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Ms. Cathy

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher at the ECC.

 

Ms. Cathy was raised on a farm in Southwest Kansas. After moving to Springfield Missouri she graduated from Central Bible College and Southwest Missouri State (MSU).  She started as a paraprofessional and has taught Early Childhood Special Education in Nixa since 1998. Ms. Cathy has a Masters in Education and has a passion for helping children with varying abilities build foundational skills for successful lives.

 

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Mrs. Jodi

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher at the ECC.

 

Ms. Jodi is originally from a small town called Bono in Northeast Arkansas and moved to Springfield in 2015. She now lives in Ozark and loves teaching at Nixa! While in Arkansas, Jodi taught 3- year-olds with special needs in a preschool therapeutic clinic. She has been teaching at the ECC since August, 2015. Mrs. Jodi's passion is working with children of all abilities and helping them get ready for kindergarten socially and academically.

 

 

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Mrs. Kelsey

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher at the ECC.

 

Mrs. Kelsey has lived in this area her entire life. She grew up in Willard, MO and now is a resident of Ozark. Kelsey received her bachelor's degree in special needs education from MSU and began her teaching career at Nixa in 2017. Kelsey's passion is working with students of all abilities and assisting them in creating meaningful peer relationships and educational experiences. She believes building a strong foundation of social and emotional skills at the early childhood level truly helps all students in preparing for kindergarten. Learning through play and building loving and lasting relationships with students and families is Kelsey's favorite part of her career.

 

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Mrs. Kecia

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher at the ECC.

 

Mrs. Kecia has lived in Nixa since 2008, but is originally from Nebraska. Before starting in Nixa in 2010, Mrs. Kecia taught in Iowa for nine years. She received her Bachelors degree in special education, from the University of Nebraska and Masters degree from Lindenwood University. Kecia has a passion for incorporating innovative strategies that help students learn new skills.

 

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Mrs. Christina

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher at the ECC.

 

Mrs. Christina received her teaching degree at MSU and taught for Branson School for 16 years. Mrs. Christina joined the Nixa Early Childhood in 2019 and has a passion for nurturing children and helping them have successful learning experiences.  She and her husband have raised two adult children and have since, added to their family through foster/adoption.  Through her work with children in foster care, she developed an interest in nurturing children's social-emotional development, helping them to overcome trauma and guiding them to establish positive social relationships and emotional well-being. By investing her time in early childhood special education, she is able to share her love of learning and help children of all abilities to reach their potential and start their journey as life-long learners.