KASHAN ISHAQ
5902 Indian Hills Lane
Sugar Land, TX 77479
Home: (832) 495-1215
Cell: (832) 495-1215
kashanishaq@hotmail.com
PROFILE
 A highly energetic and enthusiastic individual with leadership qualities
 Strong background in Educational Leadership, Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, ESL Instruction,
Instructional Technology and Problem Resolution
 Bilingual – Proficient in Urdu, and Oral Arabic
 Dedicated in providing the best quality education, creating a stable learning environment,
inspiring and encouraging all students to do their best
 Exemplify instructional leadership, effective communication skills, personal integrity,
collaborative leadership style and high ethical standards
EDUCATION
Prairie View A&M-Texas A & M University Systems
Doctorate, Educational Leadership
Aug 2008- May 2011
ABD- Doctoral Program -Educational Leadership Studies
Current GPA: 3.96
Principal Certification Program Pre-training- Region IV
Feb 2007- July 2007
Prairie View A&M, Texas A & M University Systems
Master of Education- Educational Administration
GPA: 4.0/4.0
June 2007-May 2008
Certified Teacher: 4-8 Generalist, ESL Supplemental
Instructional Leadership Development Certification (ILD)
Professional Development & Appraisal System Certification (PDAS)
Principal Certification - EC-12
Houston, TX
July 2007
University of Houston-Main Campus
August 1999- May 2003
Bachelor of Science: Information Systems Technology
Minor: Asian Studies
Dean's List Fall 2000, Dean's List Fall 2002, Dean’s List Spring 2003
Major GPA: 3.6 Cumulative GPA: 3.15 cum laude Awarded
Graduation with Honors
EXPERIENCE
Iman Academy SW-SACS Accredited
Educational Consultant
Principal (1-12)
Assistant Principal (6-12)
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Houston, TX
June 2009 - Present
Nov 2008- June 2009
July 2008-Nov 2008
Assist teachers with problems, methods, media, resources and course organization; conduct
teacher assessments with follow-up conferences, and recommend teacher assignments and
scheduling.
Participate in the development and evaluation of educational programs. Offer
recommendations for innovative instructional strategies and assist teachers in classroom
management. Work with students in need to develop an intervention plan that will help
them be successful. Develop and implement procedures for the orientation of new teachers
and provide adequate support as it relates to first and second year growth.
Provide leadership in the development of instructional technology plan and training in
effective technology integration in teaching to faculty, staff, and SE Campus Technology
Instructional Coordinators
Provide leadership in maintaining the standards of accreditation.
Established Professional Learning Communities in school to bring collaboration among
faculty.
Provide leadership in the improvement of the instructional program as related to developing
quality instruction that supports student achievement. Participate in the development of
campus improvement plans with staff, parents and community members.
Assist with the development of class functions, event schedules and school activities,
including in-service and extra-curricular.
Provide leadership in the promotion of continuing professional development of staff
members. Assisted department chairs with the general supervision of assigned department.
Assist in the development of the master schedule and allocation of teacher resources
necessary to meet the needs of the campus. Established community outreach programs to
encourage maximum school attendance and handle all attendance problems for the assigned
grade level.
Assist in managing the instructional materials budget and acquisition.
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Prepare or supervise the preparation of all required monthly board meeting reports and
maintain all expenditure records.
Supervise student conduct and campus procedures that ensure a safe and orderly learning
environment. Coordinate all programs associated with student and staff safety as related to
fire and civil drills. Developed and implemented discipline standards and procedures,
conferring with students, parents and teachers.
Assisted principal in the evaluation of instructional and support personnel using PDAS
evaluation tools & strategies, supervise the school plant and custodial staff, and serve as an
appraiser.
Implemented PDAS evaluation system to improve teaching and learning
Spring Branch ISD
Shadow Oaks Elementary
Administrator Intern /Instructional Tech Trainer
ESL Generalist (Grade 3-5)
Team Leader
ESL Teacher/Web Coordinator
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Houston, TX
July2007-July 2008
Aug 2006-May 2008
Aug 2004-Aug 2005
Assisted principal in the evaluation of instructional and support personnel
Assisted with the development of class functions and school activities, including in-service
and extra-curricular
Assisted Principal with interviews and selection of novice teachers
Assist in the development and implementation of the Campus Continuous Improvement
Plan.
Trained Teachers on the Odyssey educational enrichment program, Microsoft Excel
program grade book and electronic grade book.
Designed and evaluated Study Island, and Odyssey system training manuals and
documentation for users.
Provide professional development training on integrating technology in teaching all
academics
Assisted 4th grade teacher colleagues with Activstudio technical issues and resolved them
Helped fourth grade teachers create interactive active studio flip charts, instructional
strategies
Developed and maintained school website using Dream weaver, Front page, HTML,
XHTML
Trained and assisted teachers on the use of technology such as Active Studio, Smart boards,
configuration of wireless lap tops
Trained teachers on Microsoft Office products such as Power Point, Excel, Front Page,
Access and technology integration with content areas
Assisted teachers in setting up e mail accounts on Outlook Express
Assisted and lead a team of six teachers
Organized grade level study trips
Held weekly team meetings and discussed agenda and implemented objectives
Provided leadership in improvement of the team agendas
Mentored new teachers and support new team members in planning integrated instruction
Actively involved in planning & analyzing objectives during campus improvement team
meetings
Integrated technology applications into teaching Math and Science concepts
Maintained high TAKS passing scores (average 94% met TAKS expectations year 20052007) Progressed each year based on the SBISD summative evaluation
Organized and created learning centers, and bulletin boards
Effectively used cooperative learning strategies
Provided thorough feedback to students on homework and assessments
Held parent conferences on students progress
Maintained student performance reports on grading excel sheets
Built and sustained relationship with all stakeholders of the school
Assisted school SIS in setting up grade levels 2-5 Math enrichment activities for the Math
Lab (2005-2006)
Marketed San Antonio & Natural Bridge Caverns field trip to local businesses and received
cash donations up to $6,000 (2006-2007)
Sylvan Learning
Houston, TX
ESL GENERALIST (GRADES 3-11)
Dec 2007 – Dec 2008
Math and Science Curriculum Specialist
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Provided career counseling and academic guidance
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Provided academic resources, and support to teachers
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Mentored new teachers and model, coach, teach and plan with teachers
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Worked with teams to ensure continuity of mathematics and science curriculum/instruction
Fort Bend ISD
Student Teacher
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Reviewed lesson plans and carry out assignments accordingly
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Reinforced students behavior positively
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Established standards of conduct
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Managed classroom of 20-30 students on a regular basis
Sugar Land, TX
Jan 2004- July 2004
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
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Completed 30 hours of training in Gifted Education
DDI trained
Tribes trained
Active Board studio trained
Attended advanced educator accreditation conference and workshops in Chicago, Illinois (2008-2009)
Over 200 hours of professional development training (technology, mentoring, interdisciplinary studies
strategies & concepts, classroom management, educational leadership, etc.) Transcript available upon
request
ILD & PDAS training (July 2007)
PROFESSIONAL
PRESENTATIONS
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2009-2010 Presented article, “School Leadership Makes a Difference: A Sociological Perspective of
Effective Strategic Planning and Integrating Realms of Meaning into School Improvement” at RAMP
conference, Houston, TX
2008-2009 Presented workshop on “Designing and Delivery of Instructions” for faculty at Iman
Academy
2008-2009 Presented workshop on “Vision Management” for teachers at Iman Academy
2008-2009 Presented workshop on “CHAMPS” for teachers at Iman Academy
2008-2009 Presented workshop on “PDAS” for faculty and staff at Iman Academy
2008-2009 Presented workshop on “Integration of Math and Science with other content areas” for
teachers at Iman Academy
2008-2009 Presented workshop on “ESL strategies for ESL and AT-Risk students” for teachers and
administrators at Iman Academy
2008-2009 Trained teachers on the usage of online school system called orbund for faculty and staff at
Iman Academy
2007-2008 Presented workshops on the use of “Study Island and Odyssey” enrichment programs for
teachers at SOE
2007 Presented workshop on “Integration of technology in all academics” for teachers at SOE
2006 Presented workshop on “Math and Science Integration Ideas in classroom” for teachers at SOE
2006 Presented presentation on “Walk thru on online class discussions and activities” at UST
2006 Presented workshop on “Science AIMS activities” for teachers at SOE
PROFESSIONAL
PUBLICATIONS
Ishaq, K. (2010) Applying Postmodernism: Solutions to all our Educational Problems. ERIC Collection
Document Service No: ED507582
Ishaq, K. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2010) School Leadership Makes a Difference: A Sociological
Perspective of Effective Strategic Planning and Integrating the Realms of Meaning
Into School Improvement. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research
Journal, 23 (1&2)
Ishaq, K. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2010) School Leadership Makes a Difference: A Sociological
Perspective of Effective Strategic Planning and Integrating the Realms of Meaning
Into School Improvement. ERIC Collection Document Service No: ED506959
Ishaq, K. (2010) Supervision and Evaluation: Principals’ Worst Nightmare. ERIC Collection Document
Service No: ED507583
COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES
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2008-2009 Director of Education, Local Community Center, Sugar Land, TX
2007-2008 Facilitator, Member, Discipline Committee, Character Ed Committee, CIT, Houston, TX, Shadow
Oaks
2007-2008 PTA Vice President, Houston, TX, Shadow Oaks
2001-2004 Radio Host, Community Relation Officer, Houston, TX, Radio AM 1560
2001-2003 Community Events Organizer Houston, TX, PAGH
AWARDS RECEIVED
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COMPUTER SKILLS
2008-2009 Excellence in Leadership – Iman Academy
2007-2008 Keeping us fueled- Shadow Oaks Elementary
2006-2008 Carrying the Heavy Load Award-Shadow Oaks Elementary
2006-2007 Teacher of the year second finalist-Shadow Oaks Elementary
2005-2006 Teacher of the year nominee-Shadow Oaks Elementary
2004 Community Leadership Service Award – Radio Am 1560
2003 Cum Laude Awarded –University of Houston
Operating Systems: Windows 95-2000, Windows XP Professional, Vista, Windows NT, Windows 3.11, Mac OS
7.5-9.0 and DOS
Application Software: Office 95-2003 (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point) Math CAD, Quark Express, Dream
weaver, Microsoft FrontPage, Flash MX, Director, Photoshop, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server 2000,
Microsoft Visio, Lotus notes, Compass, Odyssey, ActivStudio Professional Edition V3.
Networking: Netscape Communicator, Internet Explorer, Dial-up Networking, TCP/IP, FTP
Programming: HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, ASP, VB 6.0, SQL
PERSONAL INTERESTS
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Traveling, Exercising, Reading, Soccer
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Member, American Association of School Administrators
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
REFERENCES
Available upon request