Staff

STAFF

Allison Putney, Director
Allison is excited to continue teaching and directing at IPS. She graduated from the University of Iowa in 2007 with a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Spanish. In 2013 she also received an Early Childhood Education endorsement from Morningside College. She lives with her husband Cody and their 3 children Blake, Blair and Boone in Indianola.
This year she is teaching the transitional kindergarten class that is called the Spider Class, as well as the Caterpillar Class.

Melissa Curl,
Assistant Director, Bookkeeper
Melissa is the Lead Teacher of the Ladybug Class this year. This is Melissa's fourth year at IPS and she loves teaching preschoolers! She is excited to take on a new role as the Assistant Director and Bookkeeper. 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 an associate degree in Human Services and is also a substitute teacher with the Indianola Community School District.

Faith Hallam
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.

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.

Jen Nichols
Jen is the lead teacher in the Grasshopper class. This is her first year at Indianola Preschool.

Kelli Glascock
Kelli is an assistant teacher in the Dragonfly and Ladybug classes. She has a degree in Elementary Education with Reading and Early Childhood endorsements from Simpson College.
She has taught at Indianola Preschool for five years and loves being a preschool teacher! She is married to Randy and has three kids: Maddie, Tommy, and Casey, and a son-in-law, Ryan.

Cara Harwood
Cara is a teacher assistant in the Bumblebee Class and the Lead teacher in the Dragonfly Class. This is her second year at IPS. Cara lives in Indianola with her husband and 2 children.

Anna Smith
Anna is the assistant teacher in the Grasshopper Class. This is her first year at IPS.

Kylie Ebner
Kylie is our Lead Child Care Teacher and 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.