About Ms. Deckard

This is Ms. Deckard’s eighteenth year at Meridian Middle School and her nineteenth year teaching.  She is a Mt. Zion native, although she spends a lot of time in Waukee, Iowa,  where her nieces live.  

Ms. Deckard is a graduate of Mt. Zion Schools (2000), and she has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Millikin University (2004).  Ms. Deckard also has a master’s in educational administration from Eastern Illinois University (2010).  Ms. Deckard is also planning to work on her next degree, starting very soon. 

Ms. Deckard's  interests include history, reading, running, comic books, Marvel movies,  weightlifting, watching the Cubs,  the Yankees, the Las Vegas Golden Knights, and hanging out with her nieces-Madeline and Eloise. 

In addition to teaching 7th and 8th grade English , Ms. Deckard is also the middle school Meridian Junior Honor Society sponsor.   In years past, she also helped direct several middle school plays and was the scholastic bowl coach from 2007-2019.