Lea Ann Combs
Lea Ann Combs has spent 37 years in education, most recently as an elementary school principal. She has also served as a special education coordinator, early childhood coordinator, PBIS coordinator, behavior specialist, and special education teacher of students with all types of disabilities. Additionally, Lea Ann has extensive training in MTSS/RtI, PBIS, Professional Learning Communities (PLC), school safety, trauma informed care, Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), Ruby Payne’s “Understanding Poverty,” and Ross Greene’s “Collaborative Problem Solving.” She is currently retired from the public school system and is an educational consultant.
Retired Elementary Principal, Shawnee Mission School District, KS
Lea Ann Combs: Sessions
November 2, 2022 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Breakout Session
When Crime in the Community Impacts the School: Lessons Learned and Improvements Implemented
This session will highlight the occurrence of a shooting across the street from a local elementary school that resulted in bullets within the building and on campus, as well as the shoot out that occurred between the shooter and police during dismissal of students. Presenters will provide details of that day, positive actions taken during and after this traumatic event, and lessons learned. Attendees will also be provided with resources and a detailed emergency operation plan created as a result of this shooting.
- Lea Ann Combs & Jay Fleer
This Midwest School Safety Summit is brought by Safe and Sound Schools in partnership with Missouri School Boards’ Association Center for Education Safety.
