Brooklyn Park People

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Gilbert Hale

Principal - Brooklyn Park

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Brittany Crouse

Academic Coordinator - Brooklyn Park

Amber Abreu

OT Specialist

Jackie Anderson

PLS 3 Teacher

My name is Jackie Anderson and I am excited to join the Spero team this year teaching P...

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Becca Berg

ASR 2 Teacher

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Anna Cook

3rd Grade Teacher

  Hello! My name is Anna Cook and I joined Spero Academy in 2022 as the Grade L...

Christopher Donofrio

Operations Coordinator

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Jackie Donofrio

Kindergarten Teacher

I am new to Spero Academy this August.  I have been in education for twenty years ...

Mary Doran

POSA - Lead Para Support

Solomon Falls

Technology Integration

Mya Ferguson

Nutrition Specialist

Alicia Fink

Social Worker

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Alison Fisch-Gonnella

Special Education Manager

My name is Ali and I love working here at Spero Academy. I received my Bachelor's D...

Tamesha Gardner

ASR 5 Teacher

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Michael Gleisberg

School Substitute Teacher

Began my second career at Spero in 2017 after retiring after 37 years in Public Relatio...

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Timothy Greer

GL5 Teacher

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Megan Haack

ASR 1 Teacher

Chelsey Hamann

DAPE Teacher

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Amy Hansen

ASR K Teacher

Ashlyn Hanson

GL2 Teacher

Rhonda Ingram

School Nurse

Makenzie Kinney

PLS 2 Teacher

Jenna Kocon

Speech and Language Pathologist

Amber Maher

Resource Teacher

Monica Mann

4th Grade Teacher

Catherine McCoy

Health Services Assistant

Catherine Moore

Art Teacher

Cassidy Mootee

Achieve Specialist

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Julie Osmonson

Music Therapist

  I am a board-certified music therapist, coming to Spero Academy in 2022. My p...

Joslyn Prather

Substitute Teacher

Hello, I started as Spero in October of 2022 as a paraprofessional. I graduated from Sa...

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Kat Rick, M.S., CCC-SLP

Speech and Language Pathologist

Phone: (612)852-5027 or (612)465-8611 Ext. 223   Hi, my name is Kat Rick....

Katelyn Smith

Speech and Language Pathologist

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Casie Snyder

ASR 3 Teacher

Hello! I started teaching third grade ASR and PLS at Spero in 2022, and worked previous...

Erin Sondrol

PLS K Teacher

Barbara St. Hilaire

PLS 1 Teacher

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Allie Stevens

Special Education Coordinator - Brooklyn Park

Hello! My name is Allie Stevens and I am originally from southeast Iowa. I have been in...

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Rosalynn Strand

1st Grade Teacher

Hello, Spero Stars! Welcome to 1st Grade! I am your grade level teacher, Ms. Strand. I...

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Lynn Swanson

Occupational Therapist

It is a pleasure to start my 7th year at Spero Academy. My experience as a pediatric oc...

Marie Wiley

Academic Specialist - Brooklyn Park