Article #5
Professional
Training of Classroom Teachers and Staff in the       
Minneapolis
Public Schools Department of Teaching and Learning
The Department of Teaching and
Learning is responsible for academic programming at the Minneapolis Public
Schools.  Thus, professional credentials
for staff members of ths department are enormously important in creating a
knowledge-intensive, skill-replete curriculum.
Thus, professional credentials
for staff members of ths department are enormously important in creating a
knowledge-intensive, skill-replete curriculum. 
In Article #2, I included the credentials of current Department of
Teaching and Learning Executive Director Aimee Fearing.  Here I give the credentials for other current
staff members in the department.  Toward
the end of this article, I also give credentials for classroom teachers of the
Minneapolis Pubic Schools.
Professional Credentials of
Department of Teaching and Learning Staff
Aneesa Parks
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
B.A., Education                           Buena Vista University
Licensures:
Elementary Education
Ashley Krohn
Degrees Earned                                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Education                                               Hamline University
B.S., Film and Television                              Boston
University
Licensures:
Communication
Arts/Literature
Christopher Jones                           
Degrees Earned                                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Education                                               Chapman
University
B.S., Education                                       Central Michigan University
Licensures:
Physical Education
Mathematics
Christen Lish                      
Degrees Earned                                                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Science
Education                               University
of Minnesota – Twin Cities
B.S., Education                                                  University
of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Licensures:
Life Sciences
Earth and Space
Science
Science 5-8
Christina Ramsey                             
Degrees Earned                                     Institution at Which Degree Was Earned
Education Specialist                       University of St. Thomas
M.A., Education                 
                Hamline University
B.S., Education                      University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Licensures:
Pre-Kindergarten
Elementary Education
Principal K-12
Christopher
Wernimont                               
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Mathematics         University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
B.A., Economics                                                Grinnell
College
Licensures:
Mathematics
Hamdi Ahmed                   
Degrees Earned                                                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
B.A., Education                                                 Eastern
Michigan University
Licensures:
Communication
Arts/Literature
Hibaq Mohamed                              
Degrees Earned                                     Institution at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Education                                    Augsburg University
B.S., English Teaching              Metropolitan State University
Licensures:
English as a Second
Language
Communication
Arts/Literature
Jennifer Rose                    
Degrees Earned                                        Institution at Which Degree Was
Earned
M.A., Science
Education                     University of Iowa
B.S., Biology                                             Drake University
Licensures:
Life Sciences
Science 5-8
Julie Tangeman                                
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Education                
St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
B.A., Education                       University of St. Thomas
Licensures:
Elementary Education
Katharine Stephens                        
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Language Arts                 
University of Minnesota
B.S., English                                       Macalester
College
Licensures:
Communication
Arts/Literature 
Kelly McQuillan                               
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Education                          University of St. Thomas
Licensures:
Social Studies10
Lisa Purcell                         
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Education                               University of
Utah
M.A., Education                               Harvard
University
B.S., Social Sciences                          Hope College
                and History
Licensures:
Social Studies
English as a Second
Language 
Principal K-12
Marium Toure’                 
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Education                 
St. Mary’s University of Minnesota
B.S., Education                    University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Licensures:
Elementary Education
Mary Lambrecht                               
Degrees Earned                                             Institution at Which Degree Was
Earned
M.A., Mathematics Education     University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
B.A., Education                                   University of Minnesota – Morris
Licensures:
Elementary Education
Communication
Arts/Literature 
Spanish
Natasha Parker                 
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
B.A., English                                       Hampton
University
Licensures:
Early Childhood
Education
Nora Schull                         
Degrees Earned                                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
B.S., Dance and Theatre Arts        Minnesota State University - Mankato
Licensures:
Dance and Theatre
Paula Kilian                        
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
B.S., Education                           St. Cloud State University
B.A., Psychology                       University of St. Thomas
Licensures:
Elementary Education
Sara Naegeli                      
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Education                       Concordia University, St. Paul
B.S., Education                  
Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Licensures:
Elementary Education
Pre-Primary
Sarah Wehrenberg                         
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Education                Concordia University, Portland
Oregon
B.A., Science Education                                Bethel
University
Licensures:
Life Sciences
Science 5-8
Sarah Loch                          
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
M.A., Education                
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
B.A., Physical Education and Coaching   Concordia
University, St. Paul
Licensures:
Physical Education
Health Education
Tommie Casey                  
Degrees Earned                                Institution
at Which Degree Was Earned
Education Specialist                    University of St. Thomas
M.A., Education                 
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
B.A., English                                    Missouri Valley College
Licensures:
English/Language Arts
……………………………………………………………………….
While very few classroom teachers
of the Minneapolis Public Schools hold doctoral degrees of the kind that some
administrators hold from department, colleges, and schools of education, some
do hold such degrees and many have master’s degrees from programs in these
institutional entities.
Below is a compilation of academic
degrees received by teachers of the Minneapolis Public Schools:
Degrees Held by Teachers in the Minneapolis
Public Schools
Number of Teachers Who Hold Each of the
Following as Their Most Advanced Degree
Grade        Bachelor’s     Master’s   Ed. D.     Ph. D.
Level
Taught
K-5                  515                872            22 
                 6
6-8                  172                 235              3 
                  5
9-12 
             289                 388                 5 
             11
Number of Teachers Who Hold a Master’s
Degree or Ph. D. in a Field Other Than Education
Grade        Master’s   Ph. D.
Level
Taught 
K-5                 56              -----
6-8                  23              -----
9-12               48                3
Percentage of Teachers with Master’s
Degree in Education 
vs. Teachers with Master’s Degree in
Other Fields
Grade         Master’s Degree        Master’s
Degrees 
Level           in Education                 in Other Fields
Taught
K-5                    93.58%                             6.42%
6-8                     90.21%                            
9.78%
9-12                  87.62%                         12.37%
Percentage of Teachers with Ph. D. in
Education 
vs. Teachers with Ph. D. Other Fields
Grade         Ph. D                               Ph. D. 
Level           in Education                 in Other Fields
Taught
K-5                   100.00%                           0.00%
6-8                    100.00%                          
0.00%
9-12                    81.25%                       18.37%
 
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