Kelly Baxter

• 2023 Teacher of the Year
• Active Grade Level Leader for the Kindergarten Team
• Collaborated with my grade-level to ensure a positive and enriching environment for all students
• Improved student reading skills by implementing phonics-based instruction and guided reading activities.
• Taught and assessed students in accordance with the Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills
• Utilized Georgia Standards of Excellence to develop lessons tailored to whole group, small groups, and individual students.
• Enhanced classroom management by establishing clear expectations, rules, and routines.
• Effectively taught with a co-teacher in an inclusion classroom for 2 years.

Committees

• Previously served on the PBIS Team
• Kindergarten District PLC Leader
• School Governance Team Chairperson
• Fall Festival Coordinator
• Sunshine Committee

• Retained student interest and maximized receptive learning.
• Differentiated instruction to meet the unique learning needs of each student, ensuring all students were able to access the curriculum successfully.
• Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrative staff.
• Implemented behavior modification strategies, resulting in improved self-regulation and classroom participation among students.
• Utilized data-driven instruction to identify areas of growth for students, implementing targeted interventions to close achievement gaps.
• Created lesson plans to correlate with state curriculum standards and devised educational programs to meet educational objectives.