Contacts - Special Education

Al has over 25 years of experience in education. This includes 17 years as a middle school teacher, two years as an Associate Principal and five-plus years as the current Director of School Improvement Services at CESA 9.

Audrey has over 20 years of experience in education.  This includes 13 years as an elementary and middle school teacher, and six years as the curriculum and assessment coordinator for Marathon County Special Education.  Audrey supports districts in assessment literacy and implementation, curriculum research and development, as well as coordinating professional development for special education teachers.  Audrey’s licensure includes Director of Instruction 5010, Principal 5051, and Teacher 1088.

Cheryl has spent over 41 years in the field of education.  She has taught early childhood, served as a child development specialist for a county mental health system, and worked as a screening specialist for gifted and talented grades K-12. She most recently served as the Professional Development Coordinator/Director of Instruction for a county-wide special education agency.

In July 2005, I accepted the position as 7-12 Principal for the Tri-County Area School District, while maintaining an active role in the school forest and environmental education programs.  In 2008, I accepted a position as Associate Principal at John Muir Middle School in Wausau, Wisconsin. My responsibilities focused on literacy and math curricula, master scheduling and staffing, student discipline, technology integration, fifth and eighth grade academic transition, professional and paraprofessional evaluations and job appraisals, and facilitation of building level goals.  In 2015 I accepted the principalship at John Muir Middle School.  I made instructional coaching an intentional focus of mine, in addition to the other responsibilities that the position entailed. After a very rewarding 34 year career in formal education, I retired at the end of June.