Julie Carlblom - Special Education Teacher

This is my first year at South Early Learning Center. I am enjoying working with the younger children. I graduated from Minnesota State University-Mankato in 1995 with a degree in Elementary Education. In 1998, I graduated with a Master's Degree in Special Education Emotional and Behavior Disorders. In 2008, I earned a Certificate in Children's and Adolescent Mental Health from Bethel University.

I have enjoyed working with many different groups of students while employed with St. Peter Schools. I worked 4 years with middle/high school students at St. Peter Middle and High School. I spent 8 years teaching in a self-contained High School CTSS classroom at Minnesota Valley Education District.

Our family has lived in the St. Peter School District for 23 years. My husband and I have four children who have all graduated from St. Peter Schools; so I know first hand what a great school system we have here in St. Peter. Our children have all reflected on what great teachers they had as they journeyed through the St. Peter Schools.

I focus my teaching on social skills and everyday life skills. I hope my students will learn skills to help them cope and become all that they can be. At South, we are focusing on cooperation, being responsible, friendship skills, learning to respect each other as well as the staff, follow school expectations, along with learning skills in math and reading,.