Kelly Kennedy is the 2016-2017 SHAPE Central District Adapted Physical Education Teacher
of the Year. She has just finished her 25th year of teaching and works for the Greeley-Evans School District 6 in Colorado to provide quality physical education services for students
with disabilities, grades K-12. She also provides community recreation opportunities for her students such as adapted aquatics and Special Olympics bowling, basketball, snowshoeing, and track & field. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education with a licensure
in Adapted Physical Education from St. Cloud State University and a Master’s Degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Adapted Physical Education from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville.