Staff
Years in Education: 6
Years at Stowe: 2
My hope is to help eliminate barriers for families so they can have access to quality education and feel supported through the school experience.
Years in Education: 27
Years at Stowe: 5
I want to open up a world of possibilities to our students. I want them to see that they can find what their really good at and become even better. I want them to know they can literally be anything they want to be. My hope is to teach kids that kindness will get them the farthest in life. I want to show them that their hopes and dreams matter.
Years in Education: 5
Years at Stowe: 2
I hope that all my students can capture art in their own lens! I teach because I enjoy seeing students grow and develop their own artist style through each year.
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Years at Stowe: 2
Years in Education: 7
Years at Stowe: 3
My hope and dream is to be a risk-taker and keep learning new things to be come the best teacher I can be!
Class Description
Years in Education: 4
Years at Stowe: 4
My hope and dream is that all kids are successful, and I can make a impact/change on some kiddos.
Years in Education: 21
Years at Stowe: 11th year
My hope and dream is for our students to become increasingly confident in using their voices to express themselves, so they can be more independent on their journey through school and life.
Years in Education: 10
Years at Stowe: 10
My hope and dream is that my students will learn new things, know they are loved, be kind to others and leave Stowe ready to make the world a better place.
Years in Education: 19
Years at Stowe: 19
My hope and dream is that students feel a sense of belonging in our learning community. I hope they thrive and grow socially, emotionally, and academically.
Years in Education: 5th year
Years at Stowe: 5th year
I hope and dream my students can reach their dreams and I help them along their way. Each time the students eyes light up as the light bulb clicks with a thought or idea fills my bucket!
Years in Education: 15
Years at Stowe: 15
My hope and dream is to provide students with the support to help them grow as learners and individuals.
Years in Education: 5
Years at Stowe: 3
My hopes and dreams for this school year is for my students to have a safe space in our classroom community and to be risk takers in their learning.
Years in Education: 9
Years at Stowe: 9
My hope is to teach students the necessary communication skills that will enable them to be successful in the future to reach their hopes and dreams. I hope students learn that their voice is important and what they say can make a difference in our world.
Class Description
Years in Education: 5
Years at Stowe: 4
I hope that all of my students can see their capability of learning new things and always see the success in their learning throughout their years in school. We can do hard things, and together we have fun while doing it!
Years in Education: 10
Years at Stowe: 10
My hope and dream for my students is for them to learn to be life long learners. I love helping students discover their interests and support them in growing and learning to reach their goals. I hope that my students develop skills to take action in order to make the world a better place.
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Years in Education: 8
Years at Stowe: 8
I hope students feel safe to take risks and make mistakes in their learning in order to develop deeper life skills. I dream that students will look forward to coming to school and enjoy being part of our classroom family.
Tiffany Hebert
Food Service
Tracy Hobbs
Custodian
Years in Education: 28
Years at Stowe: 2
I am a teacher because I love to share my love of learning with my students. I love to be a part of their journey as they grow and discover their strengths and interests, and develop areas where they are more challenged. The best part is after 27 years, I am still growing and learning right along with them!
Years in Education: 24
Years at Stowe: 23
My hope and dream is for my students to become independent, curious, caring individuals who want to learn more about themselves and the world around them.
Years in Education: 10 years, but have been a nurse for 22 years
Years at Stowe: 7th year
Class Description
Catherine Morris
Interventionist - K/1 and Teacher Librarian
Years in education: 10
Years at Stowe: 10
I want students to love learning and to stay curious throughout their lives! I hope our students will learn to become positive, productive citizens.
Years in Education: 8
Years at Stowe: 8
My hope and dream is that all students build relationships and learn a lot this year!
Years in Education: 14
Years at Stowe: 8
My hope and dream is to encourage and inspire students to become future leaders with in the school and their community.
Jenna Parker
School Based Therapist
Mr. Parker is the 5th grade band director for Stowe Elementary. This is year eleven with DMPS. The first nine years he was the Band/Orchestra director for Hoyt Middle School. He is starting year twenty four in education
Mr. Parker has taught music for Keota, Woodward-Granger, and Des Moines Christian Schools. In that time, many of his bands have been successful in the areas of concert, jazz and marching band. His highest accomplishments are winning a state jazz title and having his concert band perform as the class 2A representative at the Iowa Bandmasters Association convention.
Mr. Parker was born and raised in Ottumwa. He has traveled across the country and parts of Europe including Russia with a Christian based group, The Continental Brass and Singers. He resides in Waukee with his wife, Amanda and their two boys, Carson and Caleb who are 18 and 14. Mr. Parker also enjoys coaching baseball and spending time with his family
Brianna Phillips
Academic Interventionist and Teacher Librarian
Years in Education: 10
Years at Stowe: 8
My hope is that every student feels seen, valued, and cared for at Stowe. I also strive to help each student reach their maximum potential each year.
Kelsey Post
Special Education Teacher - 4th Grade
Years in Education: 5
Years at Stowe: 5
My hope and dream is that my students thrive academically and emotionally.
Years in Education: 15
Years at Stowe: 15
Music has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember and has led to many great experiences throughout my life. I enjoy sharing my passion and experiences with students in hopes of helping them find that joy in music or whatever they are passionate about (I know not everyone loves music – and that’s ok).
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Years in Education: 26 years
Years at Stowe: 11
My hope and dream is to help students discover the joy of reading and writing!
Years in Education: 2
Years at Stowe: 2
My hope is that students feel safe enough to take risks in order to learn and grow.
Years in Education: 7
Years at Stowe: 2
My Hope and Dream for my students is that they’re excited to learn about the world they live in. Hopefully this will inspire them to be global citizens so they can make their communities a better place!
Years in Education: 17
Years at Stowe: 9
My hope and dream is for our Stowe students to feel part of our community so they can authentically be themselves, take risks and have fun.
RaeLynn Von der Linde
Special Education Teacher - 1st Grade
Years in Education: 15
Years at Stowe: 12
Years in Education: 34
Years at Stowe: 7 years as a teacher, now in my 10th year as Principal
Stowe is like home to me! I lived in the neighborhood, my two daughters attended Stowe, I taught at Stowe and am now proud to lead Stowe. My hope and dream is that each student feels empowered to use their heart and mind to create a more peaceful and open-minded world and that they are filled with joy and wonder.
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