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Meet the Bethalto East Staff

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"Bethalto East is a place where we work, learn, and succeed together!"

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Principal & Early Childhood Director

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Dr. Racheal R. Leckrone
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- Email: rleckrone@bethalto.org

Beyond the Bell Coordinator

​Ms. Jayme Silva, Beyond the Bell Child Care Program Coordinator
- Email: jsilva@bethalto.org

Preschool

Ms. Sasha Hall, Preschool Coordinator & Instructional Leader
- Email: shall@bethalto.org


Ms. Leah Whitaker, Preschool Teacher
- Email:  lwhitaker@bethalto.org


Ms. Amber Almeter, Preschool Teacher
- Email: aalmeter@bethalto.org


Ms. Kasey Hardester, Special Education Preschool Teacher
- Email: khardester@bethalto.org


​Ms. Tara Buckingham, Special Education Preschool Teacher/Co-Teacher
- Email: tbuckingham@bethalto.org

Kindergarten

Ms. Hannah Akers, Kindergarten Teacher
-Email: hakers@bethalto.org


Ms. Monica Barrows, Kindergarten Teacher 
- Email: mbarrows@bethalto.org   
- Website: mrsbarrowsclass.weebly.com


Ms. Amanda Bartee, Kindergarten Teacher
- Email: abartee@bethalto.org 
- Website: abartee.weebly.com


Ms. Amy Heflin, Kindergarten Teacher
- Email: aheflin@bethalto.org 
- Website: mrsheflin.weebly.com


Ms. Michelle McKee, Kindergarten Teacher
- Email:  mmckee@bethalto.org  
- Website:  mrsmckeebe.weebly.com  


Ms. Heather Vassos, Kindergarten Teacher
- Email: hvassos@bethalto.org
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Ms. Margaret Welbourne, Kindergarten Teacher
- Email: mwelbourne@bethalto.org


Ms. Laura Hollingsworth, Kindergarten Special Education Co-Teacher
- Email: lhollingsworth@bethalto.org

1st Grade

Ms. Karrie Denney, 1st Grade Teacher
- Email: kdenney@bethalto.org 
- Website: mrsdenneysfirstgrade.weebly.com    


Ms. Molly Elliott, 1st Grade Teacher
- Email: melliott@bethalto.org
- Website: mrselliottandmrsskiffs1stgrade.weebly.com   


Ms. Erica Harper, 1st Grade Teacher
- Email: eharper@bethalto.org 
- Website: msericaharper.weebly.com


Ms. Tammy Hyman, 1st Grade Teacher
- Email: thyman@bethalto.org 
- Website: tammyhyman.weebly.com


Ms. Melissa Middleton, 1st Grade Teacher
- Email: mmiddleton@bethalto.org 
- Website: robersonmiddletonfirstgrade.weebly.com     


Ms. Carolyn Oesterle, 1st Grade Teacher
- Email: coesterle@bethalto.org
-Website: mrsoesterlesfirstgrade.weebly.com


​Ms. Raelene Roberson, 1st Grade Teacher
- Email: rroberson@bethalto.org 
- Webiste: robersonmiddletonfirstgrade.weebly.com     


Ms. Mandy Skiff, 1st Grade Teacher
- Email: askiff@bethalto.org 
- Website: mrselliottandmrsskiffs1stgrade.weebly.com    


Ms. Robin Troeckler, 1st Grade Teacher
- Email: rtroeckler@bethalto.org 
- Website: mrstroeckler.weebly.com 


Ms. Alisha Wimberly, Special Education Teacher
- Email: awimberly@bethalto.org

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Ms. Gina Schmidt, K/1 Special Education Teacher
- Email: gschmidt@bethalto.org

Certified Support Personnel & Specialists

Mr. Robert Raymond, Music Teacher
- Email: rraymond@bethalto.org
- Website: mrraymondmusic.weebly.com


Mr. Caleb Sasser, P.E. Teacher
- Email: csasser@bethalto.org


Ms. Mallory Lish, Speech & Language Pathologist
- Email: mdugger@bethalto.org
- Website: mrslishslp.weebly.com


Ms. Mallory Welch, Speech & Language Pathologist
- Email: mwelch@bethalto.org 
- Website: mallorywelchbe.weebly.com


​Ms. Brittany Bekeske, Speech & Language Pathologist
- Email: bbekeske@bethalto.org 


Ms. Brooke Bekeske, Speech & Language Pathologist
- Email: brooke.bekeske@bethalto.org


Ms. Brandy Hart, School Psychologist
- Email: bhart@bethalto.org
-Website: bhart78.wixsite.com/mysite


Ms. Kelly Wooten, K-5 Math Interventionist
- Email: kwooten@bethalto.org 


​Ms. Laura Brasses, Reading Specialist
- Email: lbrasses@bethalto.org


Ms. Susan Jarman, School Nurse
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Email: sjarman@bethalto.org​


Ms. Pilar Gallardo, Full Time Substitute
- Email: pgallardo@bethalto.org

Office Staff

Ms. Shannon Petersen, Secretary
- Email: spetersen@bethalto.org


Ms. Jamie Voyles, Secretary
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Email: jvoyles@bethalto.org


Custodians

Ms. Angel Armstrong, Daytime Custodian
- Email: aarmstrong@bethalto.org


Ms. Kathy Schollmeyer, Evening Custodian
- Email: kschollmeyer@bethalto.org

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Mr. Logan Buchanan, Evening Custodian
-Email: lbuchanan@bethalto.org


Ms. Linda Hall, Evening Custodian at TMS & BE
- Email: lhall@bethalto.org

Support Staff

Ms. Lisa Callison, K/1 Paraprofessional
Email - lcallison@bethalto.org


Ms. Melissa Harrop, K/1 Paraprofessional
Email - mharrop@bethalto.org


Ms. Karissa Lowrance, K/1 Paraprofessional
Email - klowrance@bethalto.org



Ms. Diane Zini, K/1 Paraprofessional
Email - dzini@bethalto.org



Ms. Emily Auten, K/1 Paraprofessional
- Email: eauten@bethalto.org

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Ms. Tina Lay, 1st Grade Paraprofessional
Email - tlay@bethalto.org



Ms. Rylee Biesk, Kindergarten Paraprofessional
Email - rbiesk@bethalto.org



Ms. Melissa Meiser, K/1 Paraprofessional
Email - mmeiser@bethalto.org



Ms. Autumn Greenberg, K/1 Paraprofessional
Email - agreenberg@bethalto.org



Ms. Julie Heinemann, Preschool Parent Educator/Coordinator
​- Email: jheinemann@bethalto.org



​Ms. Christine Grant, Preschool Paraprofessional 
Email - cgrant@bethalto.org

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Mr. James Hancock, Preschool Paraprofessional
- Email: jhancock@bethalto.org



Ms. Megan Proffitt, Preschool Paraprofessional
- Email: mproffitt@bethalto.org



​Ms. Lindsey Cook, Preschool Paraprofessional 
Email - lcook@bethalto.org



​Ms. Jordyn Bender, Preschool Paraprofessional 
Email - jbender@bethalto.org
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Cafeteria Staff

Ms. Nikki Smith, Kitchen Manager
- Email: nsmith@bethalto.org


Ms. LeAnn Belangee, Cashier
- Email: lbelangee@bethalto.org


Ms. Jennifer Korte, Kitchen Staff

- Email: jkorte@bethalto.org

Bethalto East Primary School

Mrs. Racheal R. Leckrone, Principal & Beyond the Bell Director
309 Albers Place
Bethalto, IL  62010
​rleckrone@bethalto.org
Phone: (618) 377-7250  Fax: (618) 551-8663

"Achievement for All"