Phone: Phone: 972-617-4799 ext. 5116

Email:

Degrees and Certifications:

2010 - Bachelors Degree / Community Service and Public Affairs 2024 - Alternative Certification / Texas Teacher of Tomorrow

Mr. Darren Deever

Hello, My name is Darren Deever and I will be your child's Pre-K teacher this year.  This is my third year teaching at Shields Elementary and Mrs. Sutherland, Mrs. Mendez, Mrs. Garcia, and I are excited about a great year. I live in Red Oak with my wife, Eleesha. She and my three children, Brett, age 28, Jonathan, age 24, and Katie, age 21, are all Red Oak graduates. I graduated from Duncanville High School in 1987 and the University of North Texas in 2010 with a Bachelor's in Community Service and Public Affairs. I have my alternative teaching certificate EC - 6 from Texas Teachers of Tomorrow. We have 2 dogs, Lucy and Daisy. We love hiking, traveling, swimming, reading and watching movies. 

This is going to be a great year. We will journey through Pre-K learning new things, making new friends and having a great time doing it. I  am excited about getting to know all of our students this year and making Shields the best school and Orange Pod the best Pod.

2024-2025 Deever/Mendez Pre-K Daily Schedule

7:15-7:20 / Line-up/Arrival to pod/Cubbies

7:25-7:30 / Good Morning/Pledges/Announcements

7:30-7:40 / Morning Meeting (Music & Movement) 

7:40-7:50 / Group Restroom and water prior to Specials

7:50-8:10 / Students in gym (Mendez) (Deever-conference period)

8:10-8:35 / Specials rotation (Mendez) (Deever-conference period)

(Mon-Fine Arts; Tues-PE; Wed-Computer; Thur-PE; Fri-PE)

8:35-8:45 / Restroom-whole group (Deever/Mendez)

8:45-10:00 / Circle Time/ELAR

                     Read Aloud

                     Letter of the day

                     Writing/ELAR Journals

                     Literacy groups/Centers

10:00-10:10 / Center cleanup/restroom and lunch prep/transition to cafe

10:10-10:45 / Cafe-students (Garcia on duty with students) (Deever-lunch)

10:50-11:05 / Recess-outdoor Learning and play (Deever/Mendez)  

11:10-11:40 / Student RR break/Quiet Time (Deever with students/Mendez-lunch)   

11:40-12:00 Transition to carpet (Music & Movement)

12:00-1:15 / Circle Time/STEM 

                    Whole group lesson/activities

                    STEM journals

                    STEM groups/Centers

1:15-1:40 / Social Skills-group lesson/transition

1:45-1:55 / Restroom-whole group

1:55-2:15 / Recess-outdoor learning and play (Deever/Mendez)

2:20-2:40 / Restroom/snacktime/cleanup/folders/pack up

2:45-2:50 / line up /dismissal 

 

 

Phone: 972-617-4799 ext. 5116

Email: darren.deever@redoakisd.org