Mr and Mrs Special Education

Mrs. "Kirsten"

I grew up in a family of educators and was convinced that I'd be different. One journalism degree later, I started working as a Line Therapist for children with Autism and fell in love. I taught Early Childhood Special Education for five years and continued my teaching journey by opening my own daycare.

Mr. "Jake"

I enlisted in the US Army at 18 years old and learned on the job while serving my country in Iraq finding roadside bombs. After returning, I taught several thousand soldiers who were heading overseas. I am currently a senior instructor in the Army Reserve. On a day-to-day basis, I teach middle school students with disabilities, co-teach Language Arts, and serve as department chair.

Jake

I am a very relational person. I am motivated by opportunities to solve interesting problems. Some days the problems I solve involve calming angry and stressed out middle schoolers, other days its coming up with a technology based solution to improve administrative functions within my department or school.

Kirsten

Classified Expert on District Performance Evaluation in 2015

Jake

2011 Training Command Best Warrior - Noncommissioned Officer of the Year

Kirsten

• BA in Journalism (Communication) at UW-Stevens Point
• Teaching License obtained at UW-Milwaukee

Jake

• BS in Special Education - Early Adolescence - Adolescence at UW-Milwaukee
• Wilson Reading Level 1
• Army Basic Instructor Course
• Army Controller/ Trainer

Jake

I love solving interesting problems, especially when it involves using student data to make decisions. Feel free to send us a message if you would like a custom product created. While I have worked with Microsoft Office Suite in the past (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access) I currently work with Google Apps.