Hopkins School District #270

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

Anne Baird has been teaching in the Hopkins Public Schools since 2002. She taught first and second grade at Eisenhower Elementary School for nine years before her current position as an Elementary Master Teacher.

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.

Erin Bodner has been working in the Hopkins Public Schools since 2012. Erin currently provides speech and language therapy to students in the Links to Learning program. She has a special interest in stuttering evaluation and treatment.

Lana Boord has been teaching in the Hopkins School District since 2001. She teaches English Language Learners at Alice Smith.

Sarah Bradley has been working in the Hopkins Public Schools since 2010. She graduated with a B.A. in Elementary Education from Gustavus Adolphus College in May 2010.

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.

Madeline Conrad has been a school social worker in the Hopkins PublicSchools since 1999.  She began at West Junior High and has now been atAlice Smith and Meadowbrook Elementary since 2003.

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.

Christina Farrell grew up in the northwest suburbs and attended Robbinsdale Armstrong high school. After high school she attended St. Cloud State University where she earned a BS in Elementary Education.

Tamara Gebhardt has been working in the Hopkins schools since 1991.
Professional experiences with the Minnesota Speech Hearing Association (MSHA) have included:
School Issues Committee, VP for Education, Legislative Steering Committee, Executive Council and Policy Council.

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.

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 worked as a Title One Tutor for many years teaching math, reading, and the H.O.T.S. program.  She recently earned her MAESL degree and has a .7 position at Alice Smith Elementary, as an ESL teacher. Mrs. Lane is at Alice Smith Monday-Thursday.

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

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

Kristin Lutz graduated from Mankato West High School in 1990 and completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota in 1994 with a B.S. in Child Psychology.

Sara Lynch 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.

Kristy Nelson joined the Hopkins School District in 1998. She received her B.S. degree from St. Cloud State University and began her career at Eisenhower Elementary as a Kindergarten Teacher that same year.

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

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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.

Renee has been working in the Hopkins School District since 2005.

Jennifer Silus received her Art Education degree from the University of Iowa.

Mrs. Spoo has been teaching in the Hopkins Public Schools since 1999. She taught 5th, 2nd, and 1st grades at Meadowbrook Elementary School.

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.

Shelly Stoddard is a committed and passionate educator. She has worked in Minnesota for eight years, and also taught in Florida for four years. She has taught 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade during her tenure.

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.

Barb Ungs graduated Illinois Wesleyan University.

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

Holly Wick attended Loras College in Dubuque, IA, for her undergraduate degree and after graduation lived in Austria as a Fulbright teaching assistant for two years.