Quick Links
Skip to main contentSkip to navigation

Concordia R-2 School District

Parent Portal

Calendar

Notices

Special Services

  1. Home
  2. breadcrumbs: Special Services
  3. breadcrumbs: Special Education
  4. breadcrumbs: Staff

Working...

Ajax Loading Image

 

Special Education Staff

DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION and HOMELESS LIAISON 

 

The Director of Special Services is Ms. Mercedes Balke

 

 

 

 

 

Process Coordinator 

 

Shelly Rolf, Process Coordinator

Mrs. Shelly Rolf is the Special Education Process Coordinator for the Concordia R-II District. You can visit her staff page here. You can contact Mrs. Rolf at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Education is offered both at Concordia Elementary and Concordia High School

 

Mrs. Kristen Ainsworth serves as the Occupational Therapist for Concordia R-II. You can contact Mrs. Ainsworth at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.

 

 

 

 

 Mrs. Ann Beissenherz is the Title 1 Math instructor at Concordia Elementary School. Previously, Ann was a Kindergarten teacher for Concordia R-II. You can contact Mrs. Beissenherz at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.

 

Mrs. Jodi Brown serves the Concordia School District as the Parents As Teachers instructor. You can contact Mrs. Brown at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.

 

   Ms. Tori Caldwell is a paraprofessional at Concordia Elementary School. You can contact Ms. Caldwell at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.

 

 

Mrs. Gieselman, Paraprofessional

Mrs. Cindy Gieselman is a Special Education paraprofessional at Concordia Elementary School. She provides support to elementary students and assists the classroom teachers. She has been working at Concordia R2 for over 20 years and has experience working with a variety of diverse students and with different grades. In addition to her school day obligations, she has helped with Science Olympiad, the Trauma Informed School Initiative, and Positive Behavior Supports. For more information, see her staff page here. You can contact Mrs. Gieselman at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.

 

   Mrs. Janice Gudde serves Concordia Elementary as the Title 1 Reading instructor. You can contact Mrs. Gudde at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.

Mrs. Stephanie Johnson works as a paraprofessional at Concordia Elementary School.  You can contact Mrs. Zumbrunnen at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.                     

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Lovercamp

 

Mr. Omar Lovercamp is a Special Education teacher at Concordia High School for grades 7-12l. He graduated from Missouri Valley College with a degree in Physical Education in 2008. He has taught since 2008 and has experience as both a Special Education teacher and director. For more information, see his staff page here. You can contact Mr. Lovercamp at 660.463.2246 or email him by clicking here.
 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Sarah McDaniels serves the district as the English Language Paraprofessional. You can contact Mrs. Zumbrunnen at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.   

 

 

Mrs. Shelli Mulligan is a Special Education teacher at Concordia Elementary School. She returned to work with Concordia R-2 Schools in 2019 after providing day care in her home for several years. You can contact Mrs. Mulligan at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Amanda Paul serves as the district Speech Language Pathologist.  You can contact Ms. Paul at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.

 

Katie Travis, ECSE Mrs. Katie Rogers is the Early Childhood Special Education Teacher at Concordia Elementary School. Ms. Katie was in Future Teachers of America and attended the Early Childhood Lex La Ray program while in high school. She graduated in May 2019 with her Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and started at CES as a Kindergarten teacher in 2019 before moving into the lead teacher of the ECSE program in 2020. You can contact Ms. Katie at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Phyllis Shaw is the Social Emotional Learning teacher at Concordia High School. You can contact Ms. Shaw at 660.463.2246 or email her by clicking here. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Wendy Utterback serves the Concordia Elementary School as a Gifted and Title teacher.  You can contact Mrs. Utterback at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.

 

 

 

Ms. Shayla Warner serves the Concordia High School as a paraprofessional.You can contact Ms. Warner at 660.463.2246 or email her by clicking here.

 

Ms. Regina Wesemann serves the Concordia Elementary School as a paraprofessional. You can contact Ms. Wesemann at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here. 


Ann Zumbrunnen, HS Paraprofessional

 

  Mrs. Ann Zumbrunnen is a Special Education paraprofessional at Concordia Elementary School. She has worked with Concordia R-2 Schools since 2019. You can contact Mrs. Zumbrunnen at 660.463.2261 or email her by clicking here.

 

 

 

 

-------------------------

The Concordia R-2 Districts contracts with two local agencies to provide related services to students. These agencies are Physical Therapy of Concordia and Kidz First Therapy. Both are based out of Concordia, Missouri. For more information regarding Physical Therapy of Concordia, click their name to visit their website.