Carrie Ormsby

Postsecondary Director

Carrie Ormsby, M.S., CCC-SLP, earned her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Science and Disorders and her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Idaho State University. She is certified through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and has worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist in private practice, hospitals, home health, and school settings.

Carrie is passionate about training educators, volunteers, and parents to effectively support individuals with intellectual disabilities, focusing on practical strategies, communication, and creating safe, inclusive environments.
She has served as a Parent Advisor on the Utah Special Education Advisory Panel for the Utah State Board of Education, as a member of the Utah Alternative Technology Team for Canyons School District, and on both the county and state boards of the Utah Down Syndrome Foundation. She has also volunteered with Special Olympics.

Carrie enjoys scuba diving, singing, playing piano and organ, cooking, reading, theater, crochet, lifelong learning, and advocacy. She and her husband have four children, one of whom is diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Administration

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I especially appreciate the school’s focus on the whole child, which includes social skills development, in vivo problem-solving, community and service experiences, the arts, and practical living skills among so many other things! Most importantly, our children LOVE their school and literally gush about it anytime someone asks them.

Words cannot express the respect and gratitude I have for Elizabeth Academy. Our children’s experience (six years thus far) at both schools has been outstanding.

Our girls have attended Elizabeth Academy for six years now, and we can’t imagine sending them anywhere else for school. The individual attention and caring, collaborative environment at EA have been so good for both of them and we love the holistic Montessori approach to education. We also greatly appreciate all the efforts of the administration and teachers to provide our girls the ability to go to school safely during the pandemic. It has been a lifesaver for our family.