| KERRY KRAWCZYK-LEMIEUX
Specific Experience
Kerry LeMieux holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Sociology from the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota. Shortly after graduation, Ms. LeMieux furthered her education by obtaining a Master’s degree in Education with a focus on curriculum and instruction from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
While studying at St. Ben’s, Ms. LeMieux was nominated president of the Spanish Club and worked in the Modern and Classical Language Department as an assistant to the Professors of Spanish. In conjunction with her numerous travels abroad, Kerry spent the better part of her junior year studying at La Universidad de Sevilla in Seville, Spain. During her college career, she also pursued volunteer worked in Juarez, Mexico at a shelter for Central American refugees seeking asylum in the US.
After graduation, Ms. LeMieux began her teaching career as a Spanish Instructor at Benilde-St. Margaret High School and the Perpich Center for Arts Education. She later sought and obtained a job as a kindergarten teacher at Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion School in Robbinsdale, MN where she has taught for the past fourteen years. Throughout her career, Ms. LeMieux has served on numerous building and district level committees to collaborate in the development of language arts assessments, Spanish oral interviews and curriculum design projects. Perhaps her greatest accomplishment was individually developing, implementing and administrating a summer Spanish camp that services approximately one hundred kindergarten, first and second grade students every year. Most recently, Ms. LeMieux researched, advocated and successfully implemented a full day kindergarten program that has doubled in capacity for her school. She was also nominated to be NEA’s Minnesota Teacher of the Year in 2003.
Broad Skills
Ms. LeMieux’s experience as an immersion educator brings much skill that will aid in the success of the International Spanish Language Academy. Kerry has spent many years recruiting and educating families about immersion education. As a kindergarten teacher, she has faced many questions from the most nervous of parents and has successfully calmed their apprehensions. Kerry will make the transition to immersion kindergarten a smooth one for parents and students alike. Her status as a Minnesota NEA Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalist is evidence of her success in the teaching profession.
Kerry’s experience with her Spanish summer camp lends project management expertise for ISLA’s Board of Directors. As a camp administrator she recruits and hires teachers, prepares and oversees a budget as well as markets and promotes her camp. Each of these skills has helped ISLA succeed in the planning year as well as the start-up of the school.
Commitment/Member Role
Kerry will serve as a board member for the International Spanish Language Academy. She is interested in teaching at ISLA and lending her expertise as an immersion educator to the success of the school. She is devoted to providing a quality, immersion education for the community in which she lives.
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