Dr. Peter Stiepleman

Title:
Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education

Mailing address:
1818 West Worley Street
Columbia, MO 65203

Contact information:
Phone: (573) 214-3412
Fax: (573) 214-3401
E-mail Dr. Stiepleman

Education:
B.A., Spanish, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
Teaching Credential with BCLAD Certification, UC Berkeley Extension, CALPIP Program, Berkeley, California
M.Ed., Ed.D., Mills College, Oakland, California
Dissertation Title:  Inconsistency of English Learning Program Implementation at One School: Opportunities to Learn Among Native-Born Urban Latino Elementary School Students

Work experience:
Oakland Unified School District Oakland, California: Spanish Bilingual Teacher, Instructional Facilitator for English Language Development, Elementary School Assistant Principal
Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, Missouri: Third Grade Teacher, Assistant Principal, Principal

Community service and organizations:
Member of Rotary South, Columbia, Missouri
Board Member, Columbia Housing Authority
Member of Congregation Beth Shalom, Columbia, Missouri

Family:
My wife and I have three clever sons who are determined to find a way to outsmart their parents.

Hobbies:
Traveling and cooking bring me great joy. I am endlessly interested in second language acquisition and will talk about it at great lengths, if given the chance. Many who have listened to me go on and on about the topic would warn you to avoid this interest of mine. I don't think they're being very fair.

What would it surprise Columbia School District parents and patrons to know about you?
Hmmm...Perhaps that before I became a teacher, I was an insurance agent in San Francisco. I hated it. I ate a huge cinnamon roll each day and ballooned to 182 pounds. Either I was going to have to fall in love with a different career or begin setting aside money to buy Lipitor. I pursued the former.