Hopkins School District #270

Emily Acker has been teaching in the Hopkins School District since 2003.

Alyssa Albrecht has previously taught fifth grade at Tanglen and third grade at Alice Smith Elementary.

Tracey Beaverson has been working in the Hopkins Public Schools since 2008. She has taught 5th grade and 3rd grade.

Mary Beckering has been teaching in the Hopkins Public Schools since 1990. She has been a Learning Resource Teacher at Tanglen Elementary, and a Title I Teacher at Tanglen, Eisenhower and Alice Smith Elementary Schools.

Mrs. Bergren has been teaching physical education and developmental/adapted physical education in the Hopkins Public Schools since 1994.

Doreen Carlson has worked in the education field since 1994, and began teaching in the Hopkins school district in 2001.

Molly has taught in the Hopkins School District since 1999. She received her BA from the College of St Benedict, where she majored in Spanish.

Brian has been working in the Hopkins Public Schools since 1984, and teaching physical education at Alice Smith since 1987.

Sandra Cowing has been teaching in the district since 1996. She has spent the majority of her time at Alice Smith Elementary, teaching fifth and sixth graders.

Mr. Davis currently teaches second grade. He is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College and received his Master of Arts in teaching degree from the University of St. Thomas. Mr Davis has been teaching in the Hopkins Public Schools since 2004.

Marlys taught mentally handicapped adults for nine years.

Cathy started her career with the Hopkins Schools in 1996 working as the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Business Services.  Cathy is presently the Administrative Assistant at Alice Smith Elementary where she has been since 1999.

Tara earned her BA from Arizona State University and her MEd from Saint Mary's University.

Kay Hawley currently teaches instrumental music at Alice Smith and Glen Lake Elementary Schools. For the majority of her career she has taught instrumental music at West Jr. High. Kay has a wide variety of interests and a diverse background as an educator, performer, clinician, and guest speaker.

Sara Hayek began working in the Hopkins School District in 1990.  Sara earned her BA from Gustavus Adolphus College and her MEd from the University of Minnesota.

Diana Hetzler has been working in the district since 1991. She worked as a Learning Resource Teacher in Kindergarten for 10 years and has been teaching Kindergarten since 2001.

Mary taught briefly in St. Paul, then worked in business selling commercial art materials. After staying home with her children, Mary renewed her teaching license and has been working in the Hopkins Public Schools since 1998.

Mrs. Lane has been a teacher in the Hopkins Public Schools since 1993. She currently has a .7 position at Alice Smith Elementary, as an ESL teacher.

Laura graduated from the University of South Dakota, with a double major in Elementary Education and Special Education.

Kelly Lindemann has been working in the Hopkins Public Schools since 1990.

Leanne Lonson graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Music Education.

Shannon has been working for the Hopkins School District since 1994.

Martha taught in junior and senior high schools before going back to get her elementary education certification at Hamline University.

Val McGruder has been at Alice Smith as a Tech Support Specialist since 1992. She is also a district Wellness Champion and serves on the committees for Staff and Student Wellness initiatives.

Mr. McKusick has been teaching fourth grade at Alice Smith Elementary since 2003.

Mary Milner has teaching experience in Bloomington, South St. Paul, Savage/Burnsville, and Hopkins School Districts.

Melissa Moro-Koss grew up in the northwest suburbs and graduated from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School. After high school she attended St. Cloud State University where she earned a BS in Elementary Education.  She has been working in the special education field since 1997 and has been at Hopkins since 2007.

Since graduating from Concordia College in 1995, Kylee has had the privilege to serve in multiple educational roles.

Carla Perrier has been teaching in the district since 1990, with 3 years before that in the West St. Paul school district.

Brian Rasmussen has taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders in the Hopkins Public Schools since 1987.

I have 25 years of experience as a front line Receptionist/Customer Service Provider.

Shelby Schappa graduated with a BS in Elementary/Middle Level Education from the University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse. Since graduating, she has had the opportunity to teach at Eisenhower, Katherine Curren and Meadowbrook Elementary schools.

Mariama G. Sengita has been working for the Hopkins Public Schools since 2008. For two years, she worked as the Restorative Justice Coordinator for Hopkins North Junior High School where she helped to reduce the number of behavior referrals for students of color.

Kevin has been teaching in the Hopkins School District since 2006.

Pat has been with the Hopkins Public Schools since 1993.

Michelle Stanford began at Hopkins as a Special Education paraprofessional at Alice Smith Elementary for about 5 years. She then spent 10 years teaching at Hopkins North Jr. High.

Scott has been a 6th grade teacher since the 2000-2001 school year. He has a bachelors degree from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and K-6 Masters of Arts in Teaching from the University of St. Thomas.

Kathy has been working in the Hopkins Public Schools since 1992. Kathy graduated of Northwestern College, with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She received her Master of Education in Special Education from Bethel University and her thesis was on Autism and Seizure Disorders.

Graduated Illinois Wesleyan University

Shelley began as an LRT in 1990. She has been a first-grade teacher since 2000.

Kayla graduated with her Masters in Occupational Therapy from the University of Minnesota in 2009.

Jason White has been teaching in the Hopkins Public Schools since 2001. Jason earned his BS in Secondary Social Studies at Crown College and his MA in Elementary Education from the University of St. Thomas.

John earned his BS degree from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, his MA from the University of St. Thomas, and his K-6 Administrative Licensure from the University of Minnesota.

Mrs. Woodburn has been teaching in the Hopkins Public Schools since 1987.