Catherine Verkest is a first grade teacher at Randolph elementary. Mrs. Verkest has been teaching in Livonia since 2006. In prior years, Mrs. Verkest taught students with moderate cognitive impairments at Webster Elementary and also taught second grade at Garfield Elementary.  The beilief that all students can learn and succeed is one of Mrs. Verkest's core values. She believes that relationships with students and families is the key to learning and growing.