Irving Curless:  

Since leaving Goshen, NY, I served 10 years, 3 months, and 15 days in the US Air Force at Minot AFB, ND. I completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education with meajors in Psychology, Sociology, Social Science, History and English from Minot State University in 1987. While in Minot ND, I also served as a Pentecostal minister for a small rural church and an associate pastor in a church in Minot, ND. However, I eventually left the church after some unfortunate events concerning disagreements with the senior pastor. I then taught English for 20 years at Andress HS in El Paso, Texas. Upon completing my Masters in Teaching Degree from Grand Canyon University in 2007, I served as the High School English Language Arts/Reading Facilitator at the district level in the El Paso ISD, the seventh largest district in the State of Texas, for six years. I was responsible for 17 high school English/Reading departments with the largest school with an enrollment of over 4,000 students. I had to work with curriculum, assessment, and training 350+ teachers. My last year, I was sponsored by ACT to give a presentation at the Assessment Conference in Austin, Texas to over 500 superintendent, principals, and teachers throughout the state. While in El Paso, I was with my partner Antonio Rangel Ponce for 16 years until he passed from COPD in January 2012. I retired from the El Paso ISD in June 2013. I am now living in Tool, Texas with my current partner Dr. Jack P. Busby. We live in a beautiful home that Jack has designed with Frank Lloyd Wright's chief delineator, John How. The house is built in the style of...Expand for more