HI! My name is Lindie Truitt and I am currently enjoying another great year as an Instructional Coach at Valerius Elementary! I am also celebrating my 19th year as an educator in the Urbandale Community School District!  My experiences in Urbandale include one year as a Title One kindergarten teacher,  nine years as a classroom kindergarten teacher at Olmsted Elementary,  2 years as a first-grade teacher at Jensen Elementary, and 4 years as a Facilitator of Curriculum and Professional Learning at the district level.  I am involved in the Urbandale Continuous Improvement and Leadership Team and I work closely with the Valerius Building Leadership Team.

I graduated from the University of Northern Iowa… GO PANTHERS! … and as a past cheerleader at UNI, I am pretty passionate about my purple!  At UNI, I  graduated with a K-6 Elementary Education  Degree,  a minor in K-8 English/Language Arts, and an endorsement in K-8 Reading.  I am also proud to say that I am a Drake University Graduate too!  I completed my degree in the Pre K-12, Masters of Ed Leadership program in 2015 and  I am beyond excited to continue to bring learning to life in our district.