Katrina Joseph
La Porte,TX
Summary
Compassionate, creative and effective with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Competent at performing independently or as a member of a teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
La Porte Independent School District
01.2015 - Current
- Worked as a paraprofessional in a PPCD classroom at Bayshore Elementary during the 2014-2015 school year.
- During the 2015- 2016 school year, completed internship year with Texas Teachers as a Kindergarten Teacher.
- The following year began teaching First Grade at Bayshore Elementary. Served as Grade Level Chairperson for two years. Grade Level Chairperson responsibilities included leading grade level planning meetings, insuring instructional strategies met the needs of all students, preparing reports, analyzing data, communication liaison between teachers on grade level and administrators.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Responsibilities included; managing classroom, preparing instructional materials, and adapting to meet needs of students.
Menswear Manager
Urban Outfitters Inc
Austin, TX
01.2013 - 01.2015
- After one year of working for Urban Outfitters, was promoted to Menswear Manager.
- Highlights from this experience include training new employees, merchandising, marketing, sales analysis and men's styling.
- Trained team members in successful strategies to meet operational and sales targets.
- Decreased inventory shrinkage, drive-off and daily cash discrepancies by closely monitoring daily operations.
Manager
Cato Fashions
Clear Lake Shores, Texas
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Developed loyal and highly satisfied customer base through proactive management of team customer service strategies.
- Strengthened merchandising and promotional strategies to drive customer engagement and boost sales.
- Raised performance in areas of sales, management and operations by identifying and targeting areas in need of improvement.
- Evaluated report data to proactively adjust and enhance operations.
- Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
- Recorded inventory sales into organization's weekly income report.
- Compiled data highlighting key metrics to report information, determine trends and identify methods for improving store results.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Fashion Retail And Management
Art Institute of Austin
Austin, Texas12.2015
Skills
- Classroom Management
- Team Management
- Microsoft Office
- Lesson Planning
- Differentiated Instruction
- Student-Centered learning
- Test Proctoring
- Curriculum Development
Timeline
Teacher
La Porte Independent School District
01.2015 - Current
Menswear Manager
Urban Outfitters Inc
01.2013 - 01.2015
Manager
Cato Fashions
01.2011 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Fashion Retail And Management
Art Institute of Austin