training staff on holistic writing rating, and collecting and organizing writing samples for verification and rating processes.
- Provided training in ELLevation and 7-Steps to a Language Rich, Interactive Classroom.
- Title I Parent Family Engagement Liaison.
- Member of the campus Family Empowerment Committee.
- Participated in the Newcomer Curriculum writing committee.
5th Grade Teacher
Forest Lane Academy
Dallas, USA
08.2018 - 06.2021
- Created and implemented weekly lesson plans aligned to the ACE Instructional Pacing Calendar and TEKS Resource System.
- Created and implemented intervention lessons based on data from Weekly Quick Checks, Middle of Year Assessments, and STAAR Simulation results.
- Participated in weekly grade-level and subject-area collaborative planning and data-driven instruction meetings.
- Participated in the creation of the 2021-2022 ELAR Instructional Pacing Calendar for Forest Lane Academy.
- Title I Parent and Family Engagement Liaison (school year 2020-21).
- Member of the Family Empowerment Committee.
- Recognized as a RISD Super Teacher, October 2020.
Federal Programs Coordinator
Yuma Union High School District #70
Yuma, USA
08.2009 - 06.2018
- Administration of seven grant-funded programs district-wide, including, but not limited to: Title I-A, Title I-C, Title II-A, and Title III/LEP.
- Collaborated with campus, district, and state-level administrators to budget for services and activities supporting teachers and students, based on survey and academic achievement data.
- Coordinated a team of teachers to create scopes and sequences tied to Arizona standards for English Language Learners, and distributed them to teachers through Canvas, the district's Learning Management System.
- Provided ongoing training for teachers and support staff of English Language Learners and Migrant Education Program staff throughout the school year to ensure compliance with programming and high-quality services provided to district teachers, students, and parents.
- Designed and implemented an Identification and Recruitment process for the Migrant Education Program that led to an increase in enrollments of more than 1,000 students eligible for services over 9 years, for a program total of 2,902 identified and enrolled students during the 2017-18 school year.
- Designed and implemented two academic-based summer programs for eligible migrant students: the Summer PASS Program, designed for students to recover missing credits or accrue credits toward on-time graduation; and the Summer Migrant Academy, focused on applying math, science, employability, and English skills in a project-based learning opportunity to solve a community issue.
- Participated in Yuma County Federal Program Directors' quarterly meetings to ensure continuity of services between K-8 districts and the Yuma Union High School District.
- District McKinney-Vento Homeless Liaison. Awarded the state McKinney-Vento Education grant to provide clothing, food, and internet hot spots to eligible students.
Classroom Teacher
Kofa High School
Yuma, USA
08.2004 - 08.2009
- Regularly analyzed assessment data to determine state standards, vocabulary, and reading strategies to present in class.
- Created weekly lesson plans aligned with Arizona State Reading Standards, utilizing high-interest materials for low-level readers.
- Collaborated with core academic teachers in the creation of the homeroom curriculum that supported state reading and math standards.
- Supported core academic teachers in the implementation of reading strategies campus-wide (August 2006 - May 2009) through whole-faculty and small group professional development.
Education
Master of Education - Educational Administration
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ10.2014
Bachelor of Science - Education, English, 7-12 grades
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE05.2004
Skills
- Reading intervention
- Data analysis
- Lesson differentiation
- Curriculum development
- Literacy instruction
- Academic performance tracking
- Collaborative planning
- Problem solving
Related Experience
- National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education Presentations, 04/01/16, Yuma Union High School District's Migrant Education Program Summer Programs, Successful Implementation of the PASS Program
- Member of National PASS Coordinating Committee, 10/01/09 - 06/30/2018, Chairperson 04/01/16 - 04/01/17
- AVID Summer Institute attendee, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023
- Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute attendee, 06/01/14
- Differentiated Instruction National Conference attendee, 07/01/15, 07/01/16
- Soluciones - Empowering Hispanic and Latino Students Institute attendee, 09/01/15
Timeline
Campus Reading Specialist
Forest Lane Academy
07.2022 - Current
ESL Teacher / LPAC Chair
Forest Lane Academy
08.2021 - 06.2022
5th Grade Teacher
Forest Lane Academy
08.2018 - 06.2021
Federal Programs Coordinator
Yuma Union High School District #70
08.2009 - 06.2018
Classroom Teacher
Kofa High School
08.2004 - 08.2009
Master of Education - Educational Administration
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science - Education, English, 7-12 grades
University of Nebraska-Lincoln