Welcome to another year at Fleming Schools!!!  I am Derek Feather.  My wife, Dallas, and I have 4 beautiful children, a son-in-law, and a grandson: Ashleigh (Brandon Koehler), Greyson Koehler, Kaitlyn, Braylen, and Emma.

I grew up in Sterling, CO and graduated from Sterling High School in 1989.  I attended Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, CO and then transferred to the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO.  I earned my Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Mathematics in 1993.  I spent one year as a substitute teacher in Greeley and Sterling.  In 1994, I accepted a 7th grade teaching position with Sterling Middle School.  I taught 7th grade mathematics for four years and then taught 8th grade mathematics for another four years.  While at SMS, I also coached middle school football and high school golf, basketball, and baseball.  In 2002, I accepted a teaching position at Sterling High School.  I taught at SHS for 13 years, teaching Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2, as well as concurrent enrollment courses in college algebra and statistics.  While at SHS, I continued to coach basketball and baseball.  I was the head baseball coach at SHS in 2002 and 2005-2009.  In 2008 I earned my Master of Science Degree in Education with an emphasis in Educational Leadership from Walden University.  In 2015, I accepted the high school mathematics position here at Fleming High School.  While at Fleming, I have served as the junior high boys' basketball coach for four seasons (2017-2021), the high school baseball assistant for two seasons (2017-18), the high school boys' basketball coach for three seasons (2020-2023), and the Class of 2027 class sponsor for 3 years (2020-2023).  I am in my 31st year of teaching and am now the athletic director here at Fleming.

My interests include watching my children with their activities, spending time with my grandson, and just being outdoors.  I became interested in hiking a few years ago and have hiked two 14ers [Mt. Sherman (2019) and Quandary Peak (2020)] and the Manitou Incline (2021)!!