Welcome to Twin Cities German Immersion School
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    • Elternbrief
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    • Executive Director Search
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  • About Us
    • Welcome to TCGIS
    • Our School
    • Pedagogical Concept
    • Programs & Activities
    • School Campus
    • Team
    • School Board
    • Org Chart
  • Distance Learning
    • Distance Learning "Lernplan"
    • German Enrichment Page
    • Virtual Zeit Für Dich Zimmer
    • Stress Management Resources
  • Family Resources
    • IRT-Updates-Covid
    • Elternbrief
    • Kinderclub
    • Food Service
    • Library
    • All Resources
  • Enrollment
    • Enrollment Process
    • Virtual School Tour
    • FAQ
  • Career
    • Executive Director Search
  • Donate

Our Team 2020-21

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​Our organizational chart 2020-21

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School Leadership

Faculty

Executive Director & Superintendent : Ted Anderson   

Administrative Team

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP 
Elementary School Dean:  Michael White
Middle School Dean: Elizabeth Zehnpfennig
Dean of Academic Support: Esther Neu
Dean of German Immersion (ZfA Teacher): Beate Simon

OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP
Director of Operations & HR: Ashley Weston Miller​

Support Staff

Director of International Programs & Outreach: Katharina Schirg 
​Director of Information Technology: 
Jesse Whitney
​Director of Facilities Grounds: Andy Nesset
Library Coordinator: Mary Zimmerman
J1 Intern Coordinator: 
Katharina Schirg

Front Office Staff

Front Office Manager: Nicole Sveen
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Front Office & Student Data Coordinator: Nicole Crashell​​​
Front Office Coordinator :  Alexandra Weeding
​​Health Service Associate: Monika Avery​
Administrative Assistant (Administration/School Board): Julia Henriksen
Administrative Assistant: Stefanie Simpson

Food Service & Facilities

Food Service Coordinator: Alexandra Weeding
Lunch Room & Asst. Food Service Coordinator: Sandra Schuster
Custodian: Patrick Moreno
Custodian: Jim Luger

MARRS Coordinator

MARRS Coordinator: Esther Neu

Special Education

Director Special Education: Emily Cooley
​Assistant Director Special Education: 
Stephanie Betley​
Special Education Teacher: Joshua Ashton
Special Education Teacher: Nico Dornemann
Special Education Teacher:  Kimberly Michlin
Special Education Teacher: Jenna Powell
Special Education Teacher: Katharina Sweeney
Occupational Therapy: Natalie Voxland
Speech Pathologist: Leslie Ugoretz

​Due Process Coordinator: Aviva Quant

Educational Assistants

Chyna Davis
Cindy Kittok
Hugh Brown
Kelly Freshwater
Luc Janssen
Nawal Mohamed
Steven Fay
Zach Porwall
Laura Berger
Tilde Hamer
Erik Peterson
​Markus Hoeckner

Homeroom Teachers

K-A  Frau Thies
K-B Frau Hayes
K-C Herr Heimerl
K-Christina Getaz
1-A Frau Zinnow (ES Co-Coordinator)
1-B Frau Stolzenbach
1-C  Frau Uitto
2-A Frau Krug 
2-B Frau Koehler
2-C Frau Jacobson
3-A Herr Lubben
3-B Frau El-Amatoury
3-C Frau Kulhanek (ES Co-Coordinator)
4-A Frau Müller
4-B Frau Maslofski
4-C ​Frau Solberg

Specialists

3, 5-English Humanities: Frau Albers
4 -English Humanities: Frau Sanford (Q Comp Coordinator)
7-8 English Humanities:  Frau Jacobs 
5-6 English Humanities: Frau Schlee ​(MS Co-Coordinator)
5 German, ELL: Frau Scholtz
5-6 Social Studies: Herr Tabisz
5 Social Studies, 7 German, UD: Frau Root-Joswig (DaF Coordinator)
8 German Humanities,
Support German: Frau Simon
6, 8 German: Herr Eberhard (MS Co-Coordinator)
7-8 Spanish:  ​Frau Domínguez
5, 7 Science:  Frau Stillwell
6, 8 Science: Frau Schecker (PD Coordinator)
6, 8  Math: Herr Kunkel
5, 7 Math:  Herr Prater
K-4 Fine Arts: Frau Lenburg 
5-8 Fine Arts: Frau Henry
K-2 P.E: Frau Fretwell
3-8 P.E: Herr Tocko
4-8 Performing Arts: Herr Dahl
K-3 Performing Arts: Frau Hall
​7-8 Robotics: Frau Bilbro
Yearbook: Frau Jacobs
Immersion and Language Specialist (K-2): Frau Fretwell

Specialized Instructional Services

School Psychologist: Carol Mecklenburg
Psych Intern: Tara Kulkarni
Assessment & Intervention Screening Coordinator: Jessie Kember
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Literacy Support: Eva Schneider-Baumeister
Literacy Support: Merryn Flavell
​K-2 Math Support: Scot Stephenson
5-8 Math Support: Roxanne Cornell

Behavior Intervention: Diana Erwin​

Interns

No intern program from August 2020-January 2022

After School

Kinderclub

Kinderclub Director: Michaela Bromenschenkel
​Kinderclub Team Lead: Natalie Kaplan
Lexie DeVries
Victoria 
Gibbs
Sam Graf
Margaret Kaufman
Katarina Kocher
Andrew Mangan
Cora-Rose Michel
Molly Moran
Asha Ress
Evan 
Ward
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Hours

Office: Mon.-Fri. 8:00am-4:00pm

Tel & Fax

651-492-7106
​651-330-2270

Address

1031 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55103
info@tcgis.org
Directions
TCGIS Building Project                 
Authorizer: 
University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

dana.peterson@stthomas.edu
Phone: 651-962-4372