Jan Marnocha 
marnochajan@aasd.k12.wi.us
Humanities Teacher - 7th Grade
Mrs. Marnocha (mar-knock-a) teaches 6th grade Humanities at Kaleidoscope Academy. After working as a graphic design for 25+ years she decided to pursue a career in teaching and is so grateful she did! She earned her Masters Degree (plus teaching certification) at Marian University and has been teaching in the Appleton Area School District since 2012.
Mrs. Marnocha and her husband Jay have a daughter, Stephanie, who is a social worker in Denver. Their son Ryan is married and works as a PE teacher at the Wisconsin River Academy. His wife, Erin, is a second grade teacher, both in Stevens Point Area School District.
In her spare time Mrs. Marnocha loves to read, teach and practice yoga/mindfulness, create things (art and landscaping), travel and spend time outside with her family and chocolate lab, Bailey.
Coming from a project based career, Mrs. Marnocha loves to find ways to link learning to real life situations and problem solving. Her students never fail to amaze her with their innovative thinking and creative solutions.
Lisa Sackman
sackmanlisa@aasd.k12.wi.us
Mrs. Sackman teaches 6 grade math and science. She loves teaching middle level students and recognizes that at their age, there is so much more learning to do than just academics.
Mrs. Sackman has lived many places, she was born in Ohio, grew up and attended college in Michigan, and lived in Boston, Georgia, Argentina, and Wisconsin as an adult, all of which contributed to her love of learning and working with people from all different walks of life. She is married and has two amazing daughters, one living her dream in Denver, working in an elementary school and the other a percussionist with the US Air Force Band. Although she is officially an empty nester, Mrs. Sackman still has a very loved Cockapoo, Ruby, at home. Her passions are traveling, cooking, gardening, and learning. She loves coming to work at Kaleidoscope Academy each day, interacting and learning with the fabulous students who choose us as their school.
Doug Sunke
Math and Science
sunkedoug@aasd.k12.wi.us
Mr. Sunke is a 6th grade teacher at Kaleidoscope Academy. He teaches Math and Science. He has been teaching at the middle school and upper elementary levels since 1997 and has been with the Appleton Area School District since 2001.
While in Appleton, Mr. Sunke taught for 10 years at Lincoln Elementary, and 4 years at Franklin Elementary before joining the staff at Kaleidoscope in 2015. Mr. Sunke is originally from the Chicago area and moved to Wisconsin to receive his teaching degree from Lakeland College. He then went on to complete his Master’s in Education from Viterbo University. He currently resides in Appleton and coaches football at Appleton West.
Mr. Sunke has twin sons and a daughter that all attended Kaleidoscope. He really enjoys working with students that are excited about project based learning and providing a safe, fun, and challenging environment for all his students.
Julia Theiss
theissjulia@aasd.k12.wi.us
Ms. Theiss teaches 6th grade humanities. Ms. Theiss grew up in Appleton and graduated from East High School in 2003. After attending UW-Stevens Point, she moved back to the area to be close to family.
She enjoys kayaking and swimming in the summer and downhill skiing in the winter. Whatever the season though, she especially loves reading and traveling!
She started teaching in 2008 at Freedom Middle School. As a former student of the Appleton Area School District, she is excited to be teaching at Kaleidoscope Academy. She is passionate about enriching students’ lives with good books, creative learning opportunities, and positive learning experiences.