Shanika Perry Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, De, Us

Wilmington, De

As a member of the Brandywine School Board, our collective duties include: Build School District Leadership• Approve strategic plan• Approve district improvement plan• Determine impact on student achievement• Set data-driven expectations and goals• Hire and supervise the superintendent• Conduct team evaluation of the superintendent• Monitor for district accountabilityProvide Fiscal Oversight• Adopt annual budget• Determine impact on student achievement• Allocate resources to meet student needs• Take necessary action to levy needed taxes• Review district expenditures and variances• Authorize payments• Approve contracts• Approve facility plans• Establish schools, acquire sites and erect buildings (if necessary)• Manage all funds and propertyManage District Policies• Make appropriate rules, regulations, and bylaws• Review/revise policy• Approve evaluation systems• Provide student support services• Adopt student behavior and discipline code• Determine graduation requirements• Approve school year calendar• Hold due-process hearings to determine employee termination and student expulsionAdvocate for Public Education• Participate in community-wide school/district events• Promote high levels of student achievement• Listen and respond to citizen inquiries• Recognize staff and student success• Cultivate partnerships in the community• Engage the community in school/district initiativesFoster Board Team Effectiveness• Actively participate in board meetings (regular and special)• Attend work sessions and retreats as a team• Participate in school board member professional development• Prepare adequately for meetings

Wilmington, De

Executive Minister • Provide mental health counseling to church members and community affiliates• Research, advocate, and coordinate services and appropriate resources for members and affiliates• Provide crisis intervention as provide referrals as needed• Responsible for hosting the Delaware Annual Conference (an annual week-long leadership training and business conference for all clergy and delegates in Delaware and southern Pennsylvania) from 2014 – 2019 (approx. 300 in attendance)• Manage the financial assistance program that provides utility, rental, and mortgage assistance to members• Supervise worship services and perform pastoral duties in absence of the Pastor Accomplishments in the dual role of Executive Minister and Youth Pastor• Instrumental in creating a profit margin for the Delaware Annual Conference and maintaining a modest increase for the past four years• Revised benevolence process to ensure more efficiency and efficacy in execution and the referral process• Keynote speaker for 2016 Youth Conference• Secured $25,000 grant for educational programs (2017)• Secured $15,000 grant to implement community programming (2016)• Appointed as the interim Executive Director of the Daisy Jackson Tutorial Program (2016 – 2020)Youth Pastor• Manage eleven (11) children and youth programs • Create innovative programs to reach children, adolescents and young adults ages 3 to 26• Coordinate, supervise and facilitate Sunday worship for children and youth• Assist with developing and monitoring budgets for each youth ministry• Identify new sources of funding and new program/recreational ideas• Work with the Business Office to complete accountability procedures for grants• Work with parents and school professionals in a team approach to develop behavioral modifications for children and youth to modify negative behaviors

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

• Coordinated and implemented the “African American Diabetes Sunday” and “School Walk for Diabetes” programs which focused on increasing awareness in the respective communities throughout the state of Delaware• Designed programmatic materials for outreach initiatives for the Delaware office• Recruited and trained volunteers to foster relationships with diverse groups including medical professionals, faith-based organizations, community organizations and at-risk populations impacted by diabetes• Interfaced with local, state and private coalitions to support the progressive advancement of diabetes-related issues• Solicited sponsorships, grants and participant recruitment for all self-sustaining activities (i.e. the annual symposium for health care professionals, the retreat for children with diabetes and the Project Power Program)

Master Of Divinity - Mdiv, Theology/Theological Studies

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

High School Diploma, General Studies