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Wendy De La Cruz
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Versatile educator with nearly 20 years of experience in K-12 school and district settings. Proficient in project management, data analysis, and customer support, adept at meeting users' needs. Demonstrates strong written and oral communication skills, coupled with the ability to create comprehensive and proactive training materials.
Overview
19
years of professional experience
Work History
North East ISD
Assessment Specialist
11.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Assisted schools in interpreting assessment results and accountability reports, empowering them to make informed decisions about program decisions and targeted interventions for struggling students.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of the state and federal school accountability system, developing differentiated training materials and coaching for teachers, administrators, and district specialists, to set goal for continuous improvement.
- Developed Excel and Google Sheets templates for teachers and leaders to use to monitor student growth and make instructional planning decisions.
- Championed the importance of high-quality assessments as a means to improve student learning outcomes, advocating for their inclusion in all aspects of educational programming.
- Developed department rebranding strategy and training materials, including video instructions, help files, and searchable tools.
- Streamlined assessment processes for improved efficiency and reduced turnaround time, training other specialists to ensure consistent quality of product.
- Developed and led staff and faculty training and development to support program objectives.
- Participated in a wide variety of professional development opportunities to continuously improve expertise as an Assessment Specialist.
- Provided ongoing and differentiated support to teachers, instructional leaders, and district specialists for utilizing assessment results in their instructional planning efforts.
North East ISD
Math Instructional Coach
01.2017 - 11.2019
Job overview
- Improved student learning outcomes through the implementation of targeted interventions and support for struggling students based on effective data analysis.
- Led grade-level team meetings in data analysis conversations and next steps planning based on data.
- Conducted professional development workshops focused on best practices in mathematics instruction to elevate teaching quality.
- Guided teachers in data-driven instructional strategies to increase student achievement in mathematics.
- Fostered collaborative relationships with other content area coaches by sharing resources that supported interdisciplinary connections.
North East ISD
Classroom Teacher
08.2005 - 12.2016
Job overview
- Collaboratively planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet state standards, using formal and informal data to adjust instruction throughout.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities, staying current on best practices in education and refining instructional techniques accordingly.
Education
Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX
Master of Arts from Teaching
Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX
Bachelor of Arts from Humanities
Skills
- Customer Support
- Project Management
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Data Analysis
- Data visualization
- Digital Templates Creation
- Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
- Training Materials
- Assessment Design
- Adult Training
- Training facilitation
- Assessment Accommodations
Timeline
Assessment Specialist
North East ISD
11.2019 - Current
Math Instructional Coach
North East ISD
01.2017 - 11.2019
Classroom Teacher
North East ISD
08.2005 - 12.2016
Trinity University
Master of Arts from Teaching
Trinity University
Bachelor of Arts from Humanities
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