Valerie Perry Email & Phone Number

Valerie Perry is a English Language Arts Interventionist at Hamtramck School District. Colleagues describe them as "I had the pleasure of being one of the many students Ms. Van Curen has taught and influenced during my middle and high school career. Ms. Van Curen is truly one of my favorite all time educators. Her passion, enthusiasm, and creative personality made her classroom an exciting learning environment. What I admired most about Ms. Van Curen is the motivation and encouragement she implanted in her students not only during her class, but towards education in general. Ms. Van Curen is indeed an inspirational educator and I miss her dearly." and "I am one of the faculty at Oakland University who are proud to have worked with Valerie Van Curen as a student and to have watched her continued development as an intellectual and professional. As a student, she was always committed to high standards and to the value of humanities education; she had a lively intellectual curiosity, a personable and engaging manner, and an appreciative sense of humor. All these qualities suggested that she would flourish when she had her own classroom, as she has. I'm delighted to learn that she is now interested in working with post-secondary students, and I'm confident that she will make an important contribution to their educations."

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  Teacher

  Hamtramck School District

  Sep 2002 - Present - Hamtramck, Michigan, United States

  Educator of English Language Arts and American history -( k-12 secondary and adult education levels) September 2002- PRESENTCourses taught: Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature and Composition, Modern Literature, British Literature, American Literature, World Literature, ELL Business Writing, middle school ELA, US Citizenship, American History, Creative Writing, Yearbook, GED Sponsored: Class 2017, Student Council, Philanthropist Club, Hamtramck High School Summer Writing CampCommittees: American Federation of Teachers, executive board; PBIS & Restorative Practices; School Improvement; Hamtramck Federation of Teachers, executive boardAwards: Top 10 Award for going above and beyond in inspiring the top of the class of 2022 & 2020Worked with students in the most highly diverse community in the state - 42% foreign-born, 29 languages, 86% economically disadvantaged