Special Education
Sarah Chenoweth
Autism
E: sarah.chenoweth@dmschools.org
Biography
My name is Sarah Chenoweth and I teach students in the Autism Cluster. I graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2008 and have been teaching at Findley Elementary since 2009. I adore my job every day and am fortunate to get to work with a great group of students and staff. Everyday brings a new adventure. In my free time I enjoy playing softball and volley ball, as well as watching baseball and football with my husband.
Aimee Owens
Autism
Biography
I graduated from the University of Iowa in 2002 and earned my Masters of Science in Education from Drake University in 2008. I taught Language Arts at the secondary level in California and at Hoover High School before coming to Findley Elementary in 2008 to teach in the Autism Cluster Program. I absolutely love my job- how many people get to work with great kids every day and truly feel that they are making a difference? I am really lucky. My students continually surprise me and challenge me to be a better teacher and person.
Kellie Quigley
Special Education Teacher
Ashley Sanders
Special Education Teacher
E: ashley.sanders@dmschools.org
Biography
I am originally from Independence, Iowa and graduated from high school there. I then went on to the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa to complete my BA. I majored in Elementary Education and minored in Special Education and Literacy. I have been teaching Special Education at Findley Elementary since Fall of 2007. I live in Ankeny with my husband, Matt. We have two kids; a son, Mason, and a daughter, Kaylee. We also have a crazy little dog, Yogi! I enjoy spending time with my family and friends!
Ashley Tellinghuisen
Special Education
E: ashley.tellinghuisen@dmschools.org
Biography
I was born and raised in Boone, Iowa. I graduated from Boone High in 2007 with hopes of becoming an elementary teacher. I graduated from Iowa State University in May of 2011 with my education degree with an emphasis on both math and reading. At Iowa State I also continued my passion for music and was one of the 72 trumpets in the Iowa State Marching Band for all 4 years of my college career. At Iowa State I also had the opportunity of studying abroad in Australia in the summer of 2009 and Austria in 2010. They were both experiences of a life time! In October of 2011 I received my first teaching job at Stratford Elementary in Stratford, Iowa as a teacher associate in the 3rd/4th grade classroom. Later that year, my position was no longer available within the district and I received my Title 1 teaching position at Findley Elementary in Des Moines, Iowa in January of 2012. I’ve enjoyed my journey so far in the teaching world and can’t wait to experience new and exciting things each year with the staff and students that I am privileged to work with!