Bio:

Hello, my name is Leslee Kruse and I teach fourth grade at this very special school. This will be my 3^rd year teaching fourth grade.  I think fourth graders are amazing!

      I have MANY years of teaching experience at all grade levels Kindergarten through Sixth grade. I am actually a product of the D-11 school system; I graduated for General William Mitchell high School in 1974. I began my college education at UCCS, and then transferred to Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. There I earned my BA in education with a K-9 teaching certificate, as well as enough credits for a major in Science. 

   I am definitely a life- long learner and have continued improving my teaching skills with graduate work in language studies with an emphasis on communication disorders, as well as a variety of teaching method classes updating me on all the “Best Practices” in education. An interesting fact about me is that one summer I was selected to write curriculum for the National Science Foundation. I worked with many highly qualified educators to develop and field test the latest in Science curriculum, it was a fascinating experience.

   I have been married for 28 years. My husband Stan and I just celebrated our anniversary. I have two wonderful children that are both newly married, so my family is growing! I enjoy living in Colorado, the biking and hiking doesn’t get any better. 

   Most of all I love investing my time and energy in the lives of children. Children are the future and Freedom Elementary is prepared to develop 21^st century learners. What a privilege it is to serve the children of Freedom.