Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
Timeline
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Regina Alexander

Monroe

Summary

To encourage the development and growth of teachers, help them maintain a steady improvement of student learning in the traditional, hybrid, or virtual classroom, and master a full range of strategies to accommodate a diverse set of student needs via pre-conferences, observations, and post-conferences.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Literacy/Assistant to QA Director/District Content Creator

Madison Parish Schools
08.2021 - Current
  • -Leader of effective literacy support and practices for coaches, teachers, and scholars
  • -Provider of our schools with a good source of external and internal accountability, to spark improvement and innovation

Academic Coach/Reading Interventionist

Kirksey Middle Jackson
08.2015 - Current
  • -Modeler of effective literacy lessons in classrooms
  • -School coach for new teachers
  • -School 504 Coordinator
  • -School program director for Strategic Adolescent Reading Intervention, a literature-focused, Tier II intervention for students who read two or more years below grade level
  • -School-level professional development coordinator and facilitator for all content area teachers
  • -Supporter of the development of all teachers in understanding the CCSS curriculum and varied assessments, the Framework for Teaching, and data analysis
  • -Director for how the curriculum is taught and aligned with district initiatives and best instructional practices
  • -Provider of technical support to collaborative teams within buildings via professional learning communities
  • -Assistant to teachers with resources, materials, tools, information, etc. to support classroom instruction
  • -Supporter of teachers and administrators in using data to improve instruction on all grade levels
  • -Transformer struggling readers into strong readers by improving specific reading skills based on individual needs

School’s Accountability Specialist

Wossman High School
01.2013 - 01.2015
  • -Facilitated training and learning for teachers and parents via Professional Learning Communities and the PTO
  • -Coordinated and scheduled school-wide and community events (State Farm’s Sign and Drive)
  • -Obtained and created assessment and faculty reports for school improvement data
  • -Launched a school-wide faculty and staff morale initiative (TEAMOORE) named after the school’s principal
  • -School Title I Coordinator
  • -After-School/Detention Program Coordinator
  • -CO-SACS Coordinator Chairperson
  • -Revised and monitored School Improvement Plan

ELA 9th, 10th, 11th Grade Teacher

Wossman High School
01.2009 - 01.2013
  • -Readily adapted teaching and learning practices correlated to ELA Common Core Standards and Louisiana’s Comprehensive Literacy Plan to prepare students to be college and career-ready through collaborative professional learning communities.
  • -Enthusiastically designed thematic units and lessons using the Literary Design Collaborative framework
  • -Creatively instructed student learning in a collaborative setting utilizing Content Enhancement, Thinking Maps, Socratic Seminar, and technology.

ELA 8th Grade Teacher

Carroll Junior High School
01.2004 - 01.2009
  • -Assisted students with preparation for the ELA LEAP Assessment and EXPLORE standardized testing by providing explanations for various English standards.
  • -Utilized many student-centered learning techniques, including demonstrations, including Six Traits+ One Writing Tool, literature circles, and Content Enhancement Tools.
  • -Modified curriculum for various Special Education Students in the regular education classroom by translating the concepts in differentiated instruction.

ELA 7th Grade Teacher

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
01.2000 - 01.2004
  • -Designed authentic teaching tasks which helped students become fully engaged in learning and developing an understanding of content
  • -Implemented and demonstrated literacy strategies through explicit instruction by encouraging use of these strategies within ELA grade 7.
  • -Facilitated constructive conversation by maintaining a focus on a theme, allowing time for significant discussion, and responding thoughtfully to a variety of literature, current, or past events.

ELA 7th -8th Grade Teacher

Richardson Alternative High School
01.1998 - 01.2000
  • -Designed authentic teaching tasks that helped students prepare for the LEAP and Iowa Tests
  • -Implemented and demonstrated strategies and instruction within ELA grades 7th-8th.

ELA 9th -12th Grade Teacher

Reuben McCall Senior High School
01.1994 - 01.1998
  • -Designed authentic teaching tasks that helped students prepare for the GEE (Graduate Exit Exam) and the ACT
  • -Implemented and demonstrated strategies and instruction within ELA grades 9th-12th.

ELA 9th -12th Grade Teacher

Davidson High School
01.1991 - 01.1994
  • -Designed authentic teaching tasks that helped students prepare for the GEE (Graduate Exit Exam) and the ACT
  • -Implemented and demonstrated strategies and instruction within ELA grades 9th-12th.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education English

Alcorn State University
Lorman, MS

Master of Education - Reading Literacy

Belhaven University
Jackson, MS

Skills

  • Relationship building
  • Strategic planning
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Decision-making

Accomplishments

  • Documented and resolved issues which led to creating Quality Control in the district.
  • Achieved teacher training by introducing Science of Reading for teachers (Aim Pathways).

Certification

  • Louisiana Board of Education Certification (Type B) in English Education
  • Mississippi Educator Licensure Class A Certificate in English Education

Languages

French
Elementary

Timeline

Director of Literacy/Assistant to QA Director/District Content Creator

Madison Parish Schools
08.2021 - Current

Academic Coach/Reading Interventionist

Kirksey Middle Jackson
08.2015 - Current

School’s Accountability Specialist

Wossman High School
01.2013 - 01.2015

ELA 9th, 10th, 11th Grade Teacher

Wossman High School
01.2009 - 01.2013

ELA 8th Grade Teacher

Carroll Junior High School
01.2004 - 01.2009

ELA 7th Grade Teacher

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
01.2000 - 01.2004

ELA 7th -8th Grade Teacher

Richardson Alternative High School
01.1998 - 01.2000

ELA 9th -12th Grade Teacher

Reuben McCall Senior High School
01.1994 - 01.1998

ELA 9th -12th Grade Teacher

Davidson High School
01.1991 - 01.1994

Master of Education - Reading Literacy

Belhaven University

Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Education English

Alcorn State University

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