1. Jose Molina
1018 S. Virginia St., La Porte, Texas 77571, 832-414-0257, josemolina1981@gmail.com
Objective
Seeking an opportunity to collaborate with teachers and campus and district administrators, to
maintain a high level of instructional support so that students find continued success throughout
their educational journey
Certification
Mathematics 8-12
Education
University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, Texas
M.S. Curriculum and Instruction, Expected Graduation Dec 2016
Expires January 2018
Present
University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas May 2010
B.A. Mathematics with minor in Computer Science Magna Cum Laude
Publications
Gulf Coast Partners Achieving Student Success. (2014). Smooth transitions from high school to
community college: mathematics curriculum alignment guide. Institute for Evidence
Based Change. http://www.iebcnow.org/IEBCPublicFiles/iebc.public/14/14caaad7-d0c7-
4d85-9ebb-c24a677f8d26.pdf
Experience
Pasadena ISD, Pasadena High School, Pasadena, TX August 2010 – Present
Mathematics Teacher
• Incorporated and synthesized research based instructional strategies addressed in
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) and Advancement Via Individual
Determination (AVID) to meet our student’s needs
• Participated as a part of a professional learning community (PLC) where our team shared
and built on our most effective practices under the guidance of the campus content
specialist
• Demonstrated flexibility and a strong content area understanding, as well as a strong
commitment to the school by stepping in to the Pre-Calculus and Advanced Quantitative
Reasoning teaching position in the middle of the school year when called upon by our
campus
• Regularly maintained a presence on the forefront of change by participating in campus
rollouts of Standards Based Grading as well as Blended Learning
• Disaggregated data with our team and used our findings to make informed instructional
decisions
• Continually displayed leadership in life-long learning by attending staff development and
implementing and adapting new strategies to meet the needs of our students in the
classroom
College Transitions Teacher
• Collaborated with campus counselors to identify and recruit students for this innovative
course that tackles the challenge of college readiness
• Utilized knowledge gained from personal experience as a private SAT tutor to identify
and create curricular resources as needed for the program
• Identified potential vendors, secured funding through a grant from the Pasadena ISD
Education Foundation, and negotiated the purchase of necessary resources for our
program
• Created an interactive website where students would participate in class discussions,
research career options, research college options, research scholarship opportunities,
and stay current with classroom activities

2. Curriculum Writing
• Developed College Transitions Course curriculum by effectively utilizing the many
resources available through the district which minimized costs and improved
student SAT performance.
• Collaborated with teachers across PISD under the leadership of the district content
specialist in the writing of curriculum for the newly developed Algebra 2 College
Readiness course to improve our student’s transitions into community college
• Participated in the refinement of the Standard Clarification Forms used by the district’s
Algebra 2 teams during summer staff development under the supervision of the district
and campus content specialists
Regional Committees
• Actively involved in bridging the curriculum gap between high school exit-level
mathematics and college entrance-level mathematics by serving as the High School
Chairperson on the Houston Pathways Initiative (HPI)
• Played an integral role in a three year long project by serving as the Pasadena ISD
Mathematics Representative as a part of the Gulf Coast Partners Achieving Student
Success (GCPASS) Committee
Professional Development Presentations
• Presented campus wide staff development on Differentiated Instruction as well as district
wide staff development on analyzing student quality work
Campus Leadership Experience
• Contributed as a part of the campus leadership by serving as the Algebra 2 team leader
and by assisting in the formation of policies procedures and expectations of Team
Leaders for managing their teams to maximize the effectiveness of the teaming process
• Served as a Mentor Teacher as part of district induction program for a teacher in the
Pasadena ISD Alternative Teacher Certification Program (ATCP)
• Selected as and currently serving as the Pasadena High School Faculty representative
on the District Education Committee
• Collaborated in the selection of staff by participating in job-fair and the interview process
along with the campus principal, content specialist, and department head
Awards and Organizations
 Grant Recipient- $5,000 from Pasadena ISD Education Foundation
 Chairman - Houston Pathways Initiative (HPI)
 Pasadena ISD Math Lead – Gulf Coast Partners Achieving Student Success (GCPASS)
 Pasadena High School Teacher Representative – Pasadena ISD District Education
Committee (DEC)
 Member – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
 Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Teaching and Professional Achievements
 President and Co-Founder of math club at University of St Thomas (MUST)
 Honorably Discharged from United States Marine Corps
References
Joe Saavedra – Principal - Pasadena High School
713-740-0310 jsaavedra@pasadenaisd.org
Nicole Shuler – Assistant Principal over Advanced Placement – Pasadena High School
713-740-0310 nshuler@pasadenaisd.org
Lawrence Rocque – Campus Content Specialist – Pasadena High School
713-740-0310 lrocque@pasadenaisd.org
Keesha Bruce – Department Head over Mathematics – Pasadena High School
713-740-0310 kbruce@pasadenaisd.org
Marco Lopez – Assistant Principal - Rick Schneider Middle School
713-740-0920 marclopez@pasadenaisd.org