FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2001
Nine very diverse grants have been awarded and ten staff members have been selected as scholars in the first year of the Rennebohm Scholars Program.
The program comes about because the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) has received a five-year $375,000 Rennebohm Foundation grant. It is being used to support grants for innovative projects designed by MMSD staff, and to create the Rennebohm Scholars Academy, a group of creative and innovative staff members who will explore District issues.
The nine grants provide funding of just under $50,000 for the 2001-02 school year, and will support initiatives that are designed to improve student achievement through professional development, direct service to students and/or collaboration with parents. The grants are awarded to the following persons, their school, and project:
Mary Birmingham, Glendale Elementary, Peaceful Playgrounds
Signe Carney and Linda McQuillen, Memorial, Finding the Facts about Integrated Mathematics
Jane Hammatt-Kavaloski and Colleen Kellogg, Shabazz City High School, Learning to Serve - Serving to Learn
Peg Keeler, Therese Kolan and Linda McFerren, Stephens Elementary, Collaborative Writing Project
Joy Larson, Peg Keeler and Nancy Caldwell-Korpela, elementary level, Collaborative School Reform Project
David Medearis, middle school level, Writing Solutions for Struggling Writers
Barb Rubin, Franklin Elementary, Empowering Children and Families of Color
Kathleen Schneider, Randall Elementary, Bilingual Inclusion Program
Don Vincent, West, Worldwide Weather Station
The ten members of the Scholars Academy were chosen through nomination based on their innovation, problem-solving skills, and exhibiting a District perspective. They will serve a three-year term beginning with the 2001-02 school year. They are:
Cindy Gleason, Gateways to Literacy
Jane Hammatt-Kavaloski, Shabazz City High School
Linda Kailin, Sandburg Elementary
Jeffrey Maas, Falk Elementary
Susan O'Leary, Lincoln Elementary
Mollee Sager, Hamilton Middle School
Karen Seno, Cherokee Middle School
Sharyn Stumpf, Teaching and Learning
Dennis Tande, O'Keeffe Middle School
Lopao Vang, Toki Middle School
For more information, contact:
Rita Applebaum, Asst. Supt., 266-6230 or
Ken Syke, 267-1681
Public Information Office
545 W. Dayton St.
Madison, WI 53703
608-266-6270
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