VIP Reception with Jim TresselCleveland Browns Training Facility

Lou Groza Blvd., Berea4:30-6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012$150 per person

For �ckets: Gail Tierney, (216) 898-8270 or g�erney@berea.k12.oh.us

OR Berea Board of Educa�on, 390 Fair St., Berea

(Ticket includes refreshments, photo with Coach Tressel, opportunity to have Jim sign one item, admission to the 7 p.m. program at BHS)

An Evening with Jim TresselBerea High School

7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2$20 per person

For �ckets: Dave Tressel, (440) 243-1992 or dtressel@berea.k12.oh.us

ORBerea Board of Educa�on, 390 Fair St., Berea

Co-sponsored by Berea Kiwanis & The Educa�on Founda�on

CALENDAR OF EVENTSFeb. 2, 2012

VIP Reception & Evening with Jim TresselMarch 15

Arts & Entertainment Auction 6:45 p.m.March 30

Deadline for Payroll Deduction Grant ApplicationsApril 26

Alumni Hall of Fame Induction DinnerMay 23

Awards ceremony, Berea High School, 7 p.m.May 30

Awards ceremony, Midpark High School, 7 p.m.

AVIDProject: Advancement Via Individual Determina�onSchool: Berea High SchoolTeachers: Kelly Baumgartner, Rebecca Papakanstan�nouAmount of Grant: $2,000AVID is a college readiness program offered to students beginning in the 9th grade. It focuses on low-income students or those who are in families with special circumstances (single parent households, disabili�es, for example). These students are the first in their families to a�end college. The grant funds specially-trained tutors, who are local college students. The program also includes classes on study skills, field trips to colleges and community service projects.

Dash for DignityProject: Community run/walk to support an�-bullying programSchool: Roehm Middle SchoolTeachers: Amanda Prok, Melissa Meyer, Bridget Butzier, Lynn SperliAmount of Grant: $5,000The 5K Dash for Dignity in the spring 2012 will be the culmina�on of a year-long an�-bullying program for 7th- and 8th-graders, including au�s�c and mul�-handicapped students. Families will be asked to read “The Running Dream” by Wendelin Van Draanen about a high school runner who undergoes a leg amputa�on and then adjusts to her tutor, a fellow student who uses a wheelchair. Students will plan the run while studying healthy lifestyles, nutri�on and diversity. Part of the proceeds from the Dash will go to EleanoreRocks, a local founda�on that works with ill children. The grant will pay for copies of the book, pedometers, journals and other equipment.

Gentlemen’s ClubProject: To close achievement gap for young African-American malesSchool: Roehm Middle SchoolTeacher: Johnny BollinAmount of Grant: $2,200 The Gentlemen’s Club provides training and guidance for around 58 black males. Guest speakers, field trips and a financial literacy program promote self-esteem and academic excellence. This is the third year for the program, which has grown in membership each year. The grant funds par�cipa�on in the Cross-City Collabora�ve plus supplies and videos.

Growing Up with a Bucket Full of HappinessProject: Crea�ng a safer, kinder, more respec�ul environmentSchool: Brookview Elementary SchoolTeachers & Staff: Jennifer Buetow, Tracy Schneid, Roselle Orlando, Carrie Rump, Robin Marken, Lisa Cistolo, Kendal FirstAmount of Grant: $4,000This is a different approach to bullying. It involves the en�re school in a program that encourages staff, students and parents to “fill a bucket” with good deeds and respect for others. Students will visit nursing homes, plant flowers and complete other service projects in the community as well create videos, podcasts and public service announcements to promote good will throughout the school. The grant will provide books, buckets and a school assembly by Bucket Fillers Inc.

Girls’ Leadership ClubProject: Career guidance and esteem-building for 5th grade girlsSchool: Brook Park Memorial SchoolTeachers: Denise Krane, Sheri Grech, Cara McGregor, Amren FowlerAmount of Grant: $700In its fourth year, the Girls’ Leadership Club encourages its members to consider a wide range of careers. Guest speakers highlight interes�ng occupa�ons and the students also study e�que�e and volunteer their �me to school projects, such as recycling or helping with the preschool classrooms. The grant will pay for reward pins, equipment and the culmina�ng ac�vity – students will “dress up” for a trip to a restaurant where they will prac�ce their e�que�e skills.

(Con�nued inside)

The Educa�on Founda�on approves 9 Enrichment Grants

Brookview kindergarten students Elizabeth Halasy, Zoey McBride and Kaley McCar�n get ready for the Bucket Full of Happiness project.

(Photo courtesy of Dave Cornelius)

The Education Foundation Newsletter

THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER

The Educa�on Founda�on Newsle�er is published three �mes a year by The Educa�on Founda�on for the Berea City School District.

The Newsle�er is also available online at www.berea.k12.oh.us/founda�on.

The Educa�on Founda�on390 Fair St.

Berea, OH 44017

Gail Tierney, execu�ve director(216) 898-8270

g�erney@berea.k12.oh.us

Allyn Adams, Chair, Board of Trustees

Linda Kramer, Editor

Kim De�mer, Layout and Design

Members of the Board of TrusteesAllyn Adams, Ana Chapman, James Connell, Marlea

Fulchiron, Susan Hans, Rebekah Harper, Mar�n Healy, Eileen Herold, Shannon Lot, Leroy McCreary,

Ann Over, David Pus�, Nancy Rylow, Susan Scheutzow, Michael Sheppard, Carol Templeman, Consolina Templeman, David Tressel, Tara Vozar,

Bruce Wagner, Derran Wimer.Honorary Trustees

Norma Andrisek, Donald Auble, Gregory Cingle, Mark Comstock, Richard Durst, Mark Ellio�, Brian Hurtuk, Neal Jamison, Doug Kawiecki, Cyril Kleem,

R. Terry Krivak, Randy Scherf, Gary Starr, Mark Stornes, F. Porter Vergon.

If you would prefer to receive the Newsletter via e-mail, please send your e-mail address to

Gail Tierney at gtierney@berea.k12.oh.us

390 Fair Street • Berea, OH 44017

SPOTLIGHT ON…….Stella Klemperer

At 27, Stella Klemperer, BHS ’02, is budget manager for an interna�onal non-profit, studied and lived in La�n America, speaks Spanish fluently and has started her own founda�on, among other accomplishments.

She credits her years at Berea High School and a scholarship from The Educa�on Founda�on for giving impetus to her dreams of helping the less fortunate become self-sustaining.

“Berea City Schools are dedicated to the highest quality educa�on and passion for learning, and this was the founda�on for my academic pursuits,” she says.

Stella thinks globally. Her Educa�on Founda�on scholarship took her to Brown University in Rhode Island where she was president of the local chapter of Oxfam America. Gradua�ng with a degree in economics and development studies, she received a fellowship to spend a year in Ecuador. “I was in the rain forest. My main focus was eco-tourism. I worked with indigenous people to develop a business plan but I also helped with the cocoa harvest.”

She also spent �me in Costa Rica, where she volunteered with an animal rescue group.

She and another student founded the Amazon Partnerships Founda�on, a community development and conserva�on organiza�on based in Ecuador. “We concentrate on community-based projects,” Stella said. “We are concerned about sustainability and conserva�on.”Her partner oversees the opera�on from Ecuador. Stella is treasurer and keeps involved from Cambridge, Mass., where she is the budget manager for Root Capital. Root Capital is a non-profit that funds grassroots businesses in developing countries.

She has taken some finance classes at Harvard but her next stop is Cornell University in New York where she will work on her M.B.A. in global entrepreneurship and finance, beginning in August 2012. “I want to help with a social organiza�on or a business-oriented non-profit.” Stella says.

“My personal and professional endeavors are rooted in the Berea Schools, I was lucky to have inspiring teachers and coaches and a suppor�ve community.”

Top on her list are Pat Johnson, 7th grade science teacher at Roehm Middle School, “cri�cal to my leadership development and commitment to service;” Barb Hunter, physical educa�on teacher at BHS, cross country coach, “taught us commitment, discipline and teamwork;” and Michael Pillar, BHS Spanish teacher, “His guidance and passion for language inspired me to reach my current level of fluency, allowing me to focus my career on community and economic development in La�n America.”

“In Berea, I discovered the importance of community and the value of educa�onal opportunity.”

Stella is the daughter of Regina Mushabac, professor of cello at Baldwin-Wallace College, and psychologist Fritz Klemperer.

An�-bullying programSchool: Big Creek Elementary School Extended Care ProgramStaff Member: Jean Spi�alAmount of Grant: $590This an�-bullying project will involve students in K-5 and staff members in Big Creek’s before and a�er school care program. The an�-bullying theme will be incorporated into games and ac�vi�es. The newsle�er will keep parents informed. The grant funds books, DVDs and other materials.

GardenSchool: Brook Park Memorial School Extended Care ProgramStaff Member: Shirley AkitaAmount of Grant: $550The staff and students in the Extended Care Program will enhance the entry to the building with a flower garden next to the doorway and beside the new walkway. The staff and students will also explore the possibility of installing a rain barrel. Grant will fund the purchase of bulbs, flowers and gardening supplies.

Lego OlympiadSchool: Ford Middle SchoolStaff Members: Gayle Schmuhl, Marilyn LawsonAmount of Grant: $580Students will train for par�cipa�on in the Lego Olympiad at Lorain County Community College in May 2012 by prac�cing math, science and communica�on skills. The grant helps pay for materials.

NewspaperSchool: Grindstone Elementary School Extended Care ProgramStaff Member: Tammy RunyonAmount of Grant: $590The staff and students will work together to produce a monthly newspaper to be distributed to all students, staff and families at Grindstone. Grant pays for a camera, printer, ink and paper.

PrinterSchool: Roehm Middle School Extended Care ProgramStaff Member: Chris�na HardwickAmount of Grant: $590The students of Club Raptor, the before and a�er school care program, use computer-based programs to enhance lessons learned in the classroom. The grant pays for a computer printer and reading materials.

Payroll Deduction Grants awardedThe Educa�on Founda�on announces the award of five Payroll

Deduc�on Grants for a total of $2,900.

Arts & Entertainment Auction6:45 p.m., Thursday, March 15, 2012

Crowne Plaza7230 Engle Road, Middleburg Heights

All proceeds benefit The Educa�on Founda�on

Oliva Ferris, a 7th-grader at Ford Middle School, prac�ces for the Lego

Olympiad. (Photo courtesy of Dave Cornelius)

Education Foundation newsletter debuts new design We hope you are enjoying the new look for The Education Foundation newsletter. The redesign allows us to bring you more news and photos in a user-friendly format. Let us know what you think. Your suggestions for other

additions or changes will be welcomed. Please consider our annual appeal letter enclosed with this newsletter. Your donations are critical to helping us support unique educational opportunities for students in the Berea Schools at this time of declining revenues and state cutbacks. An envelope is enclosed for your convenience in making a contribution. Our thanks to those who have assisted The Foundation in 2011 by donating or by volunteering. Your efforts are appreciated by the children, teachers and staff that our programs support. Best wishes for a joyful holiday season!

Allyn Adams, Chair The Education Foundation Board of Trustees

(Enrichment Grants, CONTINUED from front page)

Math, Michelangelo & MozartProject: Making Connec�ons & Making Math RealSchool: Ford Middle SchoolTeachers: Jeanne Binggeli, Dale Sczmanski, Brad Beebe, Bryant Ackley, Tom Andrews, Amanda Musselman, Kristen RuggerioAmount of Grant: $4,000This program takes students far beyond the regular math curriculum to combine it with the fine arts. There will be videoconferences and seminars on how the arts and science complement each other. For their final project, students will display original artwork, perform original music and analyze the mathema�cal connec�on of their work and the work of others. Grant funds will pay for art supplies and technology hardware and so�ware.

P.A.I.N.T.S.Project: Providing Ar�s�c Inspira�on Naviga�ng Therapeu�c Solu�onSchool: Big Creek Elementary SchoolTeacher: Patricia Kukura Amount of Grant: $2,000This is an art therapy program for children in grades K-5 with severe emo�onal disabili�es. The one-hour sessions once a week for 10 weeks will encourage students to channel behavior issues into a crea�ve process. The goal is to improve communica�on and interpersonal skills as well as anger management and impulse control. The grant funds art supplies and a cer�fied art therapist.

Rachel’s ChallengeProject: An�-bullying programSchool: Ford Middle SchoolTeacher: Lori Nagy Amount of Grant: $2,000Rachel Sco� was the first person killed at Columbine High School in 1999. Her acts of kindness and the contents of her diaries have formed the basis for Rachel’s Challenge, a na�onwide project to promote acts of kindness and compassion. The school will sponsor a school-wide assembly challenging students to make a posi�ve change in the way they treat others. There also will be peer training sessions for students and adults, a community assembly and the crea�on of Chain Links, a club to con�nue the acts of kindness. The grant will be used to fund these events.

Trustee endowsBeginning Teachers’ Fund

Teachers often spend their own funds to prepare classrooms for students each fall. The newly endowed Beginning Teachers’ Fund, established by a generous donation from one of The Education Foundation trustees and his spouse, helps new teachers in the Berea City School District with those expenses.

Seven new teachers received checks for $200 from the Beginning Teachers’ Fund through The Education Foundation this fall to help them defray the costs of getting ready for the first day of school. The teachers used the funds for items that they considered necessary to enhance the educational environment for their students.

The new teachers are assigned to Berea High School, Midpark High Schol, Roehm Middle School, Brook Park Memorial School and Snow School.

Additional donations to the Beginning Teachers’ Fund are welcome. Use the enclosed envelope or go to www.berea.k12.oh.us/foundation for more information on how to donate to The Education Foundation.

UkulelesProject: Unifying students at a new school through musicSchool: Grindstone Elementary SchoolTeacher: Lea Pulizzi SmithAmount of Grant: $2,100Grindstone opened in the fall 2011, consolida�ng students from four other schools. The ini�al project will teach 3rd-graders to play the ukulele as a group, not only teaching them a new skill but ins�lling confidence. The students plan to perform for senior ci�zen and other groups. The grant will pay for the instruments. The Berea City Club provided 50 percent of the grant request.