Education Committee

Mission Statement

To increase awareness of the importance of business and education working together at all levels to ensure students are prepared for the success in the future workforce.

Who's Who:

The Fond du Lac Area Association of Commerce Education Committee is comprised of individuals from the business and education community that volunteer their time to develop cutting edge K-12 educational programs for schools in the Fond du Lac School to Work Consortium.

Monthly meetings are scheduled the 2^nd Wednesday beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Association of Commerce office.

Members . . .

Jim Cleveland

Director of Educational Programs

Mary Denzin

Director of Educational Partnership

Mary Balthazor

School District of Oakfield

Jill Burdette

Creative Care Options

Jenny Drake

Grande Cheese Company

Hedy Eischeid

Fond du Lac School District

Kathy Gravelle

Campbellsport School District

Dr. Sharon Holmes

Moraine Park Technical College

Robert Lloyd

Lomira School District

Kim Pahlow

Fond du Lac School District

Sally Ruback

Moraine Park Technical College

Barbara Sommers

Chase

Wayne Weber

Rosendale-Brandon School District

Amy Havlick

Sylvan Learning Center

What's What: Committee Activities

Business, Industry & Education (BIE) Day

Business, Industry & Education (BIE) Day was designed for three primary reasons:

Establish a partnership between business and education;
Provide high-quality training opportunities; and
Create an on-going network designed to prevent the significant decline of skilled workers in Fond du Lac County.

The connections established between business representatives and educators through their interaction at BIE Day helps to form bonds that focus both partners on solving the issues related to workforce development in the greater Fond du Lac area.

Consortium-Wide Eighth Grade Career Fair

The Career Fair is held annually and features 50 exhibitors representing a variety of career paths and varying levels of post-secondary education. Eighth grade students have the opportunity to explore careers ranging from agriculture to health care and everything in between!

Interactivity is the key . . .

Presenters discuss the ins and outs of their job and conduct a career related activity that provides students with a birds-eye view of their occupation.

Leaders as Readers

The Leaders as Readers program opens the doors to community and business leaders to read and promote literacy in grades K-5 in the school districts of Campbellsport, Fond du Lac, Lomira, North Fond du Lac, Oakfield and Rosendale-Brandon. In conjunction with the reading, FREE books are distributed to one grade level of children each year. The strong connection between business partners and our local elementary schools helps to foster the realization that students will need to become lifelong learners if they are to be successful in the world of work.

Second Grade Coloring & Activity Book

Turtle Trax is not your ordinary coloring and activity book! Distributed annually to second grade students, the coloring and activity book promotes early career awareness and highlights the relationship between school activities and the world of work. Turtle Trax includes local business names, communities and problem-solving activities that outline skill sets that are necessary for various careers and success in the workplace. A one-of-a-kind tool for area educators!