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District Office

District Staff Directory

NameDept/PositionNumberEmail
District Office587-4720
Jill BerntsenDistrict Office Secretary587-8005jberntsen@prbschools.org
Jolene BengtsonBusiness Manager587-8082jbengtson@prbschools.org
Jill BlanchardFood Service Director587-2865jblanchard@prbschools.org
Jon ClarkSuperintendent587-8081jclark@prbschools.org
Charity CrannellTransportation Director587-2026ccrannell@prbschools.org
Cindy FelthousHuman Resources Director587-8083cfelthous@prbschools.org
Bldgs & Grounds Director
Justin BurnardTechnology Director587-8030jburnard@prbschools.org
Camille HamanComm Ed Coordinator587-2080chaman@prbschools.org
Joe HeineckeTechnology Specialist587-8020jheinecke@prbschools.org
Missy LaposkySchool Nurse587-8310mlaposky@prbschools.org
Mike ShetkaTechnology Specialist587-8040mshetka@prbschools.org

High School

High School Staff Directory

NameDept/PositionPhoneEmail
Attendance Line587-8141
Nurse587-8310
Transportation587-2026
Tech Help Desk587-8510
Activities/Athletics587-8014
Food Service587-2865
HS Office/Admin
Chris HalversonPrincipal587-8010chalverson@prbschools.org
Jake JacobsonDean of Students587-8054jjacobson@prbschools.org
Kyann ShampHS Secretary587-8001k.shamp@prbschools.org
Megan OstendorfCounselor587-8015mostendorf@prbschools.org
Kyle CrockerActivities Director587-4425kcrocker@prbschools.org
Olivia BeckerYouth/Family Services587-8011obecker@prbschools.org
High School Teachers
Pam AdkinsSpecial Education587-8017padkins@prbschools.org
Rachel LelwicaSocial Studies587-8028rlelwica@prbschools.org
Isaak AndersonSocial Studies587-8027ianderson@prbschools.org
Stef ArnesonMath587-8045sarneson@prbschools.org
Sue CramerSpecial Education587-8019scramer@prbschools.org
Nicosia DanielowskiEnglish Lang Arts587-8052ndanielowski@prbschools.org
Tom DemarsMath587-8026tdemars@prbschools.org
Gregg EhlertPhys Ed/Health587-8021gehlert@prbschools.org
Heidi EnvallVisual Art587-8042henvall@prbschools.org
Nate FischerPE & METIER587-8037nfischer@prbschools.org
Greg GentryEnglish Language Arts587-8056ggentry@prbschools.org
Teresa HampChoir587-8078thamp@prbschools.org
Kassandra HeissererEnglish Language Arts587-8025kheisserer@prbschools.org
Josh HirscheySocial Studies587-8050jhirschey@prbschools.org
Kora JustScience587-8043kjust@prbschools.org
Ben KinserBand587-8039bkinser@prbschools.org
Stephanie KoprekSpecial Education587-8066skoprek@prbschools.org
Melanie LindquistFrench587-8024mlindquist@prbschools.org
Ellie MalechaScience587-8058emalecha@prbschools.org
Janice OakleyMath587-8023joakley@prbschools.org
Jamie RugrodenPhy Ed & Special Education587-8018jrugroden@prbschools.org
Ariana Schendel7-8 Intervention587-8037aschendel@prbschools.org
Lisa ToftSocial Studies587-8051ltoft@prbschools.org
Neil TravisIndustrial Tech587-8062ntravis@prbschools.org

Middle School

Middle School Staff Directory

NameDept/PositionPhoneEmail
Attendance Line587-8141
Nurse587-8310
Transportation587-2026
Tech Help Desk587-8510
Activities/Athletics587-8014
Food Service587-2865
MS Office/Admin587-8508
Rachel LefavorPrincipal587-4886rlefavor@prbschools.org
Jill BerntsenMS Admin Assistant587-8000jberntsen@prbschools.org
Megan OstendorfCounselor587-8015mostendorf@prbschools.org
Kyle CrockerActivities Director587-4425kcrocker@prbschools.org
Olivia BeckerYouth/Family Services587-8011obecker@prbschools.org
Middle School Teachers
Nick Ackerman5-6 Math587-8111n.ackerman@prbschools.org
Stef Arneson7-8 Math587-8045sarneson@prbschools.org
Sue CramerSpecial Education587-8019scramer@prbschools.org
Nicosia DanielowskiEnglish Lang Arts587-8052ndanielowski@prbschools.org
Cammey Diederich5-6 ELAcdiederich@prbschools.org
Gregg EhlertPhys Ed/Health587-8021gehlert@prbschools.org
Nate FischerMETIER587-8037nfischer@prbschools.org
Leah Freeman5-6 ELAlfreeman@prbschools.org
Maggie SchladerVisual Art587-8042
Teresa HampChoir587-8078thamp@prbschools.org
Josh HirscheySocial Studies587-8049jhirschey@prbschools.org
Rob Johnson5-6 Sciencerjohnson@prbschools.org
Ben KinserBand587-8039bkinser@prbschools.org
Stephanie KoprekSpecial Education587-8066skoprek@prbschools.org
Ellie MalechaScience587-8058emalecha@prbschools.org
Jamie RugrodenPhy Ed & Special Education587-8018jrugroden@prbschools.org
Ariana Schendel7-8 Intervention587-8037aschendel@prbschools.org
Erik Vetsch5-6 Social Studiesevetsch@prbschools.org

Elementary School

Elementary Staff Directory

NameDept/PositionPhoneEmail
Attendance Line587-8141
Questions/ Enrollment587-8306
Nurse587-8310
Transportation587-2026
Food Service587-2865
Tech Help Desk587-8510
Elem Office/Admin
Julia BjerkePrincipal587-8309jbjerke@prbschools.org
Jan BraselOffice Secretary587-8306jbrasel@prbschools.org
Elem Teachers
Jill AckermanLibrary587-8321jackerman@prbschools.org
Jordan Ackerman2nd Grade587-8322j.ackerman@prbschools.org
1st Grade587-8304
AJ ArnoldEL/Intervention587-8320aarnold@prbschools.org
Courtney BensonSTEAM587-8334cbenson@prbschools.org
Tiffany BergemSpecial Education587-8347tbergem@prbschools.org
Matt CaspersonPhys Ed587-8117mcasperson@prbschools.org
Kate DavisMusic587-8308kdavis@prbschools.org
Mackenzie DetermanSpeech Lang587-8391mdeterman@prbschools.org
Steph DinnelSpecial Education587-8328sdinnel@prbschools.org
Teresa HampChoir587-8078thamp@prbschools.org
Shianna Hicks1st Grade587-8315shicks@prbschools.org
Travis Hoffarth3rd Grade587-8344thoffarth@prbschools.org
Alexis HumphreySpecial Education587-8316a.humphrey@prbschools.org
Shari Kamholz1st Grade587-8514skamholz@prbschools.org
Mariah KardellSpeech Lang587-8329mkardell@prbschools.org
Ben KinserBand587-8039bkinser@prbschools.org
Kiersten Kralovetz2nd Grade587-8319kkralovetz@prbschools.org
Quinn BudnickSocial/Emotional587-8358qbudnick@prbschools.org
Mike LupellaSpecial Education587-8300mlupella@prbschools.org
Erica Norman2nd Grade587-8318enorman@prbschools.org
Tena OdensSpecial Education587-8349todens@prbschools.org
April Rice3rd Grade587-8335arice@prbschools.org
Holly Rowell4th Grade587-8339hrowell@prbschools.org
Dallas RuudKindergarten587-8345druud@prbschools.org
Jenny SetherK-4 Math Intervention587-8317jsether@prbschools.org
Becky ShackleK-4 ELA Intervention587-8336rshackle@prbschools.org
Jenny TravisKindergarten587-8312jtravis@prbschools.org
Lianna Vry4th Grade587-8337lvry@prbschools.org
Aimee WilsonKindergarten587-8313awilson@prbschools.org

Alt. Program

ALP Staff Directory

NameDept/PositionPhoneEmail
Office/Questions587-8090
Sue PeetALP Director587-8090speet@prbschools.org
Pam AdkinsALP SPED Teacher587-8007kloge@prbschools.org
Isaak AndersonALP Teacherianderson@prbschools.org
Randi NormanALP Teacher587-8091rnorman@prbschools.org
Janice OakleyALP Teacherjoakley@prbschools.org

Early Childhood

Early Childhood Staff Directory

NameDept/PositionPhoneEmail
Molly HoffarthEarly Childhood587-8323mhoffarth@prbschools.org
Caryn JohnsonHeadstart587-3323cjohnson@prbschools.org
Rhonda SawyerSpecial Education587-8354rsawyer@prbschools.org
Rachel WheelerEarly Childhood587-8305rwheeler@prbschools.org
Michele HoldenECFE587-8338mholden@prbschools.org

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