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Sherry Means

Eagle Butte,SD

Summary

Seeking positions in management with experience in Education. Hardworking and reliable [Job Title] with strong ability in [Task]. Offering [Skill] and [Skill]. Highly organized, proactive and punctual with team-oriented mentality. Ambitious, career-focused job seeker, anxious to obtain an entry-level [Job Title] position to help launch career while achieving company goals.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

English Language Arts Teacher

Cheyenne Eagle Butte School District 20-1
Eagle Butte, SD
08.2021 - Current
  • Prepare lesson plans for Social Studies, Science, Language Arts and Math
  • Provide instruction in the four core areas
  • Differentiate instruction
  • Assessments nationally and instructionally.

7th Grade Self-contained Teacher

Tiospaye Topa
08.2109 - 05.2021
  • Prepare lesson plans for Social Studies, Science, Language Arts and Math
  • Provide instruction in the four core areas
  • Differentiate learning such as provide inclusion such as how to see syllabic break-down of a word though vowels and consonants such as decoding
  • Provide extra-curricular after school programs (ASP).

English Teacher

Pine Ridge High School
Pine Ridge, SD
03.2014 - 05.2019
  • Prepares yearly instructional outlines based on school curriculum
  • Prepares related daily lesson plans which include objectives, activities and methods of evaluation for both group and individual instruction
  • Teaches students by implementing appropriate instructional methods and utilizes available resources to provide for academic achievement
  • Continuously evaluates individual and group academic progress through the use of performance-based assessments and/or other relevant evaluative methods
  • Uses alternative instruction to meet individual needs
  • Makes progress reports to parents and confers with parents and other concerned individuals
  • Maintains required records in accordance with applicable regulations
  • Maintains an environment that promotes opportunities for students to develop self-management skills, self-discipline and a positive self-image
  • Uses effective classroom management techniques and handles discipline independently except for chronic or extreme behavior problems
  • Counsel’s individual students within established guidelines, using background information concerning each student to promote appropriate student behavior and progress
  • Supervises assigned students as scheduled; provides for their supervision throughout the academic day and/or activity to provide for the safety, health, and welfare of the students in compliance with school, agency, and area guidelines.

Community Health Educator

University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS
10.2011 - 06.2012
  • Provided training and materials on Cancer prevention in the Latino and American Indian communities
  • Develop Community Health Worker Volunteer Program for American Indians.

English Instructor

Presentation College Lakota Campus
Eagle Butte, SD
08.2010 - 10.2011
  • Teach English Freshman Composition I & II.

Substitute Teaching

C-EB Schools
Eagle Butte, SD
02.2011 - 05.2011
  • Elementary K-2 grades
  • Various subject areas in the Junior and Senior High School.

Women, Infant & Children’s Director

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Eagle Butte, SD
08.2010 - 01.2011
  • Sign and submit monthly reports to the Regional Office
  • Supervise WIC Staff
  • Evaluate the community and participants concerning the policies, goals and objectives of the program
  • Coordinate activities with other state agency WIC Programs to ensure better program delivery, cost effectiveness and elimination of dual participation
  • Submit State Plan
  • Handle the Budget
  • Prepare purchase orders and finance vouchers; to make payments on bills made by the program
  • Prepare drawdowns.

Foundations Instructor

Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, SD
08.2008 - 05.2010
  • Teach Basic English to college students
  • Teach additional Freshman courses such as American Indian History, Freshman Composition II and Graduate level courses such as Lakota Leadership and Tribal Management.

Teacher, Foreign and Native languages

Sherman Indian High School
Riverside, CA
01.2004 - 05.2008
  • Lesson plans, curriculum mapping, teach grades 9-12 grades in Spanish and Lakota languages, levels 1, 2 & 3
  • Sponsor both Lakota & Junior classes as well as provide after school activities
  • Fundraise for trips and clothing items to display name and tribal affiliations
  • Attend parent/teacher conferences
  • WASC Coordinator from 2005 – 2006 academic school year
  • 2014 – 2015 Academic School Year Pine Ridge High School Freshman Sponsor.

English Teacher

Takini School
Howes, SD
08.2013
  • Works closely with Education Director
  • Maintain efficient filing system
  • Generate Travel authorizations, finance vouchers, purchase orders, maintain travel records, and inventory
  • Assist in the annual reporting.

Substitute

Cheyenne Eagle Butte School
Eagle Butte, SD
01.2013
  • Substitute taught all subject areas K-2: Music, Library, Computers and Lakota language
  • Substitute for 7 – 8 grades: English, Science and Lakota Language
  • Substitute for 9 – 12 grades: Chemistry, Biology, Physical Sciences.

Spanish Teacher

Cheyenne-Eagle Butte
Eagle Butte, SD
  • Volunteered to teach Spanish to High School students.

Rural Systemic Coordinator

Si Tanka University
Eagle Butte, SD
  • Rural Systemic Initiatives, National Science Foundation: Increase Teacher staff development for math and science grades K-12
  • Curriculum development through collaboration with Cheyenne River Area High Schools
  • Taught Composition I & II.

Title I Coordinator

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Eagle Butte, SD
  • Supervised 30 Teachers and Paraprofessionals
  • Managed CUFF Accounts of $900,000 plus
  • Liaison between the Tribe and Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Education

6 graduate credits -

University of South Dakota
01.2011

Masters in legal studies -

University of Oklahoma

Master of Arts in Teaching -

Cameron University

Master of Arts in Lakota Leadership and Tribal Management -

Oglala Lakota College

B.A., Bachelor of arts in Spanish and American Indian Studies -

University of Minnesota

Skills

  • Student Engagement
  • Multimedia Integration
  • Curriculum Implementation
  • Group and Individual Instruction
  • Individualized Instruction
  • Lesson Planning
  • Progress Reporting
  • Student Mentoring
  • [Area of Study] Instruction
  • Course Development
  • Classroom Management
  • Instructional Methods
  • Curricula Planning
  • Colleague Collaboration
  • Student Recordkeeping
  • Classroom Discussion Facilitation
  • Undergraduate Teaching
  • Effective Communication
  • Active Learning
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Relationship Building
  • Reliability
  • Grant Proposal Writing
  • Microsoft Office
  • Written Communication

References

  • Brent Mareska, (605) 850-3925, Supervisor of Tiospaye Topa School
  • Linda One Feather, (605) 430-1023, Supervisor of Pine Ridge School
  • Paula Cupertino, (816) 225-0068, Previous Co-worker at the Univ. of Kansas Medical Center "Juntos"
  • Mercedes Santos-Elien, (305) 744-1086, Previous Co-worker at the Univ. of Kansas Medical Center "Juntos"

Hobbies and Interests

Intertribal Powwows, cultural activities & travel.

Languages

Spanish
Professional

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

7th Grade Self-contained Teacher

Tiospaye Topa
08.2109 - 05.2021

English Language Arts Teacher

Cheyenne Eagle Butte School District 20-1
08.2021 - Current

English Teacher

Pine Ridge High School
03.2014 - 05.2019

English Teacher

Takini School
08.2013

Substitute

Cheyenne Eagle Butte School
01.2013

Community Health Educator

University of Kansas Medical Center
10.2011 - 06.2012

Substitute Teaching

C-EB Schools
02.2011 - 05.2011

Women, Infant & Children’s Director

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
08.2010 - 01.2011

English Instructor

Presentation College Lakota Campus
08.2010 - 10.2011

Foundations Instructor

Oglala Lakota College
08.2008 - 05.2010

Teacher, Foreign and Native languages

Sherman Indian High School
01.2004 - 05.2008

Spanish Teacher

Cheyenne-Eagle Butte

Rural Systemic Coordinator

Si Tanka University

Title I Coordinator

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

6 graduate credits -

University of South Dakota

Masters in legal studies -

University of Oklahoma

Master of Arts in Teaching -

Cameron University

Master of Arts in Lakota Leadership and Tribal Management -

Oglala Lakota College

B.A., Bachelor of arts in Spanish and American Indian Studies -

University of Minnesota

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