Kristen Ross

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

[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

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

Throwback Thursday! Taking it back to some awesome PLCs this fall! Shout out to @NimitzVikings and @Crockett_MS for having some amazing Lesson Internalization and team time. @iInstructIrving @IrvingISD #excellenceinaction

[Andrea Harris @and_mrsharris]

🕸️ What a spooktacular day brewing up The Write Concoction with our #RLAmazing instructors! 💀✍️
We stirred eerie ideas, hauntingly good writing, and snap snap moments of intentionality while internalizing Unit 3. 🖤 Shout out to the @iisdbil_esl team for partnering!

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

@DrKatRoberson @and_mrsharris @IrvingISD @netzeroJMS I love this so much!!

[Dr. Katrina Roberson @DrKatRoberson]

I was graciously invited to co-teach by Ms. Martinez! She was excited to apply strategies from the RLA Megalab modeled by @MsRossReads & @and_mrsharris. The artifacts highlight her engaging facilitation & visible student growth! @IrvingISD @netzeroJMS
#studentgrowth #PD

[Andrea Harris @and_mrsharris]

It’s RLA MegaLab day! 🎓 Our Secondary RLA teachers are hands-on with student writing and model lessons. Huge thanks to the amazing @Austin_Broncos for hosting this immersive day of learning and collaboration! 💪 @iInstructIrving

[Irving ISD C&I @iInstructIrving]

✨Happy Boss’s Day to our fearless leader!!✨

[Irving ISD C&I @iInstructIrving]

✨Great day of learning with our Secondary Academic Specialist and EB Coaches as we dug into the observation and feedback cycle while calibrating our lens for effective instruction. Big shoutout to @netzeroJMS for letting us learn from their amazing classrooms! @iisdbil_esl

[Andrea Harris @and_mrsharris]

The @netzeroJMS RLA team is rocking their HQIM implementation (even during Eagle Time)! So many strong text interactions and student dialogue! ✨@iInstructIrving

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

Lesson Internalization in full swing at Nimitz! English 1 and English 2 went deep into their texts and are creating some great Tier 1 instruction! @NimitzVikings

[Kristen Ross @MsRossReads]

PLT with @netzeroJMS, STAAR data Deep Dive with @IrvingBowie_MS and @Crockett_MS, E3 and E4 PLT at @NimitzVikings and a Department Chair Meeting! What a busy and beautiful week it was!
I love working with our teachers to level up! #excellenceinaction

[Andrea Harris @and_mrsharris]

Today our department leaders dug into lesson internalization, exploring how to level up this process by aligning to key objectives and layering in strategies to maximize impact. Grateful for their leadership as we fine-tune and strengthen this practice together! @iInstructIrving