$100,000 Grand Victoria Foundation Grant to Benefit Fox Valley Teachers
For Immediate Release, August 2003
For comment, contact Brenda Buschbacher at
(630) 907-5033
AURORA-- Teachers from four school districts in the Fox Valley region will participate in the Fox Valley Problem-Based Learning Initiative thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Grand Victoria Foundation in Elgin. For a list of teachers, please see attached.
The grant was awarded to the IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education to support professional development in Problem-Based Learning for teachers in Batavia School District #101, Burlington School District #301, East Aurora School District #131, St. Charles School District #303 and Marmion Academy in Aurora.
Nancy Fishman, executive director of the Grand Victoria Foundation, said the Foundation is proud to partner with IMSA in providing exceptional professional development opportunities for Fox Valley teachers.
“IMSA has a proven track record in encouraging both teachers and students to engage complex ideas in an innovative and relevant way,” Fishman said. “By investing in this program, the Foundation hopes to increase student achievement levels as well as improve the quality, content, and process of learning and teaching in Fox Valley schools.”
Located in Aurora, Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy is an internationally-recognized pioneering educational institution created by the State to develop talent and stimulate excellence in teaching and learning in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. More than 16,000 teachers and 23,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from IMSA's professional development and enrichment programs. IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy leadership and action research.
Fox Valley Problem-Based Learning Initiative Participants
List
| City | Last Name | First Name | School |
| Aurora | Anderson | Sharon | East Aurora High School |
| Aurora | Bergeron | Rita | Marmion Academy |
| Aurora | Brennan | Katherine | Marmion Academy |
| Aurora | Lullo | Lisha | East Aurora High School |
| Aurora | MacKinnon | Karen | East Aurora High School |
| Aurora | Pinks, II | Victor | Marmion Academy |
| Aurora | Thomas | Maurice | East Aurora High School |
| Aurora | Tucek | Brian | East Aurora High School |
| Batavia | Farnsworth | Meg | Batavia High School |
| Batavia | Jugenitz | William | Alice Gustafson Elementary School |
| Batavia | Lavoy | Dianne | Batavia School District |
| Batavia | Nelson | Brad | Les White Elementary School |
| Batavia | Cranston | Joseph | Batavia Public Schools |
| Batavia | Salinas | Carolina | Louise White School |
| Batavia | Webster | Kris | Louise White School |
| Batavia | Ziegler | Marcy | Batavia School District |
| Burlington | Ferguson | Marilee | Central Middle School |
| Burlington | Keefe | Margaret | Howard B. Thomas Elementary School |
| Burlington | Perry | Margaret | Central Middle School |
| Burlington | Schwan | Susan | Central Middle School |
| Lombard | Blair | Heidi | Glenn Westlake Middle School |
| Maple Park | Miller | JoAnne | Lily Lake Elementary |
| St. Charles | Adams | Stephen | St. Charles East High School |
| St. Charles | Lejcar | Michael | Haines Middle School |
| St. Charles | Lotarski | Jim | St. Charles North High School |
| St. Charles | Quentin | Brian | St. Charles North High School |
| St. Charles | Schmidt | Carole | Haines Middle School |
| St. Charles | Zicherman | Sharon | Wredling Middle School |
| St. Charles | Katz | Jeanette | Haines Middle School |
| St. Charles | Redmer | Bonnie | St. Charles East High School |
| St. Charles | Weir | Jolene | Haines Middle School |