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635 Almandora Drive, Arlington, TX. 76002  (w) (817) 299-7874; (h) (817) 805-0766; (f) (817) 473-5362 chanus@tx.rr.com **Education/ Certification **
 * Christine Hanus **

M.Ed. Educational Administration, Lamar University  Beaumont, TX

M.Ed. Technology, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX (in progress)

BA Elementary Education, Midwestern University, Wichita Falls, TX, 1989

Principal Certificate: Texas

Teacher Certifications:1-8 Elementary Education, Texas  Kindergarten Endorsement  K-12 English as a Second Language  K-12 Gifted and Talented  Instructional Leadership Development Certification  Professional Development Appraisal System

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Technology Certifications: <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Technology Teacher Competencies Certification <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Technology Applications Teacher Certification (in progress)

**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Leadership Experience **


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Site-Based Committee Member **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">D.P. Morris Elementary School **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Mansfield, TX, 2008 – present **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Collaboratively developed the DPM Mission and Vision statement, as well as the Campus Action Plan
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Communicated our new mission statement to the community through parent and teacher association meetings
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Evaluated the goals of our campus and the needs of our students using a school wide survey and analyzing data to implement necessary change on the campus


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading First Reading Coach **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Clark Elementary, Oakhurst Elementary, Lowery Road Elementary **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Fort Worth, TX, 2004-2006 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Responsible for modeling and coaching, for all kindergarten through third grade teachers.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Coordinated and led beginning, middle and end of year data meeting analysis with all teachers, kindergarten through third grade.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Planned and implemented ongoing professional development individually for each teacher, kindergarten through third.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Teaching Experience **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Kindergarten Grade Level Chairperson **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Pate Elementary, Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary, Harlean Beal Elementary **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Fort Worth, TX, 1994-1997, 2005 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Planned and implemented various in-services designed to improve classroom instruction and time management.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Served as the campus writing initiative lead teacher at district wide meetings.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Presented information learned at the writing initiative to the staff.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Technology Applications Teacher, First Grade Teacher, Kindergarten Teacher **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">D.P. Morris Elementary School, Arlington, TX, 2006–present **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Responsible for setting up the computer lab for a brand new enrichment rotation.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Planned and presented various reading in-service designed to improve classroom reading instruction, independent work time instruction and small group reading instruction.


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reading First Reading Coach, Clark Elementary, Oakhurst Elementary, Lowery Road Elementary, Fort Worth, TX, 2004–2006 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Responsible for modeling and coaching, for all kindergarten through third grade teachers.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Coordinated and led beginning, middle and end of year data meeting analysis with all teachers, kindergarten through third grade.


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Kindergarten, K-1 Multi-Age Teacher, **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Harlean Beal Elementary, Fort Worth, TX, 2001–2004 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Developed an accountability matrix that was used district wide.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Selected as an Open Court Model Reading Teacher.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">District Wide Model Teacher. I was observed by other teachers and the United States Department of Education.


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">5th -8th grade Technology Teacher **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Christ the King Catholic School, Little Rock, AR, 1997-2001 **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 18pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Set up a Technology Applications Program for all 5th through 8th grade students.


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Kindergarten Teacher **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Van Zandt Guinn Elementary, A.M. Pate Elementary, Fort Worth, TX, 1989-1997 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Participated in an extended year Pilot Program where students school year was lengthened by ninety days to increase student and campus wide success
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Maintained positive relationship with students and parents where many resided in homeless shelters in the surrounding area. This was a 100% free lunch Title I program school.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Participated in English as a Second Language training and endorsement obtainment
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Maintained positive relationship with students and parents. This was a 100% free lunch Title I program school.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Mentoring Experience **


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">D.P. Morris Elementary **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Cooperating Teacher **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Mansfield Independent School District **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Mansfield, TX, 2008, **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Cooperating teacher for a student teacher from the local university.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Additional Training/Professional Development ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">“Promethean Trainer of Trainers-36 hours”, Police & Technology Building, Mansfield, TX, 2011. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">“Web Authoring, Multimedia, Desktop Publishing and Foundations Course for Technology Applications Teacher Certification-144 hours”, Region XI Service Center, Fort Worth, TX, 2009. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">“Three Day Reading First State Conference,” Galleria, Houston, TX, February, 2006. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">“Work Sampling System,” Detroit, Michigan, 1995.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Presentations ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2008) //Fluency Instruction//. Presentation at Staff Summer Retreat, Mansfield, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2008) //Literacy Lab Centers.// Presentation at Morris Elementary Inservice Program. Mansfield, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2007) //Small Group Instruction.// Presentation at Morris Elementary Inservice Program. Mansfield, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2006) //Super Centers.// Presentation at the Professional Development Center. Fort Worth, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2006) //Open Court Reading.// Presentation at the Professional Development Center. Fort Worth, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2006) //My Reading Coach Reading Intervention.// PresentatioProfessional Development Center. Fort Worth, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2006) //Time for Kids Nonfiction.// Presentation at the Professional Development Center. Fort Worth, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2005) //Texas Primary Reading Inventory.// Presentation at the Professional Development Center. Fort Worth, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2005) //First 21 days to small group intervention.// Presentation at the Professional Development Center. Fort Worth, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2005) //Ready Set Teach.// Presentation at the Professional Development Center. Fort Worth, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2004) //I-station.// Presentation at the Professional Development Center. Fort Worth, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2004) //Lexia Reading Intervention Program.// Presentation at the Professional Development Center. Fort Worth, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (2004) //(DIBELS) Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills.// Presentation at the Professional Development Center. Fort Worth, TX. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Hanus, C. (1994) (District Wide Writing Initiative Training) Presentation at Harlean Beal Elementary. Fort Worth, TX.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Grants ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">$10,000 “Think Big” Grant for Technology, Mansfield ISD <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">$5,000 “I Vote; We Learn!, Mansfield ISD

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Professional Affiliations ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">United Educator’s Association, 1989-present **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">References ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Jan North, Instructional Technology Coordinator <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Mansfield Independent School District <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">1016 Magnolia <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Mansfield, TX 76063 <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">817-703-3522 janicenorth@misdmail.org <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Billy Snow, Principal <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">D.P. Morris Elementary <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">7900 Tin Cup Dr. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Arlington, TX 76001 <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">817-299-7860 billysnow@misdmail.org <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Clairita Porter, Reading Coordinator <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Fort Worth Independent School District <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">809 Havenwood Lane South <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Fort Worth, TX 76112 <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">817-446-5756 clairita1940@sbcglobal.net
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