Prairie View Middle School People

Rebecca Acklin

Paraeducator

Mrs. Ana Angelos

Band Director

Please visit my page at ksd140.org/band.

Riham Assad

Paraeducator

Ms. Maura R. Baskovich

Principal

For the past sixteen years, I have served the D140 community as an Assistant Principal ...

Mrs. Kimberly Bean

Teacher

Year Started 1993

Ryan Bedell

Paraeducator

Mary Belsky

Teacher

Year Started 1997 Degrees Master of Arts in Reading, Governors State Univerity;Bac...

Joanna Boblak

Teacher

Michelle Carrier

Teacher

Kelly Cavarretta

Paraeducator

Jackelyn Cedeno

Registered Nurse

Frank (Joe) Cernak

Teacher

Norma Chirillo

Paraeducator

Mr. John Conley

Assistant Principal

Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, I will join KSD 140’s administrative team...

Mr. W. Cornfield

Teacher

Degrees Master's Degree in Education from Northern Illinois University;Bachelor&#3...

Mrs. Kathleen D'Andrea

Teacher/PE Facilitator

Year Started 2001 Degrees Bachelor's degee in Education from Illinois State Un...

Mrs. Lee Ann Davey

Teacher

Expertise Endorsements in Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and ESL...

Rachelle DeVriendt

Teacher

Mrs. Anne Doody

School Counselor

Expertise School Counseling Year Started 2013 Degrees Master's Degree in S...

Kaitlin Earley

Teacher

Yasmeen Elayyan

Teacher

Mrs. Michelle Enders

Teacher

Where has the time gone??? This is my 20th year here at Prairie View Middle School! I h...

Mrs. Susan Flaherty

Teacher

"The secret in education lies in respecting the student." Ralph Waldo Em...

Mr. Ray Forlenza

Band Director

Mrs. Janet Gabriel

Teacher

I have been teaching 8th grade science at Prairie View Middle School for the past 17 ye...

Christine Ghilardi

Paraeducator

Jennifer Grella

Teacher

Patrick Griffin

Teacher - Team Leader

Expertise Science, Social Studies, Language Arts Year Started 2013 Degrees Ill...

Raed Hammad

Social Worker

Year Started 1998 Degrees Masters in Social Work, University of Illinois Chicago;B...

Mrs. Caitlin Hastings

Special Services Program Supervisor

Expertise Special Education Year Started 2013 Degrees B.A. from Illinois State...

Mrs. Lisa Hecht

Teacher

Expertise Language Arts and minor in Social Studies Year Started 1994 Degrees ...

Megan Heflin

Registered Behavior Technician

Mr. Mark Hodges

Band Director & Chorus Director

Please visit my page at ksd140.org/band or ksd140.org/chorus. Year Started 200...

Carrie Hoekstra

Teacher

Mrs. Erin Hopkins

Teacher

Year Started 2015 Degrees Bachelor's Degree from Eastern Illinois University ...

Samantha Jackson

Teacher

Diane Jacobs

Paraeducator

Cara Jensen

Psychologist

Expertise School Psychology Year Started 1995 Degrees Master's Degree in C...

Brian Jerger

Teacher

Jenny Jesionowski

Secretary

Year Started 1989

Dianne Johnson

Teacher

Mr. John Kamphuis

Teacher - Team Leader

My time here in District 140 began as a student in the early 1980's.  Back the...

Amanda Kelaiditis

Teacher

Mr. Louis Klozik

Teacher/Enrichment Facilitator

Degrees Bachelor's Degree in Education and Master's Degree in Science Curricul...

Elizabeth Lejsek-Collins

Teacher

Lacie Lucca

Teacher

Ms. Colleen Lukowski

Reading Specialist

As a graduate of Kirby School District 140, I feel very lucky to have the opportunity t...

Mrs. Pauline Luttrell

Instructional Coach

Expertise Language Arts, Social Studies, Gifted Education, Special Education, and Elem...

Jeffery Mahy

Teacher

Expertise Physical Education Year Started 1993 Degrees B.A. Huntingdon College...

Coleen Maines

Teacher

Ms. Kristin Malinowski

Teacher - Team Leader

As an 8th grade math teacher, I value small group interaction with the use of technolog...

Barbara Manta

Paraeducator

Mrs. Julia Maratea

Speech Pathologist

Year Started 1994 Degrees B.A. in Communication Disorders from Northern Illinois U...

Bridget Martino

Clerk

Kimberly McElroy

Paraeducator

Mrs. Deana McEnany

Teacher

Expertise Music Year Started 2003 Degrees Master's Degree in Curriculum an...

Kelli McGoorty

Paraeducator

Jennifer Miller

Teacher

Melanie O'Connell

Paraeducator

Ms. Carol O'Keefe

Special Services Program Supervisor

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge...

Cecelia Oftedahl

Teacher

I started teaching in 1992 and have taught both general and special education for the p...

Zachary Oganovich

Teacher

Kathryn Olson

Secretary

Year Started 2009

Carrie Ann Padgett

Teacher

Mrs. Emily Purk

Teacher - Team Leader

I love being a member of the Prairie View learning community. In my years at Prairie Vi...

Renee Rachanski

Teacher

Education and Experience As an alumni of Kirby School District 140, I am very honored ...

Mrs. S. Radakovitz

Teacher

I am very fortunate to be working at what I love.  Children in my classroom are en...

Enas Rimawi

District Registered Nurse

Kathryn Rodriguez

Teacher

Karen Sajewski

Paraeducator

Michelle Scott

Paraeducator

Colleen Sempek

Teacher - Team Leader

Expertise Math Specialist-Reading Specialist-ESL Endorsement Year Started 2011 ...

Kyle Silzer

Paraeducator

Mrs. M. Smuskiewicz

Paraeducator

I have worked in the district since 2002.  My children are both graduates of Prair...

Ms. Jennifer Sobut

Teacher - Team Leader

Expertise Reading and Language Arts Awards Honors Certification;Teacher of the Yea...

Tracy Soderberg

Teacher

Samantha Soppet

Teacher

Kelly Spilde

Teacher

Mr. Michael Szczasny

Concert Band, Jazz Band & Chorus Director

Please visit my page at ksd140.org/band or ksd140.org/chorus. Year Started 200...

Mrs. S. Tebo

Paraeducator

Jennifer Thomas

Supervisory Aide

Megan Towner

Teacher

Kyle Vandervliet

Custodian

Mrs. Mary Weber

Teacher

I began my career as a Special Education teacher at Mokena Junior High.  After ear...

Mr. Kevin Werr

Teacher

Expertise Physical Education/Fitness/Health Year Started 2015 Degrees B.A. in ...

Carie Widstrand

Teacher

Brianna Young

Paraeducator

Mrs. Nancy Zasada

Teacher

I have been teaching for 20 years now, 15 of which have been in Kirby School District 1...

David Zielezinski

Teacher