Special Education Associates
Mrs. Anthony
Mrs. Beatty
Jo Beatty grew up in Northeast Iowa on a farm near Osterdock. She graduated from Guttenberg High School. Her husband, Lonnie, is employed as a journeyman lineman for Alliant Energy out of Toledo. They have two sons, Greg "Frog" and Hunter "Tator", and two beagle puppies. They live out at Holiday Lake. Jo is currently an associate in the elementary. She enjoys helping the students that may need some assistance. She is also active with the PIE Committee at school, helping with fundraisers. Jo enjoys spending time with family and friends, canoeing, hunting, fishing, crafts, and watching the Green Bay Packers. (GO PACKS GO!)
Mrs. Bergman
Mrs. Bergman and her husband live on a farm by the four corners of the county. She grew up in Newburg, Iowa, and graduated from the University of Hawaii. She taught school for twenty-five years. Mrs. Bergman has three boys: Paul, Steve, and Patrick, who is a sophomore in college. Her interests include sports, woodcrafts, and nature.
Mrs. Ament
Mrs. Ament was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She graduated from Tri-County High School. She lived in What Cheer before moving to Brooklyn in 1986. Her husband, Ed, is employed as a welder for Montezuma Manufacturing. They have two children, Brian and Ashlee, who currently attend BGM. They live right in Brooklyn where Terri is currently an elementary associate. She also is an assistant girl scout leader as well as a Sunday school teacher. She really enjoys working with children. In her spare time she likes to do scrapbooking, crafts, go to Flea Markets, and spend time with family and friends.
Mrs. Wright
Brenda Wright is a para-educator at BGM. She attended BGM High School and also took some college credits at UNI. Her previous work experience has been being a classroom aide in the preschool special needs classroom through AEA6. She worked with 3-8 year old children for 4 years at BGM Elementary School. She has also worked at the Ahren's Family Day Care Center in Grinnell for three years in the 1-3 year old classroom. Currently, Mrs. Wright is a student-specific aide in first grade where she helps in the general education as well as the special education classroom.
Her husband, Steve, has been a car salesman for thirty years in Brooklyn. They have two sons, Brett and Nick, and a daughter-in-law, Melissa. They also have two grandsons, Tanner and Tucker. Her hobbies are collecting Precious Moments, antiques, and dolls. She has helped coach the BGM Jr. High girls as an assistant, and she's also coached the 2nd-6th grade little league softball team - both for three years. Mrs. Wright is a member of the Brooklyn Presbyterian Church and attends both the Brooklyn and Malcom Presbyterian Churches.
