Alyssa K. Propst
Kindergarten Teacher
Albuquerque, NM · (636) 555 0150 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/alyssakpropst
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Eight years teaching kindergarten in Title One elementary schools
GRADE LEVELS
Kindergarten, with two years of first grade experience
SPECIALTIES
Structured phonics, oral language development, early number sense, play based centers
SYSTEMS
PowerSchool, Google Classroom, Seesaw, Star Early Literacy, Lexia Core5
CREDENTIALS
New Mexico level two teaching license, elementary education with teaching English learners endorsement
EDUCATION
Bachelor of science in elementary education
Executive Summary
Kindergarten teacher with eight years in Title One elementary schools and a record of getting five year olds reading by the end of the year. Runs a structured phonics block, keeps families informed weekly, and serves on the building intervention team.
Signature Achievements
- Brought the share of kindergartners meeting the end of year benchmark on the state early literacy screener from 58 percent to 84 percent.
- Taught 24 students to blend and read consonant vowel consonant words by January in a daily phonics block with four small groups.
- Cut chronic absenteeism in her class from 21 percent to 11 percent by calling families the same morning a child is missing.
- Led the adoption of a new foundational skills program and wrote the pacing guide the kindergarten team still uses.
- Referred nine students for evaluation with documented tiered intervention behind each one, and all nine qualified for services.
Professional Experience
Kindergarten Teacher
Rio Puerco Elementary School, Albuquerque, NM 2020 to present
Teaches a class of 24 kindergartners at a Title One school of 470 students where 38 percent are English learners.
- Delivers a daily literacy block with whole group phonics and four small groups regrouped every three weeks.
- Presents progress monitoring data to the multi tiered systems of support team for tier two and three students.
- Follows accommodations for three students with individualized education programs and one with a section 504 plan.
First Grade Teacher
Sandia Foothills Charter Elementary, Rio Rancho, NM 2018 to 2020
Taught first grade in a class of 22 at a charter elementary school of 310 students.
- Ran guided reading groups four days a week and kept running records on every child each month.
- Piloted the school move to a workshop model in writing and modeled lessons for the other two first grade classrooms.
- Wrote the classroom newsletter in English and Spanish and reached every household before the first conference.
Licensure and Certification
New Mexico Level Two Teaching License, elementary education, kindergarten through grade eight
Endorsement in Teaching English Learners, New Mexico Public Education Department
Praxis Elementary Education Multiple Subjects and Teaching Reading passed
Education
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, University of New Mexico
Core Skills
Structured phonics instruction · Small group reading · Early literacy screening · Progress monitoring · Classroom routines for five year olds · Family communication in Spanish · Center based learning · Response to intervention