MELINDA POTLONGO

19538 CABRA COURT

Katy, TX 77449
Home: (281) 550-2173 Cellular: (504) 237-4913
Email Address: Melinda.potlongo@cfisd.net

Education & Certifications

Masters of Education, Educational Leadership (2014),
University of St. Thomas Houston, TX
Generalist EC-4, Standard Renewable, Texas Teacher Certification (2009)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Computer Information Systems (2003),
Howard University-Washington D.C.

Teaching Experience
Horne Elementary School; Houston, TX
August 2012-Currently
Behavior Interventionist
Modeled classroom lessons for teachers.
Assisted teachers with classroom management and instructional
strategies.
Taught social skill lessons for students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Horne Elementary School; Houston, TX
August 2011-June 2012
Fourth grade Mathematics and Science Teacher
Successfully planned and implemented instruction in mathematics and
science.

Prepared students for the STAAR test while increasing their

understanding and proficiency in each subject area.
Served on the CORE team, PBIS display committee, and planned weekly
with teammates
Horne Elementary School; Houston, TX
August 2009-June 2011
Third grade Mathematics and Science Teacher
Successfully planned and implemented instruction in mathematics and
science.

Prepared students for the TAKS test while increasing their

understanding and proficiency in each subject area
Served as a member of the PBIS display committee, planned weekly
with teammates
Horne Elementary School; Houston, TX
August 2008-June 2009
AMIP Teacher
Provided supplemental instruction to at-risk students in third, fourth, and
fifth grade
Planned weekly with third grade mathematics and science teachers
Provided mathematics tutoring
Taught Saturday Camp

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Professional Experience
Fujitec America Inc, Houston, TX
November 2005- August 2008
Office Coordinator
Processed accounts payables and receivables weekly
Received all incoming invoices, coded, entered into accounting
software and routed to Finance department for payment
Processed payroll weekly for an average of 25-30 employees weekly
using ADP software
Processed all paperwork for new hires including, applications,
withholding forms, and direct deposit information
Processed petty cash payments and payments made from Branch
checking account
Cumberland County EMS, Fayetteville, NC

March 2004-August 2005

Administrative Assistant/Data Entry Clerk

Used MS Excel to create billings for over 100 ambulance calls daily
before sending them to the coding specialist
Created and maintained MS Access database to obtain statistics on
accuracy of over 3200 ambulance calls ran per month
Answered multi-line phones, maintained file efficiency and any other
administrative tasks needed

Leadership Activity and Training

From Rage to Hope: Strategies for Reclaiming Black and Hispanic

Students
Culturally Responsive Instruction- Dr. Lemoine
Getting to Got It- A Reflective Book Study
Rigor Relevance & Relationship Administration Conference
Math Liaison 2011-2012
Autism Series- Dr. Michelle Pastorek
Emotional Disturbed training- Dr. Michelle Pastorek
Fundamental Five with Sean and Lisa Cain