Welcome to my class!
Barb Wellen, special education teacher
Greetings and welcome to LeClaire Elementary School and the CASTLE program!
My name is Barb Wellen and I have been a teacher of special education since 1996. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from Eastern Illinois University and started my career teaching in the Edwardsville School District teaching K-3 special education. I completed a Masters degree in Instructional Technology from Southern Illinois University. I also spent 12 years teaching early childhood special education in the Edwardsville School District. In 2012 I began serving K-3 students in a communication disorder classroom, referred to as CASTLE (Collaboration for Autism Spectrum Teaching Learning and Excelling).
Other Classroom Staff
Speech Therapist-
Stephanie Preston, SLP
Counselor/School Psychologist- Victoria Hensley
Occupational Therapist-
Melissa McKaig, MS, OTR/L
Art Teachers- Ed English
Music Teacher- Linda Plant
Physical Education Teacher- Ellen Bridgewater
Classroom Assistant- Kim Cattrell
Classroom Assistant- Tiffany Schwalb
"We, the one's who are challenged, need to be heard. To be seen not as a disability, but as a person who has and will continue to bloom. To be seen not only as a handicap, but as a well intact human being."
---Robert M. Hensel
Mrs. Wellen's Class
