Kristi Bacus has been an elementary educator for over 25 years, teaching at all grade levels from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. In addition to serving students in the classroom, she has enjoyed partnering with educators as a supervising teacher to college interns and a mentor-teacher to new professionals. She has had the privilege of working with Collaborative Classroom and alongside amazing educators across the country for the past eight years as a Collaborative Literacy consultant, professional learning lead, and collaborative coach.