About

Our Team

Leadership

Katherine Fulkerson

Acting Head of School

Mrs. Fulkerson began her career in higher education, spending ten years working with college students through leadership development, residence life, and restorative discipline. When she began to raise and teach her own children at home, Mrs. Fulkerson was introduced to classical education and was immediately captivated by the beauty and aims of the classical tradition. After founding and directing a classical homeschool community for six years, she joined the leadership team of North Star Classical Christian School in Libertyville, IL., where she now serves as a board member. She is eager to work alongside the TCA team in cultivating Christian piety through classical education. Mrs. Fulkerson holds a BA in English from Miami University and an MA in Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Mrs. Monroe began her teaching career in a Christian high school English classroom in Tucson, Arizona. Since then, she has spent 20 years raising and teaching her own children at home, during which time she fell in love with the classical model for education. She is excited to be a teacher at The Classical Academy and to help direct students in northwest Iowa toward Christ, in whom all truth, goodness, and beauty hold together through the study of composition and literature. Mrs. Monroe earned her BA in English from Wheaton College and her Masters in Teaching from Wheaton Graduate School.

Jennifer Monroe

Dean of Students & Instruction

Meet our Faculty

  • Jerry De Groot

    Upper School, math and science

  • Katherine Fulkerson

    Lower School, K-2

  • Olivia Marstall

    Lower School, 4-6; Upper School, logic, humane letters

  • Cailan Matthews

    Lower and Upper School, Art

  • Jennifer Monroe

    Lower School, 4-6; Upper School, composition; Music

Board of Directors

Kristopher Falkena

Geoffrey Fulkerson

Kurt Monroe

Patrick Schnell

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