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Marilyn Schlekeway left the classroom after teaching English and speech for twenty-nine years to work as Professional Development Coordinator, first for Northwest Area Schools Coop and later for ESA 5. In addition to School Improvement and Professional Development, Marilyn has developed the ESA 5 New Teacher Mentoring Program available to teachers in their first years in the profession. A South Dakota farm girl, Marilyn graduated from Cresbard High School, and went on to earn her BS and MS from Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD. Her teaching experience includes five years at Penn Junior High School, Bloomington, MN, three years at Todd County High School, Mission, SD, and twenty-one years at Mobridge High School. Marilyn currently lives in Mobridge with her husband Jim, also an educator and coach. The Schlekeways have two grown children who live in Sioux Falls.

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