Southern Plains Education Cooperative Organizational Chart

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Southern Plains Office Staff

Dr. Sarah Mittelstadt, Director 507-238-1472
[email protected]
​Book an appointment with Sarah using the link above. It will automatically put a calendar appointment for her and you with a GoogleMeet link.
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Dawn Becker, Business Manager - 507-235-4310
[email protected] 
  • Data Requests
  • Payroll Concerns
  • Budgets and Billing
  • New Employee Paperwork​​
  • Verification of Employment Requests

Ashley Blazejak, Office Coordinator  - 507-235-4301
[email protected] 
  • Director's Calendar
  • Absence Management Questions
  • Staff Development Requests
  • Change in contact information
  • Evaluation Reports
  • Psychologist Secretary
  • SPEC Website
  • Leave Set up/Questions
  • SpEd Forms
  • Board Meeting Information
  • Caseload Records 10/1 and 2/1
  • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Personnel files, contracts/work agreement questions
  • Seniority List
  • Vision and Hearing/Early Childhood Screening 
  • Worker's Compensation
  • Local Collaborative Time Study (LCTS)
  • CEU Committee 

Shelley Junkermeier, Student Services Coordinator -235-4303
[email protected] 
  • Third Party Billing
  • MARSS and Student Information Reporting Data for SPEC sites

Judy Berkland, Accounting Specialist-507-235-4304
 [email protected]
  • Supply Requisitions, Purchase Orders
  • Invoices, Accounts Payable​
  • Expense Reimbursements
  • Timesheets
  • Veritime Questions

Julie Baarts, Payroll - 507-235-4005
​Sue Clabaugh
[email protected]
[email protected]
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Disability Insurance

Special Education Coordinators


​Cheryl Hamp
​[email protected]
Fairmont High School & Granada Huntley-East Chain
507-235-4235 (desk)


Deb Bertram
[email protected]
United South Central
507-399-6361 (cell)

Kellie Fischer
​[email protected]
Early Childhood Special Education & Fairmont Elementary
507-235-4133 (desk)

Anna Fleischmann
[email protected]
Martin County West 
507-517-3646

Stephanie Schmitz, Assistant Director
[email protected]
Arise Academy- ALC, Bridges, PALS
507-235-4099 (Arise Academy)
507-327-7997 (cell)

Stephanie Bovy
[email protected]
Blue Earth Area
507-235-4096 (Arise Academy)


​All Special Education Directory

*This directory has contact information for all special education employees in all of the 5 Southern Plains Districts