About me
Dr. Erin Slater joined the Fort Madison Community School District in 2016 and is in her 7th year serving the district. The District’s focus has been on supporting teacher and student learning with Professional Learning Communities and increasing resources in social-emotional support including an SEL coordinator
and a multi-year partnership with Four Oaks in Cedar Rapids.
Prior to joining the FMCSD, Dr. Slater was an assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in School District 45 in Villa Park, IL, a western suburb of Chicago.
From 1991-2014, Dr. Slater served the West Aurora School District 129 in Aurora, IL in a variety of roles. The district served over 12,000 students in ten elementary schools, four middle schools and a comprehensive high school of over 3,200 students. She was a teacher, assistant principal, principal, a director of elementary education, and a director of K-12 curriculum and instruction.
Dr. Slater obtained her Doctorate of Education degree from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL in 2018. She received her Educational Specialist degree in 2010 and her Master in Science in Education degree in 1995 also from Northern Illinois University. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 1990
from the University of Iowa.
Dr. Slater is originally from Algona, Iowa, and has been married for 30 years to her husband and together they have raised three children.
