As we enter our 100th year of leading special education, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is recognizing exceptional educators from around the world who have shown a passion, dedication, and commitment to making a difference in the lives of the students who they teach. Hear from teachers about their personal experiences working in the field, and get inspired to make your own impact this year.
Lanny Lewis
Lanny grew up in rural Northwest Missouri. He always enjoyed school and learning. He started his teaching career in the Kansas City, Missouri School District and taught middle school and high school in the areas of math and science and special education. Of the 27 years with KCPS he taught for 20 years and was a building level administrator for 12 years. After retiring from KCPS he joined Grain Valley School District teaching math and science courses in the resource and co-teaching classrooms at the high school level. He loves working with kids and supporting them in academics and personal growth.
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