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Early Childhood

This unique ESU 2 role provides in-district support to educators of the earliest learners. Early childhood specialists work directly with educators to meet their needs with a focus on behavior, special education, and overall best practices of early childhood.

For more information, please contact Karen Vontz at kvontz@esu2.org

Our Early Childhood Team

Intervention + Education

Our early childhood team is dedicated to using evidence-based improvement strategies, employing quality assessment and observation and collaborative routines-based visits to observe meaningful and measurable outcomes. 

Brittany Shackleton

Early Childhood Specialist

Brittany Shackleton

Erin Gangwish

Early Childhood Specialist

Erin Gangwish

Martha Ostrom

EDN Coordinator + Early Childhood Specialist

Martha Ostrom

Carissa Simonsen

EC Speech Language Pathologist

Carissa Simonsen

Dori Heitz

EC Speech Language Pathologist

Dori Heitz

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2320 N Colorado Ave

PO Box 649

Fremont, NE 68026
PH: 402.721.
7710

Fax: 402.721.7712

Regular Hours:

Mon-Fri | 7:30am-4:00pm

Summer Hours: 

Mon-Fri | 7:30am-3:30pm

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