5313 Serene Hills Dr. #3903 

Denise Cisneros  Lakeway, TX 78738 

(512) 797-9535 ​cell 
Early childhood educator with 14 years of experience teaching diverse students of  (512)609-8124 h
​ ome 
differing abilities. Has been teaching Pre-Kindergarten ESL for eight years, was  denise.cisneros@austinisd.org 
previously a Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities teacher(PPCD) 
full-inclusion co-teacher for five years, and a PPCD teacher for one year. Extensive 
training in social emotional learning.  
 

EXPERIENCE 
AWARDS 
Wooldridge Elementary School, Austin​- Pre-Kindergarten ESL Teacher  Lucy Read Teacher of the Year- 2014 
August 2018 - PRESENT 
● Planned and implemented creative academic and social lessons for students 
of various needs 
● Partnered with parents and guardians to help students achieve success  ACCOMPLISHMENTS 

Lucy Read Pre-K Demonstration School, Austin​- Pre-Kindergarten ESL Teacher 

Conscious Discipline Training​ attended 
August 2011 - June 2018  week long professional development in 
● Planned and implemented creative academic and social lessons for students  Florida given by Dr. Becky Bailey 
of various needs 
● Partnered with parents and guardians to help students achieve success  Created School-Wide Expectations​ part of 
team that created these for Lucy Read 
Lucy Read Pre-K Demonstration School, Austin​-Preschool Program for Children with  through Positive Behavior Support (PBS) 
Disabilities (PPCD) Co-Teacher 
August 2006 - June 2011  PBS Internal Coach  

● Planned and implemented creative academic, social, and motor skills lessons   Cooperating Teacher​ for nine University of 
● Devised and implemented Positive Behavior Plan for class and individual  Texas student interns, one pre-service 
students, when necessary  teacher, and four high school interns 
● Worked cooperatively with Pre-K teacher to meet the needs of all students 
Team Leader ​seven years 
McBee Elementary , Austin​- PPCD Teacher  
Special Education Department Chair for 
August 2005 - June 2006 
Lucy Read t​ wo years 
● Taught academic, social, and motor skills to Bilingual PPCD students based on 
individual needs  Co-Chair C​ ampus Advisory Council (CAC) 
● Created and implemented Individualized Education Plans for students with  two years 
special needs 
Mentor f​ or first year, second year, and 
University Charter School, San Marcos​- Practicum Teacher   third year teachers and a “teacher-buddy” 
June 2005 - August 2005  for a seasoned teacher new to the district 
● Created and implemented academic and social lessons for students with  Presenter a
​ t Pre-K Summer Trainings 
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Austin​- Weekends Home Residential 
Instructor III 
ADDITIONAL SKILLS 
August 2002-September 2005 
● Assistant Coordinator of Weekends Home Department 
Technology ​ Innovation Station, 
● Supervised and trained up to 20 employees 
SmartBoard, Digital Microscopes, iPads, 
SeeSaw, Remind 101 

Phonemic Awareness ​extensive training, 

EDUCATION 
including Heggerty and Trainer of Trainers 
Texas State University, San Marcos​- Master of Education- Specialization: Special  for LETRS 
Education 
August 2005 GPA: 3.94 

Texas State University, San Marcos​- Bachelor of Science in Psychology  CERTIFICATIONS 

May 2000  Generalist (EC-4) 

The University of Texas, Austin​- Bilingual ESL Summer Institute (BESI) Program - for  SPED ( EC-12) 
ESL certification ​December 2010 
English as a Second Language 
Texas Tech University , Lubbock  Supplemental (EC-12)