Highland Primary Special Education teachers:
Cheryl Barr, Carrie Belford, Erin Bloemer, Danette Daiber, Katie Henricks, Jen Koenig, and Emily Weiss.
Hi! My name is Cheryl Barr. I began my teaching career in Macomb after graduating from Western Illinois University in 2011. The first 2 years of my career was spent working with Jr and Sr High school students. From there I spent 4 years working in a classroom with students in grades 4-6. In 2018 my husband and I moved to St. Louis. In our spare time we love to spend time with our families, taking trips to Michigan, and hanging out with our dog Charlie. I love teaching students and watching them grow. I am very excited to be part of the HP family!
Hi, my name is Carrie Belford. I taught PreK for twelve years and I have been at Highland Primary since 2006. I have an Early Childhood degree with a Masters in Special Education. I love what I do and feel very blessed to be a part of so many children's lives. My family and I live in Highland and stay busy with numerous activities.
Email Carrie Belford: cbelford@highlandcusd5.org
Hello! My name is Erin Bloemer and I am so excited to be joining the Highland
Primary Special Education team! I have been part of the Primary family for four
years now as an assistant, an Early Childhood teacher, and an Rti Interventionist. I
have a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and in Psychology with a
minor in Sociology. In addition, I have a Learning Behavior Specialist certification to
teach Kindergarten through 3 rd grade Special Education. As you can see I love to
learn! I also love to read! It is one of my favorite things to do so I will read with my
Email Erin Bloemer: ebloemer@highlandcusd5.org
Hello my name is Danette Daiber. I began my career at Highland Community Schools in 1991. For the first nine years I taught seventh and eighth grade special education at our middle school. I have been teaching kindergarten and first grade special education at the primary building since 2000 and I love it! I have undergraduate degrees in both elementary education and special education. I have also completed my Master’s Degree in special education at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Additionally, I went back to school for early childhood certification. Teaching at this level is so rewarding. I love seeing a child’s face light up with pride as he/she learns new things. Watching children who didn’t know their letters of the alphabet in kindergarten grow to children who can read books independently in first grade is so motivating!
Email Danette Daiber: ddaiber@highlandcusd5.org
Email Katie Hendricks: khendricks@highlandcusd5.org
Email Jen Koenig: jkoenig@highlandcusd5.org
Hello, my name is Emily Weiss. This is my eleventh year teaching Special Education, and my first year teaching for the Highland School District. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Greenville University. I also have a Master's Degree in Educational Studies with an Emphasis in Reading.
I have lived in Highland for fourteen years. My husband and I have two children who attend the Highland schools, and have been extremely satisfied with their academic and social growth. I look forward to the 2018-2019 school year and getting to know each of your children! Let's go, Bullpups!
Email Emily Weiss: eweiss@highlandcusd5.org