Recent Activities at BEP

Adopt-a-Class

This is the first year of this new program. Every 4th and 7th grade classroom in the SPASD is given a BEP partner who will visit 4 times a year (roughly 30+ minutes each time) to co-teach a lesson developed from the district’s “Second Step” Social & Emotional Learning curriculum. The 4th grade lessons focus on goal setting, kindness, conflict resolution, and career choosing, while the 7th grade lessons center on learning from mistakes, career exploration, understanding emotions, and understanding others’ perspectives.

SEE (Student Employee Excellence) Awards

On September 27, 2023, the BEP honored student employee Peyton Metz at Pro Health+, giving her the Student Employee Excellence Award. Nominated by her employer, Peyton is an exemplary employee who is willing to learn, has a positive & caring attitude, and has a strong work ethic, all things that her employer values. Even Peyton’s family was in on the surprise!

On Friday, February 23, BEP members surprised student employee Megan Burke at Buck & Honey’s Restaurant, giving her a Student Employee Excellence Award. Nominated by her employer, Megan is very hardworking, reliable, and driven within her expo, food running, and hosting positions. She always goes beyond her job duties and always does it with a smile. Megan’s family proudly joined in on the surprise!

Reading Buddies 2023-2024

Gearing up for the new school year and all 32 first-grade classrooms, we started in September with our first book and are planning to send another ten books home this year for every first grader. In November, local author Mary Kaufmann read one of her books to all first-graders in all 9 SPASD schools and Sacred Hearts School, and then handed out a copy of the book to each student, courtesy of the BEP.

Reality Rocks: Upcoming events this year are December 6, 2023, and April 24, 2024

The next Reality Rocks event is on Weds., April 24, at Sun Prairie East High School. We will again need 100 volunteers to host over 300 students as they experience the ups and downs of the real financial world in a simulation. The fall event this year, held at Sun Prairie West High School on December 6, served just under 300 students.

Job Fairs: These will be held again in Spring 2024 in conjunction with the Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce.

In 2024, the dates for this year’s events are Weds., April 10 (Prairie Phoenix Academy), May 8 (Sun Prairie West HS) and tentatively set for May 22 (Sun Prairie East HS). Student Job Fairs are held in conjunction with the Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce – contact the Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce to participate – [email protected]