Welcome to First grade! My name is Mrs. Locke. I am married to a retired military Veteran and am the mom of two daughters, Savannah and Briana, who are both in high school. I am going into my fifth year at Tucker and am excited to be in FABULOUS first grade! I have been in education for eleven years (Beginning as a paraprofessional). I started my career in Virginia in K-5 special education. I taught fifth-grade last year at Tucker after spending several years in Kindergarten. In 2023, I was blessed to have been named the 23-24 Tucker Teacher of the Year.

I graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor's degree in general and special education. I also have a Master of Arts degree in special education from Liberty and a Master of Education in curriculum and instruction. I also have a Specialist degree in Advanced Curriculum Studies from Augusta University and am currently working on my Doctorate degree from American College of Education.  I have a reading and math endorsement and am working toward my Dyslexia endorsement.