Alpha Tau Chapter Recognizes New Teachers

The Alpha Tau Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recognized new teachers during Valentine’s week. Four teachers received a surprise Valentine with a $100 Gift Card to be used for classroom supplies or their own professional development.

The names of the new teachers in four school districts were added to the drawing and the four lucky names, by district, were drawn. The district and the teachers are listed below:

Boyceville: Jacinda Fischer is the School Counselor for Tiffany Creek Elementary School. Originally from River Falls, she now resides in Baldwin with her husband.  Jacinda completed her bachelor’s degree in Sociology at UW-River Falls and her master’s degree in School Counseling from UW-River Falls. Prior to working in Boyceville, Jacinda was a School Counselor for two years in Greybull, Wyoming and for one year in Clear Lake.

Colfax: Kelly Haskamp is the K-8 School Counselor for Colfax Elementary School. Originally from Eau Claire, she now lives in Colfax with her husband and two children. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Vocational Rehabilitation from UW-Stout and her master’s degree in School Counseling from UW-Stout. She was the School Counselor in Pepin-K-12- for five years and in Spring Valley- K-6- one year prior to her position in Colfax.

Elk Mound: Renee Andraschko teaches Kindergarten. She lives in Menomonie with her husband and two children. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood with a certification in Special Education from UW-Stout. She has added a Middle Childhood Extension through 5^th grade from UW-River Falls. Prior to this position, she taught ten years in Elmwood in Pre-K, Early Childhood, Special Education and second grade.

Menomonie: Amelia Spielman teaches French and ELL-English Language Learners in the Menomonie High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree in French and History from UW-Eau Claire with certification in TEFL and in Special Education. Prior to teaching in Menomonie she taught in Croatia for five months. She resides in Eau Claire.

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is a professional honorary society of women educators. DKG promotes professional and personal growth of its members and excellence in education. The Menomonie area has a chapter that meets every fourth Monday during the academic year. 

Questions: Contact Carolyn Barnhart, President at barnhartc@uwstout.edu. 

The International website is www.dkg.org