Laurie Zaleuke has been selected as the interim principal at Halls Ferry Intermediate. Zaleuke has been the assistant principal at Walnut Grove since 2021. Prior to that role, she served as the assistant principal at Central Primary. She began her career as a Title I reading and third-grade teacher. She has worked in Wentzville School District and Assumption Elementary, serving in various administrator roles.

She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Maryville University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Missouri Baptist University.

Burroughs has been in education for 20 years, with 19 of those years serving in the Ferguson-Florissant School District. She has been an instructional support leader since 2016, previously serving in that role at Berkeley Intermediate. Prior to that role, she was a classroom teacher for 14 years.

She holds a doctorate in school leadership from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. She also has a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from University of Missouri and a bachelor’s degree from Central Methodist University.