Lake Country This Month

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The school serves children in 4-year-old kinder- garten through eighth grade. Students in grades five through eight are issued a Chromebook. Third- and fourth-graders use Chromebooks in the classroom, and those in kindergarten through second grade use iPads. Frank said those in 4-year-old kindergarten also have access to iPads. Think of how you move through your daily world, and ponder where technology plays a role in your time at home, work and during recreation. Frank said technology instruction in the LCSD aims to sharpen stu- dents for such a world. "They're going to be using (technology) in their jobs and home lives," Frank said. "To not have it be an integral part of how they learn would be a disconnect. In school, it's a natural progres- sion." Matching students and devices Part of teaching students to use technology is teaching them to be nimble. Bob Boyd, the KMSD's director of technology, said students are offered the choice of either a Chromebook or Windows option as their take- home digital device. The KMSD is at a one-to-one ratio from third through 11th grade, and 12th grade might soon be added to the mix. The device does not go home with students until sixth grade. Boyd said the ratio of device-to-student is less than in kindergarten through second grade. "We got a pretty clear indicator from our parents that they want- ed choices," Boyd said of offering Chromebooks or Windows devices. "We provide the choice that best fits the student based on where they're going with their learning." Assistant Superintendent Theresa Ewald said the KMSD's technology plan allows for quick and easy changes should the pre- vailing trends in technology edu- cation or society shift. A nimble plan, though, when coupled with choices in device use, creates challenges for devel- oping learning goals. "Our entire philosophy of edu- cation is that technology is just a tool," Ewald said. "We have to be able to be nimble enough to move, to ebb and flow, with what research suggests, with what teachers suggest — otherwise, we're just pumping kids through the factory model." By Chris Bennett Special to The Freeman PEWAUKEE —"S" stands for secretary and, among other things, Superman. Leaping a tall building in a single bound is among the few tasks left undone by the typical school secretary at day's end, and that might be due to no one asking if they care to try. The modern school secretary functions as a clerk, accountant, nurse, receptionist and more. They respond to emergencies, organize field trips, dispense dis- cipline, and more. They often handle dispensing medicines, probably know every child in their school by name, and also know the name of that young- ster's parents. They play as piv- otal a role in operating a school as the principal, reading specialist, janitor or teacher. Julie Beaudoin at Pewaukee Lake Elementary School and Liz Hofschulte at Oconomowoc High School said they are both in their positions due to their love of chil- dren and the environment of academia. "They're fun," said Beaudoin, who is in her ninth year at Pewau- kee Lake and 18th in the Pewau- kee School District. "They've always got a different take on the world. Things you take for grant- ed, they're not. It keeps you a little more aware of what's going on." Hofschulte previously taught elementary school in Milwaukee and Kenosha for six years before leaving the classroom after the birth of her son. She eventually was hired as a special education paraprofessional at Summit Ele- mentary School in Oconomowoc, and is now in her ninth year at OHS. She admits she cried when she left the elementary school, because she didn't want to be with high school kids. That is no longer the case. "I absolutely, unequivocally love my job more than any job I've ever had, and I didn't want to work in a school with high schoolers," Hof- schulte said. "I didn't think that was my niche." Hofschulte handles students with disciplinary and truancy issues at OHS. "Not dishing out the discipline, but following through," Hof- schulte said. "Making sure things are entered in the computer and making sure things are emailed home." Hofschulte admits she did not think she would like her position, but the kids grew on her. "I love the kids that kind of like to buck the system a little bit," Hofschulte said. "They're full of personality. I just feel like I'm real- ly able to connect with them, for some reason." Hofschulte coordinates and supervises all OHS clubs and extracurricular activities not related to athletics. Hofschulte also helps coordinate graduation and all assemblies and put togeth- er the student handbook, in addi- tion to whatever else comes her way. Beaudoin is accustomed to and accomplished at handling whatev- er comes her way, but there is one story she can tell where she admits to being at a momentary loss. "I once had a parent tell me she didn't know how to pronounce her child's name," Beaudoin said. "I asked her how to pronounce it and she said 'I don't know. We just call him by his initials.' "I had no words." Every day is different Beaudoin previously spent time working for an environmental firm, at a residential treatment facility and as a youth adviser at a church. She cannot describe for you her typical day at work. "There isn't a typical day," Beaudoin said. "We've had people ask that. It's so different every day. You have to respond to what's around you." Beaudoin answers phones, checks in visitors, handles atten- dance, works in the lunch room, collects money for field trips, and more. She's spent a lot of time lately working on enrollment duties — mailing letters and pack- ets from the office, supply lists, and more. "There's a million different things," Beaudoin said. "I don't get bored. I think I would get bored if it was the same thing day after day." To subscribe, call 262-542-2500 or go online at: gmtoday.com/subscribe The FREEMAN Waukesha County's Daily Newspaper Have a news tip? Tell Katherine all about it. Managing Editor Katherine Michalets Phone: 262-513-2644 Email: kmichalets@conleynet.com Twitter: twitter.com/Freeman_Biz Jacquelines of all trades School secretaries find juggling many tasks rewarding Julie Beaudoin

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