Leadership Teams

Governance & Leadership Components

The teams below assist Conestoga Public Schools in ensuring all components of the Governance and Leadership tenet are met.

The leaders provide stakeholders meaningful roles in the decision-making process that promote a culture of participation, responsibility, and ownership that facilitates exemplary performance from all staff and students.
The school district has leaders who are advocates for the school district’s vision and improvement efforts.
The leaders provide direction, lend support, and systematically allocate resources for systemic and sustainable implementation of curricular and co-curricular programs that enable students to achieve expectations for their learning.
Leaders ensure collaboration and shared responsibility for school district improvement among stakeholders with clearly defined expectations for each stakeholder group.
The school district’s policies, procedures, and organizational conditions ensure equity of learning opportunities and support for innovation and are deeply embedded in the way the school district functions.

School Improvement Team

Leadership Team:
Mike Apple, SuperintendentRob Geise, 7-12 PrincipalMolly Stieren- Asst Principa (Jr/Sr High)l/Activities DirectorEric Dennis, Elementary PrincipalLisa Bergmeyer; Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and AssessmentNick Krause, Director of Student Services

Data Team: Laurel Kreifels, 7-12 GuidanceDebbie Leffler, Elementary GuidanceKyleigh Lewis, High School Instructional CoachKatie Tonkin, Elementary Instructional CoachJason Ahrens, Athletic DirectorBobbi Keene, Title IAmy Macrander, Early Childhood and Birth - 5 Special EducationEmily Fairbairn, Elementary Special EducationMae Clausen, Elementary EducationAmy McHenry, Jr/Sr High English Lanuguage Arts
ESU3: Emily Hughes and Josh Wilken

School Leadership Teams

The presentation outlines our School Improvement Teams and the evolvement from our previous DLT/CIP teams. Our previous district teams were led by an administrator and co-chaired by individuals from each building. In 2022-2023, we created School Improvement Teams based off the needs of the school building. Teams were still able to utilize the great work our district teams did and were able to bring them into their specific buildings. The presentation includes current practices of the teams and goals. Each team is aligned to a school board identified district-initiative, as well as, the tenets of the Nebraska AQuESTT System. The teams were again realigned in the summer of 2024 to better meet the needs of school goals.

SIP Teams

Board of Education

The Conestoga School Board meets on the second Tuesday of every month. These meetings are held at Conestoga Jr/Sr High Building at 5:00pm. Information on policies and meetings can be found via the Board of Education page at: https://www.conestogacougars.org/Page/1

Officers:

President: Allison Welch Vice President: Candace Kelley

Secretary: Jeremy Stone Treasurer: Tracey Priefert

Member: Seth Ahrens Member: Greg Page

Board Committees:

Budge and Finance: Welch, Priefert, page

Negotiations: Kelley, Page, Priefert

Americanism/Instruction/Policy: Stone, Kelley, Welch

Transportation: Stone, Welch, Ahrens

Legislative Liason: Page and Priefert

Building Project: Welch, Kelley, Ahrens

Elementary Goals

2022-2023

Establish and implement a systematic data collection protocol

for SEL at the classroom and school level that will create baseline data by

Spring of 2023.

Create and Implement a systematic math instructional framework for core

instruction that will be completely implemented by May of 2023 as measured by fidelity checks

and math committee check ins.

By Spring of 2023, reestablish our systematic reading instruction

framework for core instruction as measured by fidelity checks.

2021-2022

In ELA and math all students will increase their benchmark scores during each assessment window.
Teachers will be provided regular opportunities to collaborate and share best SEL practices in order to develop SEL rubrics that show growth over time.

Jr/Sr High Goals

2022-2023

Priority Goal: Decrease frequently identified students on the ICU list

As a result of our priority goal, all students will increase their math benchmark score between growth periods on the NSCAS Growth and MAP Growth. ACT cohort will improve their PreACT (2) to ACT scores.

2021-2022

With the utilization of ICU and CAT, 98% of students will pass their classes each semester of every year.
Cultivate a culture of collaboration to benefit student learning by having 100% of staff utilize data to drive instruction after providing PLC training and implementing PLC’s within departments.
Increase student engagement in all classes to 80% by completing coaching walkthroughs and providing training on best practices in the classroom (data for this can be compiled by coaching data).

Elementary Leadership Teams

Leadership Team

The Leadership Team works to guide common practices throughout the building. The team meets bi-weekly to determine needs, review progress in building goals, and support the teachers.

Principal: Mr. Eric Dennis

Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: Ms. Lisa Bergmeyer

Instructional Coach and Lead Teacher: Ms. Megan Glazebrook

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Team

The MTSS team supports all components of MTSS: PBIS, reading, and math. The team meets monthly to review progress monitoring/lesson progress in reading in order to determine if adjustments in intervention placements are necessary.

The elementary MTSS team includes all of the above faculty as well as a teacher from each grade level beginning with Kindergarten: Ms. Shylynne Morris, Mrs. Stephanie Booth (24-25 4th grade teacher), Mrs. Stefany Woods, Mrs. Randi Williams, Mrs. Jessie McCain, Mrs. Danni Stewart, Mrs. Chelsea Stepanek, Ms.Emily Fairbairn (Special Education) and Mrs. Bobbi Keene (Title Teacher).

Student Assistance Team

The SAP team meets weekly. Through the SAP process, teachers are able to problem solve student needs. Teachers can refer a student after contacting parents.

Principal: Mr. Eric Dennis

Instructional Coach: Ms. Megan Glazebrook

District Psychologist: Ms. Jen Ziola

School Counselor: Ms. Deb Leffler

Teacher Representation: Ms. Bobbi Keene (Title), Ms. Kellie Schwabe (Special Education), Ms. Amy Macrander (preschool and birth to 5 services)

** Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: Ms. Lisa Bergmeyer

** Director of Student Services: Mr. Nick Krause

** District Nurse: Tracy Andersen

Jr/Sr High Leadership Teams

Building Leadership Team

The Leadership Team works to guide common practices throughout the building. The team meets monthly to determine needs, review progress in building goals, and support the teachers.

Principal: Mr. Rob Geise

Assistant Principal/Activities Director: Ms. Molly Stieren

Instructional Coach: Ms. Shannon Conant

School counselor: Ms. Laurel Kreifels

Teacher Representation: Ms. Becky Michel, Ms. Rebecca Spangler, Ms. Amy McHenry, Ms. Tracy Morton, Ms. Jessica Schlichtemeier, Mr. Ryan Burns, Mr. Jeff Brokaw

** Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: Ms. Lisa Bergmeyer

** Director of Student Services: Mr. Nick Krause

Student Success Team

The SST team meets as needed to support teachers in problem solving student areas of need. The team convenes after a teacher initiates a student referral. The team can also convene upon a parent request.

Principal: Mr Rob Geise

Director of Student Services: Mr. Nick Krause

School counselor: Mr. Laurel Kreifels

District Psychologist: Ms. Jen Ziola

District Nurse: Tracy Andersen (when applicable)

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