Rachael Saunders Email & Phone Number

Alvin, Tx, Us

Alvin, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

Taught on-level English I for five years to a Title I, majority-EB student population (in the classroom, online and in a hybrid learning setting) with a ninety-seven percent STAAR pass rate in 2023 and a one-hundred percent pass rate in 2024 with all students meeting or mastering.Taught honors (pre-AP) English II for one year to a Title I, majority-EB student population with a one-hundred percent pass rate on the STAAR with all students meeting and mastering, most of which received a four or a five on their essays.Taught the ELA elective course “Humanities” to grade levels 9th through 12th - created the curriculum for this elective based on anthropology, sociology, literature and multimedia art studies utilized in multiple classrooms.Sat on several committees, including: Campus SSSP Committee; Graduation & Senior Activities Committee; National & State School of Character Committees, leading to recognition at both levels; Alumni Outreach CommitteeServed as club sponsor for: Speech & Debate Club; Yearbook Club; College & Leadership Readiness Mentorship Club

Sugar Land

Handled important, sensitive documents regarding student behavior, health and legal precedent. Assigned consequences according to Harmony Public School’s handbook. Monitored students daily, correcting negative behaviors and praising students exhibiting positive behaviors, while building relationships with individuals in need of a mentor/mentee relationship. Allowed students an active listener for day-to-day issues, including problems with school or conflicts at home. Assessed students daily to determine if there was a risk to themselves or others during difficult times, forwarding them to the Dean of Students and/or District Counselors in these cases. Key Responsibilities: Supervised In-School-Suspension weekly, helping anywhere from 10-20 students complete classwork over the course of the day as well as providing character-building, self-reflection exercises for said students once their graded school work was complete. Mediated conversations between students with active conflicts to produce positive resolution and self-aware reflection.Conferenced with parents to foster a positive-thinking team between home and school in order to improve student behavior and, subsequently, academic performance.

Pearland, Texas

Handled enrollment of new students, sold memberships and answered questions/handled problems regarding contracts and agreements for 2 locations in South Houston.Assisted in managing the Pearland location, assisted in training new management and handled front desk customer service operations such as processing payments, handling accounts and managing day-to-day issues involving students and parents.Managed special events (booths at sponsored events, birthday parties, scheduling seminars).Picked up PREK - 6th children for after-school program, managed pick-up routes, assisted instructors in after-school care.

Bryan/College Station, Texas

Drove clients to various locations around the Bryan/College Station area. Arrived consistently in a timely manner, drove and dropped clients off with the most efficient, fastest route in mind. Drove both as an uberX and an uberXL (driving larger groups of clients). Guaranteed a 5 star Uber experience. Rating: 5.0/5.0 Stars

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Pitched content ideas, created comprehensive page design entirely dependent on frequently changing content decisions. Read and edited articles for clarity and content. Wrote briefs, articles, cutlines and headlines as needed. Occasionally created graphics for publication.Scanned pages for design errors, spelling and grammar issues. Corrected design problems and made decisions regarding photo placement, quality and readability.Worked in a fast-pace, high-stress deadline-oriented environment with a team of ~15. Kept pace with other editors to complete design as content came in. Voiced opinions regarding content and design with the campus's readership in mind.Graduated, no longer able to hold position due to lack of student status.

Sterling C. Evans Library, Library Administration Department

Made copies, scanned documents, faxed time sensitive documents, shredded confidential documents.Organized and tidied supply area, stocked paper, made coffee for administrators, arranged lunches for meetings, kept several conference rooms neat and presentable.Managed the front desk - answered questions from students, professors, administrators, librarians and guests; answered phone; sorted mail; oversaw building key distribution; oversaw campus vehicle check-out; assisted entire library system under the umbrella of library administration. Ran errands for department: retrieved supplies with a department card and a department vehicle from off-campus locations; distributed documents cross-campus to various libraries; shuttled important documents, keys, permits, ect. to other departments in the Evans Library system.

Department Of Political Science

Copied exams, scanned documents into pdf form for professors, copied textbook entries / articles for professors, shredded confidential documents and old exams for professors and administrators.Organized supply area and paper boxes, changed ink and masters in printers, changed staples and fixed jams in printers and collators.Managed the front desk, answered questions for students, directed them toward offices or individuals who could more accurately answer their questions, handled mail and documents for professors/administrators/graduate students.Answered and transferred phone calls as a representative of the department and individual professors/grad students/administrators, answered questions over the phone from students and parents, took messages for professors/graduate students/administrators.

Bachelor’S Degree, English (Literature Track)

Activities and Societies: Neeley Bonfire Crew, Student Bonfire, Women's Bonfire Committee, Aggie Gateway To Success Program, Big Event.

High School

Activities and Societies: Debate Team, Speech Team, History UIL Team, Writing UIL Team, Mathletes, Student Council, President's Club.