Kristen Ross

Irving ISD Curriculum and Instruction ELAR Specialist and former English 1 teacher who always has a book in her hand

[Diana Morton @DeelightlyDiana]

The kids wrote an argumentative paragraph about whether Johnny was justified in stabbing Bob in the “The Outsiders.” They worked together in small groups to craft their responses. The final products are not pretty, but they represent growth and learning.

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

@DeelightlyDiana @DZ_Library 👏🏼 beautiful writing!!

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

End of week 2!
Students are deep into learning and writing using their readers writers notebooks. Also our Academic Specialist showed their immense knowledge and expertise today at our first AS meeting of the year. It’s been a great start! #ExcellenceInAction @IrvingISD

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

Game night: HIGH SCHOOL edition! 🎲📚 Our high school teachers jumped into internalization, explored Building Better Writers, and got to work sharpening our thinking around grammar and writing. @iInstructIrving @IrvingISD #rlateachers #excellenceinaction

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

Ready to level up! 🎲 🎲✏️ Our middle school RLA crew rolled the dice on lesson internalization and cracked open Building Better Writers for both grammar and writing! High school team, you’re up tomorrow! @iInstructIrving @mrs_mbrooks @IrvingISD @NataliaESL

[Alyssa Wilken @ms_wilken]

✨A great start to the 2026–27 school year! Today was filled with learning, collaboration, and growth. I loved helping facilitate our grade level lesson internalization sessions and can’t wait to see it all come to life in our classrooms! 📚 @IrvingISD @netzeroJMS #myIrvingISD

[MeEstrello @MeEstrello]

Thank you RLA Team @MsRossReads & @mrs_mbrooks for the Sentence Structure Poster Bowie has them up. 😉@iInstructIrving

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

@MeEstrello @mrs_mbrooks @iInstructIrving I love it!!

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

Mission accomplished! Our new teachers are ready to launch! 🚀 We explored the Irving RLA curriculum, unpacked the 5 instructional strategies that fuel great teaching and collaborated to build a strong foundation for students success. @IrvingISD #excellenceinaction

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

Wow 8th graders killed it!

[Tosh @ToshMcGaughy]

#ToshShares #STAARredesign ECR score distribution for state 2026 spring, past years & overview linked https://t.co/rMREjofzuH

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

My favorite data of the year!

[Tosh @ToshMcGaughy]

#ToshShares The spring 2026 data went live, so here is the first of many data looks. The state averages for score 0s on the 10 point essay (ECR). How all students accessed the text & prompt gives us context when looking at our scores. https://t.co/ekq1xuWFrX

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

So proud to call Hope Lee one of our fantastic RLA teachers! This honor is well deserved!

[Irving ISD @IrvingISD]

🎉 Drumroll, please… 🥁

Congratulations to our 2026 Irving ISD Teachers of the Year:
✨ Elementary: Marcela Vega Beck, Davis Elementary School
✨ Secondary: Hope Lee, Austin Middle School

And shoutout to our First Class Teacher of the Year:
🌟 Mary Molina, Singley Academy

Congratulations to these outstanding educators. Let's give them a round of applause! 👏

#ExcellenceInAction

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

Just got to read some amazing essays from Dr. Marchenko’s ESOL students! ☀️Their writing was so strong and showed incredible growth. This filled my cup. Dr. Marchenko is pure magic! 🪄#excellenceinaction #irvingisd

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

Happy Read Across America Day! Mr. Bolin and Ms. Cohen’s classes at @IrvingBowie_MS were incredible! Their love of reading made the visit extra special. Thanks @IrvingLibraries for letting me share the joy of reading! @iInstructIrving @IrvingISD

[Andrea Harris @and_mrsharris]

Feeling inspired at the @Region10ESC Literacy Sparks series with @NataliaESL! 📚✨ Focusing on building stronger writers through instruction at the sentence, paragraph, and composition level. So glad to have our Bil/ESL team with us learning and growing together! #LitSpark2

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

Practicing our Think Sheets in Ms. Walker’s class at @SamhoustonMS!
@iInstructIrving @IrvingISD #excellenceinaction

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

Some beautiful Think Sheets at JMS! @iInstructIrving @IrvingISD

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

It was so fun! These were some awesome students!

[Dorothy Gentry @MsDGentry]

Thank you @MsRossReads for your time and for the fabulous session on Romeo and Juliet, think sheets and annotations. My English 1 students loved it and learned much! You’re awesome! @IrvingISD

[Andrea Harris @and_mrsharris]

Happy holidays from our Secondary RLA team! 🎄✨
Wishing all educators a restful break filled with joy, rest, and a little extra coziness.
@iInstructIrving

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

So thankful for all our RLA leaders!

[Andrea Harris @and_mrsharris]

🦃✨ Grateful vibes at today’s Secondary RLA Department Chair meeting! We dug into data and mapped next steps to strengthen internalization and text interactions. @iInstructIrving