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Advisor
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Art (graduate)
Kelly Gross
kgross1@niu.edu
815-753-1473
Art (undergraduate)
Jessica Labatte
jlabatte@niu.edu
815-753-7850
Chief School Business Official
David Snow
dsnow1@niu.edu
815-753-8355
Computer Science Specialist (K-12)
Judy Puskar
jpuskar@niu.edu
815-753-6085
Early Childhood
With Preschool Special Education Approval
Bethany Geiseman
bgeiseman@niu.edu
815-753-7870
Elementary (undergrad)
Kimberly Green
kgreen@niu.edu
815-753-8357
Elementary (graduate)
Nick Slicer
nslicer@niu.edu
815-753-7948
English Language Arts
Mariah Spencer
espencer1@niu.edu
815-753-0611
World Languages and Cultures
Kathy Kuschman
kkuschman@niu.edu
815-753-6449
Health Education
Becky Pritchard
rpritchard@niu.edu
815-753-1384
Library Information Specialist
Judy Puskar
jpuskar@niu.edu
815-753-6085
Literacy
Reading Specialist
Bilingual and ESL
Nick Slicer
nslicer@niu.edu
815-753-7948
Mathematics
Renee Olsen
olsen@math.niu.edu
815-753-5390
Middle Grades
Jenna Beverley
jbeverley@niu.edu
815-753-8162
Music
Mary Lynn Doherty
mdoherty@niu.edu
815-753-2435
Physical Education (graduate)
Jim Ressler
jressler@niu.edu
815-753-5639
Physical Education (undergrad)
Tony Calderala
acalderala@niu.edu
815-753-1404
Principal
David Snow
dsnow1@niu.edu
815-753-8355
Science
Biology
Chemistry
Earth and Space Science
Environmental Science
Physics
Paul Fix
pfix@niu.edu
815-753-6819
School Counselor
Kimberly Hart
khart2@niu.edu
815-753-1448
School Psychologist
Julia Ogg
jogg@niu.edu
815-753-3508
Social Science
Economics
Geography
History
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
and
Anthropology
John Alcalde
Frank Bell
jalcalde1@niu.edu
fbell@niu.edu
815-753-5903
815-753-6576
Special Education -
Director of Special Education
Jeff Chan
jeffchan@niu.edu
815-753-0381
Special Education -
Learning Behavior Specialist I
Allie Shirar
ashirar@niu.edu
815-753-4802
Special Education -
Visual Impairments
Allie Shirar
ashirar@niu.edu
815-753-4802
Speech Language Pathologist
Janet Olson
janet@niu.edu
815-753-1484
Superintendent
David Snow
dsnow1@niu.edu
815-753-8355
Technology Specialist
Judy Puskar
jpuskar@niu.edu
815-753-6805
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