Tamica Monique Lewis

tamicalewis@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
My objective is to apply my expertise in data-driven instruction and Response to
Intervention as a school leader. My passion is student progress.

Principal Intern Middle College High School, Gulfton - HISD

August 2015 Current
Observed and coached teachers to improve and align instruction
Advised students and created student schedules
Coordinated standardized testing
Assisted in dropout recovery
Developed personal graduation plans
Online Formative Assessment Administrator, HISD Student Assessment
March 2015 - Current

Developed a Toolbox for Data Literacy to improve understanding of assessment

data, clarify the uses of formative assessment, and boost student achievement.

Response to Intervention Specialist, HISD Curriculum Department

June 2013 March 2015

Created and conducted trainings for primary teachers on the transition from the
TPRI to Istation
Designed and conducted professional development for high school
administrators on the purpose and structure of the Secondary Reading Initiative
and on content area literacy
Led the districts implementation of Achieve 3000, a digital learning resource, in
34 high schools
District liaison for the LANGUAGE! program, organizing needs analysis and
weekly Project Manager visits, material inventory and ordering, scheduling and
staffing program trainings, collaborating with Project Managers to ensure
program fidelity, basic technical support
Created and distributed teacher surveys and analyzed survey results to make
programming decisions
Provide data and reports on usage and student growth for district leaders for
Achieve 3000, LANGUAGE!, and Istation
Conducted a focus group for the new Literacy Plan, helping to create a plan
which reflects community input

Third Grade Reading Teacher and Department Chair, Pilgrim K-8 HISD
August 2011 May 2013

Observed and coached teachers, providing timely feedback

University of Houston Downtown Mentor Teacher
School Spelling Bee Coordinator
Member of the HISD Textbook Selection Committee, responsible for the selection
of ESL textbooks for the entire district.
Coordinator for the Junior League Pen Pal Program

Fourth Grade Reading Teacher and Department Chair, Pilgrim K-8 HISD
March 2008 May 2011

Led campus level workshops on how to use data in planning instruction, how to
assess reading levels, and how to use question stems to improve assessment
scores. This professional development was credited as helping Pilgrim
Academys reading scores reach 90% in 2009 and 2010
Site Decision Making Committee Member
Awards Committee Chair responsible for managing four school-wide award
ceremonies per year
TELPAS Verifier
Awarded a grant bestowing $3000 of books for Pilgrim Academys students

Librarian, Pilgrim K-8 HISD

August 2005 January 2007 and August 2007 March 2008

Pilgrim Academys official writer and Committee Chair for the Texas Educator
Excellence Grant which awarded $240,000 in teacher incentive pay from 20062008.
Implemented and administered the school-wide Accelerated Reader program.

Special Education Chair and Resource Teacher, Pilgrim K-8 HISD

January 2007 May 2007
Developed structures to help Pilgrim Academy meet Adequate Yearly Progress
measures.

Prekindergarten Teacher for Children with Disabilities, Pilgrim K-8 HISD

August 2002 August 2005
Guided students to their best level of achievement, placed nearly 50% of
students into regular classrooms for Kindergarten

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
M.Ed., Educational Leadership
Projected graduation Spring 2016
Member of HISD-UST Cohort

HOUSTON, TX

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-VICTORIA
M.Ed., Reading 2011

VICTORIA, TX

THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA

B.A., Psychology 2002

PENSACOLA, FL

CERTIFICATIONS
Reading Specialist
EC 4 Generalist
EC 12 Special Education
4-8 ELA
EC 12 English as a Second Language Supplemental
TExES EC-12 Principal Exam passed in November 2015, awaiting certification
REFERENCES
References available upon request