Pre-Kindergarten Team
Ms. Lin, Mrs. Grade, Ms. Hobbs, Ms. Milam, Mrs. Ivory
Name: Debra Grade
Email: dgrade@houstonisd.org
Education: B.S. Eastern Connecticut University; M.Ed Appalachian State University; Administration/Supervison University of Houston
Certifications: Early Childhood, Special Ed, Educational Administration/Supervision
Professional Experiences: Red Elementary (2010-present); Owner/Director of a private preschool (1996-2009); Early Childhood Specialist/Region IV ESC (1992-96); Early Childhood Coordinator HISD (1989-1992); Teacher HISD-PK Special Ed (1981-89)
Hobbies - Interests: Theater, traveling, cooking, decorating
Name: Victoria Hobbs
Email: victoria.hobbs@houstonisd.org
Education: Bachelor of Teaching and Learning from University of Houston (2014)
Certifications: Generalist (EC-6); English at Second Language (EC-6), Special Education (EC-12)
Professional Experiences: Red Elementary (2021-present), Coulter Elementary (2019-2021), Ann Sullivan Elementary (2015-2019), Neff Early Learning Center (2014-2015)
Hobbies - Interests: baking, playing flute, pets
Name: Ashley Ivory
Email: aivory@houstonisd.org
Education: Bachelor of Arts (Social Work) from Texas Southern University (2009); Master of Education (School Counseling) from Lamar University (2018)
Certifications: Early Childhood-6th grade; School Counseling
Professional Experiences: Red Elementary (2010-2015; 2017-present); Bastian Elementary (2015-2017)
Hobbies - Interests: Outdoors (sort of), shopping, spending time with family and friends
Name: Lillian Lin
Email: lillian.lin@houstonisd.org
Education: Bachelor of Arts from University of Houston (2013)
Certifications: Generalist (Early Childhood-Grade 6); English as a Second Language
Professional Experiences: Red Elementary (2019-present), Kennedy Elementary (2014-2017)
Hobbies - Interests: fashion, movies, traveling, trying new foods
Name: Lissette Milam
Email: lmilam@houstonisd.org
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Communcation Arts from New York Institute of Technology (1991), Alternate Certification Program from ACT (2001)
Certifications: Generalist (EC-6); Bilingual (EC-6)
Professional Experiences: Red Elementary (2004-present), Askew Elementary (2002-2004), Sandspoint Elementary (2000-2002)
Hobbies - Interests: crafting, watching movies