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Welcome to our staff introductions page! If you don't know your teacher, look for the schools where we teach located down the left hand side.
Kelly has been teaching DAPE in Bloomington since 2013. She grew up attending Bloomington Public Schools and is happy to be teaching with the students and staff here. Kelly and her husband live in Bloomington and they love exploring the city and traveling the world. She loves the variety of students and staff that she gets to work with in adapted physical education. Kelly learns from her students every day and truly thinks it is the best job!
Nicole Elsen
Nicole Elsen
Email: Nelsen@isd271.org
Phone: (952) 681-7048
Schools:
New Code Academy
Hello, My name is Nicole Elsen and I started teaching DAPE in the fall of 2022 and am loving it! Before this I was the Physical Education teacher at Washburn Elementary School for 16 years. My husband Matt, teaches Physical Education at Olson Middle school and my children attend Bloomington Public schools even though we live in Savage. As a family we enjoy everything to do with hockey! We also love swimming, golfing, bike rides and taking our dogs for walks!
Liz started teaching early childhood and elementary DAPE in the fall of 2016. She graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato with a Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education as well as a minor in DAPE. Liz loves seeing her students achieve gross motor milestones as well as their enjoyment in a variety of physical activities. In the summer Liz works for the City of Champlin Park and Recreation as an assistant program coordinator. Liz enjoys yoga, rollerblading, traveling, and reading!
Tammy Kellen
Tammy Kellen
Email: tkellen@isd271.org
Phone: (952) 806-7144
Schools:
Hello, my name is Tammy Kellen. I am excited to be teaching DAPE this year! Previously, I taught 8th grade Health and Physical Education at Olson Middle School. I began teaching in Bloomington in 1997. I am proud to have gone to the University of Minnesota for my undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Justin has been in the district since 2014. His first two years he was a health and physical education teacher then has been teaching full-time DAPE at the elementary and pre-k levels since then. Justin also coaches varsity track & field at Jefferson high school. Justin and his wife (Maddie), son (Beckett), and daughter (Callie) love being outside. Justin loves teaching adapted physical education and looks forward to something new every day! As one of our favorite kids band, Koo Koo Kanga Roo, says, "Get Your Body Moving!"
Hi! This is my 6th year in the district and 4th year teaching DAPE. I spent my first year in the district as a para professional, my second as a district substitute and then spent a year teaching physical education and DAPE in Duluth. I also coach boys 9th grade basketball at Jefferson and girls Track & Field at Kennedy High School. My fiance', Toye who is an ESL teacher at Washburn Elementary live together in Richfield with our two cats! In my free time I enjoy curling and cross country skiing in the winter and golfing and camping/hiking in the summer. I love promoting a healthy and active lifestyle to my students. Please email or call me if you have any questions.
I am the DAPE lead for all of the Bloomington Public schools. I have been employed in Bloomington for 24 years and have taught at all levels in my 30+ years of teaching. I substitute taught in DAPE for 5 years and was employed for one year full time in Shakopee before moving to Bloomington. Currently, I am teaching at Jefferson High School in the morning and Valley View Middle in the afternoon. As the DAPE lead, I am very proud of the creativity and positive teaching skills of our group. They work as a team to purchase/create equipment best fit for the success of our students. The creativity of our program is constantly growing with new activities and teaching techniques. I am confident that if your child is in one of our programs, you will be pleased with the goals we can help your child reach throughout the years. I look forward to seeing all of my students each day and climb the ladder of success with each one. Feel free to email me with concerns/successes.
Greetings! This is my 3rd year teaching DAPE in the Bloomington School District. I also coach JV softball at Jefferson High School. Teaching DAPE brings me such joy as I get to work 1 on 1 with students to help them achieve their gross motor goals. I am also a big advocate for inclusion and am very excited to be starting a unified program at my buildings this year. I have 3 dogs, 1 cat, and a husband that keep me active as we enjoy being outside, working in the garden, going to the lake, and cuddling up as a big pack family to watch movies.
Jake Wypyszynski
Jake Wypyszynski
Email: jwypyszynski@isd271.org
Secondary DAPE PLC Lead
Phone: 952-681-5297
Class Website: https://sites.google.com/a/isd271.org/mr-wyp-dape/
Schools:
Hi! This is my sixth year teaching DAPE at Bloomington and love the students and staff here. I am currently the DAPE teacher at Kennedy High School and Jefferson High School. I also coach adapted floor hockey in the winter. My wife, two kids, dogs, and I live in Apple Valley and enjoy spending time outside being active. Teaching DAPE is the best teaching job out there with all the fun activities we get to teach the students to help improve their gross motor skills, social-emotional skills, and life skills. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
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