Meet the 2012-2013 IAAE Board

Rachelle Brown, Treasurer
Rachelle Brown
Expo High School
1410 Independence Ave
Waterloo, IA 50701 
319-433-1930
Fax 319-433-1933



Ken Burrington, Northeast
Ken Burrington
Oasis
109 Plaza Lane, Suite 111
Osage, IA 50461
641-732-5172




 

Tammy Chelf, Southeast
Tammy Chelf
Thomas Edison Education Center
438 16th St.
Bettendorf, IA 52722
563-359-9375





Josh Dean, Northeast
Josh Dean
Carrie Lane High School
1717 Clark Street
Charles City, IA 50616-3846 
641-257-6585




Lisa Demuth, President
Lisa Demuth
Walnut Creek Campus
815 South Eighth Street
West Des Moines, IA 50265
515-633-6415




Brett Eubank, Past President
Brett Eubank
Red Oak Alternative School
904 Broad Street
Red Oak, IA 5156 
712-623-6641
Fax 712-623-6603




Amber Evans, Northwest
Amber Evans
Estherville Lincoln Central (ELC) Alternative High School
1814 7th Avenue South
Estherville, IA 51334 
712-362-8475
Fax: 712-362-2406






Brian Friesner,  Northwest
Brian Friesner
Flexible Learning Center
903 Topaz Drive
Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054 
712-943-2565
Fax: 712-943-2567






Lisa Hackman, Southwest
Lisa Hackman
Missouri Valley ACE
109 E. Michigan Street
Missouri Valley, IA 51555 
712-642-9360
Fax: 712-642-2456





Bob Howlett, Residential Educators
Bob Howlett







Theresa Keeley, At-Large
Theresa Keeley
Metro High School
1212 7th St. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 
319-270-0720
Fax: 319-398-2117


Pam Kirsch, President-Elect
Pam Kirsch
1606 Brady Street
Davenport, IA 52803
563-336-5000







Ray Morley, Ex-Officio
Ray Morley
3706 Southwest Court Avenue
Ankeny, IA 50023
515-964-8903



 
Stephen Peters, Central
Steve Peters
Scavo High School
3725 52nd St Des Moines, IA 50310
515- 242-7589, x 4706
Fax 515-242-7591




Shannon Reisinger, At-Large
Shannon Reisinger
Mt. Vernon Alternative High School Program
731 Palisades Road SW
Mount Vernon, IA 52314 
319-895-6185
Fax: 319-895-6185


Sue Schirmer, AEA Representative
Sue Schirmer
Heartland AEA
6500 Corporate Drive
Johnston, IA 50131
515-270-9030 ext. 14379




Marlana Schnell, Community Colleges
Marlana Schnell
DMACC-Gateway to College
1100 7th Street, Urban Campus
Des Moines, IA 50314
515-697-7736



Joel Schutte, Central
Joel Schutte
Harbor Alternative
1301 1st Ave. N
Altoona, IA 50009
515- 957-8811
Fax 515-957-8823


Kelsey Steffener, Southeast
Kelsey Steffener
Mediapolis High School
725 North Northfield St.
Mediapolis, IA 52637
319-394-3101 Ext. 2






Susan Walkup, Department of Education
Susan Walkup
Department of Education
400 East Fourteenth Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
515-281-5718
Fax 515-242-6019


Dawn Young, Secretary
Dawn Young
COMPASS Alternative Center
2999 North 10th Street
Marion, IA 52302 
319-730-3621
Fax: 319-730-3622

New Board Member

The IAAE welcomes Theresa Keeley to the Board! Theresa was appointed by the board to fill a vacancy in the Northeast due to resignation.

Theresa Keeley, Northeast Rep.

Theresa is a returning board member from the 1990's. As a Metro Alternative High School graduate of 1980, and a staff member at Metro since 1988, she truly embraces the intention of alternative education as well as the opportunities it can provide for learning and growth both academically, socially and emotionally. Agraduate of Eastern Illinois University (1985) she returned to Metro in 1988 as a Special Education teacher with a focus on behavior. She recently completed her Master's degree through Graceland University with an emphasis on Glasser Quality Schools. Theresa is involved in numerous aspects of Metro, from being an Outdoor Education trip leader to Theatre and Art classes and co-taught academics. She has 3 daughters ages 20, 17, and 13 that continue to keep her busy and youthful! In her free time she enjoys biking, camping, canoeing and a good conversation about topics related to education.


We thank Theresa for her agreeing to serve the IAAE!

IAAE Board Member Wins Golden Apple Teacher of the Year

Each year KIMT-TV, a television station known as "Iowa-Minnesota Television" allows viewers to nominate teachers for weekly Golden Apple Awards on their website. The end of the year culminates with the prestigious "Teacher of the Year" award. This year's final award winner comes from Carrie Lane High School in Charles City: IAAE Board Member, Josh Dean.

Watch the news story about Josh's award below. Congratulations, Josh! We are proud to have you positively representing alternative educators from across the state.

New IAAE Board Members Elected at Conference

Joel Schutte, Central Region IAAE Representative

Joel Schutte, principal of Harbor Alternative in Altoona, was elected to serve the Central Region. He will serve on the IAAE Board of Directors for a term of two years.

Schutte is a graduate of Des Moines Lincoln High School. He is a 1992 graduate of Central College and received his Masters of. Education in Educational Counseling from the University of Phoenix (Main campus, Phoenix, Az). He earned his Endorsement in Administration from Viterbo University in 2004. Schutte spent three years working for Orchard Place/Des Moines Child Guidance/PACE in a couple of different capacities, with his last position there as Casework Therapist in the S.T.O.P. program. In 1998, he began working as a counselor in the Oasis Program at Southeast Polk High School. Schutte became Principal Joel Schutte, Central Region IAAE Representative of Harbor Alternative (SE Polk) in the fall of 2006. He lives in Pleasant Hill with his wife, Marna, and four children (Jorie 18, Cade 9, Quinn 8, and Beck 6).

According to Schutte‘s application to run for this office, "I have dedicated my career to alternative education. For the past five years I have been principal of Harbor Alternative in the Southeast Polk School District, and before that spent eight years as an at-risk counselor at Southeast Polk High School. Recently I joined Rich Blonigan from SCAVO and Kim Davis from Walnut Creek on the planning committee for the Risky Business conference in the fall."

Ken Burrington, Northeast Region IAAE Representative

Ken Burrington of Osage Alternative program was elected to serve a two-year term representing the
Northeast Region.

This excerpt was taken from Ken‘s application: "Alternative education‘s place in the overall scheme of education is here to stay and growing. I feel we need to continue to work on organizing and communicating. There are many very successful programs out there, so what are they doing and how did they get to be successful. How can we better help each other? I also feel we need to educate the public on what Alternative Education is and what it looks like. There are so many misconceptions out there about our programs and our students."

Brian Friesner, Northwest Region IAAE Representative

Brian Friesner from Sergent Bluff flexible Learning Center will be serving the Northwest Region for the next two years. Brian graduated from Morningside College in the Spring 2003. He was a 5th grade teacher and a substitute teacher before coming to the Flexible Learning Center in the Fall of 2005. Brian teaches high school math, science, social studies courses. He has been a athletic coach going for more than 15 years. He has coached high school vol- leyball and currently is a coach of high school cross coun- try, boys basketball, boys/girls track and field at Sergeant Bluff-Luton. Brian says, "I truly enjoying working with young people. My free time is spent with my lovely wife of ten years, Michealeen, my energetic son, Luke, and our two dogs. We enjoy spending time together outdoors and understanding why "why" is good question to everything
for my son!"

2011-12 IAAE Board Member Contact Information

Have questions for your 2011-12 IAAE Board? Feel free to contact them!

President: Brett Eubank, Red Oak Alternative School, 904 Broad Street, Red Oak, IA 51566; 712- 623-6610; Fax 712-623-6603; eubankb@roschools.com

President Elect: Lisa Demuth, Walnut Creek Campus, 815 South Eighth Street, West Des Moines, IA 50265; 515-633-6415; demuthl@wdmcs.org

Past President: Brian Galusha, Associate Principal, Clinton High School, 811 Eighth Avenue South, Clinton, IA 52732; 563-243-7540, x 4010; Fax 563-243-9612; bgalusha@clintonia.org

Secretary: Dawn Young, COMPASS Alternative Center, 2999 North 10th Street Marion, IA 52302, 319-730-3621, fax 319-730-3622, dyoung@linnmar.k12.ia.us

Treasurer: Rachelle Brown, Expo Alternative Learning Center, 1410 Independence Ave, Waterloo, IA 50703, 319-433-1930, Fax 319-433-1933; brownrr@waterloo.k12.ia.us

Central: Joel Schutte, Harbor Alternative SE Polk, 1301 1st Ave N., Altoona, IA 50009, 515-957-8811; schuttej@se-polk.k12.ia.us

Central: Steve Peters, Scavo High School, 3725 52nd Street, Des Moines, IA 50310; 515- 242-7589, x 4706; Fax 515-242-7591; stephen.peters@dmps.k12.ia.us

Northeast: Ken Burrington, Osage Alternative Education, 820 Sawyer Dr., Osage, IA 50461; 641-732-5172; kburrington@osage.k12.ia.us

Northeast: Josh Dean, Carrie Lane High School, 502 N. Jackson Street, Charles City, IA 50616-3846, 641-426-5975, jdean@charlescityschools.org

Northwest: Pat Johansen, Jefferson-Scranton Alternative School, 204 West Madison, Jefferson, IA 50129; 515-386-3856; pjohansen@jefferson-scranton.k12.ia.us

Northwest: Brian Friesner, Flexible Learning Center, 903 Topaz Ave., Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054; 712-943-2565, fax 712-943-2567; friesbri@sblschools.com

Southwest: Gina Scheffler, Success Center SWS, 800 Third Ave. Audubon, IA 50025. 712- 563-2607, fax 712-563-3607 gscheffler@audubon.k12.ia.us

Southwest: Lisa Hackman, Missouri Valley ACE, 109 E. Michigan Street, Missouri Valley, IA 51555, 712-642-9360, fax 712-642-2456, lhackman@movalleycsd.org

Southeast: Robyn Naberhaus, Basics and Beyond Alternative School, 600 N. 2nd Ave.West, Newton, IA 50208 naberhausr@newton.k12.ia.us

Southeast:

At-Large: Jen Duncan, New Directions Alternative High School Program, 401 West 9th Street, Tipton, IA, 52772, 563-886-3451, fax 319-398-1054; jen.duncan@tipton.k12.ia.us

At-Large: Pam Courtney, Davenport Schools, Administrative Services Center, 1606 Brady Street, Davenport, IA 52803; 563-336-3819; courtneyp@davenportschools.org

Community Colleges: Marlana Schnell, 3420 MLK Parkway, Des Moines, IA 50310; 515-697-7736; mdschnell@dmacc.edu

Department of Education: Susan Walkup, Department of Education, 400 East Fourteenth Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146; 515-281-5718; Fax 515-242-6019; susan.walkup@iowa.gov

Universities: Linda Rosulek , University of Northern Iowa; linda.rosulek@uni.edu

Ex-Officio: Ray Morley, 3706 Southwest Court Avenue, Ankeny, IA 50023; 515-964-8903; raymondmorl@gmail.com

Residential Education: Bob Howlett, 317 Ridgeview Dr., Independence, IA 50644; 319-334-4191; iaresed@gmail.com

AEA: Doug Harrold, Northwest AEA, 1520 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, IA 51106; 800- 352-9040, x 6202 or 712-222-6202; Fax 712-222-6108; dharrold@nwaea.org