Rural Teacher Committee

The Rural Teacher Committee is charged with working on strategies to address the rural teacher shortage in our state. The committee is made up of the NRCSA Executive Director, representatives from each of the three State Colleges (Chadron State, Peru State, Wayne State), and school representatives from each of the six NRCSA districts.

2023-24 Rural Teacher Committee

Name

Address

Office Phone

Fax

Ch-Chairs:      

Stephanie Kaczor, Northeast

Supt, Riverside Public Schools

408 Dayton St

Cedar Rapids, NE 68627
(308) 358-0640 (308) 358-0211

Chris Kuncl, North Central

Supt, Mullen Public Schools

4th & Blaine PO Box 127

Mullen, NE 69152
(308) 546-2223 (308) 546-2209
Members:      

Jack Moles

Executive Director, NRCSA

455 s 11th St, Suite B

Lincoln, NE 68508

(402) 335-7732 (402) 476-7740

Derek Anderson, Southeast

Supt, Friend Public Schools

501 Maun St, PO Box 67

Friend, NE 68359
(402) 947-2781 (402) 947-2026

Jessica Bland, Northeast

Supt, Oakland-Craig Public Schools

309 N Davis Ave

Oakland, NE 68045
(402) 685-5661 (402) 685-5697

Dr. Joel Bohlken, Northeast

Supt, Palmer Public Schools
202 Comm St, PO Box 248 Palmer, NE 68864 (308) 894-3065 (308) 894-8245

Dr. Jon Cerny, Northeast

Supt, Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools

708 Main St  PO Box 129

Bancroft, NE 68004
(402) 648-3337 (402) 648-3338

Dr. Curtis Cogswell

Supt, Dorchester Public Schools

506 W 9th St

PO Box 7

Dorchester, NE 68343
(402) 946-2781 (402) 946-6271

Sam Dunn, South Central

Supt, Loomis Public Schools

101 Bryan St

PO Box 250

Loomis, NE 68958
(308) 876-2111 (308) 876-2372

Andrew Farber, West

Supt, Sidney Public Schools

1101 21st Ave

Sidney, NE 69162

(308) 254-5855 (308) 254-5756

JD Furrow, North Central

Supt, Sandhills Public Schools

107 Gandy Ave,

PO Box 29

Dunning, NE 68833
(308) 538-2224 (308) 538-2228

Brett Gies, West

Supt, Sioux County Public Schools

435 Kate St

Po Box 38

Harrison, NE 69346
(308) 668-2415 (308) 668-2260

George Griffith, Southeast Supt,

Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer

810 Central Ave

Humboldt, NE 68376
(402) 862-2151 (402) 862-2152

Holly Herzberg, Southeast

Supt, Hampton Public Schools

458 5th St

Hampton, NE 68843
(402) 725-3116 (402) 725-3334

Jeff Koehler, Southeast

Supt, Johnson-Brock Public Schools

310 Main St PO Box 186

Johnson, NE 68378
(402) 868-5235 (402) 868-4785

Damon McDonald, Southeast

Supt, Deshler Public Schools

1402 3rd St

PO Box 547

Deshler, NE 68340
(402) 365-7272 (402) 365-7560

James McGown, Southwest

administrator, ESU # 16

314 W 1st St

Ogallala, NE 69153

(308) 284-8481 (308) 284-8483

Danny McMurtry, Southwest

Supt, Maxwell Public Schools

415 E Hwy 30

PO Box 188

Maxwell, NE 69151
(308) 582-4585 (308) 582-4584

Dr. Heather Nebesniak, North Central

Supt, Ord Public Schs

320 N 9th St

Ord, NE

68862
(308) 728-3241 (308) 728-7079

Phillip Picquet, Southwest

Admin, ESU # 15

344 Main St

PO Box 398

Trenton, NE 69044
(308) 334-5160 (308) 334-5581

Brian Redinger, North Central

Supt, Stapleton Public Schools

702 6th St PO Box 128

Stapleton, NE 69163

(308) 636-2252 (308) 636-2618

Tim Vanderheiden, North Central

Supt, Mc Pherson County School

525 Hwy 92

PO Box 38

Tryon, NE 69167
(308) 587-2262 (308) 587-2571

Dana Wiseman, Southeast

Supt, Sutton Public Schools

1107 N Saunders,

PO Box 590

Sutton, NE 68979
(402) 773-5569 (402) 773-5578

State College Members

     

Dr. Gina Bittner, Southeast

Peru State College

600 Hoyt St

PO Box 10

Peru, NE 68421
(402) 872-2244 (402) 872-2414

TBD

Southeast

Peru State College
     

Dr. Adam Fette

Chadron State College

100 Main St

Chadron, NE 69337

(308) 432-6330  

Dr. Don King

Chadron State College

100 Main St

Chadron, NE 69337

(308) 432-6330  

Dr. Jenny Peining

Wayne State College

1111 Main St

Wayne, NE 68787

(402) 375-7376  

Dr. Midge Simmons

Wayne State College

1111 Main St

Wayne, NE 68787

(402) 375-7379