He who opens a school door, closes a prison.

~Victor Hugo

Contact Us

Teacher Preparation Initiative (TPI)                    
Education Building A232
720 Fourth Avenue South
St Cloud, MN 56301-4498

Email: tpi@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: 320-308-2955
Fax: 320-308- 4875

Office Personnel

Rebecca A. Krystyniak, Co-Director
College of Science and Engineering
Email: rakrystyniak@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: 320-308-2024

Beth Mann, P-12 Liaison
School of Education
Email: bjmann@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: 320-308-4841

Denice Skelton, Project Manager
Email: dcskelton@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: 320-308-4127

Mary Shearer, Office Manager
Email:mshearer@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: 320-308-2955

Astrid Apoutou, Graduate Assistant
Email: tpiga01@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: 320-308-2925

Sen Han, Graduate Assistant
Email: tpiga02@stcloudstate.edu
Phone: 320-308-2925

Working Group Facilitators:

Assessment Working Group: Sonja Goerdt, slgoerdt@stcloudstate.edu
P-12 Support Working Group: Beth Mann, bjmann@stcloudstate.edu
Prepare Working Group: Jim Robinson, jhrobinson@stcloudstate.edu
Recruit Working Group: Bradley Kaffar, bjkaffar@stcloudstate.edu
Technology Working Group: Mert Thompson, methompson@stcloudstate.edu