Hall of Fame Biography for
Isyjean P. Korenek
 | Isyjean P. Korenek |
| Industry | Education |
| Title | Reading Interventionist |
| Expertise | Reading, English/Language Arts; Numerous special training including Shirley Crook Workshops, Dr. Ruby Wayne Workshops, New Jersey Writing Project Texas Summer Institute; NJWPT Reading Week, Grammar Week, Poetry Week; Tribes TLC Workshops; Project Mustard Seed Academy; Process Writing Workshops |
| Current Organization | Cameron Independent School District |
| Type of Organization | School district |
| Major Product | Education |
| Area of Distribution | Texas |
| University/Degree | B.S., Elem. Ed., Univ. of Austin, 1980; Endorsements-Generic Spec. Ed., 1980, Mentally Retarded Sp. Ed., 1980, Emotionally Disturbed Sp. Ed., 1984 |
| Born | May 17, 1943, Houston, Texas |
| Honors & Awards | Lone Star Girl Scout Council: Plaque for 25-Year Affiliation; Plaque for 10 Years as Neighborhood Chairman; Selected Delegate to the Girl Scouting in a Rural Setting Conference held in Little Rock, Arkansas (Presenter); TSTA: Selected Delegate to numerous State Democratic Conventions; Selected Delegate to the NEA Convention in Dallas, TX; Selected Member to the TSTAs Political Action Interview and Endorsement Team/Committee; Rockdale Chamber of Commerce: Plaque in recognition of efforts as Rockdale Young Homemaker Chapter President, to get two Rockdale City Markers constructed and donated to the city; City of Rockdale: Selected Chairperson of the City Park Restoration Committee; Rockdale ISD: 5-year tenure pin; Cameron ISD: 5 and 10-year tenure pins; 15, 20, & 25-year, tenure plaques; America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals 2012 Roundtable Member, 2011 Professional of the Year in Reading/English; Texas Controller's Circle of Honor 5 Star Reading Award for Public Education Excellence, Cameron Elementary School Teachers 2011; Gold Performance Comparable Improvement in Reading/ELA, 2008 & 2011 and School Accountability Rating Recognized, 2010 & 2011, Cameron Elementary School; Cameron ISD's 25 Years of Service Plaque; Cameron Elementary Teacher of the Year, 2015; Teacher Retirement Plaque for 35 years of teaching Cameron ISD and 27 years of teaching in the CISD 2015 |
| Published Works | Growing Up Jewish in Schulenburg, Texas article, Texas Jewish Historical Society Newsletter; Getting Jiggy With It article, published during New Jersey Writing Project of Texas Three-Week Writing Institute; Instructional Unit for the Austin ISD, Hummingbirds; Instructional Unit for the Rockdale ISD, Feeling and Dealing; Presentations: Growing Up Jewish in Schulenburg, Texas article presented at a meeting of the Jewish Historical Society held at Temple Israel in Schulenburg, Texas; School Board Presentations in Rockdale and in Cameron, Texas; Professional Development Workshops in Rockdale, Thorndale, and Cameron, Texas; Host: Radio coverage of Meet the Candidates forum |
| Affiliations | Past and present include Texas Teachers Association; National Education Association; President, Milam County Educators Association; President, Cameron Educators Association; Association of Children with Learning Disabilities; Texas Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders; Rockdale Parent Teacher Association; Cameron Parent Teacher Association; International Reading Association; Little River Reading Council; Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Parliamentarian, Lambda Psi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma |
| Hobbies & Sports | Reading, singing, writing lyrics and melodies for songs used in class to teach skills, writing poetry |
| Work History | Resource Teacher, grades 1-12, 3 yrs and grades 3-5, 5 yrs; Residential Treatment Teacher, grades 2-12, 6 yrs; Childrens Psychiatric Hospital Summer School Teacher of the Behavior Disordered/Emotionally Disturbed, grades 3-5; Homebound Teacher, grades 3-12, 2 yrs; 4th Grade Teacher, 8 yrs; Reading Interventionist, grades 3-5, past 15 yrs; UIL Coordinator for Cameron Elementary and Ben Milam Elementary Schools, past 8 yrs |
| Children | 2 children-Denise Renae Meyer, Darrell Lynn Korenek; 6 grandchildren-Christina Renae Korenek, Parker Lynn Korenek, Ashley Nicole Meyer, Britny Dawn Meyer, Dustin Vaughn Meyer, Abigail Leigh Korenek |
| Spouse | Willie Korenek |
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