Kathy Perret Email & Phone Number

Sioux City, Ia, Us

Sioux City, Iowa

Kathy Perret, founder of Kathy Perret Consulting, is an independent educational consultant focusing on enhancing learning opportunities and growth for teachers, instructional coaches and administrators. Her specialty areas include instructional coaching, literacy and technology integration. She has a passion for empowering and inspiring educators so they can impact student learning in the classroom.

Sibme Virtual Coaches use a personalized approach to help teachers grow. Our dynamic, hybrid approach helps teachers evaluate their current practices in a collaborative environment, set goals, record “snapshot” videos, and receive feedback from highly qualified instructional coaches.

I am a co-author of The Coach Approach to School Leadership: Leading Teachers to Higher Levels of Effectiveness (Johnson, Leibowitz, Perret, 2017) and Compassionate Coaching: How to Help Educators Navigate Barriers to Professional Growth (Perret & McKee, 2021).

Sioux City, Iowa

School Improvement Consultant in the areas of Literacy and English Language Learners,Certified trainer in the area of Instructional Coaching (Level 1 and Level 2) ­ Training received from Dr. Jim Knight, The University of Kansas Center for Research on LearningStrong background in K-12 curriculum, instruction and assessment focused on meeting the needs of all learners Collaborates with K-12 administrators, literacy strategists, instructional coaches, leadership teams and teachers in developing professional development opportunities to support Iowa Core/Common Core

Sioux City, Iowa Area

Have taught both elementary and middle schoo litercy courses to undergrad and graduate students

Gained experience in balancing instructional leadership with managerial duties in an elementary school with a diverse population of over 650 students and 75 staff members.Experiences included: conducting ongoing walk-through observations coupled with reflective dialogue with individual teachers, peer coaching with teachers, collaborating with parents, teachers, and students involving discipline and behavior plans, participating in parent involvement activities, facilitating advisory committee meetings, organizing transportation, assisting in school budgeting and scheduling, assisting students and staff during crisis situations, as well as making sure the school operated as a safe environment for all.Collaborated with administrators, teachers, leadership team members, and Title I staff in facilitating leadership team meetings, coordinating ongoing professional development, and creating effective data analysis methods and student intervention techniques focused on meeting the needs of diverse learners.Facilitated ongoing professional development for paraprofessionals in reading that aligned with the school's focus areas including the development and monitoring of a successful fluency intervention program.

Provided model classroom for area educator seeking to observe best-practices in the area of literacy

Self-contained 4th Grade Teacher, member of Building Leadership Team, High school drama and musical director

Self-contained 4th grade teacher, member of Building Leadership Team

Bachelors Of Science, Elementary Education

Activities and Societies: President of Dean of Education Leadership Council Coordinator of an Adopt A Grandparent Volunteer Program

Pk-12 Administrative Endorsement, Administration

Masters Of Teaching, Professional Educator