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Amanda McCracken
1st Grade Teacher
Brittany Sherlock
3rd Grade Teacher
Casey Rettenmier
Student Services / MIND Lab Specialist
Catherine Nickison
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Dan Phillips
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Eleanor Patz
Kindergarten Teacher
Erica Simonds
4th Grade Teacher
Jenna Hill
2nd Grade Teacher
Jill Rufsvold
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Julie Lubeck-Hofer
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Karsen Bontrager
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Kathryn Sharp
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Katie Rose Taulbee
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Mariluz Garzón
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Nickle Taniguchi
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Orianna O'Neill
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Rebecca Klein
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Scott Burk
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Tyler Williams
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