Laurie Leonard is a 2020-21 Kindergarten Readiness Innovator Teacher Leader who teaches preschool at Jacob Beidler Elementary School, where she is also a behavior response team coordinator and a member of the administration team. She has previously taught first through fourth grade. She graduated from Langston University with a BS in Early Childhood Education, received her MEd in Curriculum and Instruction from National Louis University, and received her second Med in Educational Leadership from Grand Canyon University.