Curtis Perdue Email & Phone Number

Rhode Island, United States

In my first year at Westerly Middle School, my colleague and I increased the percent of proficient students on the state ELA test by 16 points. When our students were in 7th grade, 35% of them scored proficient or advanced. After their 8th grade year with us, that number rose to 51%, which was the second highest improvement among all 8th grade cohorts in the entire state. Additionally, our 8th grade students had an average SGP (Student Growth Percentile) of 68, which was also the second highest in the state among 8th graders.In my second year, my colleague and I increased the amount of proficient or advanced students by 50%. The cohort went from 30% proficient or advanced in 7th grade to 45% in 8th grade. This was the second highest increase in the state among 8th grade cohorts. Our students' average SGP was 63, which was also the second highest in the state among 8th graders. Additionally, 58% of my students showed high growth, compared to the state average of 30%.

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

In this role I was responsible for strengthening the partnership between Brown's Master of Arts in Teaching program and the high school where I used to work, Paul Cuffee Upper School. Primary responsibilities included supporting and managing 5 mentors, acting as the main point of contact between our school and the university, and co-teaching a half-credit Practicum course.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Greater Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

In this unique role I was responsible for collaborating with and coaching a cohort of schools through implementing the Data Wise Improvement Process, aka Cycles of Inquiry, in which school and teacher teams look at student work to identify a student-centered challenge, conduct peer observations to identify a growth area related to the student challenge, and then name a goal and develop an action plan. I met with school leaders and teachers to help them develop agendas and debrief meeting facilitation moves, as well as support responsible data use and habits.

Greater Boston Area

East Boston, Ma

I started as the 7th Grade ELA teacher. In my second year I moved to 8th Grade, where I also served as the Grade Level Team Leader. My third year at Excel I managed our Teaching Fellow while still teaching 8th Grade ELA. At Excel, we write all of our unit assessments and curriculum as a team.In 2015, 80% of my 7th Grade students scored proficient or advanced on the PARCC.In 2016, 84% of my 8th Grade students scored proficient or advanced on the PARCC.

Greater Boston Area

Observe, debrief, and measure two residents’ progress related to instruction and management in order to prepare them for their first year of full-time teaching.

Greater Boston Area

Develop and implement an English Language Arts curriculum from scratch, focusing on reading and writing skills, and developing a love of literacy and life-long learning.In 2014, 70% of my students scored proficient or advanced--compared to 50% the year before--on the MCAS.In 2014, the average Student Growth Percentile for my students was 85%.

Boynton Beach Community High School

Taught 9th and 10th grade ELA curriculum, focusing on reading and writing proficiency. Also, I worked as the school's SAT tutor. Head coach of the boys Varsity Soccer team and Asst Coach for girls softball.

Lake Worth, Fl

Develop and implement Composition and Rhetoric curriculum for developmental readers and writers, focusing on argumentative writing, thesis development, research, genre awareness, and rhetorical strategies.

Help students gain the writing skills necessary to pass a required school-wide literacy exam.

Design and implement curriculum for the college's first-year-writing-program, focusing on research writing, rhetoric and composition, and genre awareness.

Odyssey Middle School

Master Of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: redivider: a journal of new literature and art

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), English/Language Arts Teacher Education

Activities and Societies: Sigma Chi