Angela Gunter

Native American Coordinator for Swain Middle School, as well as the Cherokee Language and Culture Teacher. My duties included but were not limited to:

*Facilitated grant funding process for school system by gathering necessary documents for Native American students.

*Served as a liaison between Tribal Offices and Swain County Schools.

*Taught classes based upon Cherokee Language, Culture, and history. As well as Cherokee Traditional Arts classes. Also taught a Native American Studies class.

*Coordinated field trips for students and planned school wide events based upon Cherokee Culture.

* Served in a counseling and mentoring role with students.

*Sought after and secured different grants for the success of the program I created at Swain Middle School to enhance the Cherokee Language and Culture classes.

*Completed and submitted all necessary paperwork for the Federal Indian Education Grant for Swain County Schools.

*Planned Parent Meetings for our Native American families.

*Assisted within different classes, as needed, mostly in 8th grade Math classes.

Post Baccalaureate Graduate Middle Grades Science Teaching Certification