I graduated from the University of Northern Iowa (Go Panthers!) with my Bachelors in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education and Morningside University ( Go Mustangs!) with my Masters in Teaching. I also have my Reading and ELL endorsements.
I live a busy life outside of school in West Des Moines with my husband and 3 children. I have a daughter that attends the University of Northern Iowa (Go Panthers!) for Music Education, another daughter in 7th grade, and a son in 4th grade. We are involved with many things Music, Basketball, and Baseball.
Before coming to Des Moines, I taught Preschool, Special Education, and 3rd grade. A fun fact about me is that I graduated from the Des Moines School District. I attended Granger Elementary (now South Union Elementary, Brody Middle School, and Lincoln High School.
My name is Julie Vitek and I have been a teacher at Willard Elementary since 2012. I have been teaching for Des Moines Public Schools since 1991. I graduated from Upper Iowa University and earned my master’s degree from Viterbo University. I have a reading endorsement as well as an ESL-English as a Second Language endorsement. Before coming to Willard, I taught second, third, fourth grades, title reading, and reading recovery. I have a passion for kids, teaching reading and for students from other countries, who speak another language! I enjoy helping students become independent & confident problem solvers. One of my biggest joys is to watch students succeed, and watch them grow from being a non-English or limited English speaker to a student who can understand, speak, read and write in English confidently. My husband and I live in Altoona, and we have two children.