{"id":23798,"date":"2023-05-31T12:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T17:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=23798"},"modified":"2023-05-31T12:02:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T17:02:01","slug":"welcome-to-mpa-stephanie-kollm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2023\/05\/31\/welcome-to-mpa-stephanie-kollm\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome To MPA, Stephanie Kollm!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"What position will you be holding at MPA?<\/strong>
\nLibrary Media Specialist<\/p>\n

From what school\/organization are you coming?<\/strong>
\nSouth Washington County Schools<\/p>\n

Tell us about your education and past experience. <\/strong>
\nI have an undergraduate degree in English, Spanish and Secondary Education from Xavier University, a Master of Arts in English Literature from Villanova University and a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I taught high school English for six years before working in higher education marketing. After spending some time at home with my children, for the past two years I have been busy learning the ins and outs of school libraries at an elementary school in Woodbury.<\/p>\n

What did you find appealing about MPA?<\/strong>
\nThe sense of community and genuine care for the well-being of students and faculty was clear from the moment I stepped on campus. There is a strong commitment to academic rigor while allowing students to pursue their passions. I am excited to work with students in preK-12th grade, too.<\/p>\n

What lasting impact do you plan to have on MPA? <\/strong>
\nI plan on building upon the strong community of readers to help foster a love of literature throughout the school. My goal is to empower students to select books that advance their knowledge, expand their worlds and help them develop empathy for others.<\/p>\n

I also will work with the MPA community to build the technology, research and creative thinking skills that students will need when they go pursue their big dreams.<\/p>\n

What’s your big dream? <\/strong>
\nI think I’m about to be living it: Spending my days in a beautiful library, surrounded by great books and sharing that love of reading with others. I love to explore new technologies too, and MPA seems like the perfect place to do so.<\/p>\n

What are you (and your family, if you so choose) passionate about? <\/strong>
\nMy two girls and I love horseback riding. We’ve been taking lessons together for the past three years and are going to our first hunter\/jumper shows this summer. Our family loves to explore parks and new places. Our favorite recent trip was a tour of six national parks out west. We are always planning our next adventure together. And, of course, I love to read.<\/p>\n

What’s a fun fact about you that our community would love to know?<\/strong>
\nI spend a lot of time at the dog park with my Goldendoodle Buster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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