Mrs. Crouss

2nd grade teacher at Lely Elementary. Our classroom is a family that throws kindness around like confetti!

[Collier County Public Schools @collierschools]

The final surprise is out! Congratulations to our 2026 High School Teacher of the Year...@GCSharks English teacher Ashley Dunlap! A proud CCPS graduate with 11 years of teaching experience, Ashley integrates inquiry-based instruction and real-world connections to deepen student engagement. Thank you for being a part of our #CCPSFamily!

[Nichole Spencer @nspencer132]

We loved celebrating the CCPS Elementary Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Crouss, @LelyLionsRoar @collierschools @crousb The Lely Elementary community appreciates all that she does for our school!

[Mrs. Crouss @crousb]

Honored and grateful to be named Elementary School Teacher of the Year for the Collier County School District 💙 This recognition belongs to my incredible students, supportive families, and amazing colleagues. Teaching is my passion, and my heart is full. ✨@LelyLionsRoar

[Mrs. Crouss @crousb]

@MsBezjak_ccps @nspencer132 @collierschools @LelyLionsRoar Thank you so much for the sweet words!!! I too have learned from you!

[Nichole Spencer @nspencer132]

We are so proud and excited to share this awesome news! Thank you @crousb @collierschools @LelyLionsRoar Mrs. Crouss is amazing teacher and colleague! She is always finding ways to support students and help them grow as young leaders. She gives so much to the LES community!

[Mrs. Crouss @crousb]

Spreading some holiday cheer in our community! Our 2nd Grade had the wonderful opportunity to go to the Arlington of Naples and sing to their residents! 🎄🎅⛄️@collierschools @LelyLionsRoar

[Nichole Spencer @nspencer132]

The Lely Lions continue to celebrate the season @LelyLionsRoar @collierschools

[Nichole Spencer @nspencer132]

The Grinch visited Lely Elementary today @LelyLionsRoar @collierschools

[Nichole Spencer @nspencer132]

Candy Cane Wonderland @LelyLionsRoar today! We continue to celebrate the holidays as a Lely Elementary family @collierschools

[Nichole Spencer @nspencer132]

Lely Lion Pride! We love our festive holiday shirts designed by Lely High School @WeAreLely We love sharing the Lely Pride @LelyLionsRoar @collierschools

[Mrs. Crouss @crousb]

We worked hard summarizing our core story with a SWBST! We got the opportunity to share our summaries with the kindergartners and then compare them to the actual story! Thanks Mrs. Hinkel’s class for being excellent listeners! @LelyLionsRoar @collierschools

[Mrs. Crouss @crousb]

We worked collaboratively with our partners to find perimeter of shapes we built with our inch tiles! @LelyLionsRoar @collierschools

[Nichole Spencer @nspencer132]

A huge SHOUTOUT to the talented cheerleaders @WeAreLely for coming out today to help the Lely Lions @LelyLionsRoar Celebrate our school @collierschools

[Nichole Spencer @nspencer132]

More Lely Lion fun as we celebrate our Amazing school @collierschools @LelyLionsRoar

[Nichole Spencer @nspencer132]

Today we celebrated our Amazing A school @LelyLionsRoar @collierschools

[Nichole Spencer @nspencer132]

More A fun and celebration @LelyLionsRoar @collierschools

[Mrs. Crouss @crousb]

Today we wrapped up our book study with a retelling activity with our partners! @LelyLionsRoar @collierschools

[Mrs. Crouss @crousb]

Text Feature hunt with our partners!! @LelyLionsRoar

[Mrs. Crouss @crousb]

Yesterday was Constitution day! We learned about the constitution, wrote our own class constitution, and created constitution badges for our lanyards! @LelyLionsRoar @mrsnoeLES

[Nichole Spencer @nspencer132]

Tonight was a HUGE success @LelyLionsRoar @crousb @mrsnoeLES @collierschools Thank you to the wonderful PTO for organizing Family Night with dinner and bingo!