Lorelle Skellie

1st Grade Teacher- Juanita Elementary School, 2024-Current

• Crafted engaging and adaptive lesson plans to meet the varied educational needs of 13-21 students in inclusive classrooms.
• Partnered with special education faculty to enhance student access to grade-level standards.
• Spearheaded implementation of UFLI curriculum to integrate science of reading-based phonics instruction for all 1st grade students.
• Engaged with parents, faculty, and administrators to champion support initiatives aimed at enhancing student outcomes in behavioral and academic areas.

4th Grade Teacher-Juanita Elementary School, 2023-2024

• Reintegrated into classroom teaching as part of strategic reassignment of reading intervention teachers to enhance literacy outcomes.
• Partnered with instructional coaches to enhance student mastery of 4th grade math standards through targeted, data-driven interventions.
• Executed diverse social-emotional learning and classroom management strategies to enhance student social skills post-COVID.

Reading Intervention Teacher (Title I/LAP)- Muir, Dickinson and Ella Baker Elementary, 2020-2023

• Adapted reading intervention instruction for remote and virtual learning while serving in a district capacity to assess 7K primary grade students' academic proficiency in collaboration with 50 Safety Net Teachers in less than 5 weeks.
• Coordinated efforts with Dickinson Elementary School's kindergarten team to deliver remote instruction for 14 students, focusing on support for 10 multilingual learners amid hybrid learning transition.
• Evaluated student reading concerns and developed targeted instructional plans to address gaps in literacy, utilizing district-adopted resources.
• Designed and delivered training for elementary educators to enhance reading instruction through science of reading strategies and implementation of new universal screener.

3rd Grade Teacher- Orchard Heights Elementary, 2018-2020

• Facilitated effective classroom management and innovative instructional design for third-grade students. Promoted student success through leadership and advocacy roles within the team.
• Implemented inclusive teaching strategies to facilitate 100% IEP proficiency goals for special education students in partnership with the social communication special education program.
• Crafted compelling donation proposals to enhance classroom resources, resulting in a classroom library of over 90 picture books that honor the contributions of underrepresented groups and 25 high-quality headphones with dragon speech capabilities.

5th Grade Teacher- Jefferson and Badger Mountain Elementary Schools, 2016-2018

• Differentiated curriculum for a school demographic of 80% above poverty rate, 22% mobility rate, and 25 different languages spoken in the home by students.
• Introduced trauma-informed care into educational and classroom practices by creating a safe space for students.
• Reduced violence and aggressive behaviors during unstructured settings (transitions, breaks, lunch) for seven students with a consistent history of office referrals in years past using SEL and conflict resolution techniques.

7th Grade Language Arts Teacher (Long Term Substitute)- Enterprise Middle School, 2016

• Sharpened classroom instruction for four general education seventh-grade classrooms with 28-32 students per class.
• Surpassed district reading scores an average of 10% through tiered/small group reading instruction.
• Positioned 80% of classroom students to achieve a full year's growth on EOY STAR testing in reading, including specialized instruction for 12 students performing at a fifth-grade reading level or lower.