Tracee Perryman Consulting

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About Tracee Perryman, Ph.D.

Tracee is CEO and co-founder of Center of Hope Family Services, where she has developed evidence-based programming for positive youth development that empowers families and communities. The organization’s successes have established Dr. Perryman as a recognized expert in achieving positive life outcomes for individuals often labeled as at-risk by employing data-driven, evidence-based interventions that are culturally relevant. A sought-after speaker, presenter, and performer, she brings expertise on innovative approaches in afterschool education and family empowerment.

Dr. Perryman is author of Elevating Futures: A Model for Empowering Black Elementary Student Success and ELEVATE! An Afterschool Enrichment Curriculum for Fostering Children’s Academic, Social and Emotional Resilience. Her latest book, Elevating Women Leaders: Stories of Strength, Survival and Success, is now available and was designated an Amazon #1 best seller within the first few weeks of its release.

Dr. Perryman is the creator of ELEVATE!, a recognized multicultural K-3 afterschool program that increases confidence, improves social and emotional skills, and elevates academic performance for underserved and often marginalized children in urban and suburban communities. The ELEVATE! Learning Management Software, released fall of 2023, empowers school systems across the country to implement this award-winning education model in their communities.

Tracee Perryman lives and works in Toledo, Ohio.

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In the Media

Dr. P has been featured in a variety of media, including:

HuffPost
“Tracee Perryman, a social worker and the author of “Elevating Futures: A Model for Empowering Black Elementary Student Success” Elevating Futures: A Model for Empowering Black Elementary Student Success” told HuffPost, “It’s important for both the parent and the teacher to see the relationship as a partnership. That means that both the parent and the teacher should respect the knowledge that each brings.”
HuffPost

“When parents and teachers establish a partnership early in the school year, parents have the opportunity to learn how they can best help their children from the start. And parents are able to share important information about their children that helps the teacher seamlessly build rapport, which leads to student engagement, motivation, confidence and success,” said Tracee Perryman, author of …”

Word in Black

“It is no secret that parents are still anxious about their child(ren)’s academic performance. 

According to the National Assessment of Student Progress, since 2017, there has been a downward trend in the percentage of fourth graders reading at a proficient level.. For eighth graders, the percentage of students reading proficiently is the lowest since 2007. ” 

The Good Men Project

“Research has shown that students who feel like they belong experience numerous positive outcomes. Among those: They’re more likely to be engaged, confident, and successful academically. The connections that bring a sense of belonging come in many forms in classroom and campus settings, and Dr. Tracee Perryman author of Elevating Futures: A Model For Empowering Black Elementary Student Success, says it’s incumbent upon education leaders …”

Vox

“In early 2020, around the onset of Covid-19 lockdowns, Jessica Mungekar noticed her seventh grade honor student, Layla, retreat. “I knew that she felt really uncomfortable and she wanted to fall into the background,” Mungekar says. “She didn’t want to be noticed and I didn’t quite understand it.” Meanwhile, Layla was keeping the source of her pain secret from her mother: She was being bullied and was struggling with her identity as a biracial teen in a predominantly white town. Layla feared that …”

City Sentinel

“It is especially important in education for students to have a sense of belonging as they try to build self-confidence, develop friendships, and learn how to succeed in life. Research has shown that students who feel like they belong experience numerous positive outcomes. Among those: They’re