Hello! My name is Elizabeth Flood, and I am the Cross-Categorical Special Education Teacher.  I have been with Springfield Schools since 1994, when I started teaching at my alma mater, Parkview High School. Springfield Schools has provided me many wonderful opportunities to grow and learn new things, including being a case manager at Parkview and Hillcrest, doing early childhood Special Education evaluations, teaching summer school at Parkview, Kickapoo, and Jeffries, and working part-time as a process coordinator in the Special Education Office. After spending 9 years at Springfield Option Site on the campus of Boys and Girls Town of Missouri, I have been at Harrison since 2009.

I enjoy new challenges and am always seeking to learn new ways to better reach students.  I love children and can’t remember ever wanting to be involved in any career other than education. I consider teaching my calling and feel blessed that it brings me such joy. My husband Jim and I live in Southwest Springfield, and I always look forward to partnering with families to serve the students of Harrison Elementary. When not in the classroom, I love spending time watching my children, Bailey and Aram, play their sports, participating in church activities, spending time outdoors, supporting the Cardinals, reading, and spending time with family and friends.