Mark McAlister

• Campus Behavior Coordinator- Created and implemented campus and classroom systems to improve classroom management and student behavior. Work regularly with both students and families in crisis in helping to develop successful social-emotional habits.
• Campus Testing Coordinator- Prepare, train, and facilitate campus, district, and state testing including STAAR and TELPAS. Created and implemented systems to ensure accommodations are provided with fidelity, testing environments are created and maintained. Ensure that confidentiality and academic integrity are upheld throughout the testing cycle.
• 504 Coordinator- Schedule, plan, and facilitate 504 meetings with teachers, parents, and students. Regularly collaborate with Special Services to ensure compliance. Periodic meetings with teachers and support staff to ensure track student success and ensure 504 plans are followed and evidence documented.
• Attendance Coordinator- Track attendance daily and create class, grade level, and campus-wide incentives to increase student attendance. Communicate with parents and district personnel when attendance becomes a concern to ensure family needs are met and student attendance is a priority. Current campus had the highest attendance for the 2022-2023 school year.
• LPAC Administrator- Attend all LPAC meetings for both incoming and current Emergent Bilingual students to ensure services and accommodations are current, accurate, and appropriate. Train all staff, oversee calibration, and assist the EB Lead Teacher in facilitating all TELPAS tests.
• Site-Base Team Member- Work with the Site-Base Team to review and revise current campus practices to improve student performance, increase parent and community involvement, and ensure best practices by all staff in pursuit of academic growth and improvement.

Instructional Leader

Campus Behavior Coordinator

Campus Testing Coordinator

504 Coordinator

Attendance Coordinator

LPAC Administrator

Facilitated and oversaw the operational processes and procedures in transitioning our campus from Effie Morris Elementary to Howry STEAM Academy.

• Oversaw hiring of more than 21 staff members, schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
• Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies on a campus of more than 350 students.
• Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
• Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
• Collaborated with Lake Worth High School to acquire teachers to provide enrichment classes including Law Enforcement, Floral Design, and Culinary Arts

Campus Behavior Coordinator

504 Coordinator

TELPAS Coordinator

PBIS Content Expert

Attendance Committee Chair

Site-Base Team Member

Textbook Inventory

Oversaw the closure of Wimbish Elementary in preparation for its transition to Wimbish World Language Academy

• 4th Grade self-contained teacher
• Responsible for students who would take the TAAS or TAKS Writing, Reading, and Math assessments.
• Helped the campus achieve Recognized or Exemplary status in all of my nine years on campus.
• Camp Grady Spruce Sponsor- Assisted students and parents in a 4-day outdoor education experience each May.

• 4th Grade self-contained teacher
• Helped the campus achieve Recognized or Exemplary status in all of my nine years on campus.

• West Birdville Elementary, Birdville ISD- 4th Grade Math and Science, 2015-2018
• Spring Lake Park Elementary, Texarkana ISD- 4th Grade Reading, Science, and Social Studies, 2013-2015
• Greenfield Elementary, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD- 4th Grade Reading and Social Studies, 3rd Grade Self-Contained, 2009-2013
• North Riverside Elementary, Keller ISD- 4th Grade Self-Contained, 1999-2008
• Denton ISD- First and Second Grade Gifted and Talented, First Grade, and Computer Co-curricular, 1996-1999