Sarah Sprigg Van Leuven

Background

Leuven, Sarah Sprigg Van was born on May 3, 1939 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of James Frederick and Martha Mary (Barnhart) Sprigg.

Education

Bachelor in English, Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, 1961; postgraduate, California State University, Los Angeles, 1994.

Career

Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1961-1962; teacher, St. Mary's County (Maryland.) School District, 1962-1963; teacher, La Mesa (California) Spring Valley Schools, 1963-1964; teacher, San Diego Unified School District, 1965-1967; substitute teacher, San Diego Unified School District, 1970-1974; substitute teacher, Gilroy (California) School District-Morgan Hill School District, 1974-1978; kindergarten teacher, Raleigh (North Carolina) Academy, 1987-1988; special education teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District, since 1988.

Achievements

• Sarah Sprigg Van Leuven has been listed as a noteworthy Special education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Education Association, ASCD, California Education Association, Council for Exceptional Children, Foundation for Children with Learning Disabilities.

Interests

• Avocations: crafts, needlework.

Connections

Children: Karl, Katherine, Jon.

Father:

James Frederick Sprigg

Mother:

Martha Mary (Barnhart) Sprigg

child:

Jon Leuven

child:

Katherine Leuven

child:

Karl Leuven