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 both the Bumblebee and Dragonfly Classes.

Maranda Rogers,
Assistant Director
More Information coming soon!

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.

Jessica Till
Jessica is the assistant teacher in the Butterfly and Firefly classes. She has a Child Development Associate Credential. This is her first year at IPS but had worked for Indianola Public Schools for over 6 years before becoming a stay at home mom the last 4 years. She is married to Tyler and has three children: Hayden, Maylee, and Taylen. She is thrilled to be teaching again and so excited to be a part of IPS!

Melissa Curl
Melissa is the Lead Teacher of the Ladybug and Grasshopper Classes this year. All of Melissa's children are IPS graduates.

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.

Sara Hade
Sarah is the assistant teacher for the Grasshopper Class, and also works as a Substitute Associate for the Indianola schools. She is also planning to substitute teach for the district starting this year. She loves working with kids and is thrilled to be a part of IPS!

Pam Dunn
Pam is the lead teacher in the Caterpillar room. She has been doing child care and teaching children since 2001. Pam has a Child Development Associate Credential, and a Para Educator License. This is her first year with the Indianola preschool and already enjoyed working here and teaching your children.

Cara Harwood
More information to come!

Kaylee Granville
More information to come!

Alexis Konrad
Alexis is a morning child care teacher. She loves animals and has 6 pets with her roommates: 2 dogs, 3 cats, and a hamster. Alexis also loves to go fishing. Her dream is
to be a counselor or therapist
for children.

Grace Carpenter
More information to come!