Derek Leiker

Mr. Derek Leiker teaches junior high social studies at St. Lawrence School.  He moved to the Lawrenceburg area from Kansas where he also taught junior high social studies and preschool through junior high physical education. The Kansas State Department of Education awarded Mr.Leiker’s social studies classes the Standard of Excellence for their performance on the state assessment.  Mr. Leiker integrates sign language and interactive, hands-on lessons in his classes.

Mr. Leiker currently coaches football at Lawrenceburg High School.  During Mr. Leiker’s career, he has coached football, basketball, and track at both the junior high and high school levels.  He was part of the Meade High School football coaching staff when the team won the Kansas state championship in 2010. He was also part of the Lawrenceburg High School football coaching staff when the team competed for the state championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in 2018.  Mr. Leiker has taken football, basketball, and track teams to state competition multiple times and was recognized as the Kansas Junior High Coach of the Year in 2016.