Staff

Office

       
Stephanie Schulte

Stephanie Schulte
Principal
sschulte@gips.org

 

Tina Mason
Assistant Principal
tmason@gips.org

   
Secretary

Marlys Sems
Secretary
msems@gips.org

Attendance Clerk

Peggy Marker
Attendance Clerk 
pmarker@gips.org 

 

Kelly Brittain
Nurse
kbrittai@gips.org 

Kindergarten Teachers

       
Kindergarten Teacher

Tina Burkholder
Kindergarten Teacher
tburkhol@gips.org

Kindergarten Teacher

Rhonda Hillman
Kindergarten Teacher
rhillman@gips.org

 powers

Patricia Powers
Kindergarten Teacher
ppowers@gips.org

Kindergarten Teacher Deb Vitera

Kindergarten Teacher
dvitera@gips.org

Kindergarten Teacher
Jo Warren

Kindergarten Teacher
jwarren@gips.org

 

First Grade Teachers

       
First Grade Teacher Diane Miller

First Grade Teacher
dmiller@gips.org

First Grade Teacher Arlene O'Neill

First Grade Teacher
aoneill@gips.org 

First Grade Teacher
Caitlin Keller

First Grade Teacher
ckeller@gips.org

 

First Grade Teacher
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First Grade Teacher
Pam Shunkwiler

First Grade Teacher
pshunkwi@gips.org

First Grade
Judy Benner

1 Plus Teacher 
jbenner@gips.org

Second Grade Teachers

       
First Grade Teacher
Julie McCoy

Second Grade Teacher
jmccoy@gips.org

Second Grade Teacher Melissa McDonald

Second Grade Teacher
mmcdonal@gips.org 

Second Grade Teacher
Brandy Nelson

Second Grade Teacher
bnelson@gips.org

Third Grade Teacher
Pam McDiffett

Second Grade Teacher
pmcdiffe@gips.org

Second Grade Teacher
Valerie Chmelka

Second Grade Teacher
vchmelka@gips.org

   

Third Grade Teachers

       
Third Grade Teacher
Pat Deines

Third Grade Teacher
pdeines@gips.org

Third Grade Teacher
Deb Maly

Third Grade Teacher
dmaiy@gips.org 

   
Third Grade Teacher
Lori Patsios

Third Grade Teacher
lpatsios@gips.org

Third Grade Teacher
Shellie Meyer

Third Grade Teacher
shmeyer@gips.org

   

Fourth Grade Teachers

       
Fourth Grade Teacher
Michelle Carter

Fourth Grade Teacher
micarter@gips.org


 
Kate Crowe

Fourth Grade Teacher
kcrowe@gips.org

   
Fourth Grade Teacher
Arlene Schleicher

Fourth Grade Teacher
aschleic@gips.org

Fourth Grade Teacher
Leah Townsend 

Fourth Grade Teacher
ltownsen@gips.org

   

Fifth Grade Teachers

       
Fifth Grade Teacher
Linda Riley

Fifth Grade Teacher
lriley@gips.org 

 Fourth Grade Teacher Kathryn Decker

Fifth Grade Teacher
kdecker@gips.org 

   
Fifth Grade Teacher
Tamara Taylor

Fifth Grade Teacher
ttaylor@gips.org

Fifth Grade Teacher
Rhonda Vanicek

Fifth Grade Teacher
rvanicek@gips.org

   

English Language Learner Teachers

     
 Photo Not Available Shawn Jacobs 

E.L.L. Teacher
sjacobs@gips.org

 Photo Not Available Konnie Shipman

E.L.L. Teacher
@gips.org

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Vandee Samelson

E.L.L. Teacher
vsamelso@gips.org

E.L.L. Teacher
Sandy Waters

E.L.L. Teacher
swaters@gips.org

photo
Rene Hinman

E.L.L./Title 1 Teacher
rhinman@gips.org 

   
E.L.L. Interpreter
Bertha Lopez

E.L.L. Interpreter
blopez@gips.org

E.L.L. Interpreter
Mary Morales

E.L.L. Interpreter
mmorales@gips.org

   

Resource Teachers

       
Sped/Resource
Lori Erickson

Sped/Resource
lerickso@gips.org

Sped/Resource
Melody Blacketer

Sped/Resource
mblacket@gips.org

photo
Jennifer Carr 

Sped/Resource
jcarr@gips.org

 Mindy Littlejohn

Mindy Littlejohn
Paraeducator
mlittle@gips.org

photo
Judy Poe

Paraeducator
jpoe@gips.org 

Paraeducator
Stephanie Placzek

Paraeducator
splaczek@gips.org

Special Needs Teachers

       
photo
 
Nicole Shimek

Counselor/
School Psychology
nshimek@gips.org

Counselor
Linda Joel

Counselor
ljoel@gips.org

Counselor/Behavior Consultant
Henri Nemechek-Glatter

Counselor/
Behavior Consultant
hnemeche@gips.org

Social Worker
Michelle Walker

Social Worker
mwalker@gips.org

photo Colleen Street

Education Consultant
cstreet@gips.org 

photo
Karmyn Barnes

Speech
kbarnes@gips.org

Specialists

       
Specialist
Jan Tell

Intergration Specialist
jtell@gips.org 

Dee Yeager

Technology Assistant
dyeager@gips.org

 
Technology Assistant
Diane Vassar

Technology Assistant
dvassar@gips.org

 
Ryan Hansen

Physical Education
ryhansen@gips.org 


 

Jeremy McFarland Physical Education
Kindergarten
jmcfarla@gips.org

Vocal Music
Melanie Malone

Vocal Music 
mmalone@gips.org

 
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Vocal Music
Kindergarten
@gips.org

photo
Katherine Sizer

Instrumental 
ksizer@gips.org

 
photo Christa Speed

Strings 
cspeed@gips.org

 

Support Staff

       
Head Custodian
James Nelson

Head Custodian
janelson@gips.org 

photo John Pemberton

Custodian
jpembert@gips.org

photo

Custodian 

 
photo Cecil Zornes

Crossing Guard 

photo  Bernadine Karmazin

Foster Grandparent 

Foster Grandparent
Ruby Menhusen

Foster Grandparent

 

Foster Grandparent 

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Officer Stan Steele
G.R.E.A.T.
ssteele@gips.org

Satellite Clerk
 

Carole Vejvoda
Satellite Clerk 

Shari Johnson

Head Server 

Food Service
Donna Boersen

Food Service

photo
Gary Peterson

Food Service

Food Service
Connie Tetschner

Food Service/
Lunchroom Monitor

  Angela Jaros

Lunchroom Monitor

 
Lunchroom Monitor
Diane Vassar
Lunchroom Monitor
dvassar@gips.org
 

 

Amy Raber
Lunchroom Monitor

photo
Joyce Krolikowski
Foster Grandparent
   

 

Dodge Elementary School
641 South Oak
Grand Island, NE  68801
Phone:  308.385.5889
Fax:     308.385.5141
Stephanie Schulte, Principal
Tina Mason, Assistant Principal

For more information, email webmaster 

  • Kneale Administration Building
  • 123 South Webb Road, Box 4904
  • Grand Island, NE 68802-4904
  • Phone: 308 385-5900
  • Fax: 308 385-5949
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