Congratulations to our Employees of the Year.
| Administrator/Coordinator | Rich Brouillard |
| Elementary School Teacher | Rose Paetzke |
| Middle School Teacher | Team 6B Teacher (Jessica Greatens/Jen Heffron/Aaryn Miller/Shelly Stelsel/Kerry Stoehr) |
| High School Teacher | Jena Berg |
| Special Services Teacher | Royanne Moon |
| Secretary | Terri Wilber |
| Teacher Assistant/Tutor | Kathy Laatsch |
| Food Service | Sharon Stratton |
| Custodial/Mainenance/Computer Technician | Shawn Buchda |
Thank you 2008-2009 Retirees
Our District wishes to offer a special 'Thank You!" to this year's retiring staff. Good luck to all of them in their retirement!
Rosalie Alexander has been a Teacher Assistant for 19 years at the Middle School.
Rich Brouillard is currently our two-year running Administrator of the Year and the Principal
at the Middle School.
Patricia Brooks has worked in the Middle School Library for the past 27 years.
Susan Flasch taught Spanish to numerous students over her 25 years, primarily at the
High School.
JoAnn Heinbuch was an Elementary Teacher Assistant and Food Service Worker in the district for
20 years
....,Terry Kieffer has been a Physical Education Teacher at the Middle and High School for 31 years.
Shirley Kohls spent her 32 year teaching career at South Beaver Dam and Wilson
Elementary Schools.
...........Maryann Krueger spent all 40 years of her teaching career at Jefferson Elementary School.
Diane Lutz taught English and Drama at Beaver Dam High School for 29 years.
...Patrick Lutz served as a Technology Education Teacher for 20 years at Beaver Dam High School, including 15 years as the Local Vocational Education Coordinator.
Sharon Olsen has worked as a Teacher Assistant and Lunch Supervisor for 21 years at South Beaver Dam, Lincoln, and Prairie View Elementary Schools.
.....Ann Peck was the Library Media Assistant at Jefferson Elementary School for the past 25 years.
Susan Rehberg taught for 33 years at the Middle School and Jefferson Elementary School.
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Kathy Schieler has been the 5th grade teacher at South Beaver Dam Elementary School for 33 years.
Beaver Dam Middle School named School of Promise
To be recognized, schools must be eligible to receive federal Title I funding and be among the highest poverty schools in the state based on free and reduced-price school lunch data. Additionally, student achievement on statewide reading and mathematics assessments must outperform the state average for schools with similar poverty rates and grade configurations. Finally, the school must have adequate yearly progress for the past two years as defined under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.