Resumé
MARISSA KUBALA
Dean of Instruction; Principal ECHS 1205 Carlos Trail
Alice High School Alice, Texas 78332
#1 Coyote Trail Tel: (361) 664-4820
Alice, Texas 78332 Cell: (361) 701-1068
Tel: (361) 664-0126 ext. 400 Email: [email protected]
Fax: (361) 660-2128 Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Education, Educational Leadership, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Dissertation: A Historical Study of the Legislative Development of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 and Reauthorization of 2008. Existing Studies, and Case Law Since 1985 to Determine the Impact of the Law on Homeless Public School Students and the Subsequent Effect on Public School Personnel: A Matter of Social Justice; May 2014
Master of Science in Education, Educational Administration, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Thesis: An Ex-Post Facto Mixed Method Case Study on Graduates, Teachers, and Community Members in a Rural 4A High School in South Texas who Utilized Project-Based Learning in Preparing High School Seniors for Post-Secondary Education or the Work Force;
Texas Principal Certification; May 2011
Bachelor of Arts, English, The University of Texas at Austin, May 1997; Lifetime Certification.
CERTIFICATIONS
Principal, Grades EC-12 Effective May 13, 2011--Standard
Secondary English, Grades 6-12 Effective May 22, 1997--Life
PROCEEDINGS
(Refereed)
Kubala, M., Bartlett, M.J., & Holmgreen, J.K. (2013). A Case Study on Homeless Students in South Texas Protected by the McKinney-Vento Act of 2008: A Matter of Social Justice. To be Presented at the Published Proceedings of the 60th Annual Conference of the Education Law Association, Westminster, CO.: ELA.
Bartlett, M.J., Holmgreen, J.K., & Kubala, M. (2012). Are the courts serving the needs of our LGBTQ students? Presented at
the 59th Annual Conference of the Education Law Association, Hilton Head, S.C.: ELA.
Holmgreen, J.K., Bartlett, M.J., & Kubala, M. (2011). First Amendment and student publication. Presented at the Published Proceedings of the 58th Annual Conference of the Education Law Association, Chicago, Ill: ELA.
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Alice High School 2015- Present
Dean of Instruction; Principal, Alice Early College High School
Alice High School 2014-2015
Campus Testing Coordinator; Campus Administrator
Alice High School 2011-2014
AP English Language, English III; National Honor Society Sponsor; Ready Writing Coach; Literary Criticism Coach; Spelling & Vocabulary Coach
Alice High School 2010-2011
AP English Literature, TAKS Reading, English I, II,; UIL Coordinator; Ready Writing Coach; Literary Criticism Coach; Spelling & Vocabulary Coach.
Alice High School 2004-2009
AP English Language, English III, UIL Coordinator; Ready Writing Coach; Literary Criticism Coach; Spelling & Vocabulary Coach; National Honor Society Sponsor.
Alice High School 1999-2003
English I, English II Pre-AP; Ready Writing Coach; Literary Criticism Coach; Spelling & Vocabulary Coach.
William Adams Junior High School 1997-1999
Eighth grade Language Arts/GT; Student Council Sponsor.
HONORS AND AWARDS
KIII-Teachers Make the Difference Award February 1998
Teacher of the Year, Alice High School Spring 2004
Alice ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year Spring 2004
Flint Hills Excellence in Teaching Award Spring 2005
Mamie Sue Bastian Scholarship-Delta Kappa Gamma Spring 2013