Tanja Green-Lair
Summary
Professional educator with vast experience in innumerable subject areas. Leadership skills with a supported capacity to motivate, teach, mentor, and diversify. Exceptional practical knowledge in engaging and expediting real-world learning.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ARD Facilitator
Fort Bend ISD
Christa McAuliffe Middle School
01.2025 - Current
- Facilitate ARD meetings and ensure compliance with Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) regulations.
- Prepare and maintain accurate ARD documentation, records, and calendars.
- Coach and support campus staff in completing compliant ARD paperwork.
- Communicate effectively with parents, staff, and administrators to support student success.
- Christa McAuliffe Middle School
Resource Teacher/Co-Teacher/Inclusive Support: ELAR, Math, and General Education Social Studies
Fort Bend ISD
Hunters Glen Elementary School
01.2017 - 01.2025
- Worked cooperatively with General Education teachers to ensure inclusion in the general education setting.
- Created a positive, structured learning environment.
- Developed, implemented, supported, and monitored the progress of Individual IEP goals.
- Followed district guidelines for collecting and tracking data.
- Effectively communicated with parents pertaining to students’ progress.
- Hunters Glen Elementary
Inclusion Support: Core Subjects
Fort Bend ISD
Madden Elementary School
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Employed various instructional strategies for learners.
- Maintained accurate and completed student records on activities required by district policies, laws, and administrative regulations.
- Provided additional instructional support in all academic areas.
- Collaborated with inclusion educators to ensure implementation of accommodations.
- Participated in professional development to improve academic support.
- Madden Elementary
Inclusion Support: Core Subjects
Fort Bend ISD
Lakeview Elementary School
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Remained current and abreast via ongoing developments and practices.
- Supported students with emotional and behavioral challenges.
- Facilitated practical learning for students.
- Conferred and collaborated with inclusive educators concerning students' behavioral and academic progress.
- Differentiated general education assignments based on students’ instructional needs.
- Lakeview Elementary
English as a Second Learner (ESL)/ General Education Teacher
Houston ISD
Woodson K-8 School
01.2024 - 01.2013
- Applied procedures to ensure a safe, positive, and supportive learning environment.
- Established trustworthy relationships via consistent and constructive feedback in an inclusive classroom setting.
- Provided tutorials designed for student success.
- Developed plans for effective communication, monitoring, and student-centered follow-up.
- Maintained records of students’ progress.
- K-8 School
General Education Teacher
Houston ISD
Young Learners School
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Planned class schedules and implemented daily lesson plans.
- Learned individual students’ interests and needs to implement diverse methods to accommodate differentiated circumstances.
- Promoted and modeled the concept of equality for all students regardless of race, gender, cultural, or economic background.
- Integrated higher-level learning and assisted students to develop practical literacy and problem-solving skills.
- Utilized computer technology to enhance student learning.
- Young Learners School
Education
Doctoral of Education - Educational Leadership: Curriculum and Instruction
American College of Education
Indianapolis, INDual Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership
American College of Education
Indianapolis, INPost-Baccalaureate Teacher - Teacher Generalist EC-8th
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UTBachelor of Science - Biology
Grambling State University
Grambling, LASkills
- Strategic planning
- Facilitation techniques
- Staff management
- Community outreach
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 10 staff members.
Certification
- Generalist EC- 4th
- Special Education EC-12th
- English as a Second Language (ESL) EC-12th
- Core Subjects EC- 6th
Achievements, Awards, & Honors
Hunters Glen Elementary, Employee of the Month – March 2022, November 2020, Starfish Recognition Award (Making a Difference) October 2020, Employee of the Month – September 2020, Honorary Campus Teacher of the Year Nominee 2019-2020, Attendance Committee 2018- Present, Woodson K-8 School, HISD Campus Teacher of the Year 2011-2012, Perfect Attendance Award 2005-2012, Students won 2nd place in the HISD Science Fair 2010, Class placed 1st in the South District Campus Math Fair 2009, RITE (Rodeo Institute for Teacher Excellence) Teacher of the Year 2008-2009, HISD Campus Teacher of the Year 2007-2008, RITE (Rodeo Institute for Teacher Excellence) Teacher of the Year 2006-2007, Class was chosen to participate in the RITE Video 2006, Blue Ribbon Teacher of the Month-February 2006
Committees
- Hunters Glen Elementary
- Math Committee 2020-2025
- Interview Committee 2020-2025
- Retention Committee 2019- 2025
- Attendance Committee 2017- 2025
- Woodson K-8 School
- LPAC Member 2007-2012
- Venn Science Grant Committee Member 2009-2010
- Grant Writing Committee Member 2008-2009
- Campus Improvement Plan Member 2005-2007
Timeline
ARD Facilitator
Fort Bend ISD
01.2025 - Current
English as a Second Learner (ESL)/ General Education Teacher
Houston ISD
01.2024 - 01.2013
Resource Teacher/Co-Teacher/Inclusive Support: ELAR, Math, and General Education Social Studies
Fort Bend ISD
01.2017 - 01.2025
Inclusion Support: Core Subjects
Fort Bend ISD
01.2015 - 01.2017
Inclusion Support: Core Subjects
Fort Bend ISD
01.2014 - 01.2015
General Education Teacher
Houston ISD
01.2001 - 01.2004
Dual Master of Education - Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership
American College of Education
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher - Teacher Generalist EC-8th
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Grambling State University
Doctoral of Education - Educational Leadership: Curriculum and Instruction
American College of Education