Ruth Boettcher*

• Kindergarten - Fourth Grade Music Teacher
• Education:
  • Friends Bible College - BA Church Music/Bible
• Tenure at Berean Academy:
  • 4 years
• Family:
  • Husband - Larry
  • Daughter – Kate - Junior High Student at Berean Academy

Kristen Burkhart*

• Kindergarten Teacher
• Education:
  • Mid-America Nazarene University – BA Elementary Education
  • Wichita State University – MA – Elementary Reading/Early Childhood Certification
• Tenure at Berean Academy:
  • First year
• Experience:
  • Burrton Elementary – 6 years
  • USD 373 – Teacher Mainstream Assitance Program
  • Apple-A-Day Preschool – Director – 13 years
• Family:
  • Husband – Tim
  • Children – Meredith – Elementary student at Berean Academy
  • Lili – Elementary student at Berean Academy

Russel Busenitz*

• Sixth Grade Teacher
• Education:
  • Tabor College - BA Elementary Education
• Tenure at Berean Academy:
  • 6 years
• Experience:
  • Taught at Peabody Burns Public School, Peabody KS - 11 years
• Co-Curricular:
  • Head Coach HS Soccer
• Family:
  • Wife - Wanita*
  • Son - Tyler - Elementary Student at Berean Academy
  • Son - Preston - Elementary Student at Berean Academy
  • Daughter - Shannon - Elementary Student at Berean Academy
  • Son - Grant - Preschooler

Jeana Crowell

• Third Grade Teacher
• Education:
  • Indiana University - BS Elementary Education
  • Ball State University - MA in Elementary Education
• Tenure at Berean Academy:
  • 3 years
• Experience:
  • Indiana Public Schools - 7 years
• Family:
  • Husband - Rod
  • Daughter and Son-in-law - Connie* and Roger Brown, Wichita, KS
    • Granddaughter – Courtney – Elementary Student
    • Grandson – Jonathan - Preschooler
  • Son - Nathan* - Chicago, IL
  • Daughter - Rachael* - Brunswick, Maine
  • Son - Peter* - Whitewater, Kansas
  • Son - Gabe* - Student at Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL
  • Daughter - Anna* - John Brown University student

Vera Hall

• Third Grade Teacher
• Education:
  • Wichita State University - BA Elementary Education
  • Wichita State University - MA Elementary Education
• Tenure at Berean Academy:
  • 8 years
• Experience:
  • Wichita Public Schools, Wichita, KS - 5 years
• Family:
  • Husband - David
  • Son – Christopher - Senior High Student at Berean Academy
  • Daughter - Ashley – Junior High Student at Berean Academy
  • Son – Benjamin - Elementary Student at Berean Academy
  • Daughter – Addison - Preschooler

Lori Jordan

• First Grade Teacher
• Education:
  • Grace University - BA Elementary Education
• Tenure at Berean Academy:
  • 2 years
• Experience:
  • Head Start Teacher - 1 year
• Family:
  • Husband - Jonathan*

Nita Newby

• Fourth Grade Teacher
• Education:
  • Kansas State University - BS Elementary Education
• Tenure at Berean Academy:
  • 6 years
• Family:
  • Husband - Steve
  • Son – Nathan* - Ft. Riley, KS
  • Daughter - Gloria* - Butler County Community College Student
  • Son - Arlan - High School Student at Berean Academy
  • Daughter - Lydia - Elementary Student at Berean Academy

Lisa Schmidt

• Resource Room Director
• Education:
  • University of Texas – BFA – Theater Arts Education/Speech
  • Newman University – MA Education
  • Fundamental Learning Center – Academic Language Therapist
• Tenure at Berean Academy:
  • First Year
• Experience:
  • Classroom Teacher – Hillsboro, Texas: Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Wichita – 18 years
  • Newman University – Assistant Professor
  • Private Academic Learning Therapist
  • Fundamental Learning Center – Teacher Trainer
• Family:
  • Husband – Tim
  • Children – Eli – Elementary Student at Berean Academy

Johanna Spencer*

• Second Grade Teacher
• Education:
  • Calvary Bible College – BS Elementary Education
• Experience:
  • First year teacher
• Tenure at Berean Academy:
  • First year teacher
• Family:
  • Single