Angie Deck

Angie Deck has been teaching 4th grade at Spring Ridge Elementary School for 8 years where she has been a leader both in and out of the classroom. Throughout her 8 years, Miss Deck has worked with students who need significantly differentiated instruction. As an inclusionary teacher, she has teamed with the school’s special education and high ability teachers to be sure each student is being reached at their individual level. Students in her classroom consistently score at exemplary levels on state and district assessments. Miss Deck strives to incorporate high interest material and highlight students’ talents to motivate student learning.

Miss Deck received her bachelors degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 2000. While teaching, she earned her masters degree from UNL in 2004. She now has a degree in curriculum and instruction with an Assessment Leadership endorsement. In addition to taking classes she has been a member of the School Improvement Steering Committee, Student Assistance Team, and various other committees throughout her years at Spring Ridge. She is currently the sponsor of Student Council for fourth and fifth grade students and began a student leadership group, Peer Ambassador Leadership Squad (PALS), while at Spring Ridge Elementary.

In addition to being an active leader in the school community, Miss Deck has been an active leader in the district and state. She has worked at the state level with activities related to the statewide writing assessment and was a math and science coordinator in helping to develop the fourth-grade STARS (School-based Teacher-led Assessment Reporting System) assessments for Elkhorn Public Schools. She was a presenter for the federal No Child Left Behind review team, and has also presented at the Nebraska Department of Education Leadership for Classroom Assessment conference. In addition, Miss Deck received the Milken National Educator Award in 2006 for her excellence in teaching.

Most importantly, Miss Deck is a caring teacher whose passion for learning spills over onto her students each time she interacts with them. She loves school and strives to ignite a love of learning within each of her students. She always remembers, “Children are always the only future the human race has; teach them well.” Unknown