Melissa J. Martinez

• Lead instructional staff to achieve measurable and ambitious results.
• Synthesize, analyze, and prioritize data and opportunities to develop strategies that achieve quantifiable goals.
• Lead instructional staff to improve their teaching quickly and measurably through daily observations, on-the-spot coaching, data conversations, and effective evaluations.
• Instructional coach and manager of 16 teachers.
• Spearheaded professional development trainings, fostering an environment of continuous growth for staff members with a focus on instructional strategies to support emergent bilinguals and exceptional students.
• Lead of special programs for La Joya CP including: SPED, 504 support, RTI, CSI and Emergent Bilingual Program.
• Partnered with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment.
• Supported a positive school culture by addressing student behavior concerns promptly and effectively.

• Prepare lesson plans and educational materials to structure biology curriculum to needs of each student.
• Develop materials for laboratory activities, homework assignments and handouts to facilitate learning.
• Develop adapted lessons to support special student population.
• Promote culture of inclusion, respect and collaboration in classroom.

• Plan and deliver staff development and in-service training programs to enhance knowledge and skills of staff.
• Coach and mentored Special Education teachers.
• Evaluate and monitor implementation of services and compliance with regulations to achieve objectives.
• Conference and resolve education-related issues and problems with students, parents and school officials.
• Identified team areas of opportunity and implemented corrective actions to resolve concerns.
• Trained Teachers on IEP development with goals that align to student's PLAAFP.

• Build team culture and respond to breakdowns in team culture.
• Empowers teachers to be the first responders for behavior management.
• Maintain healthy relationships and communication with parents, team and lead team.
• Provide coaching through observations, debriefs, and feedback.
• Facilitate development-driven grade team meetings.

• Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals
• Teach Critical Student Intervention (CSI) small groups consisting of students that are academically at risk in reading and/or math to include students in general education, 504, response-to-intervention, Special Education and English Language Learners.
• Deliver effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
• Cultivate connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
• Assist struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.

• Developed and implement lesson plans that fulfill the requirements of the district’s curriculum program.
• Prepared lesson plans that reflect accommodations for differences in learning styles.
• Planed and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies based on data to facilitate the learning of students.
• Incorporated technology-based instruction to increase student engagement and student performance.
• Encouraged students to think critically using real-world scenarios align to content.
• Worked cooperatively with Special Education teachers to modify curriculum as needed for exceptional students according to guidelines established in their Individual Education Plans.
• Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools help students with differing ability levels and varied learning modalities.

Team Leader for 8th grade Team 8.2

• Coordinated and facilitate team conferences with staff and parents.
• Collaborated with the administrative team to facilitate effective operation of the team.
• Served as a representative of grade level and campus in committee meetings at the district level.
• Facilitated implementation of administrative directives across team and grade level.

• Developed lesson plans that provide students with multiple opportunities to develop language skills to improve their English proficiency levels.
• Evaluated and maintain the progress of students achieving their English standards based on their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
• Collaborated with other teachers to ensure alignment of lessons to district curriculum and state assessment.
• Maintained close communication with parents and staff about student progress.

• Developed and coached area supervisors to promotable levels or assume larger areas of responsibility.
• Analyzed business operations, expense management, and general management of store as part of store management team.
• Lead store meetings as directed and ensured action plans were achieved as needed.
• Interpreted, directed, and lead capacity and merchandise directives.
• Managed store payroll projections, productivity, and controllable expenses in relation to sales trends.
• Completed and administered annual associate reviews.
• Primarily responsible for managing and coordinating all store remodeling and repair maintenance projects.
• Provided weekly work schedules to employees to accommodate business demands and vacation requests.