About me
David Lerch has been teaching for 16 years. He graduated with his bachelor’s degree fromIllinois College in 2007, his master’s degree from SIUE in 2010 and his EDS in Principalshipfrom SIUE in 2023. He’s taught a variety of grades from 5th grade to 8th grade. He has alsotaught subjects ranging from ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies. He’s also coached bothbasketball and football for 10 years. In 2020 he moved out of the classroom and into aInstructional Coach position that combined technology coaching, professional development,administrative work, SEL coaching and community outreach. In 2023 he became the safeschool principal and educational programs coordinator at ROE 45 where he continues to workon educating technology best practices, SEL implementation, school programs and advocate forstudents in credit-recovery programs. David is a Google for Education certified trainer and coach. He’s presented acrossIllinois and Missouri at a variety of conferences such as IETC, IDEA Con, and IDEAU. He’s alsoworked with dozens of school districts and ROEs to support teachers, offer training in a varietyof topics and help educators improve their technology and instructional practices. David hasserved the Illinois State Board of Education in helping develop Remote Learning Standards andacted as part of a Teacher Advisory Group to help update the Illinois State Museum resourcesand exhibits. David is a Global Google Education Group Leader, Southern Illinois GoogleEducation Group Leader and co-host of the Ed Tech Distilled podcast with Adam Geisen. Davidis also the recipient of the Illinois Principal Association Pipeline Program Scholarship for 2022.David was the recipient of the 2019 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award and the Those WhoExcel Award for Student Support Personal in 2023 from the Illinois State Board of Education.He’s a lifelong learner, fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and loves allthings basketball! He's an avid music fan who loves U2 and Wilco. He lives in Red Bud, Illinoiswith his wife Stephanie and daughter Nora. He has two dogs Bert, and Rollo.
