Elmbrook Schools Annual Report 2019

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Annual Report 2018-19

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Teaching Excellence

Coach of the Year

Leadership

Hannah Ziesemer completed her third year of teaching in 2019.

Hannah teaches first grade at Brookfield Elementary and is admired by parents and colleagues for her strength in teaching and ability to reach all students. Last spring, Hannah was recognized for her work and received the Engaged in Excellence Award for Excellence in Teaching by a New Educator.

Dan Wandrey began teaching Business and Coaching Girls Basketball at Brookfield Central in 1998. In 2014, he transitioned to the Boys Basketball team and, in 2019, he led them to their first ever WIAA state championship with a record of 23-5. In September, the National Federation of High Schools named Wandrey the 2019 Wisconsin Boys Basketball Coach of the Year.

Matt Schroeder began his Elmbrook career as a Spanish Teacher at Pilgrim Park in 1998.

He transitioned to Brookfield East in 2000 and served in various teacher leadership roles until he became Brookfield Central’s Associate Principal in 2015. Matt’s administrative journey continued in 2019 when he was named Principal of Wisconsin Hills Middle School.

9,734 hours of

professional learning by teachers

750 nominations for the Engaged in Excellence Awards

Training

• E lmbrook Schools and WCTC partnered to offer professional development courses to several support staff members.

• Principals Dan Westfahl and Kori Hartman led a cohort of 12 teachers through a program with Carroll University to obtain their Reading 316 License.

4 administrator promotions which reflects a pipeline of leadership talent

Recognition The 4th Annual Engaged in Excellence Awards recognized 17 individuals for their impact on our students and schools.

Community Service

• S taff members donated over 550 purses and bags filled with health essentials and supplies to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission for its 5,000 Purses Project.

Dr. Rae McClain, Psychologist at Dixon, received Carroll University’s Early Career Leader Award.

Health & Wellness

• E lmbrook employees have taken ownership of their healthcare spending through benefits education and participation at the Family Wellness Center. As a result, the District has been able to expand benefit offerings while reducing overall healthcare expenses four consecutive years.

Judy Scaro, Library Assistant at WHMS, named Outstanding Educator by the Brookfield Jaycees.

student opportunity $5,000

6th Annual Gold Out game raised over for Childhood Cancer research and Elmbrook families in need

Joshua Wang (WHMS) took first place in the 6th Grade Division of the National Science Bee 16 teams participated in the annual PPMS Rube Goldberg Competition

BEHS students Ryan & Tara Reilly led a team that raised over $110,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

43 K-12 performances held at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts Emma Clark & Emma Petersen (Dixon) hosted a coat drive and collected toys and money for kids in need in Waukesha County 75 BCHS Choir students traveled to NYC and performed at the Statue of Liberty

Elmbrook’s Hope Squad, a schoolbased peer support program, raised over $10,000 with Wisconsin Comedian Charlie Berens of The Manitowoc Minute

compete perform excel participate lead Mary Ellen Ritter (BCHS) was named the 2019 Wisconsin Journalist of the Year

BCHS’s Newsies & BEHS’s Hello, Dolly! each received 5 Jerry Awards for their incredible musical productions

8 Debate and Forensics students from BEHS qualified for the NSDA National Tournament

Nearly 800 Burleigh students displayed their artwork in the Milwaukee Art Museum

60 clubs/activities offered at the high school level

BEAST Robotics (BCHS/BEHS) and The GEarheads (WHMS) both won prestigious awards at the FIRST World Championships

9 Students received Scholastic Art Award Gold Keys advancing their work to the national level WHMS orchestra students performed at the 2018 State of Education Address in the Capitol Rotunda

college & career opportunity Valedictorians

Academic Excellence

36

states where 2019 graduates attend college

Herb Kohl Recipient

Presidential Scholar Brookfield East graduate and Valedictorian, Namitha Alexander, was named one of five 2019 Presidential Scholars for the state of Wisconsin.

Namitha was also a 2018 State Champion in Forensics and Debate, and the featured student speaker at Elmbrook’s 2018 All-Staff Kickoff. Today, Namitha is pursuing a degree at Stanford University.

Brookfield Central graduate and Valedictorian, Katherine Liu, was one of three Elmbrook students to receive a Herb Kohl Excellence Scholarship for her academic achievements which included 30 Honors and AP courses. Today, Katherine is pursuing a degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Reduce College Costs

26

24.8

average ACT Composite score for graduating seniors

83%

of graduates will attend a 2 or 4 year college or university

18

National Merit Finalists

623

graduates in the Class of 2019

Advanced Placement (AP) Courses and 16 transcripted courses offered

$3,645,000

in tuition cost avoidance by 2019 graduates based on AP exams passed and transcripted credits earned

$5,100,000

in scholarships earned by the Class of 2019

5

languages offered including Latin and Chinese, often leading to 3-15 college credits

Pursue One’s Dreams

Career Exploration

LAUNCH

63

154

career speakers shared their work experiences and career pathways with high school students

62

student internships provided a paid work experience in a field of interest, often for a semester

students enrolled in the LAUNCH program, an innovative, profession-based learning experience organized into six career strands including Engineering Foundations and Global Business

100

Projects completed by students for local business partners

187

student mentorships completed, each requiring 40 hours of job shadowing at an area business or organization

1st

Place at the Wisconsin Innovation Awards for Education

Milwaukee Tool Innovation Challenge

Wisconsin Innovation Award

Twenty-seven teams of students competed to provide Milwaukee Tool with creative ideas about how to solve company-wide challenges. The competition culminated with the top-10 teams presenting to senior management who recognized the three best ideas.

Elmbrook’s LAUNCH program won the 2018 Wisconsin Innovation Award in Education. In just its 3rd year, LAUNCH has pushed the boundaries of education as it connects area businesses and organizations with student teams in a content-focused (strand), collaborative, project-based learning experience.

Design + Create = Fab Lab The Brookfield Central Fabrication Lab opened its doors on October 15, 2018, and offers a prototyping environment that allows students to create, design, and produce solutions to problems or challenges using state-of-the-art equipment like 3D printers, a video production studio, and CNC routers.

athletic opportunity Individual Achievement

Wrestling

Swimming

Diving

Brookfield Central graduate Jake Somlai (220 lb weight bracket) won the school’s first-ever Wrestling state championship with a perfect 48-0 season.

Brookfield East student Reilly Tiltmann, was crowned a two-time WIAA State Champion in the 100 Meter Butterfly & Backstroke and was named the Journal Sentinel Girls Swimming Athlete of the Year.

Brookfield East graduate Braden Rumpit won the Division 1 State Championship in the 1 Meter Diving competition with a final score of 486.55.

262 All-Conference

368 Scholar Athletes

Athletes

Brookfield Central

Team State Qualifiers Individual State Qualifiers Team Conference Champions

Brookfield East

5

7

35

41

3

National Letters of Intent

Pursue Team Goals

Amazing Support Drives Success

Strong student and community support for our athletic teams contributes to their success.

Thank you, Superfans!

21 Athletes Signed

6

basketball BCHS Boys First-ever State Champions cheerleading BCHS State Champions football BCHS State Runner-Up tennis BEHS Boys State Runner-Up

63% of students in grades 9-12 participate in Athletics

25 sports offered

economic opportunity The Board of Education establishes priorities to meet the short and long-term needs of the District. Fueled by enrollment growth, aggressive savings, and a 10-year capital plan, the Board has approved $32.7 million in capital projects over the last five years without a referendum.

This Board’s commitment to live within our means, invest in high quality programming for students, strengthen our infrastructure, and improve our facilities is truly second to none.

2015

2015

2016

2017

$3.9M

$1.2M

$2.4M

$4.2M

Swanson HVAC

Dark Fiber

Swanson Gym/Cafeteria

Burleigh HVAC

2018

2018

2019

2019

$4.9M

$3.7M

$5.1M

$7.3M

District Office

Tonawanda Gym / HVAC

Wisconsin Hills HVAC

BCHS & BEHS Tennis Courts/Softball Fields

SMART Libraries

Pilgrim Park and Wisconsin Hills Middle School libraries were redesigned in 2019 to become the first smart libraries in the state of Wisconsin.

Thanks to technology from Scanalytics, the library is able to track visitor rates, furniture usage, and student engagement with digital content!

Nature Center Upgrade

The Elmbrook Education Foundation raised $76,675 in support of the Elmbrook Nature Center.

Located on Brookfield East’s campus, the Nature Center provides KG-8th grade students an oasis for scientific investigation, hands-on learning, and environmental awareness.

District Office

Construction has begun on a 15,000 square foot District Office on the Fairview South Campus.

This follows the sale of the current facility (old Brookside Elementary) in 2017, which was three times the size needed and in need of significant repairs.

741

Enrollment up students over the past 5 years (6232 to 6973)

1 of 3 Districts in

the state to receive Moody’s highest bond rating

Facility Planning Task Force Board-Approved Recommendations • Invest

$7.3M to upgrade Tonawanda’s HVAC and add a new gym in response to enrollment growth • Establish

a Facility Enrollment Committee to annually assess enrollment trends and facility impact • L iquidate District property at Imperial Park to reduce the District’s land portfolio

$110M Annual Budget in 2018-19

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