Buncombe County Schools

Hear from DeLana Parker about touching lives and teamwork at Buncombe County Schools

Meet DeLana Parker

Teacher Ambassador

Teaching is one of the most difficult jobs and, without teamwork and a sense of family among educators, the job is made exponentially more difficult. Even after years as a teacher to hundreds of children, I still have a lot to learn and I love sharing ideas and getting new ideas from fellow teachers. Buncombe County provides all of that through professional development opportunities and the effort they put into showing how much they value their educators.

Teaching

6th Grade English Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher

Education

Undergraduate

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Graduate

Western Carolina University

Awards

2020 Buncombe County Schools Teacher of the Year
2020 TC Roberson District Teacher of the Year
2020 Charles T. Koontz Intermediate Teacher of the Year
2017 Global Educator Digital Badge recipient
2014-2015 Charles T. Koontz Service Award
2015 North Carolina Retired School Personnel Asheville-Buncombe Chapter Grant-In-Aid Award
Founder of Koontz Equity Team
Racial Equity Institute participant
Effective Teacher Training Instructor
GRE and SAT test prep instructor
AIG Endorsement
Adviser for National Junior Honor Society
May 2015 96.5 Teacher of the Month

Teacher Certification Program

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Why I Teach

One of my favorite things about being a teacher is the ability to touch lives and to serve as a positive role model in a world where positivity is desperately needed. Even better is the feeling that I am creating more positive role models in my students. They know that I have their backs no matter what and that the relationships we build come before anything else. I pride myself on truly knowing my students because I feel like, only through those relationships and the respect they create can real learning occur.