Erin Amador has been selected as Mehlville School District’s new Director of Early Childhood. She replaces Tiffany Schwaegel, who will take the role of the district’s assistant superintendent of student services. Both Schwaegel and Amador will start their new positions on July 1 as they head into the 2026-2027 school year.
“I’ll be able to step in on July 1 and learn, but I’m also ready to hit the ground running,” Amador said. “We’ve laid a really great foundation, and we have some really positive momentum.”
Amador is no stranger to Mehlville. For the past five years, she has served as the district’s Parents as Teachers and Early Childhood Coordinator, working as “second-in-command” under Schwaegel for three years. She says she’s been able to watch the behind-the-scenes, logistical components of the position. Before that, Amador spent seven years as an early childhood special education teacher at the district’s John Cary Early Childhood Center.
As she prepares for her new role, Amador is pulling on those past experiences. She says that her time as a classroom teacher gave her experience with the in-school setting and curriculum, but her most recent coordinating experience has taught her about family support and involvement…