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Our Staff

The Cooperative Nursery School employs 2 head teachers, one director/teacher, and 2 assistant teachers. Our current teachers jointly have over 40 years of early childhood teaching experience in the Champaign-Urbana community. All of our teachers are certified and meet the Illinois DCFS teacher qualifications.

 

Our parents have the option of assisting in the classroom on a rotational basis as teacher assistants and parents that meet DCFS teacher requirements serve as substitute teachers as needed.

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All of our teachers and parent volunteers have completed fingerprinting and background checks as well as medical requirements as established by the state of Illinois.

Courtney Warman

Director/4's Teacher 

Courtney’s first experience at the Coop began in 2011 in the Good Beginnings class. She served on the board as Special Events Committee Chairperson...

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Regina Blackmon

2's Teacher & 3's/4's Music Teacher

Regina Blackmon graduated from the University of Illinois in 2006 with a Bachelors in Early Childhood Education with a Special Education approval...

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Jenna Wiemelt

3's Teacher 

Jenna graduated in 2004 from Millikin University in Decatur, IL with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She taught 1st grade...

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Suchismita S. Banerjee

Playgroup Teacher 

Suchismita S. Banerjee has run the Good Beginnings/playgroup class for the last 2 years. She studied Electrical Engineering and Communications...

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