Welcome Back Midland Mustangs! Let's Get to Know Your Midland Staff! Principal Karen Newton Contact Information Phone: 719-328-4902 Email: [email protected] WebEx Personal Room: https://cssd11.webex.com/meet/karen.newton Hello Midland Community! I am excited to continue in the role of D11 Elementary Principal this year. I have ten years of administrative leadership experience and I have been the Principal of West Elementary for four years now. This year, I am excited to be the Principal at both West and Midland. I am surrounded by a group of amazing educators at both schools. I believe strongly in working collaboratively and creating a climate of self and collective efficacy. I believe our highest priority is student learning both academic and social. At Midland we set high expectations for faculty, staff and students. We believe in personal accountability and feel we must all take responsibility to meet expectations. We have a truism that our students recite, "Midland Mustangs Inspire Others to be their Best!" I look forward to working with you in partnership to ensure in these "unprecedented times" that all our students continue to grow! Karen Newton Lori Lujan- Dean of Students Contact Information Phone: 719-328-7838 Email: [email protected] ❖ I am very excited to be the Dean here at Midland Elementary, GO MUSTANGS! I am a proud D11 product, having attended Lowell Elementary School, South Junior High and Palmer High School. My background as a student support specialist focusing on attendance, a professional school counselor, interim assistant principal and public safety officer have helped me to create a strong foundation for building and maintain relationships with students and families. I am a believer in utilizing all stake holders, to include community resources, in supporting the whole child model. I believe that every child deserves the opportunity and support to achieve their dreams, be healthy both socially and emotionally and to be allowed to achieve academic success. ❖ I enjoy keeping bees, mountain biking, baking, photography and playing poker. I have 3 daughters (and the rumor is I will soon have a son-in-law!) and I must include Margaret, who doesn’t know she is a dog. I also enjoy spending time at the family cabin in the small town where my family has lived since before Colorado was a state. I am also a Denver Broncos fan. Cheryl Dilts- Staff Assistant: [email protected] Front Office Staff- Midland Main Number 719-328- 4500 ❖ Hello! My name is Cheryl Dilts and I work in the front office as a School Staff Assistant/Registrar. I have been part of the Midland family now for 1yr and 10 months. I am so excited that I get to meet new students and their families throughout the school year, and excited that I get to continue to build relationships with our existing students and families. ❖ I am a Colorado Springs native and have been married to my husband Dan for 22 years! We have two fur-babies, Owen and Bella. We rescued one from Texas and the other from California. They are part Italian Greyhound Chihuahua mix. ❖ I love to hike, love chocolate, and enjoy taking care and spending time with my 89-year old mom and 88-year dad. Rose Mary Lopez- Administrative Assistant: [email protected] Front Office Staff- Midland Main Number 719-328-4500 ❖ HI! My name is Rose Mary Lopez. I am the new Administrative Assistant here at Midland. I am also new to District 11. I am excited to be joining the Midland Mustang family. I was planted and rooted in hot West Texas. My mom's side of the family are all Colorado natives. However, I did move to Colorado Springs for six years in the early 90's. I graduated from Wasson High School in 1992. I moved back to West Texas to marry my childhood sweetheart. We have been married for 22 years. We have two grown children, Destinee & Isaiah. My husband and I are now "empty nesters" and we are excited to have moved our nest to beautiful, colorful Colorado. Every day is great day to be a Mustang! Contact Information Phone: 719-328-4500 and ask to leave a message for Kristina Allen- School Nurse her Email: [email protected] Hi! I’m Ms. Kristina, the Midland School Nurse. I’m so excited to partner with families to help meet the health care needs of their students. Some fun facts about me: I like to hike, play golf, and go for walks with my German Shepherd, Maggie. Contact Information Phone: 719-328-4524 Patty Donovan – Library Email: patricia.donovan@ d11.org WebEx Personal Room: Technology Educator (LTE) https://cssd11.webex.com/ meet/patricia.donovan ❖ Welcome to a strange and exciting new year. I am looking forward to helping our children, our staff and our community navigate the online world of learning. I love to read, garden, hike and ski. I believe reading is the key to a successful life. I am here to help you so, call, text or email me for support. I love my job and I look forward to working with you this year! Contact Information Phone: 328-4948 Email: shelley.crook@d11. Shelley Crook- Teaching and org Learning Coach (TLC) ❖ Hi! I am Mrs. Crook and I am the Teaching and Learning Coach (TLC). I have been teaching for 25 years. This is my first year at Midland. I also work at West Elementary. ❖ I have many roles in my position. I work closely with Ms. Newton to ensure that Midland students are getting the very best! I work with teachers to look at student data to inform instruction, provide resources and information to help them deliver the best instruction they can and I also coordinate interventions and interventionist to support students, as well as coordinate assessments. ❖ At home, I am a mom of 2. I have a daughter who is heading off to college this fall and a son who attends Doherty HS. These two keep my husband and I very busy. We also have the best rescue dogs and 2 crazy cats. Contact information Chelsea Witt-School Social Phone: 719-328-4508 Email: [email protected] Webex Room: Worker/Counselor https://cssd11.webex.com/meet/chelsea.wit t ❖ As the school social worker my job is to help students be successful at Ginny school and to help link families with community resources. I am the 504 coordinator and provide mental health services for students on IEPs. I can support kids when they need to talk about worries, conflict, or other needs. However, I do not provide ongoing therapy and will support families in finding a community provider for those needs. ❖ –If you need something please reach out! ❖ Drew Colt I am a Colorado Springs Native and graduated from Mitchell High School in District 11. I got my undergraduate degree at UCCS and my masters in Social Work from Newman University. ❖ I love School Social Work because I love being around the kids. I love how much I get to learn from my students while helping support them in their success at school. ❖ I am married and have a stepson who is in 9th grade this year. I have two dogs named Drew and Colt (see picture). I enjoy hiking, reading, and spending time with family in my free time. My dogs are also best friends with my mom’s dog, Ginny. She’s still a puppy so it is so fun to have her visit. Hannah Shaw - Connect for Success Grant Implementation Coach – Hello! My name is Hannah Shaw and this year I am the Implementation Coach for a large grant Midland received last year! I will be working part- time this year to be able to spend time with our daughter, Alice, who was born in April! – Previous to this year, I taught Kindergarten at Midland for the past 9 years and have taught Kindergarten for 14 years total. I look forward to getting back into a Kindergarten classroom in the next couple of years! My husband, Danny Shaw, is the Kindergarten teacher at Midland, so I still get to hear about and experience Kindergarten daily! I love it! – Danny and I have 2 beautiful daughters! One of our daughters is in 5th grade here at Midland, and the other one is almost 5 months old! We love to spend time as a family watching Broncos games, going for walks to the park, playing music, or playing fun games together! – I love Midland because of the family atmosphere it has, as well as the tenacity our students show to learn and be their best! Danny Shaw- Kindergarten ❖ I am so excited to be teaching Kindergarten! This will be my third year teaching Kindergarten here at Midland Elementary! I love this school and I love the family here at Midland. My wife Hannah and I have 2 beautiful daughters and we love to go fishing, hiking and exploring in beautiful Colorado. ❖ This year is going to be like none any of us have ever experienced, but I know Midland will have a great year! Mollie Delaney- Kindergarten Educational Assistant Email: [email protected] ❖ Hello! I’m so excited to learn with some of your kiddos this year! The kids call me Ms. Mollie. ❖ I’m originally from San Diego, but I consider Colorado my home, I’ve been here for a little over five years. ❖ This is the third awesome group of kindergarteners that I’ve gotten the pleasure of knowing, and teaching! ❖ My favorite things to do are to raft down the Arkansas River, and to spend time with my friends and family.