ASHLEY FORTNER-DOMINGUEZ

(972) 375-7535 Ÿ asfortner@dallasisd.org

BILINGUAL TEACHER / ADMINISTRATIVE LEADER

Bilingual Elementary Teacher seeking an administrative position with Dallas ISD. Looking to leverage 3 years of
teaching and administrative leadership experience at Tom C. Gooch Elementary School that has included active
participation in the development and evaluation of educational programs. Dedicated leader committed to becoming an
effective urban school leader with exceptional interpersonal communication, organizational, and prioritization skills;
currently serving on several committees affecting campus-wide change, including the Campus Instructional Leadership
Team, tasked with reviewing school data and making administrative decisions in conjunction with the Principal to
include the development of a master schedule, teaching assignments, and Campus Improvement Plan. Currently
completing a Master of Education degree in Educational Leadership anticipated May 2019.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, Dallas, TX
Master of Education Degree in Educational Leadership – Urban Schools Specialization, Anticipated May 2019
Honors: 4.0 GPA, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, 1 of 25 cohort members selected to participate in
Teaching Trust’s highly selective, competencies-based school leadership pipeline program

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO, Cairo, Egypt

Master of Arts Degree in Middle East Studies, 2014
Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Graduate Research Grant, Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leader Fellow

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Richmond, VA

Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Studies: Middle East, 2011
Honors: Dean’s List, Undergraduate Research Grant, Arts & Sciences Summer Research Fellowship
Studied abroad at the University of Jordan and Yarmouk University in Jordan, 2009

Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL) Certificate, 2018

Core Subjects EC-6, Texas Education Agency, 2016
Bilingual Education Supplemental – Spanish, Texas Education Agency, 2016
EBC International TEFL Certificate, 2011

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, DALLAS, TX 2015 – Present
Bilingual Teacher – Tom C. Gooch Elementary School
• Collaborate with other members of the Campus Instructional Leadership Team to develop the master
schedule, teaching assignments, and Campus Improvement Plan.
• Participate in meetings with general education teachers and administrators to align curriculum, ensure proper
accommodations and modifications are implemented, and transition students to middle school.
• Provide written lesson plans, implement instructional methods, participate in developing new teaching
techniques, establish positive learning expectation standards for all students, and evaluate student progress.
• Meet weekly with the Campus Instructional Coach to review plans and best practices for classroom instruction.
• Create and deliver professional development to campus staff on small group instruction, culture practices,
interventions, math instructional strategies, and data tracking.
• Assist the Principal in interviewing candidates for campus positions.
• Conduct after-school tutoring and Saturday School tutoring sessions for Tier 3 students.
• Produce a monthly community newsletter in both English and Spanish shared with all stakeholders.
• Conduct regular home visits to meet with students’ families to discuss long-term goals and career objectives.
• Develop campus social media presence through the creation of Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.
• Utilize the school messenger phone service to coordinate and communicate important events to parents.
• Collaborate with Brookhaven College’s Outreach Coordinator to create meaningful partnership opportunities.
• Articulate school priorities to the community at Home Owners Association (HOA) meetings.
• Established after school activities such as sports team promote district objective of extracurricular activities.
 ASHLEY FORTNER
(972) 375-7535 Ÿ asfortner@dallasisd.org

Key Accomplishments
• Achieved the highest student survey results on campus, scoring 12% higher than the campus average.
• 4th Grade Section STAAR scores: 93% passing, 60% meets, 40% mastery. Collaborated with content partner
to raise grade level student achievement scores from 13.9% mastery / 35.3% met in 2016 to 28.1% mastery /
54.1% met in 2017.
• 3rd Grade Section STAAR scores: 75% passing, 65% meets, 45% mastery. Raised grade level student
achievement scores from 14.7% mastery / 25% met in 2016 to 32.4% mastery / 43.8% met in 2017 (12.5%
higher than district average).
• Developed a student data tracking system that was implemented campus-wide for all scholars in grades 3-5.
• Introduced Bloomz and trained 25 teachers on it, resulting in 90% of parents being connected to the school.
• Authored 5 successfully-funded grants, resulting in over $3,000 for classroom supplies.

Campus Leadership
• Meet regularly with the Principal to review school data and make administrative decisions for the campus as a
member of the Campus Instructional Leadership Team.
• Manage Title III Funds and direct the Title III Bilingual Tutoring Program on campus.
• Served as Teacher Liaison (2017-2018) and President (Fall 2016) on the Parent Teacher Student Association.
• Oversaw the Campus Needs Assessment Committees and wrote a final CNA report for the district.
• Lead professional development efforts for feeder-pattern principles on the creation and access of data trackers
using Kindle technology to increase student achievement.
• Facilitated a professional development session at the New Dual Language Teacher Academy on incorporating
technology in a dual language classroom that reached more than 150 teachers from various district schools.
• Lead vertical math gap analysis meetings utilizing protocol to create tightly tailored re-teach plans for whole
group instruction and interventions for individual students needing support.
• Served as Dual Language Liaison on campus and oversaw the launch of the 2-way dual language program.

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO, CAIRO, EGYPT 2012 – 2014

Graduate Teaching Assistant
• Participated in activities designed to support instruction, departmental programs, and faculty research.
• Helped plan and promote events sponsored by the Middle East Studies Center in New Cairo and Tahrir.

ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL COLLEGE, AMMAN, JORDAN 2011 – 2012

First Grade Teacher
• Prepared and implemented yearly, monthly, and daily lesson plans in core subjects taught in English.
• Developed future curriculum for the American Program in cooperation with the school administration.
• Studied and incorporated state-of-the-art learning methods into lesson plans, including SMART Boards.

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, RICHMOND, VA 2010 – 2011

ESL Instructor to Non-Faculty Staff
• Delivered 1-on-1 English language lessons to diverse students from French and Arabic-speaking countries.
• Designed and executed strategic learning modules to optimize performance, quality, and learning outcomes.
• Composed student progress reports and provided support and additional training for struggling students.

TECHNOLOGY & LANGUAGE SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); Apple (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)
Classroom Technology – Google Classroom, Seesaw, Nearpod, Powtoon, Bloomz

Fluent in English, Spanish; Intermediate Arabic and French