Ustatha Islam Al Burai is the homeroom teacher for PreK-4 at Lexington Universal Academy. She has a bachelor’s degree in Education. Previously, she worked as an ESL teacher in Saudi Arabia and then as a substitute teacher at LUA. She worked with Fayette County Public School as an assistant teacher for special education. Ustatha Islam grew up in Gaza, Palestine then moved to Puerto Rico (where she studied at The American University as a Special Education Teacher), and then moved to Lexington, Kentucky. She has two children; both her son and daughter graduated from LUA. She is looking forward to working with your child to help them reach their maximum education and apply the Islamic Values to their everyday teachings.