EDMOND —
Inspiring and empowering are two key words in the vocabulary of the new intermediate school principal recently hired by the Deer Creek School Board.
Edmond resident Lisa Crosslin will be leading the about 700 students and their teachers in the Deer Creek Intermediate School housing fifth- and sixth-grade students in what is now Deer Creek Middle School.
“Lisa Crosslin comes to Deer Creek with vast experience in areas that are important to our Deer Creek district; specifically in the implementation of Professional Learning Communities and in the process of data driven decision-making,” said Superintendent Sean McDaniel.
“More importantly, Lisa brings valuable experience as a school leader in a fifth- and sixth-grade building. Lisa is a strong leader with a good understanding of the complexities of merging multiple schools into one school with a single vision.”
Crosslin said an education vocation was a natural fit for her.
“I have always loved school,” Crosslin said. “If I didn’t have to work for a living, I would be a perpetual student.”
Crosslin said although Deer Creek has become a rather large district, it retains the charm of a smaller district with the school being the hub of the community.
“It’s no secret that Deer Creek is a high-performing school with phenomenal parental support,” Crosslin said. “Of course, that makes it very appealing.
“A little known fact is that in 1993, Deer Creek offered me my first teaching job. I had the opportunity to work with one of my favorite high school teachers, the late Kathy Scoville, teaching an American studies course. Sadly, it was only part-time, so I had to turn the offer down.”
Crosslin is a National Board Certified Teacher in Early Adolescent English/Language Arts and began her education career in 1993 as a middle school English teacher in Okemah Schools.
“I loved my time as a high school and middle school teacher, but I wanted the opportunity to expand my realm of influence,” Crosslin said.
“My gradual move into administration started with high school and intermediate school counseling and then administration.”
Her teaching journey took her to Colorado where she taught English and history at Pagosa Springs High School for three years and spent seven years as a counselor and principal at Pagosa Springs Intermediate School, giving her experience with the fifth- and sixth-grade configuration before moving back to her home state.
She returned to Oklahoma in 2010 and has served as principal and Special Education director in Cashion Elementary School until the present time.
“Although DCIS has a higher student enrollment than the other schools in which I have served, a commonality is a strong commitment from the community.”
Crosslin said she is passionate about high expectations and student achievement, but she understands that creating a climate of respect and acceptance is the foundation for academic excellence.
“I want every DCIS student to be excited to come to school each day,” Crosslin added.
“We are excited to have Lisa joining the DC team,” McDaniel said.
Deer Creek Intermediate School will be in the existing middle school on MacArthur.
Deer Creek Middle School housing seventh- and eighth-grade students will move to the new facility on 234th Street between Pennsylvania and May.
The 157,000-square-foot facility will contain 30 regular classrooms with a computer lab in each pod, elective classrooms, full and practice gymnasium, media center, cafeteria with a stage and athletic facilities and fields for a total of $40.4 million.
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