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Staff Directory - OATQ
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Contact - (605) 773-3553 |
| Melody
Schopp
- Director |
773-5232 |
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Office Staff - (605) 773-3553 |
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Jennifer
Neuhauser - Assistant Director |
773-4774 |
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Job Duties: Accreditation
K-12, Accreditation Post Secondary Teacher Preparation,
Title II Higher Education, Graduation Requirements and
Calendars, Waivers |
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Jantina Nelson-Stastny - Management Analyst |
773-5470 |
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Job Duties:
Data Analysis, Initial
Certification, Highly Qualified Teachers, Praxis
Testing
For any questions
relating to certification, email us at:
certification@state.sd.us |
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Deedra
Gesinger
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Certification Specialist |
773-6934 |
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Job Duties:
Certification/Initial & Renewal, Highly Qualified
Teachers, Praxis Testing
For any questions
relating to certification, email us at:
certification@state.sd.us |
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Roxie Thielen - Certification Specialist |
773-4669 |
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Job Duties:
Initial & Alternative Certification, Lapsed
Certificates, Post Secondary Credentialing,
Praxis Testing
For any questions
relating to certification, email us at:
certification@state.sd.us |
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Lanette Johnston - Teacher Quality Specialist |
773-8415 |
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Job Duties: Teacher Quality Initiatives: Governor's
New Teacher Academy, Mentoring (pending funding),
Teacher of the
Year, Milken Educator of the Year,
National Board Certification, Highly Qualified
Teacher Plans, State Teacher Quality Plan, Title II
Part
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Carol Uecker - Accreditation Specialist |
773-4771 |
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Job Duties:
K-12 Accreditation, Alternative
Instruction (Home School), School Bus
Transportation, DOE Renewal Credit Approval |
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Lisa
Lomheim - Legal Assistant |
773-4705 |
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Job Duties: Professional
Practices, Background checks, Code of Ethics,
Revocations/Suspensions/Denials, Student Rights, Student
Due Process |
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Pam Hoepfer -
Senior Secretary |
773-3426 |
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Job Duties:
Regent Scholar Certificates, Paraprofessional
Certificates, In state and Out of state Travel
Requests for OATQ and Bd. of Education members,
Reimbursements for: OATQ, Bd. of Ed. and their per
diems, TIF, Virtual School, Driver Education
questions, Certification Status calls. |
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Denise
Bowman - Secretary |
773-3553 |
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Job Duties: Secretarial
Support, Encoding Applications, Status Calls |
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