Trisha Hacker
Waller,TX
Summary
Effective campus leader committed to student success and lifelong learning. Focused on collaborating with teachers, administrators, students, and parents to maximize educational opportunities. Well-developed understanding of the PLC process, district academic programs and strategies, and data-driven decision execution. Resourceful and passionate educator with talent for developing and implementing successful strategies for campus growth. Seeking an opportunity to make a larger campus and district impact that will increase student achievement.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Academic Coordinator
Magnolia ISD
08.2021 - Current
- Collaborates with grade level and intervention teams to make informed decisions about curriculum and instruction based on research and analysis of student work
- Communicates with teachers, interventionists and other district personnel to assist in evaluating progress and implementing tiered intervention
- Monitors students' performance and records relevant data in eSped to document progress
- Strengthens PLC by creating process flow charts for the four essential questions and data protocol
- Plans and presents professional development at campus and district level based on teacher needs
- Serves on Instructional Leadership Team, Crisis Team, is SST Lead, and Digital Learning Lead
- Oversees local testing and provides support for state testing
- Assists with communication methods to keep parents informed about child's development and behavioral issues
- Successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere while developing effective working relationships
Library Media Specialist
Magnolia ISD
08.2013 - 05.2021
- Collaborated with administrators, literacy coaches, and teachers to improve instruction and enhanced curriculum as campus PLC facilitator
- Developed and planned monthly campus family nights (Raising Readers) and summer reading programs (Summer Success, Words on Wheels, Magnolia Reads Jubilee) to increase family engagement and student performance
- Sponsored several reading and STEM focused clubs (Bluebonnet Book Club, 2 x 2 Tuesday, Makerspace Monday, Tinker Tuesday, Read it Forward, and Guys Read) to improve student literacy and attendance, increase engagement, and encourage parent participation
- Utilized campus data to drive decision making
- Established relationships with community members to support campus goals
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques and technology while serving as campus technology liaison
- Participated in MISD Leadership Cohort
- Transformed library into learning commons with flexible space and schedule, innovative programming, and STEM based makerspaces
Teacher-Third And First Grade
Magnolia ISD
08.2007 - 05.2013
- Implemented reading and writing workshop to increase student literacy, engagement, and independence
- Designed thought-provoking learning activities that met all individual student needs
- Assessed student performance using anecdotal records, student/teacher conferring, and checklists
- Served as team leader and mentored new and student teachers
- Fostered positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process
- Implemented numerous behavior techniques to create cohesive classroom community and ensure student accountability
Kindergarten Teacher
Cypress Fairbanks ISD
08.2005 - 05.2007
- Facilitated academic, intellectual, and social development through team planning, organizing, and implementing instructional programs
- Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement
- Built firm foundation for learning by cultivating early literacy and math skills
Education
Texas Education Agency
Austin, TX2020
Master of Arts - Library Science
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX2015
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
University of St. Thomas
Houston, TX2005
Skills
- Instructional leadership
- Student achievement
- Group facilitation and presentations
- Curriculum development
- Records management and report analysis
- Policies and procedures
- Community engagement and relations
- Relationship building within and beyond campus
- Staff management
- Budget creation and management
Accomplishments
- Grant recipient and participant of Region 6's first LETRS cohort in August 2023.
- Campus selected as Solution Tree's Model PLC School.
- Selected for ELA Instructional Coach position prior to accepting Academic Coordinator position.
- Developed and lead several trainings at campus, district, and state levels.
- Collaborated with district leaders and led librarians to organize annual community-wide reading festival, Magnolia Reads Jubilee and Magnolia EdCamp (district's first participant driven professional learning camp for educators inside and outside of our district).
- Worked with Scholastic and curriculum department to secure award winning teacher, author, and staff development leader Donalyn Miller for staff development.
- Contributed to educational blog, Maker Maven and consulted Region 12 librarians in new programming ideas.
- Secured 6 Magnolia Education Foundation Grants totaling 27,333.44 to support student success.
- Established monthly campus family nights and summer book bus program, Words on Wheels.
- Recognized in the district's Instructional Tech Connection newsletter for work accomplished as tech liaison.
- Created new curriculum for the district as a 1st and 3rd grade representative. Worked with ELA director to compile resources for curriculum unit planners.
- Honored as the 2013 Magnolia Chamber of Commerce Elementary Teacher of the Year (Fourth Quarter) and 2009 Magnolia Elementary Teacher of the Year.
Professional Development
Examples of most recent trainings:
- Lexia LETRS Training
- Region 6 TEA Tier MTSS Overview and Roles and Responsibilities
- Region 4 mCLASS Texas Edition for Leaders: Data-Driven Instructional Planning by Amplify
- Virtual Coaching of Coaches Participant (Region 4 and Sibme)
- Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL)
- Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS)
- Solution Tree's 2019 and 2022 PLC Institute (3 day conference)
- TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) Convention and TLA Convention (Texas Library Association)
- John Samara (Model Classrooms Project)
- PBIS and CHAMPS campus trainings
Technical Integration and Proficiencies
- Google Applications-Level 1 Google Certified Educator
- Social Media (Twitter, Facebook)
- Educational Applications (Eduphoria, ClassLink, Canvas, TEAMS, Sibme)
Timeline
Academic Coordinator
Magnolia ISD
08.2021 - Current
Library Media Specialist
Magnolia ISD
08.2013 - 05.2021
Teacher-Third And First Grade
Magnolia ISD
08.2007 - 05.2013
Kindergarten Teacher
Cypress Fairbanks ISD
08.2005 - 05.2007
Texas Education Agency
Master of Arts - Library Science
Sam Houston State University
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
University of St. Thomas
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