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Hi! I’m Jeri Gustafson. I have 17 years of experience in education. I started out as a K-6 Reading Teacher and then taught 3rd and 4th grade. My most recent experience has been in the areas of School Improvement, Special Education Research, and reading consulting. The regions and districts I serve include:

Region 3: Earlham, Van Meter, Waukee and Winterset
Region 4: Perry, Woodward-Granger, Dallas Center-Grimes, and ADM
Region 5: Ogden, Boone, United, and Madrid
Region 6: Gilbert, Ames, and Ballard
Region 7: Roland-Story, Colo-Nesco, Nevada, and Collins-Maxwell

I love to read a wide variety of genre, but my favorite is mystery. Some of my favorite authors include Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Patterson and John Grisham. I’m also a fan of every Nicolas Sparks novel! One of my favorite books of all time is The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. 

I am Barb Shutt. I have taught reading for sixteen years; including 1-8 Title I Reading, and third, sixth, and seventh grades.  Regions I will be serving:

Region 1: Carroll, Glidden-Ralston, Audubon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, and Manning
Region 2: Exira, Guthrie Center, Adair-Casey, Panorama, and West Central Valley
Region 9: Johnston, Urbandale, and Saydel
Region 10: West Des Moines, Norwalk, Martensdale St. Mary's
Region 12: Melcher-Dallas, Twin Cedars, Knoxville, Pella

My all-time favorite book is Lois Lowry’s The Giver.  I can read it again and again and I notice something new each time.

Becky Hinze -  I have been in teaching for seventeen years. I have had experience teaching gifted education, special education, reading, first grade, and sixth grade.  I will be serving the following regions and districts:

Region 8: N Polk, Ankeny, Bondurant-Farrar
Region 11: Carlisle, Indianola, Interstate 35, SE Warren
Region  13: SE Polk, PCM, Pleasantville
Region 14: Colfax-Mingo, Baxter, Newton, Lynnville-Sully
Region 15: Des Moines

Reading “everybody” books is my favorite pastime. Patricia Polacco is a dynamite author.  If you have not read the book Thank You, Mr. Falker, I strongly recommend picking it up.

Lori Pearson - I’ve been in education over 25 years. I have taught first through fourth grade as well as being an elementary administrator before coming to Heartland as a school improvement consultant. As of July 1 of this year I have been a reading consultant.