1. 9806 PARKFIELDDR
AUSTIN, TX 78758
(512)970-5750
LORETTA G. FINDER
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a role in educational leadership where I can utilize my skills to support children and
educators in development to their full capacity through establishment and fulfillment of a school
vision that promotes growth and achievement.
EXPERIENCE
2013-Present Bluebonnet Elementary School Round Rock, TX
Third Grade Teacher, Vertical Writing Team Leader
 Facilitated development of campus wide vision for writing instruction through vertical alignment
of planning and instruction.
 Planned, prepared and facilitated campus professional development, Vertical Team Meetings, and
cyclical professional development rotations.
 Provided constructive teacher feedback campus wide including collaboration with teachers in
planning of next instructional steps through a clinical observation cycle.
 Supported horizontal grade level teams in the implementation of campus wide systems for writing
instruction.
 Developed and supported implementation of Writer’s Toolboxes and Teacher Conferencing
Systems campus-wide
 Engaged in observation cycle including modeling for and observation of colleagues in areas of
Reading, Writing, Math, and Science
 Assisted in building vision and systems for No Excuses University implementation
 Hosted UT Education Intern
 Developed, instructed, and assessed TEKS daily with lessons, monitoring notebooks, and student
data binders in all subject areas
2008-2012 Bluebonnet Elementary School Round Rock, TX
First Grade Teacher, Team Leader
 Member of the RRISE Teacher Leader Academy
 Mentor for new and first year teachers
 ASPIRE lead teacher contact
 District level Math Curriculum Contact
 Developed, instructed, and assessed TEKS daily with lessons, monitoring notebooks, and student
data binders in all subject areas
2003-2006 Nichols Elementary School San Antonio, TX
First Grade Teacher
 Developed and instructed daily lesson in all subject areas
 Held guided reading groups daily, incorporated technology in all subject
areas, started Science Notebooks

2. 2006-2008 Nichols Elementary School San Antonio, TX
Kindergarten Teacher
 Developed and instructed daily lessons in all subject areas
 Incorporated higher order thinking skills, hands-on opportunities, use of
technology
2002 Steele Elementary San Antonio, TX
Student Teaching Experience
 Distinguished Achievement Nominee
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Leadership/Administration- ILD, PDAS, The Art of Coaching, RRISE-Teacher Leader Academy,
Orientation to Leadership Coaching, Vision Building, Creating Culture of Universal Achievement, Building
School Success Through Effective Collaboration, Vertical Alignment, Team Building, Eduphoria Campus
Support Team Training, Lead Forward, Google Docs, ActivCafe/Promethean
Student/School Achievement- Effective Strategies for Teaching ELL’s, Capturing Kid’s Hearts, Love &
Logic, No Excuses University, Bullying, Dealing w/Difficult Students, Differentiated Instruction, Foundational
Diversity Training, Intelligent Life in the Classroom, Sheltered Instruction Training, ESL Power Burst Strategy
Sessions, Planning for Interventions, PBIS, ELAR-STAAR Training, Grouping Intensities, Teaching to Multiple
Intelligences
Data- Data Analysis, Teacher Portal, Reading Data w/ Dee, Data Dig, Data in Action, Data Drives Change
Reading- Guided Reading, Reader’s Workshop, Leveled Literacy Intervention, Teaching Through Genre
Studies, Strategies That Work, Developmental Reading Assessment District Representative, Words Their Way,
Comprehension Toolkit, Open Court, DRA, TPRI Trainer Training
Writing- Writer’s Workshop, STAAR Writing Strategies, Assessing Writing Effectively, Story of My Thinking,
Writing Conferences, Writing Academy, TELPAS Writing Collection
Math- Teaching w/Problems, Math Content Training, CGI Problem Solving, Working Mathematically: Open-
ended Questions/Rich Tasks, Exemplars Mathematics, Standards-based Performance Assessment/Instruction,
Transition to the new TEKS, TEMI
Science- STEMScopes, Science TEKS, Writing in Science, Interactive Word Walls, Picture Perfect Science
EDUCATION
2013-Present Concordia University Austin, TX
M.E.D. Educational Leadership
• 4.0 G.P.A. • Passed Principal Certification Exam
1998-2002 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies w/ specialization in Early Childhood
• Certified to teach Pre-K thru Sixth grade, ESL Supplemental Certification
AWARDS & EXTRA DUTIES
•2003-2004 Elementary First Year Educator of the Year •Phi Lambda Theta Member
•TAG Grade Level Inclusion Teacher •Student Council Sponsor
•Hosted Student Teachers & UT Interns •New Beginnings Sponsor
•Summer School/Enrichment Summer Institutes Instructor