Hello!  My name is Lisa Derusha, and I'm looking forward to getting to know all of my new students and their parents.  Fourth grade this year is going to be exciting and memorable!    

I was born in upstate NY, and moved to La Crescenta in 1990.  My stepson was a 1994 LCES alumni, and my daughter, Sarahbeth, is a senior at UCLA.  I love teaching, puzzles, reading, music,  going to new places, playing games, and spending time with friends and family.