Marissa Lyons Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas, United States

• Created and implemented effective and engaging high quality lesson and unit plans.
• Managed student academic and culture data and developed interventions to ensure student success and well-being.
• Mentored first-year teachers through classroom observations, observation debriefs, and lesson planning sessions.
• Created and implemented rigorous volleyball practices for student athletes that lead team to Zone Champions.
• SEL CP&I Facilitator -Brainstormed and developed campus-wide SEL practices.
• Recognized as 2022-2023 Campus Teacher of the Year.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Supported 195 students and students’ families through the high school placement process by completing interest questionnaires, identifying schools that best support individual needs and interest of students, scheduling.
• Designed and implemented program for the transition of 145 students to twenty-five public and private high schools throughout the greater New Orleans area that included individual check-ins around personal and academic.
• Served as coordinator for the Ben Blanchard Scholar Program (5th-6th grade students), including designing and implementing the selection process, supporting the development of curriculum, providing all communication.
• Served as founding member of SPA’s Social Emotional Learning research and implementation team.Received Center for Restorative Approaches’ training and completed restorative circles for school community.
• Trained team members in Second Step© curriculum and provided observations and feedback for effective implementation.
• Designed and led monthly town hall meetings for 5th-8th graders.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

• Created and implemented effective and engaging high quality lesson and unit plans for fifty students daily.
• Rated “highly effective” by Louisiana Department of Education in state’s teacher effectiveness scale; average Value Add Composite Percentile 84.3%.
• Managed student academic and culture data and developed interventions to ensure student success and wellbeing.
• Communicated and collaborated closely with students’ families. Averaged over 95% report card conference completion.
• Mentored first-year teacher through classroom observations, observation debriefs, and lesson planning sessions.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Hereford, Arizona, United States

• Taught 25 “at risk” students in an alternative setting by creating engaging lessons and an after-school mentorship programming.
• Created intensive and individualized student support plan for both behavior and academics that led to an increase in student attendance and credit accrual by 25% from previous year.

Douglas, Arizona, United States

• Created effective and engaging high quality lesson and unit plans for ninety students daily.
• Managed student academic and culture data and developed interventions to ensure student success and wellbeing.
• Communicated and collaborated closely with students’ families. Averaged over 90% report card conference completion.

Tyler, Texas, United States

• Planned and executed social events including weddings, political campaign dinners, and fundraising events.
• Increased revenue by over 50% through intense marketing of company’s products and offerings.
• Trained over ten new staff members in customer service and product sales through innovative new employee orientation program.

Tyler, Texas, United States

• Promoted news anchors and news station at local events (e.g. city fairs, sporting events, community gatherings).
• Led over 100 impactful facility and program tours to potential advertisers that led to 25% increase in advertising revenue.
• Created promotional commercials and contents for viewers.

Elar Teaching Certificate, Education

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication, General

Bachelors, Communication And Media Studies

Bachelors Of Communications, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Volleyball, Art, Resident Assistant of the Month, Poetry Slam, Student Life, African Music and Movement

Diploma Of Education, Education

Teaching Certificate, Education

Activities and Societies: Theater