Mrs. Wells is a graduate of Augustana College, Sioux Falls, with a double major in Elementary Education and Special Education. Marti has completed graduate level courses in Reading, Math, Science, and Child Development, and holds a Master's Degree in Education from the College of Saint Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota. She completed South Dakota Reads teacher training, and is trained as a BLAHST Consortium Lead Science Teacher. She is currently on Vandenberg's Steering committee.
    Born and raised in Kansas, Marti began her teaching career with Columbus Public Schools, in Columbus, Nebraska. There she taught junior high and senior high students with learning disabilities for four years. Later she became director of Columbus' community Adult Basic Education and GED classes, and English as a Second Language programs. From 1981-1989, she owned and operated a state registered daycare and preschool in Nebraska, and directed and taught Vacation Bible Schools.
    The family moved to Box Elder in 1989, where she continued her daycare and preschool. In 1996 she began teaching at Vandenberg, and has taught fourth and fifth grades here. In 2003 she was named a Highmark Star Teacher.
    Marti has been married over 32 years to Kent Wells, Science Teacher at Douglas Middle School. Their 3 daughters are all graduates of Douglas High School. Marti always welcomes parent visits, emails, and phone calls!

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