Lenae Capri Ray

English Language Arts 7th & 8th Grade Teacher

Decker Middle School

2018 - Present

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• Completing lesson plans that promote differentiated instruction with small group instruction that are aligned with TEKS.

• Provide professional development  that supports teachers in providing culturally relevant lessons

• Provide professional development that guides teachers in using data-driven instruction to build interventions and extensions into their weekly lesson plans

• Use data-driven instruction to bridge the gap in student achievement

• Use AVID strategies to provide instruction to students for college readiness

• Create a culturally relevant curriculum for the campus using diverse content that is consistent with the demographic of the students to strategically align across content areas

• Assist in creating a student culture that is both diverse and equitable acknowledging  race and gender identities

• Assist in campus leadership to support teachers and students with student learning

• Assist teachers in using IEP, BIP, and 504 accommodations and modifications to support student learning

• Assist in the hiring process for teachers and staff on campus

• Use technology such as YouTube, Classkick, Flipgrid, Padlet, and Google Classroom to enhance learning

• Using blended learning to include a flipped classroom to increase student engagement and productivity

 

 

English Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher 4th Grade

Texas Empowerment Academy Arts & Technology Charter School

​2016 - 2018

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• Completing lesson plans that promote differentiated instruction with small group instruction that are aligned with TEKS.

• Teach techniques to suit the learning style of each student to ensure their success.

• To create small group tutoring aids and instruction in after school sessions.

• Strong leadership and communication skills

• Responsible for organizing Reading Fair and Book Fairs 

• Teach after-school enrichment creative writing workshops

•  Employ a broad range of instructional techniques to retain student interest and maximize learning

• Conducted monthly parent/teacher conferences

• Responsible for organizing school events and dates

• Responsible for planning Human Development for girls

 

 

Texas Works Advisor III

Department of Health and Human Services

​2016

 

• Responsible for training new hires and monitoring knowledge of skills and policies learned

•  Assists in interpreting policy, training new workers, completing unit reports, responding to client complaints, and acting in the supervisor's absence.

• Explains program benefits or requirements to clients. Interviews clients or authorized representative to gather information to determine eligibility for benefits.

• Documents case records using automated equipment to form a record for each client.

• Obtains, verifies, and calculates income and resources to determine client financial eligibility.

• Communicates on an intermediate level with others (internally or externally) to provide, exchange, or verify information, answer inquiries, address issues, or resolve problems or complaints. Manages assigned projects.

• Reads case records to determine compliance with policies and procedures to identify trends and for corrective action. 

 

 

Texas Works Advisor II

​2013-2015

 

• Knowledge of the (SNAP) Food Stamp, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), and Texas Works Medicaid programs. 

• Knowledge of Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Tax Sensitive information regulations. Knowledge of interviewing techniques to obtain personal information; makes inquiries, and resolve conflicting statements. 

• Skill in handling and resolving complex case issues. 

• Skill in interpreting and applying agency, state, and federal rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Skill in the use of automated data systems. 

• Skill in providing customer services. 

• Skill in effective verbal and written communication. 

• Ability to screen applications, verify eligibility criteria and determine case dispositions.

• Ability to interpret and apply agency, state, federal rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. ​