Crissa Minett

Currently teaching in the classroom as well as coaching Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers to raise scores.

• Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.

• Improved student reading skills by implementing phonics-based instruction and guided reading activities.
• Enhanced classroom management by establishing clear expectations, rules, and routines.
• Increased parent involvement through regular communication and parent-teacher conferences.
• Participated in professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in early childhood education.
• Assisted in curriculum development to align lessons with state standards and improve overall instructional quality.
• Served as a mentor for new teachers, providing guidance on lesson planning, classroom management, and instructional strategies.
• Utilized assessment data to modify instruction and target areas of weakness for individual students.
• Promoted a positive learning environment with the use of collaborative group work and hands-on activities.
• Team Lead for 10 out of the 11 years in Kindergarten.

• Enhanced reading comprehension by implementing targeted intervention strategies for struggling students.
• Collaborated with classroom teachers to design tailored interventions for individual student needs, resulting in improved reading abilities.
• Increased student literacy rates by utilizing research-based instructional methods and materials.
• Developed personalized lesson plans that focused on specific areas of improvement for each student, leading to significant progress in reading skills.