CURRICULUM VITAE
MARIA TERESA CORTEZ, Ed.D
512 Dorsey, El Paso, TX 79912
(915) 587-5363 ttcortez@aol.com

EDUCATION:
•	Doctorate of Education, The University of Texas at El Paso, May 2002
    Educational Administration and Leadership
    Concentration in educational research and technology
    G.P.A.  4.0.
•	Master of Education, The University of Texas at El Paso, December 1994
	    Instructional specialist: Computer education and educational research/statistics
	    Graduated with honors    
•	Bachelor of Business Administration, The University of Texas at El Paso
    Marketing: Concentration in market research
   
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Professor (Part-time)							       
•	The University of Texas at El Paso				       Fall 2002 - Present
	New Mexico State University						     Spring 2004
Director of Research and Evaluation						10/05 - Present
	Ysleta Independent School District
Director of Assessment, Accountability, and Research			               11/01 – 10/05
Ysleta Independent School District					

Compensatory Education Evaluator 					                10/95 - 11/01 
	Ysleta Independent School District	
Computer Literacy Teacher  (Grades K - 8)					      04/89 - 5/95
	Blessed Sacrament School
Elementary Grade Level Teacher (Grades 3,4,6, and 7 teaching elementary self-contained as well as mathematics, science, reading, religion, computer literacy)
	Blessed Sacrament School							  

CERTIFICATES:
Ž   PDAS Appraiser & Orientation Facilitator Training, 2000
Ž  Texas Mid-Management Certification,  Spring 1998
Ž  Texas Teaching Certification, secondary business composite,  Spring 1993

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS:
Dissertation Topic: 	Portraits of Hispanic female high school dropouts who have returned to complete their high school diplomas	

HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING EXPERIENCES:
	Ž Adjunct Professor
		The University of Texas at El Paso (Graduate Level)
Data Driven Decision Making
Program Planning and Evaluation
		Educational Research and Statistics
Qualitative Research

HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING EXPERIENCES (cont.):
Ž Adjunct Professor
New Mexico State University (Graduate Level)
Technology for Educational Administrators
Ž Information Background for Campus Action Plans
		Guest speaker, The University of Texas at El Paso
Program Planning and Evaluation, Summer 2002
	Ž Presentation on Dissertation Defense
		Guest speaker, The University of Texas at El Paso
Doctoral Research students, Spring 2002

	Ž Principal Mock Interviews
		Panel Participant, New Mexico State University at Las Cruces
Principal Intern Program, Spring 2002
	Ž Accountability in Texas
		Guest speaker, New Mexico State University at Las Cruces
Educational Leadership Program, Winter 2001
	Ž  Substitute, The University of Texas at El Paso
Program Planning and Evaluation, Spring 2001
Ž  Accountability in Texas -Past, Present and Future
Guest speaker, University of Texas at El Paso
Program Planning and Evaluation, Spring 2001
Ž  Texas Accountability
Guest speaker, University of Texas at El Paso
Policy Evaluation, Spring 2000
	
PUBLICATIONS:
	Book Review: 		Teenage Dropouts.  Written by G. Stewart. 
				Written for the Journal of At-Risk Issues, Fall 2000

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
College is for Me Region XIX Parent Conference, Fall 2005
Research to Help Hispanic Middle School Students with TAAS Mathematics (co-presenter) 11th Annual Texas Assessment Conference, 1997
Research to Help Hispanic Middle School Students with TAAS Mathematics (co-presenter) Region XIX 1st Annual Far West Texas Education Conference, 1997

WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Keynote: St. Joseph of the Valley Pre-Kindergarten 40th Anniversary, April 2005
Method of Analysis for TAKS data, Ysleta ISD Leadership Retreat, June 2005
Keynote: College is for Me Parent Presentation, Connie Hulbert Elementary, April 2004 
2005 State Accountability Ratings, Board Presentation, August 2005
2005 AYP Ratings, Board Presentation, August 2005
2004 TAKS Results, Board Presentation, June 2004, June 2005
Riverside High Feeder Schools – Data Days 2004
TAKS Data Disaggregation: Leadership Training, 2003
TAKS Reports: Parent Presentations Summer 2003
Value-Added Assessment as used in Ysleta Independent School District, Education Trust, Washington, D.C., June 25 - 26, 2002
2002 Ysleta Independent School District TAAS Performance: District Effectiveness and Improvement Committee Presentation, June 2002 
At-risk Identification:  Paraprofessional Training, 1996 - 2000	 
	Ysleta ISD Central Office
	End-of-Course Coordinator Training, 1996 - 2001
	Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade Reading Assessment Results: DEIC, 2000
Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade Reading Assessment Results: School Board Presentation, 2000
	Project Calla II:  Teacher Training, 1997
	Regression Analysis: Principal Training: Ysleta ISD Central Office, 1996
	TAAS Coordinator Training, 1996 - 2001	
TAAS Data Disaggregation: Teacher Training, 1996 - 2002
	TAAS Reports: Parent Sessions, Summer 1996 - 2002

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
	Association of Compensatory Educators of Texas
	Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
	Kappa Delta Pi
	Pi Delta Kappa
	
AREAS OF INTEREST:
	Hispanic Students
	At-Risk Students/Dropouts/Dropbacks
	State and Federal Accountability
	Comprehensive School Reform

HONORS AND SERVICES:
Texas Education Agency Comprehensive School Reform Grant Reader, Spring 2004
National Science Foundation (NSF) Panel Participant Grant Reader, Summer 2003, Spring 2004
	Texas Education Agency - Data Review Panelist, Summer 2003
	Ysleta ISD Teacher of the Year, Selection Committee Chair
	Member of Ysleta ISD Superintendent’s Extended Cabinet 2002
	Represented Ysleta ISD Superintendent at Education Trust, Washington, D.C., 2002
	NELS:88 Database Seminar Participant with National Center for Educational Statistics
Outstanding Young Women of America	
	Dean's List	
Graduated with academic honors for Master's degree
Kappa Delta Pi
	Phi Delta Kappa
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
	Volunteer teach with parish confirmation program
Volunteer Project Volver Mentor (Dropout Program)
Mentor students at Connie Hulbert Elementary School
FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
Bilingual (English/Spanish)

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:
Ten years experience with data analysis and writing syntax in SPSS; advanced experience with Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word, and Word Perfect in addition to designing, printing, scanning, and analyzing surveys with NCS Scan Tools and Design Expert.  Experienced with MS FrontPage, webpage design.