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Jennifer Brewer

Literacy Coach

Work Phone: (385) 646-0169work Work Email: INTERNET
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Porscha Clark

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Judy Cutler

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Jacki Derbis

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Dani Despain

Special Education Teacher

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Mission: The mission of Cottonwood Elementary special education is to facilitate individual and explicit learning goals that teach students to use self-regulation strategies, be resilient and aspire to challenge, positively support their peers' learning and actively contribute to a safe and fun classroom culture, ask questions and wonder, and self assess accurately and successfully to advance the next steps in their learning.
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Mollie Diamond

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Mikey Goodrich

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Kate Hatch

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Bridgette Higgins

Speech Pathologist

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Kelsey Hokanson

School Technology Coach

Work Phone: 385-646-1148work Work Email: INTERNET Website: Classroom Clues with Kelsey
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Michele James

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Alexandra Jameson

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Julie Knight

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Jennifer Loukas

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Jessica Neeley

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Work Phone: 385-646-7209work Work Email: INTERNET
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Ryan Olsen

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Annie Rasmussen

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Cassie Ring

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Julia Shively

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Autumn Talbot-Cisneros

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Jill Thain

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Sonia Valenz

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Val Westover

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Jenny Whitehead

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Cottonwood Elementary,
5205 S Holladay Blvd.,
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
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