Elmbrook Honors 19 Retiring Employees

The Elmbrook School District thanked these 19 administrators, teachers and staff members for their years of service.

Documents Detail Title IX Complaint Against Elmbrook

The Elmbrook complaint focuses on Brookfield Central High School athletics, Living Lake Country reporter Joe Trovato reports.

Title IX Complaint Alleges School Districts Lack Sufficient Female Athletes

A Today's TMJ4 reports alleges that a Title IX complaint against five area school districts including Elmbrook argues there are too few female athletes compared to total gender enrollment.

Area Districts Facing Discrimination Complaint

Five area school districts face allegations of discrimination against female athletes.

UPDATED: Pewaukee Schools Official a Finalist for Elmbrook Superintendent

Mark Hansen, chief academic officer in the Pewaukee School District and former Waukesha assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, is the only finalist for job.

UPDATED (4:11 p.m.) Mark Hansen, chief academic officer in the Pewaukee School District and former Waukesha assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, is the lone finalist for the Elmbrook superintendent job. After receiving an applicant pool of 47, the Elmbrook School Board interviewed six candidates last week and narrowed to two finalists. One of those finalists, however, then withdrew from consideration. The district will move forward with the same process it had planned to do with two finalists. Hansen will tour two schools, meet with district staff and interview again with the School Board on Thursday. Hansen, a former teacher who is pursuing his doctorate, also has been principal of Waukesha South High School, assistant…

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Elmbrook Graduation in Church Case Goes to Full Appellate Court

The full federal appellate court will hear arguments Thursday in the lawsuit filed against Elmbrook by the Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

A full federal appeals court will hear arguments Thursday on whether the Elmbrook School District violated any laws when it formerly held its graduation ceremonies in a church. The full 10-member U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit based in Chicago agreed to hear the case in November. The full court vacated a three-member panel's 2-1 ruling that Elmbrook could hold its graduation ceremonies in a church. Elmbrook said for comfort and space it held its graduation ceremonies for years at Elmbrook Church, a nondemoninational Christian in the Town of Brookfield. Superintendent Matt Gibson asked the church to cover its large cross in the sanctuary above the graduation stage but the church refused and there were other religious symbols and …

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Teams Planning Transition of Hillside Closure, Brookfield El Merger

District staff and school parents are working to make transition as seamless as possible and honor Hillside in its final year.

Assistant Elmbrook Superintendent Resigns, Another Retires

Turnover in the Elmbrook School District administrative team continues, post Act 10 and as Superintendent Matt Gibson retires in June.

Much like the record number of Elmbrook teacher retirements last year, the turnover in Elmbrook administrators continues with one of the district's two assistant superintendents resigning and a director retiring. The two departures come on the heels of: Depka led Elmbrook's educational services division for the past five years, longer than her three predecessors who served from one to three years, Gibson said. He applauded her work, as well as that of Stavros, who despite retirement said she plans to continue to serve special education students in some fashion in the future. The School Board this week approved both departures, with several board members taking time to thank both women for their dedication to Elmbrook's success. Board …

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Elmbrook Education Foundation Raises $36K, Next Up: Casino Night

The 8th annual Ladies Night held by the Elmbrook Education Foundation raised nearly $36,000 for foundation programs that support the Elmbrook School District.

The Elmbrook Education Foundation raised nearly $36,000 at its 8th annual Ladies Night Nov. 29 at the Westmoor Country Club — a record amount for the event, the EEF announced. About 300 people attended the event, sponsored by the law firm Pasternak & Zirgibel, S.C., with help from 50 community volunteers. Many volunteers came from corporate programs through World Martial Arts Academy, Best Buy and Charlie's East Coast Hair Design. Ladies Night event photos, by Babboni Photography, are on the EEF's Facebook page. The money raised helps fund foundation programs that support the Elmbrook School District. The Foundation's next event is the 2012 Winter Social at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts on March 3. The theme is Casino Royale…

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Two Elmbrook Elementary Principals Retiring

Burleigh's Bil Zahn and Hillside's Julie Kremer will retire at year-end, as will two veteran psychologist and social workers.

As the final school bell rings in June for Hillside Elementary School, its principal Julie Kremer also will be saying goodbye. Kremer announced she is retiring in June after 18 years with Elmbrook School District (34 years in education), and she's not the only elementary school principal doing so. Bil Zahn at Burleigh Elementary also announced he will retire after 27 years at Elmbrook. While Zahn's position will be replaced, Kremer's will not. The School Board voted in October to close Hillside and transition from six elementary schools to five, with Hillside's resident students moving en masse to Brookfield Elementary, led by Principal Lynn Raines. "I am proud to have been a part of this profession," Kremer wrote in her retirement letter…

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