Amal Farraj
Chicago
Summary
Instructional leader with extensive experience at Chicago Public Schools, driving student success through data-informed strategies and targeted professional development. Proficient in MTSS and small group instruction, promoting educator collaboration. Dedicated to cultivating supportive school environments and executing lesson plans aligned with CCSS.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructional Support Leader in Network 3
Chicago Public Schools
08.2022 - Current
- Supported CPS initiatives to build capacity within schools and improve overall student outcomes
- Collaborated with administrators to monitor CIWP priorities, learning cycles, and school data
- Facilitated calibrations to provide instructional shifts that are inclusive of all students
- Facilitated professional development on Skyline curriculum utilizing unit internalization protocols
- Trained as a rigor walk leader for the district through Instructional Empowerment
- Led ILTs to disaggregate 5 week data to analyze grades, attendance, on track, behavior incidents
- Led GLTs to disaggregate student outcome data (iReady, Star, IAR) and student perspective data (Cultivate, 5 Essentials) to monitor and adjust engagement strategies
- Co-hosted MTSS trainings to create goals and track interventions utilizing Branching Minds
- Reviewed summer school retention projections cross check with interventions
- Provided guidance on fostering adult self-care and building a supportive school community
- Acted as the ‘administrator in charge’ of school buildings in the absence of a principal
- Engaged educators in data cycles with end of unit assessments utilizing Checkpoint reports
- Coached DL, ML and general education teachers using the CPS Coaching Compendium
ESL and Special Education Teacher
Northwest Middle School
Chicago
09.2019 - 06.2022
- Diverse Learner teacher in an inclusion classroom and a resource setting
- Collaborated with clinicals to write and implement IEPs
- MTSS lead to build teacher capacity around progress monitoring and small group instruction that included remedial interventions and accelerations
- English Language Learner teacher in a classroom that tiered students based on ACCESS scores
- Participated in the ILT (Instruction leadership team) to increase instruction to include an area of focus
- Curriculum PDs: Offered PLCs on rolling out a new curriculum to schools
General Education Teacher / ESL Teacher
Shields Elementary
Chicago
09.2005 - 06.2019
- Submitted lesson plans that followed guidelines
- Co-taught with a DL teacher to implement accommodations and modifications
- Create unit plans, assessments, projects that followed CCSS
Education
Type 75 -
American College of Education
Chicago06.2008
BA - Elementary Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago06.2005
Skills
- Lesson Plan aligned to CCSS
- SEL implementation
- Small Group Instruction
- Math Fluency Games
- MTSS & Branching Minds
- Aspen usage
- Dashboard usage
- CIWP CI Platform
- Onlookers Studio
- Checkpoint Reports
- 5 Week Data Analysis
- Cultivate & 5 E’s Report
- Professional Learning Presenter
- Rigor Walk Leader
- Google Workplace
- ILT-Learning Cycles
- CPS Coaching Compendium
- Safari Montage
- Star 360, iReady, IAR, ACCESS
- Safe Schools
Certification
- Elementary Education K-9th
- Learning Behavior Specialist I K-22
- English As A Second Language Pk-12th
- General Administrative K-12th
- Language Arts 5-8th
- Mathematics 5-8th
Languages
English, Familiar with Arabic
Projects
MTSS and Branching Minds: Coached interventionists on how to use multiple data points to tier students and implement rigorous interventions, Rigor Walks: Created decks to share with school staff and district representatives to observe teachers and provide feedback
Timeline
Instructional Support Leader in Network 3
Chicago Public Schools
08.2022 - Current
ESL and Special Education Teacher
Northwest Middle School
09.2019 - 06.2022
General Education Teacher / ESL Teacher
Shields Elementary
09.2005 - 06.2019
Type 75 -
American College of Education
BA - Elementary Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
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