Each ES3 grant site has two imperative leaders of the work. The internal coach role is typically a teacher-level employee who either currently provides regular coaching meetings with individuals or teams or will be given time to do regular coaching meetings with individuals or teams. The district coordinator is a district level employee that oversees the procedures and policies affected by the work.
District Coordinator - Elmbrook - CESA 1
stegemae@elmbrookschools.org
My name is Liz Stegemann and I’m the Director of Student Services in Elmbrook. Previously I was a Special Education Coordinator in Elmbrook for 2 years. I started my career as a school psychologist, serving students PK-age 21 in both urban and suburban districts. I am looking forward to supporting our educators in their ability to instruct and grow students, particularly those identified with Autism and OHI. We have seen significant growth in these two disability areas over the past 5 to 6 years and our staff are hungry to feel more confident in serving these students.
Internal Coach - Elmbrook - CESA 1
kinger@elmbrookschools.org
My name is Erin King and I am the Assistant Director of Student Services. Previously I was a special education teacher for 7 years, a middle school principal (AP for 3 and principal for 5), and an elementary principal for 3 years. I am excited to help build our collective capacity to continue to meet students where they are at and move them forward!
District Coordinator - Somerset - CESA 11
Internal Coach - Somerset - CESA 11
My name is Kylie Fader and I am a special education teacher at Somerset. I work with grades 5-8. This is my 8th year working as a special education teacher. This is our first year with the ES3 grant. Our district looks forward to participating and learning moving forward!.
Internal Coach - Somerset - CESA 11
My name is Kristen Kraft and I am a high school special education teacher (grades 9-12) at Somerset High School. This is my 20th year teaching special education. This is our district’s first year with the ES3 grant, and we are looking forward to learning and growing through the help we will receive with this grant!
Internal Coach - Somerset - CESA 11
My name is Melissa Terbeest. I am an elementary special education teacher at Somerset Elementary School. This is my 16th year teaching special education. This is our district’s first year with the ES3 grant, and we are looking forward to learning and growing through the help we will receive with this grant!
District Coordinator - Sun Prairie - CESA 2
My name is Janet Thomas. I am the Director of Student Services in the Sun Prairie Area School District. This is my 6th year in Sun Prairie. This is our first year with the ES3 Grant. We look forward to growing our team and integrating the work of the district with the work of our special education leadership teams.
Internal Coach - Sun Prairie - CESA 2
jlbarte1@sunprairieschools.org
My name is Joan Bartel. I am the Associate Principal of Royal Oaks Elementary School in Sun Prairie. I am also the Lead Administrator for our district autism team, S.M.A.R.T. It is from this team’s perspective that we are participating in the ES3 Grant. We look forward to learning with this team!
District Coordinator - Waterloo - CESA 2
armentroutm@waterloo.k12.wi.us
Hello! My name is Michele Armentrout and I am honored to serve as Waterloo’s Director of Special Education and Student Services. This is my 28th year in education. I have been a classroom teacher
Internal Coach - Waterloo - CESA 2
ochoat@waterloo.k12.wi.us
Hello! My name is Teagan Ochoa and I am the elementary school counselor in Waterloo. This is my 4th year in Waterloo and my first year participating in the ES3 Grant. I am so thankful for all the learning and resources we’ve gained so far and cannot wait to see the progress we make in the years to come!
Internal Coach - Waterloo - CESA 2
veitche@waterloo.k12.wi.us
Hello! My name is Emma Veitch and I am the occupational therapist for the Waterloo School District. This is my third year working in the school setting and my district’s first year as participants in the ES3 Grant. I’m excited to be a part of this incredible program and looking forward to applying all we learn to support our students.
Internal Coach - Waterloo - CESA 2
ryank@waterloo.k12.wi.us
My name is Kim Ryan and I am an elementary special education teacher for the Waterloo School District. This is my third year in the Waterloo School District and our first year participating in the ES3 grant.
District Coordinator - Greendale School District - CESA 1 denise.burnett@greendaleschools.org
My name is Denise Burnett, and I am the Director of Pupil Services for the Greendale School District. This is my 29th year in education. We are grateful to have been part of ES3. Greendale looks forward to continuing to build staff capacity and enhance our practices during our final year in the grant and the years to come!
Internal Coach - Greendale School District - CESA 1 nikki.ortloff@greendaleschools.org
My name is Nikki Ortloff and I am the K-5 Program Support Specialist for Greendale School District. This is my 26th year in special education! The ES3 grant has been really impactful to our district the past 2 years, and we are looking forward to even more learning in our last year as grant participants!
Internal Coach - Greendale School District - CESA 1 nicolette.timm@greendaleschools.org
My name is Nikki Timm and I’m the PS Specialist for MS, HS and Specialized Programs at that grade level. One of the programs I support is a behavior based HS program. I am interested in increasing my behavior coaching skills so we can support more of our students in the district instead of at alternative placements. This is the district's 2nd year in the grant, but this is my 1st year joining the ES3 grant team.
Internal Coach - Greendale School District - CESA 1
My name is Jana Castro and I am the Behavior Support Teacher for K-8 in the Greendale School District. I have been in special education for 15 years. This is my first year in this position, but I can see the impact that the ES3 grant has had on our district. I look forward to continued learning and growth this year!
District Coordinator - CESA 5 Alternative Programs mccoyt@cesa5.org
Hello, my name is Terry McCoy, and I currently serve as the Assistant Director of Special Education for CESA 5. Before beginning at CESA 5 four years ago, I was a Cross-categorical teacher for twenty-two years and a Program Support teacher for two more. One of my roles at CESA 5 is Supervisor of Alternative Education, in which we have 7 programs and 5 sites throughout the region. This has allowed our team to interact with 35+ school districts both in and outside of CESA 5. The skills we are learning will not only build the capacity of our Alternative Education teams, but they will also benefit students, teachers and administrators throughout the state.
Internal Coach - CESA 5 Alternative Education Program
betchera@cesa5.org
Hello! My name is Amanda Betcher. I currently work for CESA 5 as an In-District Director of Special Education in Pardeeville, and as a Coordinator for CESA 5 Alternative Education Programs (JCAP, COMAN/ REACH, SCAN). For the past 12 years, I have worked with Special Education students in one capacity or another. Much of this time was spent in elementary EBD or Behavior Intervention positions, before moving into a leadership role with CESA 5. This is my first year with the ES3 grant and I look forward to finding ways to support the districts we work with to meet the needs of all learners.
Internal Coach - CESA 5 Alternative Education Program
Hi all! I’m Leah Werch and I work for CESA 5 as a Coordinator of Alternative Education Programs (WCAP, WCAP-E, WCAS), a Coordinator of Classrooms for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (Rio, Fall River), and as an In-District Special Education Director for Rio. I have worked in a variety of educational institutes and special education positions. I have had experiences working with students of all ages from varied backgrounds, skill sets, and needs This is my first year participating in the ES3 grant and I am looking forward to finding ways we can better support our students, families, staff, and district stakeholders.
Hello, my name is Amy Wachewicz and I proudly serve as the Seymour Community School District’s Pupil Services Director. I began my educational journey 22 years ago as a school psychologist and have been a Director for the past 16 years. This is our third year working with the ES3 team and we are very excited about the potential it provides! Our staff, and most importantly, our students will benefit from the possibilities stemming from the receipt of this grant.
Internal Coach - Seymour Community School - CESA 7
I am Jackie Hill, Program Support Teacher (PST) for Seymour Community School District and will be serving as one of the Internal Coaches for the ES3 grant. Prior to being a PST I was an elementary cross categorical special education teacher for 10 years. We are currently in year three of our ES3 grant and I am excited to continue to build my coaching skills and support teachers and students. I am a strong advocate of inclusive practices and I look forward to building our teachers’ capacities to provide optimal learning environments to meet students’ academic, behavioral, and social emotional needs.
Internal Coach - Seymour Community School - CESA 7
Hello :) My name is Jen Siudzinski, Student Success Facilitator and third year ES3 grant coach for Seymour Community School District. In my 27 years of educational service, I have been a school counselor, at-risk program coordinator, and a cross-categorical and EBD special education teacher. I have taught K-12 students in both public school and mental health/juvenile corrections settings. I am a passionate advocate for student wellness and comprehensive programs that support the whole child with regard to academic, social/emotional and career success. I look forward to continuing to build my knowledge and practice around coaching while supporting my colleagues in our efforts to enhance our systems relative to social-emotional learning.
Greetings! My name is Missy Lesik, and I serve as the Director of Student Services & Special Education for the School District of Altoona. I’m a former Special Education Teacher and have been in a Director role for the past 7 years. I’ve always had a passion for supporting students’ behavior and ensuring access for all of our learners to high quality inclusive learning environments. This is Altoona’s first year in the ES3 grant, and we’re excited to engage in transformative systems change to better meet the needs of our students!
Internal Coach - School District of Altoona- CESA 10
msteingruebl@altoona.k12.wi.us
My name is Meg Steingruebl, and I am the Student Services Program Coordinator for the School District of Altoona. This is my 20th year in education, having spent most of my career as a Special Education Teacher. This is our first year with the grant. We are excited for the opportunity and look forward to this work.
Internal Coach - School District of Altoona- CESA 10
chugo@altoona.k12.wi.us
Hello! My name is Chris Hugo, and I am a Student Support Specialist within the Elementary School for the School District of Altoona. This is my 7th year in Education during which time I have taught Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education, and currently serve as a Support Specialist and School Based Mental Health Coordinator. This is our first year with the grant. We look forward to diving in and learning about how to best support staff and students.
District Coordinator - Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District - CESA 10
mcmastcl@chipfalls.org
My name is Christine McMasters and I am the Director of Special Education and Pupil Services. I have been a special education teacher, program support coordinator and now director for the past 31 years. This is our first year in the grant so we will be learning everything we can about coaching and supporting our staff and students over the next 3 years.
Internal Coach - Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District - CESA 10
My name is Sara Clark, and I am currently the Special Education Coordinator for the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District. Prior to this position, I taught elementary special education for fourteen years. I am looking forward to supporting teams as they work to improve outcomes for students.
District Coordinator - Goodman-Armstrong Creek School district
CESA 8
Hello! My name is Becky Ruechel and I work through CESA 8 supporting Districts in our region. I am currently servicing the Goodman-Armstrong Creek School District as their Director of Special Education. This is my second year with the Goodman-Armstrong Creek School district and my second year with CESA 8. Prior to that I spent 13 years in the classroom serving students with a wide range of neurodiverse needs. This is our first year working with the ES3 Grant and I am excited to work with the Goodman-Armstrong Creek School District to begin implementing this work and helping to grow along with the staff.
Internal Coach - Goodman-Armstrong Creek School District - CESA 8
bpaulson@goodman.k12.wi.us
Hello! My name is Britta Paulson. I work as the Special Education Teacher in the elementary school here at GAC and will serve as the internal coach in year one of the ES3 grant. This is my 10th year in teaching. My first 5 years were in the general education world and I am entering my 5th year as a special education teacher. I am excited to dive into the work with the ES3 grant! I look forward to learning and applying so many wonderful tools that the grant affords us with many wonderful people from across our great state.
District Coordinator - Elkhorn Area School District - CESA 2
My name is Emily Lynd and I am the Director of Special Education for the Elkhorn Area School district. This is my third year with the district. Previously, I worked as a school psychologist and director of student services in a PK-8 district for 13 years. This is EASD’s first year with the ES3 grant, and we are looking forward to enhancing our services and supports for our students!
Internal Coach - Elkhorn Area School District - CESA 2
cuccal@elkhorn.k12.wi.us
Hello! My name is Alyson Cuccia and I am a behavior support teacher for Elkhorn Area School District. Elkhorn. I am grateful for the resources from the ES3 grant to support our students and staff with strategies related to behavior and social emotional learning!
District Coordinator - School District of Beloit - CESA 2
Eric Weier serves as the Director of Special Education & Student Services for the School District of Beloit. He has over 15 years in education teaching in self-contained settings, co-taught environments, and alternative learning models as well as serving as a Coordinator in Pupil Services prior to taking on the Director role. He has been with the School District of Beloit for one year and is excited to start the ES3 work with the district's core team.
Internal Coach - School District of Beloit - CESA 2
My name is Eric Buchanan. I am a Program Manager for the Beloit School District. I taught in the cross categorical and self-contained setting in Beloit for over 20 years. Coaching is a new role for me. We are in the first year of the ES3 grant, and I am excited to learn about the coaching model. I will continue to build my knowledge and practice around coaching to be better able to support my staff in improving outcomes for all of their students.
District Coordinator - Oshkosh Area School District - CESA 6
I’m Linda Pierron from Oshkosh Area School District serving as DC in the first year of our ES3 grant. As Director of Special Education, I note how crucial SEL work is to improve outcomes & increase proportionate representation across all student populations. We are excited for this journey!
Internal Coach - Oshkosh Area School District - CESA 6 -
jean.manecke@oshkosh.k12.wi.us
Hello! My name is Jean Manecke. We are in year 3 of the grant. I am the K-12 SEL Coordinator for the Oshkosh Area School District. This is my 6th year in this position. Prior to my current position, I was an elementary cross categorical teacher for 2 years. Before that I spent 32 years in Iowa teaching special education and kindergarten. I am excited to support our team as we grow in our understanding and practices to support our neurodiverse students.
District Coordinator - Sheboygan Area School District - CESA 7
I am Jason Ledermann and I serve as the Director of Special Education and Pupil Services for the Sheboygan Area School District. I am very excited to have our district be a member of the ES3 Grant. We look forward to supporting our students and staff through this grant and to the sustainable impacts this work will have.
Internal Coach - Sheboygan Area School District - CESA 7
My name is Kristin Menart and I am a Program Support Teacher and ES3 grant coach for the Sheboygan Area School District. This is my 15th year working in the field of special education and have worked with early childhood through middle school aged students over the years. I love that I am continually learning from the students and staff I work with. I am excited to support the work of our grant teams and see how it impacts our students, classrooms and district practices.
District Coordinator - DC Everest School District - CESA 9
Hi! My name is Julie Weller and I am the Assistant Director of Special Education for the D.C. Everest School District in Weston, WI. Prior to this position, I was a Program Support Teacher for PK-12 for four years and a Learning Disabilities teacher at our Senior High for twelve years. I am very excited to have our district be a member of the ES3 Grant and look forward to the professional learning our teachers and staff will engage in over the next three years.
Internal Coach - Shawano School District - CESA 8 jguenther@shawanoschools.org
Jodi Guenther serves as the Middle School School Social Worker. She has been with the Shawano School district for the past 23 years and has had the opportunity to work at Pk-4 through 12th grade. Throughout her years, Jodi has served as Internal Coaches for PBIS, SEL, Autism Behavioral Consultation Team, and Mental Health. Prior to working with the Shawano School District, she was a county social worker for 7 years working with children, families, juvenile justice, and providing intense wrap around supports for all. This is Jodi’s 3rd year with the ES 3 Grant. My greatest joy has been to work with students and families and to coach staff on social and emotional learning. It has been a wonderful three years supporting staff as they implement the strategies and methods that ES 3 grant has provided!
Internal Coach - Cadott School District - CESA 10 kenta@cadott.k12.wi.us
My name is Angela Kent. I am the Instructional Coach for Cadott Elementary. This is my 24th year with the district and my 2nd year as Instructional coach/GT coordinator. I am looking forward to becoming a better trained coach and helping our elementary grow in the area of SEL development. The ES3 grant will help us make system changes to enhance our current reality. I am excited to see improved outcomes for all of our students.
District Coordinator
Jenny Loveless is a Pupil Services Director for the Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated Grade School District. This is Jenny’s 20th year in the district. Her background is in teaching special education, which she did for 17 years before taking a leadership position within the district. Jenny is gaining knowledge regarding coaching as part of her role as the District Coordinator for the Social and Emotional Learning Grant (ES3). The work the team has been able to do as a result of the grant has been inspiring and extremely exciting. Jenny has a passion for all things special education, advocacy, and equity for all.
Internal Coach - Potosi School District - CESA 3 helmket@potosisd.k12.wi.us
Tiffany Helmke has joined the Potosi School District this year as a Social Emotional Learning Coach. In her role, she works directly with elementary students, but also has a district-wide focus in coaching staff and continuing to enhance Potosi’s already strong social and emotional system. Prior to this role she worked as a School Psychologist in rural and urban settings for 14 years. She is passionate about developing strong social, emotional and academic systems so that all students, staff, and families can celebrate endless successes throughout their lives.
District Coordinator - Potosi School District - CESA 3
Tammy Cooley has been an educator for the past 23 years. She has worked in southwest Wisconsin her entire educational career and has served as a School Psychologist, School Counselor, Elementary Principal, RtI Coordinator, and Director of Pupil Services. She is presently employed with Potosi School District where she is the Director of Pupil Services, ESSA Coordinator, and School Psychologist. Tammy is a passionate advocate for students who strives to foster a collaborative, inclusive and supportive school culture where all students and staff receive what they need when they need it so that each individual can grow and learn to their highest capacity.
Internal Coach - Two Rivers School District - CESA 7 maren.slickman@trschools.k12.wi.us
Maren Slickman is a Special Education Program Support Teacher for the Two Rivers School District. As a PST, she has had the opportunity and pleasure of learning about the coaching model. This journey began six years ago when the Two Rivers School District was a part of Allies in Autism Education, a three-year coaching partnership through CESA 6. Since that time, her knowledge and passion around coaching has grown and she has become a firm believer in the coaching framework as it applies to teaching. Among authors and leaders who have inspired her are Jim Knight, Elena Aguilar, and Brene’ Brown.
Internal Coach -
My name is Rachel Kaderabek. I am a Program Support Teacher and Coach for the Two Rivers School District. Coaching is a new role for me. Prior to this position, I taught cross categorical special education for eleven years. It’s been exciting and a bit overwhelming learning about the coaching model. I am eager to continue to build my capacity around coaching in order to be able to support my colleagues and in turn improve access, engagement and outcomes for all students.
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