Dwight Perry 1429 East 51st Place, Gary, IN 46409

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Qualification Highlights
* Fourteen successful years of combined contractual teaching experience in the p
ublic, private, alternative and therapeutic school settings.
* Four years of contractual teaching experience s an adjunct. Twelve years of t
he fourteen years of teaching experience were spent teaching students with speci
al needs from mild to severe disabilities. Certification with the American Guid
ance Services as a diagnostician to administer and interpret standardized testin
g, screening, and diagnostic testing and evaluating instruments.
* Six years of experience as a proactive member of School Improvement Committees
and four years of experience as a member of a high school's Crisis Intervention
Team. One year of experience as a department liaison of a high school's social
science department. Fourteen years of experience supervising and evaluating pa
raprofessional instructional staff.
* Formal university training in qualitative/quantitative analysis for decision m
aking; public program evaluation; organizational development; internship as a c
oordinator for status offenders for the Lake County Juvenile Court in Crown Poin
t, IN.
Professional Experience
* Effectively implemented available lesson plans to ensure continuity of instruc
tion.
* Integrated technology across curriculum providing additional classroom resourc
es and enabling hands-on use of computer equipment.
* Selected as "Model Classroom" by administration for emphasis on clear goals an
d objectives for each lesson to generated classroom excitement by introducing ha
nds-on lessons and programming.
* Assisted students by providing individualized instruction based on observation
.
Employment History
Calumet Park School District 132, Calumet Park, IL
2007 to 2010
8th Grade Inclusion Teacher
School City of East Chicago, East Chicago, IN 2006 to 2007
Special Education Teacher & Case-manager
School District 171, Lansing, IL 2005 to 2006
Learning Counselor
Lawrence Hall Youth Services, Chicago, IL 2004 to 2005
Special Education Teacher & Case-manager
School District 156, Calumet City, IL 2003 to 2004
Special Education Teacher & Case-manger
School District 187, North Chicago, IL 1995 to 2003
LD-Resource Teacher & Case-manager
Ivy Tech State College, Gary, IN 1995 to 1999
Adjunct
Academy of Scholastic Achievement, Chicago, IL 1993 to 1995
Teacher & Dept. Liaison
St. Mary of The Lake School, Gary, IN 1992 to 1993
Teacher

Education
Pacific Western University , Los Angeles, CA 1997
Ph.D, Doctor of Philosophy In Educational Psychology
GPA: 3.0, Major GPA: 3.0
Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN 2002
M.P.A., Management
GPA: 3.17, Major GPA: 3.27
Pacific Western University, Los Angeles, CA 1994
M.A., Educational Psychology
GPA: 3.0, Major GPA: 3.0
Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN 1991
M.A., Communication
GPA: 3.3, Major GPA: 3.3
Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN 1985
B.S., General Studies, Minor: Sociology - Deviant Behavior
GPA: 3.2, Major GPA: 3.17. Behavioral Science - Concentration
Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN 1984
A.A., General Studies
GPA: 3.5, Major GPA: 3.5. Criminal Justice - Concentration
Licenses
Special Education Standard Teaching Certificate, Illinois State Board of Educati
on, Springfield, IL. Certification Endorsements: LBS1- Supervising Preschool to
age 21.
Approvals: Learning Behavior Specialist-1 Learning Disabilities
Secondary Standard Teaching, Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL.
Grades 6 thru 12
Endorsements: Language Arts; Social Science Middle School
Endorsements: Speech; Sociology
Approvals: Learning Behavior Specialists - 1
Professional Teacher's License, Indiana Professional Standards Board, Indianapol
is, IN. Certificate Endorsements:
Sociology - Primary Area Grades 5 -12
Government - Supporting Area Grades 5 -12
Psychology - Supporting Area Grades 5 - 12
Minor: Special Education Learning Disabled Grades K -12
Diagnostician, American Guidance Services. License# 2286196