Lisa McWhorter

***** ***** ****** **.

Conroe, Texas 77303

adx9cs@r.postjobfree.com

936-***-****

CERTIFICATIONS

Texas: Generalist: 4-8; Special Education EC-12; ESL/Supplement.

Oklahoma: Elementary Education: 1-8; Mild-Moderate Disabilities: PK-12;

Middle School: Science 6-8, Math 6-8, Social Studies 6-8 and Language Arts 6-8.

Missouri: Elementary Education: 1-6; Mild-Moderate Cross-Category: K-12; Math: 5-9, Science: 5-9, Social Studies: 5-9, Language Arts: 5-9; Early Childhood Education: B3; Early Childhood Special Education: B3.

EMPLOYMENT

* Anderson Elementary School - Conroe ISD, Conroe, Texas.

PPCD/Pre-K: Preschool Program for Students with Disabilities. I prepare 4 year olds with Autism and other disabilities for Kindergarten the following year. August, 2022 to May, 2023. Principal: Laura Quinones.

●Keefer Middle School - New Caney ISD, New Caney, Texas.

Long-Term Substitute - 8th grade Science. March 14 to May 15,2021. Principal: Jonathan Powell.

●Rusk Jr. High School – Rusk ISD, Rusk, Texas.

8th grade: Science & Social Studies – Level & SpEd. August, 2017 to March, 2022. Principal: John Burkhalter (2017-2021) Debbie Welch (2021-2022).

●Booker T. Washington Jr. High School – Conroe ISD, Conroe, Texas.

8th grade: Science – Pre-AP, Level & SpEd. November, 2011 to June, 2017. Principal: Hartwell Brown.

●Rickey C. Bailey Middle School – Spring ISD, Spring, Texas.

8th grade: Science – Tier 1 & Tier 2, Co-Teach. February, 2009 to June, 2011. Principal: Veronica Vijil. ● McCullough Jr. High School – Conroe ISD, The Woodlands, Texas.

7th & 8th grades: Special Education: Resource Lang Arts, Social Studies & SDC, January, 2008 to Feb., 2009. Special Education: SDC, August, 2008 to Feb., 2009. Principal: Chris McCord.

●Nixa Jr. High School – Nixa Public Schools, Nixa, Missouri.

7th & 8th grades: Special Education: High Needs LD & MR. August, 2007 to November, 2007. Special Ed. Director: Wanda Moring. Principal: Mark McGehee.

●Ricky C. Bailey Middle School – Spring ISD, Spring, Texas.

6th & 7th grades: Tier I & II Science, 8th grade Tier I Math, & 8th grade Tier IV Geometry, September, 2006 to May, 2007. Principal: Veronica Vijil.

●Christ Community School – The Woodlands, Texas.

5th & 6th grades: Math, Science, Language Arts, History/Geography, Bible. August, 2004 to May, 2006.

Principal: Bernadette Lentini.

●Westwood Renissance Academy – Lawton Public Schools, Lawton, Oklahoma.

5th & 6th grades: Self-Contained Special Education: Mild-Moderate Disabilities. August, 2003 to May, 2004. Special Ed. Coordinator: Vicki Busby. Principal: Hiram Weber.

●Geary High School – Geary Public Schools, Geary, Oklahoma.

K-12th grades: Self-Contained Special Education: Emotionally Disturbed. January, 2002 to May, 2003.

Special Ed. Coordinator: Donna Epperly. Principal: Don Langham.

●Earlsboro Elementary School – Earlsboro Public Schools, Earlsboro, Oklahoma.

1st-6th grades: Resource Special Education: Multiple Disabilities. August, 2001 to December, 2001. Special Ed. Coordinator and Principal: Mike Goats.

EMPLOYMENT (CONT.)

●Hinton, Jr. High School – Hinton Public Schools, Hinton, Oklahoma.

7th & 8th grades: Title I Math and Language Arts. 9th grade: English. January, 2000 to May, 2000.

Principal: Debbie Hoffman.

●Latta Jr. High School – Latta Public Schools, Ada, Oklahoma.

7th & 8th grades: Math, Science. August, 1996 to May, 1999.

7th grade: Language Arts, Civics. August, 1995 to May 1996. Principal: Shelby Morgan.

●Latta Elementary School – Latta Public Schools, Ada, Oklahoma.

4th –6th grades: Title I Math tutor. February, 1994 to May, 1995. Principal: Phil Shivers.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHING

●Keefer Crossing Middle School - New Caney ISD, New Caney, TX.

●Kaufman Elementary, Vogle Intermediate, Peet Junior High School – Conroe ISD, Conroe, Texas.

●Bailey Middle School – Spring ISD, Spring, Texas.

●Lookeba-Sickles Public Schools – Lookeba, Oklahoma.

●Weatherford Public Schools – Weatherford, Oklahoma.

●Clinton Public Schools – Clinton, Oklahoma. ● Latta Public Schools – Ada, Oklahoma.

EDUCATION

●Begun work on Masters of Education, School Administration-Middle School Principal.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University - Weatherford, Oklahoma. Spring, 2000.

●Completed Bachelor of Science in Education. Elementary Education with Middle School Endorsements in Math, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts. East Central University - Ada, Oklahoma. Spring, 1994.

●Completed Student Teaching at Latta Elementary School, 5th grade. Latta Public Schools – Ada, Oklahoma. Fall, 1993.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

●Social Studies Department Lead Teacher – 3 years: guided all teachers within the Social Studies Department grades 6-8 at Rusk Junior High School, Rusk ISD.

●ESSR Team Member – 1 year: Discussed need and usage of federal money available for COVID protocols and management for all Rusk ISD campuses at Rusk Junior High School, Rusk ISD. ● Robotics Sponsor – 2 years: Helped students design and build robots to compete at local, and state levels for Science related activities at Rusk Junior High School, Rusk ISD.

●Washington, D.C. Sponsor – 3 years: Organized groups of 8th graders and helped them raise funds to go on educational trip to Washington DC each Summer at Rusk Junior High School, Rusk ISD. ● FCS Sponsor – 5 years: sponsored students in Fellowship of Christian Students in my classroom, Rusk Junior High School, Rusk ISD.

●Family Leader – 2 years: represented teachers’ concerns to administrators; represented new/modified campus policies to teachers; liason between staff and administration at Bailey Middle School, Spring ISD.

●RTI Member – 1 year: developed interventions for students at risk at Bailey Middle School, Spring ISD.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CONT.)

●Site-based Decision Committee Member - 2 years: discussed campus issues and determined beneficial outcomes for situations at Bailey Middle School, Spring ISD.

●Campus Advisory Committee Member – 2 years: discussed district policies and goals and determined appropriate ways to meet those policies and goals at the campus level at Bailey Middle School, Spring ISD.

●Yearbook Sponsor – 2 year: instructed and assisted students designing and producing the school yearbook at Bailey Middle School, Spring ISD.

●Science Olympiad Committee Coach – 2 years: coached and assisted students participating in the Region IV Science Olympiad. Planned & hosted first ever Spring ISD District Science Olympiad at Bailey Middle School, Spring ISD.

●Saturday TAKS Math& Science Team Member – 2 years: provided Saturday Math-remediation for students at risk or below state mandated standards at Bailey Middle School, Spring ISD.

●Special Education Team Member – 1 year: self-assessed the special education policies and procedures for my building at Lawton Public Schools.

●Special Education Team Member – 1 years: self-assessed the special education policies and procedures and participated in audit by the State Department of Education at Geary Public Schools. ● Safe-School Committee Member – year: worked with students, parents and faculty members to create safety procedures for school faculty and students to follow during academic and extra -curricular activities. Addressed student concerns for academics and bullying issues and policies for my building at Earlsboro Public Schools.

●Staff Development Committee Member – 2 years: organized staff development workshops at Latta Public Schools.

●Partners for Excellence Committee Member – 2 years: devised new and meaningful procedures and suggestions for students and teachers to ensure excellence in academics, extra curricular activities and communication techniques among students, teachers and parents at Latta Public Schools. ● Class Sponsor for 8th & 10th grades – 2 years: sponsored students in fund-raising and class events at Latta Public Schools.

●JOM – Title IX Chairperson – 3 years: organized and led quarterly meetings among committee members and parents concerning money and policies for Native American students at Latta Public Schools.

ACCOLADES

●Teacher of the Year, 2013, Booker T. Washington Junior High School, Conroe ISD. Principal:

Hartwell Brown.

●CAST Presenter, with Science teachers at Rusk Junior High School, 2017. Dallas, Texas.

TRAINING

●Multiple Monthly Trainings on students with disabilities. Conroe ISD. ● RBLM Institute, Conroe ISD.

●TXU Solar Academy, Spring ISD.

●Study Island Training, Spring ISD.

●TMSDS Training, Spring ISD.

●C-Scope Training, Spring ISD.

●Margaret Kilgore Training, Spring ISD.

●PEAK Training, Spring ISD.

●CAST Training, Spring ISD.

TRAINING (CONT.)

●ESL & Special Ed Training with Region IV, Spring ISD.

●CPI Training Nixa Public Schools & CISD.

●Differentiated Instruction workshops, Spring ISD.

●Science Olympiad Coaching workshops, Spring ISD.

●Saturday TAKS Math Camp for Math-remediation, Spring ISD.

●ACSI Conference in Galveston, Texas, Christ Community School.

●Great Expectations Workshops, Lawton Public Schools.

●Educating the Black Child Seminar, Lawton Public Schools.

●Special Education Workshops with the Oklahoma Department of Education.

●Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Annual conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

●Multi-Cultural Seminars at Union City Prison in Union City, Oklahoma.

●Teachers As Mentors Seminars at Caddo-Kiowa Vo-Tech, Hinton Public Schools.

●School-To-Work Program at Pontotoc County Vo-Tech, Latta Public Schools.

●TOP Astronomy Workshops, Project Wild Workshops, Psi-Chi Seminars and a six week Multi-Cultural Education Seminar at East Central University, Latta Public Schools.

REFERENCES

Hartwell Brown, Former Principal, Booker T. Washington Junior High School, Conroe, Texas. 936-***-****. adx9cs@r.postjobfree.com.

John Burkhalter, Retired Principal, Rusk Jr. High School, Rusk, Texas 936-***-****. adx9cs@r.postjobfree.com.

Candice Loebsack, Current PPCD Teacher, Anderson Elementary School, Conroe, Texas. 281-***-****. adx9cs@r.postjobfree.com.

Crystal Maldonado, PPCD Para Professional, Anderson Elementary School, Conroe, Texas. (936)-adx9cs@r.postjobfree.com.

Briana McWhorter, Personal Friend/Daughter, Conroe, Texas. 713-***-****.

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Evelyn Wyndham, Personal Friend, Conroe, Texas, 832-***-****.

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