I am a proud graduate of the Des Moines Public Schools. I attended McKee Elementary ( when it was a neighborhood elementary school), Hoyt Middle school and East High school. While at East I attended school with 7 cousins and my sister. We are a close East side family. My two sisters, brother in law and and three cousins all work as teachers in the Des Moines Public schools. I attended the University of Northern Iowa after graduating high school. I later transfered to Upper Iowa University where I earned a degree in secondary social studies education specializing in teaching Government, Psychology and Sociology for grades 7 -12. While completing my degree I worked as a teacher associate at Ruby Van Meter school in Des Moines for 10 years. I then taught Special Education at Lincoln High school in Des Moines for 9 years.. While teaching at Lincoln I completed my Special Education cretification through Morningside College. I have worked as a special education associate at Moulton for 6 years. This year will be my 25 year working in the Des Moines public schools. In addition to working for the Des Moines schools. I have taught swimming lessons and coached swimming for 32 years . Some of that time working for the Des Moines public schools communtiry education program and coaching through the East High school middle school and age grooup swim team programs. When I am not working at Moulton or teaching swimming thoughout the Des Moines metro I spend time attending my niece and nephew.s sporting events at St Ambrose University , Grinnell College and East High school. All of them are 4th generation East High graduates and attendees. I also enjoy traveling with my family, swimming and reading.

Hi!  I joined the Mouton Staff in 2004 and am currently a special education teacher for 5th grade. I have a lot of pride in our school and believe that we are up to great things!  I enjoy the daily challenge of helping students reach their potential.  I believe that every student can learn, make progress, and be successful in the classroom.

Growing up in Des Moines, I graduated from Roosevelt High School (99), and earned my B.A. from Simpson College (03).

When not in school, I enjoy spending time with my husband, John, and our kids, Amanda and Tessa.

Hello! My path to Moulton has come by way of having earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Buena Vista University and a Master of Social Work from my hometown college, the University of Nebraska at Omaha. I spent *just a few* years working in community mental health and substance use before stepping into the world of school social work and I couldn’t be happier to serve at Moulton this year.

Hi, I go by “Ms Sue” to the kids here at Moulton. I have been an Associate Teacher for almost 7 years here at Moulton, and I am so proud to be here. I grew up in Des Moines and graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy and went on to college to study art. I married a sailor after 2 years of college and we began a new adventure and moved to San Diego, California.  My 2 children were born there and that’s when I realized that children are all unique and learn differently. I began taking classes in child development. I continued on when we transferred to Hawaii and I completed my Early Childhood education. I taught for 15 years in a program that was both parent/child participation pre-school. I helped parents understand child development and how children learn. I also, worked with our elementary school and directed the After School program for 250 children K-6. I took another giant step and took on the position of Pre-school program director for YMCA of Honolulu, Central Y in Waikiki (multi-cultural) for 7 years. I moved back to Iowa to take care of my dad and during the time my dad needed me I was a 2nd grade Associate and substitute.

I graduated from UNI in 1994 and moved to Texas for my first teaching job. I loved teaching 1, 2,and 3 grade while I was there, but moved to Denver, Colorado to be with my future husband in 2002, I taught in the classroom and was a Math Coach. My family decided to resettle back in Iowa and we moved to the Des Moines area in 2015. I have been at Moulton my whole time in Des Moines and love being a special education teacher. On my evenings, I love to take walks with my daughter and dog, Dotty, I love scary movies, going swimming in the summer and going horseback riding.