Reading Team
Teaching and Learning Coach
Hello! I’m Katie Ackerman, the Teacher and Learning Coach at Midland Elementary. I have been in education for 14 years, including the past four years, proudly serving the Midland community. I am a product of Colorado Springs School District 11, having attended Bristol Elementary, Holmes Middle School, and Coronado High School. It brings me great joy to give back to the district I grew up in and still proudly call home. I’m especially excited that my daughter is also a student at Midland Elementary!
Outside of school, I work as a reading tutor for an online tutoring company. In my free time, I enjoy reading, crocheting, gardening, kayaking, biking, and camping. Our family stays busy cheering on my daughter in her extracurricular activities, and we love spending time together with our two dogs, Ivy and Maverick.
I’m looking forward to another fantastic year of learning and growing together at Midland. Go Mustangs! 💙💚
Interventionists
Hi, my name is Dawnelle Wynia and this is my 7th year as a reading interventionist at Midland Elementary and my 13th year doing reading interventions in District Eleven. Teaching reading is my passion which led me to go back to Colorado College in 2012 to get certified as a dyslexia therapist.
I have a Bachelor's in Psychology and a Master's in Teaching and a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction. I have two amazing kids aged 17 and 20 and have been married for 24 years. Hanging out with my family, working out, sewing, hiking, reading, and cooking are some of my favorite things to do during my free time. Thanks for sharing your kids with us here at Midland!!!