Nora Abigail Ortega

Ms. Nora Abigail Ortega

 

2024-2025 CLASS SCHEDULE:

1st Pd: Business Information Management 1  (8:30 am - 9:22 am)

2nd Pd: Conference - CCMR (9:28 am - 10:13 am)

3rd Pd: Conference (10:19 am - 11:04 am)

4th Pd: Business Information Management 1 (11:10 - 11:55 am)

5th Pd: Business Information Management 1 (12:01 pm - 12:46 pm)

6th Pd: Lunch (12:52 pm - 1:37 pm)

7th Pd: Networking Lab - Copper  (1:43 pm - 2:28 pm)

8th Pd: Networking Lab - Fiber (2:34 pm - 3:19 pm)

9th Pd: Networking - Telecom (3:25 pm - 4:10 pm)

CURRICULUM VITAE:

Administrative and Leadership Experience

Roma ISD CTE Advisory Committee Secretary, District, 2018-Present

• As a member, I advise as to the skills, knowledge, tools, technology, and tasks needed in today’s career.
• As secretary, I provide administrative support by creating professional documentation of the meeting minutes report.

Roma HS Business Professionals of America Advisor, High School, 2013-2019

• I prepare practice assessments for competition events for members.
• I inform members of volunteer work opportunities so they may participate in the torch awards program.
• I help budget the BPA activity fund with fundraisers to provide members with scholarship opportunities.

Roma ISD Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program Site Coordinator, District, 2011-Present

• I go through yearly IRS training and get certified every year in order to be the site coordinator for the VITA program.
• I provide VITA IRS training for students and adult volunteers so that they may get certified to volunteer in the VITA program as either a greeter/tax preparer. Both positions require certification.
• As the site coordinator, I also prepare income taxes and am the quality checker for all income tax returns from all preparers before they are submitted to the IRS.

Roma ISD District Technology Committee Member, District, 2009-2019

• As a member, I provide expert input on technology infrastructure for the E-Rate grant application.
• As a member, I review bids and recommend vendors for E-Rate projects.

Teaching Experience

Roma High School Career & Technical Education Teacher, 2009-Present

• I prepare lessons in the subjects of Business Information Management 1, Networking, Networking Lab, Web Technologies, and Practicum in Business Management. 
• I teach students how to apply information learned in academic classes, such as math. 
• I ensure students develop the skills employers seek. 
• I assess students to evaluate their abilities, strengths, and weaknesses. 
• I grade students' assignments to monitor their progress. 
• I communicate with parents about their sons/daughters' progress. I develop and enforce classroom rules. 
• I inform students of different career fields in technology.

Roma Middle School Career & Technical Education Teacher, 2008

• I prepared lessons on the subject of Keyboarding. 
• I ensured students developed the skills employers seek. 
• I graded students' assignments to monitor their progress. 

Professional Experience

Roma HS Computer Technician, 2000-2008

• I provided hardware, software, and networking support for faculty, staff, students, and administration. This includes applications, network software, and the district's database system. 
• I provided hardware, software, and networking installation. 
• I prepared computer labs for technology training and assisted with the online testing assessments for the campus. 
• I evaluated, recommended, and submitted technology purchases from various companies for the campus. 
• I provided various technology training for staff and created user documentation of various software and network components used by the campus.

Cameron Works Inc. System Support Specialist, 1999

• I provided troubleshoot help for staff with computer-related problems. 
• I performed entry-level systems support work. This included operating automated data processing equipment, which has the capabilities of data storage and data computation using several different software applications. 
• The work involved operating automated office equipment such as personal computers, microcomputers, and other comparable equipment in either stand-alone or automated systems.

Professional Associations

Texas Computer Education Association, Member, 2020-Present

Professional Volunteer Service

Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel, Sunday School Superintendent, 2005-Present

Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel, Board Secretary, 2000-Present

Honors & Awards

Business Professionals of America Advisor Award, 2018

Roma HS Teacher of the Year, 2016

Outstanding Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program Site Coordinator Award, 2013