My name is Haley Cooper. This is my fifth year at Gainesville and will start my 9th year of teaching. I am a 2005 graduate of Gainesville High School. I am blessed to be back in the community I grew up in. My husband, Rick, is also a Gainesville graduate. We have three children; Jackson, Brody and Kinsley. They all attend school at Gainesville.

I received my degree in Elementary Education from Drury University in Springfield. I taught first grade at Springfield Public Schools and spent three years at Thornfield teaching a 3^rd/4^th grade split. 

My family and I look forward to cheering on the Bulldogs again this year!