Derisse Perry
Winston-Salem,Nc
Summary
Open-minded EC Pre-K Teacher from Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools, adept in assessment strategies and fostering social-emotional learning. Excelled in creating inclusive, culturally sensitive environments and leading IEP meetings. Demonstrated expertise in parent-teacher communication and progress reporting, ensuring all children achieve their potential. Possess strong communication skills and have consistently built strong relationships with parents to support student success. Collaborates with others in the school to support the overall culture of the school.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
EC Pre-k Teacher
Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools
Winston-Salem, NC
08.2020 - Current
- Pre-assessments, midyear assessments, and end-of-year assessments.
- Modified lesson plans to show individualized plans for students with special needs. Collaborate with the teacher assistant to manage student behaviors and social-emotional development.
- Collaborated with a team to create and display cultural activities, including showcasing diverse backgrounds through pictures and organizing school-wide events.
- Attend different grade levels (K-5th grade) PLCs' professional learning community.
- Create tracking sheets to track student goals.
- Lead IEP meetings.
- Equity Ambassador
- Yearbook and Diversity Committee Chair.
Early Head Start Teacher
Family Services Child Development
Winston-Salem, NC
07.2017 - 08.2020
- Supervise the daily interactions of students while ensuring the safety of all the students in my care.
- Organized family-child activities once a month to encourage family collaboration.
- Preassessments, midyear assessments, end-of-year assessments.
- Tracking goals using data sheets, observations, and one-on-one interactions.
- Assigning weekly take-home parent-child activities to reinforce taught skills.
- Support self-help skills, and encourage independence.
- Use Teaching Strategies Gold (TSG) to track student appropriate development with age-appropriate skills.
- Use student observations, needs, interests, goals, and skill sets to modify lesson plans.
Education
Master of Arts - Teaching
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC12-2022
Master of Arts - Educational Leadership And Management
Appalachian State University
Boone, NCSkills
- Group and individual instruction
- Progress reporting
- Assessment strategies
- Parent-teacher communication
- Patience and empathy
- Cultural sensitivity
- Social-emotional learning
Affiliations
- Love to go to the gym and walk
- Scrapbooking
- Putting puzzles together
- Watching sports
Accomplishments
- Completed the Thurgood Marshall Teaching and Retention Program (TQRP)
- Received a scholarship from TQRP for excellence in teaching
Certification
- Birth to Kindergarten License
Timeline
EC Pre-k Teacher
Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools
08.2020 - Current
Early Head Start Teacher
Family Services Child Development
07.2017 - 08.2020
- Birth to Kindergarten License
Master of Arts - Teaching
Winston-Salem State University
Master of Arts - Educational Leadership And Management
Appalachian State University
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