KORTNEY CARTER

Supported multiple CTE program areas throughout 16-year career, with experience in culinary arts, fashion design, and education & training. Assisted with informal program leadership duties, including curriculum support, program operations, budgeting, purchasing equipment, advisory coordination, educator support, and student career readiness.

Culinary Arts & Program Leadership

• Provide CTE instruction and program leadership for approximately 140 students in grades 9–12.
• Serve as an informal leader within a three-teacher culinary department, supporting program planning, budgeting, purchasing, advisory activities, and day-to-day operations.
• Develop TEKS-aligned curriculum, lesson plans, projects, laboratory experiences, assessments, and instructional materials.
• Manage the culinary program budget supporting three teachers and coordinate purchasing for food, supplies, equipment, and facility needs.
• Mentor fellow educators in purchasing procedures, lesson planning, classroom management, meeting planning, and program operations.
• Prepare students for Food Handler certification, with approximately 90% of students earning certification.
• Oversee culinary laboratory operations, equipment, student groups, safety, food preparation, troubleshooting, and completion of hands-on labs.
• Coordinate field trips to college campuses and industry-related destinations to expose students to postsecondary and career opportunities.

Fashion Design

• Taught Fashion Design, serving approximately 100 students annually.
• Developed curriculum, projects, assessments, and hands-on learning experiences.
• Managed purchasing and equipment, including sewing machines, mannequins, and instructional supplies.
• Planned and coordinated annual fashion shows involving 100+ students, including student coordination, garment quality, vendor bookings, budgeting, publicity, and event logistics.
• Coordinated student purchasing trips to JOANN Fabrics, incorporating material selection, budgeting, and project planning.

Education & Training

• Taught courses within the Education & Training CTE program as part of a varied teaching assignment throughout the 16-year tenure.
• Developed and delivered TEKS-aligned instruction, projects, assessments, and hands-on learning experiences appropriate to education and training careers.
• Supported students in developing communication, organizational, collaboration, and career-readiness skills.

Supported university judicial affairs operations by managing data, scheduling student communications, and organizing judicial records and documentation.

• Developed Excel spreadsheets to support university administrators in tracking student involvement in judicial activities.
• Designed a system to organize student contact information and support efficient communications between students and judicial officer.
• Contacted students and scheduled appointments with judicial officer to support timely case coordination.
• Responded to incoming phone calls to support appointment scheduling and judicial hearing inquiries.
• Prepared and distributed letters of judicial sanction to support university judicial process for involved students.
• Maintained organized records to support accurate recordkeeping and ensure appropriate discretion with sensitive student-related information.