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
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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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