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Page updated 01/13/2012
Meet the Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Team
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Kelvin Pamperien, Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment |
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Dr. Pamperien is in his 27th year with SPS. Kelvin has served as a high school mathematics teacher, middle school assistant principal and principal, and high school assistant principal and principal. He earned a BS (82), MSEd (87), and EdS (91) from Missouri State University and a Doctorate in Educational Administration from the University of Missouri – Columbia (97). Kelvin and his wife Rebecca have three daughters. |
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| Email Dr. Pamperien | 523.5503 | |
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Kathy Follis, Administrative Assistant for the Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment |
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| Mrs. Follis is in her 23rd year with Springfield Public Schools, coming to Tefft in 2003. The first 18 ½ years were in the Building Services Department at GSC. Mrs. Follis states, “I have made some really good friends in the district, and I especially like the 'family' atmosphere here at Tefft.” In her spare time she likes spending time with her family, movies, reading, and an occasional trip to Branson. | ||
| Email Mrs. Follis | 523.5503 | |
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Denise Kelly, English Language Arts Facilitator |
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The mission statement for the English Language Arts Department is "Meaningful Literacy Curriculum for All Learners." Support for this mission includes the following components: Alignment of Standards, Purchase of the Materials/Supplies, Relevant Assessments, Best Instructional Practices, Collaboration of Team, and Ongoing Revisions.
Mrs. Kelly began in the English Language Arts Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment position in 2008 and has 20 years of professional education experience. She has been a classroom teacher, reading recovery teacher, literacy coach, literacy coach trainer and adjunct instructor at local universities. |
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| Email Mrs. Kelly | 523.5554 | |
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Nancy Schneider, Social Studies & Foreign Language Facilitator |
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| Mrs. Schneider comes to Springfield after twelve years in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she taught Social Studies and Language with the Clark County School District. While in Las Vegas, Mrs. Schneider was a member of the New Teacher Training Cadre and helped coordinate content area professional development for teachers and administrators. Prior to teaching, Mrs. Schneider spent ten years in Marketing with the Star Tribune Newspaper in Minneapolis and worked as a research analyst in the Legislative Research Office of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. Mrs. Schneider has a BA in Public Policy and Political Science from Willamette University, Salem, OR, and a MA in Education from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN. She is married with three children and lives on a hobby farm outside of Springfield. Her hobbies are gardening, cooking and keeping up the many activities of her active family. Mrs. Schneider is very enthusiastic about her job, “I love working with Springfield teachers,” she exclaims! “They are the most dedicated and interesting people I know. I feel fortunate to be part of such a high-quality, high-achieving district.” | ||
| Email Mrs. Schneider | 523.5557 | |
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Rhonda Galbraith, Career & Technology Facilitator |
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| Rhonda joined the curriculum department in July of 2007. She has a master’s degree in secondary education from Drury University and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Family and Consumer Sciences from Missouri State University. When asked why she chose this career path, she replied, “I have a passion for all areas of Career & Technical Education and see this as an opportunity to make a difference in a new way.” Rhonda is active in her church and enjoys a variety of down-time activities such as gardening, reading, antiquing, and crafting. | ||
| Email Ms. Galbraith | 523.5558 | |
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Marla Zahner, Administrative Assistant for English Language Arts, Social Studies, Foreign Language and Career & Technical |
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| Marla has been with the district for 19 years. She worked at Building Services as a financial secretary for the Maintenance Department, Materials Expeditor, and Custodial Secretary. Mrs. Zahner then moved to Tefft to work in the Staff Development and Technology offices and finally moved to Curriculum 9 years ago. She has a daughter who lives on her own and a son at home. Marla likes to spend time with her family and friends, read, and enjoys needlecrafts. | ||
| Email Mrs. Zahner | 523.5551 | |
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Jennifer Renegar, Mathematics Facilitator |
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| Jennifer joined the curriculum department in Summer 2007 after teaching math for nine years at Parkview High School. She earned her BSEd at MSU in 1997 and MSEd at MSU in 2002. Jennifer looks forward to working with math teachers at all grade levels and hopes to support them in any way she can. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family, working in her yard, and reading. Jennifer has two favorite quotes: "If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a big mistake." - Frank Wilczek. "It's better to solve one problem five different ways than five problems one way." - George Polya. | ||
| Email Mrs. Renegar | 523.5555 | |
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Ann Wallenmeyer, Science Facilitator |
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| Ann Wallenmeyer currently facilitates science for K-12 students and teachers. She enjoys sharing the wonder and curiosity that science brings with all ages, students and teachers alike. She has worked in the past as a Curriculum and Instructional Accountability Assistant – Science (4 years) and Parkview High School Science Teacher (7 years). Ann graduated from Missouri State University in 2000 with her Masters in Secondary Education with an emphasis in biology and from Southwest Baptist University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science – major in biology and minor in chemistry. One of her passions is to be a lifelong learner. One of her favorite quotes is “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered you will never grow.” – Ronald E. Osborn. One of her personal goals is to visit aquariums and zoos across the United State. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, needlework, and spending time with her family. | ||
| Email Mrs. Wallenmeyer | 523.5556 | |
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Lynn Neff, Administrative Assistant for Math, Science and Health / PE / Driver's Education |
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Mrs. Neff is the Administrative Assistant for the Science and Math Curriculum departments. She enjoys working with and helping teachers. She has learned many new science and math facts and sometimes takes the knowledge she has learned from the day home at night to impress her family. Lynn loves to spend time with her family and dog, Max. Her new philosophy for the year is that everyday is precious, and we need to enjoy and live each day to its fullest. |
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| Email Mrs. Neff | 523.5502 | |
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Vicki Zahn, Administrative Assistant for Music & Visual Arts |
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Vicki is the Administrative Assistance for the Music / Visual Arts Department. She has a life-long love of music and is and has been very involved in her children’s musical endeavors. She loves that she gets to help teachers and promotes music every chance she gets. She has three sons. Two are married and her youngest is a junior at The Music Conservatory at UMKC majoring in horn performance and music theory. She also has a 3 year old granddaughter and loves every minute she gets to spend with her. In her spare time Vicki likes to ride her bicycle and read. |
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| Email Mrs. Zahn | 523.5531 | |
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Beth Peters, Administrative Assistant for Music & Visual Arts |
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Beth joined the Music/Visual Arts department in the Fall of 2009. She enjoys her job as Music Librarian. Beth and her husband, Bruce, have two children who attend Springfield Public Schools. Her favorite activities include Bible Quiz, camping, reading and traveling. |
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| Email Mrs. Peters | 523.5534 | |
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Jennifer Armstrong, Project Support Specialist |
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Jennifer became a part of the CIA family in the summer of 2009. Her focus is to support the Assessment needs of SPS students and the District by working closely with the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) in order to comply with required achievement tests such as the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) test and the End of Course (EOC) test. She also plays a role to support administration of the PLAN, EXPLORE, TerraNova and NAEP tests, as well as operating as the District representative for the National E-rate Program in affiliation with the Information Technology Department. Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music at Evangel University and is currently working on her Master’s at Drury University. When not at the office, Jennifer enjoys projects as an Addy Award winning studio vocalist and spends time performing throughout the US as a professional actress and singer as her schedule allows. Family is of the utmost importance to Jennifer and she is more than proud to call Janine Forrester (Principal at Watkins Elementary School) and Julia Armstrong (Social Studies educator at Pipkin Middle School), two of her best friends, as well as her sisters. “Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence.” - Unknown |
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| Email Ms. Armstrong | 523.0328 | |
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Shela Lovewell, Assessment Specialist |
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Shela became a member of the CIA Department in October of 2002. Currently she is an Assessment Specialist focusing on the implementation of Performance Series Reading at the high school level and Achievement Series at the elementary, middle, and high school divisions. She has also served in the capacity of career/technical curriculum facilitator, continuous classroom improvement coach, and instructional support specialist with the department. Prior to her tenure with CIA she taught business at Parkview High School for 19 years. Shela earned a bachelor’s degree in Office Administration and Business Education, and master’s and specialist’s degrees in Secondary Administration from Southwest Missouri State University (MSU). She is the mother of Kelsey (University of Arkansas) and Tyler (Glendale High School). Craft fairs, cooking/eating, and travel occupy her time away from SPS. |
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| Email Ms. Lovewell | 523.0457 | |