Hello~
I am excited to join the Willard family! I will be teaching ELL and Reading this year at Willard.
I graduated from UNI with my Bachelors in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education and Morningside University 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. We are involved with many things Music, Girls Scouts, and Baseball. Before coming to Des Moines, I taught Preschool, Special Education, and 3rd grade.
Now I am returning to my home district where I graduated high school from Lincoln!
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 ELL endorsement. Before coming to Willard I taught second, third, fourth grades, title reading, and reading recovery. I have a passion for beginning readers! I enjoy laying the foundation to help ALL students succeed and watch them grow from being a non-reader to a reader! My husband and I live in Altoona with our two children, Connor and Jenna, and our dog Ella.