Staff

STAFF

Melissa Curl,
Director
Melissa is the lead teacher of the ladybug class.
This is Melissa's seventh year at IPS and she
loves teaching preschoolers!
She is excited to take on a new role as director
but previously had been the assistant director
at IPS for many years. Melissa lives in Indianola
with her husband and six children.
She has spent plenty of time at IPS
prior to teaching, as all of her children are IPS graduates.
Melissa has a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education.

Faith Hallam
Co-Director
Faith is the Lead Teacher in the Butterfly and Firefly Classes. She has a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Bachelor of Science in Early Child Education, and an Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement.
She lives in Indianola with her husband and 2 children.

Cara Harwood
Cara is the lead teacher in the Caterpillar Class. This is her fourth year at IPS. Cara lives in Indianola with her husband and 2 children.

Melanie Anderson Hackett
Melanie is the assistant teacher in the Butterfly class, and the Firefly class. She is the mom to 2 children and is active with Boy Scouts and Two Rivers Martial Arts. This is her second year at IPS.

Alexis Konrad
Alexis will be a child care teacher this year in the mornings. This will be her 3rd year with IPS.

Kylie Ebner
Kylie is our Lead Child Care Teacher and assistant teacher in the Grasshopper Class. This is her second year at IPS.

Grace Carpenter
Grace is the Lead Teacher in the Bumblebee class as well as a child care teacher. This is her third year at IPS, and she is an Indianola Preschool alum.

Alexa Conley
Anna is an after-school child care teacher and a student at Simpson College. This is her second year at IPS.

Kennadie Heckinger
Kennadie is an after-school child care teacher and a student at Simpson College. This is her second year at IPS.