Julie
Barger
Staff Development Director
jbarger@esu16.org
As I move into this new position of
Staff Development Director, I bring 21 years of teaching experience
and five years of experience as a staff development consultant.
My first teaching job was at Adams Central Jr./Sr. High School near
Hastings where I taught English. From there, I moved
west to teach English at what was then the Brule Public School and
later at Sutherland Public School. I began working for ESU #16 as
a staff development consultant five years ago. My responsibilities
have mainly been in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
I will continue to work in these areas as they relate to state mandates
and school improvement plans. I am also the coordinator of the STARS
and Carl Perkins grants.
I value the many friends I have made
in the past five years working with the ESU #16 schools. I
look forward to continuing to serve you in the area of professional
development. |
Roger
Adkins
Media /Technology Director
radkins@esu16.org
Wow, where does the time go? This is my sixteenth
year with ESU 16. It’s rather odd, but I have only been
in two systems since the beginning of my career. I was in
Genoa Nebraska for 19 years prior to coming to the service unit.
I began my career as a vocal music teacher, became the Media Specialist,
and was also an Elementary Principal for several years, all in the
Genoa system. When I started with the service unit, there
was only one other computer around, and now you trip over them everywhere
in the building.
It has been an amazing journey to see the proliferation
of technology both at the office and in our schools. Who’d
a thunk it? It has been very gratifying to see people embrace
the technological changes these past years, and we know by now that
this trend will continue and gain steam along the way. I have especially
enjoyed working with the SYSOPS (Systems Operators) from all of
our member schools. It is always fun to discover the new “Educational
Resources” available for use in the classroom.
When not at the office or on the road, I enjoy motorcycling,
singing in a gospel quartet, way cool cars and oh yeah, naps!
I have thoroughly enjoyed my position (well, other than that erate
stuff) and look forward to the challenges ahead. Technology
is, like, TOTALLY cool! |
Roxy Schow
Staff Development Consultant
rmccoy@esu16.org
It is hard to believe this is my fifth
year in staff development at the ESU! I have enjoyed working with
so many of you in the areas of curriculum, assessment and school
improvement. My staff development role has recently evolved
into the focus of reading K-12, with a special emphasis in Reading
First training. I also serve as the Title I coordinator
for our area cooperative schools and administer the Title IIA grant.
My educational
background is in elementary. I graduated from Hastings College
and received my graduate degree from Doane College. My teaching
experience spans a variety of grades at both Gothenburg and Sutherland
Schools. Thanks for the opportunity to serve your schools
– I look forward to another year!
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Melissa Engel
Internet Coordinator
mengel@esu16.org |
Deb Paulman
Staff Development Consultant
dpaulman@esu16.org
I am the "new kid on the block".
If only that were true (the kid part)! I am however, the newest
addition to the ESU 16 Staff Development group. Before joining
Julie and Roxy at the ESU I was a classroom teacher for the past
25 years. I began my career as an educator in 1980 at Ogallala
Middle School as a 7th and 8th grade Science teacher. Twenty five
years later my teaching experience has included all sizes of schools,
from Class D to Class A and all levels of science. I have endorsements
in 7-12 life science, earth science, physical science, chemistry,
and physics. In May of 2004 I received my Master's in School Counseling.
I look forward to working with the ESU schools in the areas of
school improvement, the STARS process, as well as the continuing
work of both the Math and the Science Pods. I will be coordinating
the High Ability Learner services within the unit as well as the
Safe and Drug Free Title IV grant.
When I am not at ESU 16 I am home
taking care of "the guys". My husband Roric farms south
of Sutherland. We have 2 children still at home with us and 2
college students. Garrett, 18 will be graduating from Sutherland
Public School this spring and Zach, 15 is a freshman. Both are
fabulous young men, good students, and crazy for football and
basketball. Joshua, 22 is an intern at Cooper Nuclear Station
in Brownsville, NE and will graduate from Iowa State University
with a degree in mechanical engineering December of 2006. Winsome,
21 is a senior at UNO with a double major in Spanish and International
Business. She will be graduating this May as well.
I look forward to our work together
in the coming years.
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Deb Frates
Staff Development Secretary
dfrates@esu16.org
I'm the other "Deb" in Staff Development. I have
been the Staff Development Secretary since January of 2002.
I've been involved with schools in a variety of ways for 35 years,
being married to John Frates. With John teaching and
later as Superintendent and with three kids graduating from South
Platte, I know the area schools, teachers and administrators.
Staff Development Secretary is a
fun and challenging job. The majority of my time is spent answering
the telephone, working on class registrations, workshops, food
ordering and spending hours at the copy machine.
It's a pleasure working with everyone
involved in all ESU #16 schools.
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Jan
Coone
Grant Coordinator, Web Assistant
jcoone@esu16.org
I joined ESU #16 in 2001 after 24 years as Librarian, Spanish Teacher
and Technology Coordinator at Wallace High School. I've enjoyed
working with a variety of area teachers on technology integration;
and I've learned so much from the staff at ESU #16. I look forward
to more projects and opportunities to support the staff developers
and the teachers in ESU #16. |
Chad
DeWester
Technology Consultant
c.dewester@esu16.org
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