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Sun Prairie Area School District
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located in south central Wisconsin
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educates over 8,500 students across 15 buildings.
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Nine elementary schools, three middle schools,
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two high schools, and one alternative learning school.
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We aspire to be a high-performing district of choice that
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reflects the cultures of our diverse community.
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And we know that our futures depend on us to inspire
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and prepare every child, every day, by providing relevant,
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engaging, and innovative learning experiences
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in and out of the classroom.
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Sun Prairie puts a really high priority
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on professional development.
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Developing and growing our teachers is like
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the single most effective way to get our students
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the best, highest quality teachers that we have.
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We have instructional coaches in every building.
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We also have new teacher mentors.
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So for the first three years of practice, we have specific,
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fully released from their classroom mentors
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that walk alongside those people
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to really help navigate what is it
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to even be a teacher in Sun Prairie.
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Health insurance, life insurance,
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short-term disability insurance, employee assistance program
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but what makes us completely apart is our wellness program.
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We have been able to build and create a very
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robust and comprehensive wellness program
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for our employee group and their families.
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And so some of the resources and opportunities we offer
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are daily live wellness classes
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and that covers the whole gamut
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of the different dimensions of wellness.
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So that includes mindfulness and guided meditation sessions.
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It also includes exercise workouts,
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such as strength building and cardio,
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yoga, stretching, that type of thing.
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We also have other fun classes such as
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Friday we have a class called Philharmonic Friday,
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and one of our music teachers leads us in a little music
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therapy session where they played the piano and sing.
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We also have our employee wellness clinic.
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The employee wellness clinic is really to support
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not just our employees, but our families as well.
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It's a really low cost, really simple way
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of getting in for an appointment for acute care
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or possible referrals.
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It's really to support our employees' ability
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to take care of themselves.
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If someone were to come into the clinic
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and have other issues that the practitioners there
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have concerns about things can be referred out
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for physical therapy, whatever else might be needed
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that might be even beyond
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the clinic's ability at that point.
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We start by the recruitment process.
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So we want to make sure that we're hiring people that are
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very similar to the demographics
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that we see in our students.
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They need role models.
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And when you talk about role models,
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those role models need to look like them.
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The other way we're helping
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staff feel like they're welcomed,
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that we appreciate what they're doing
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and that their voice mattered is we have an affinity group.
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The idea of the affinity group
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is really to support each other.
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There are situations that happen in the community
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that may affect us differently as staff of color.
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So we meet and we talk about the situation,
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how we felt, what can be done better.
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Sun Prairie is a thriving
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and diverse community.
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And it's one of the fastest growing cities in Wisconsin
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with an estimated current population
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of 33,000 current residents.
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Sun Prairie has become known in the region
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for its high quality of life,
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its excellent parks and recreation programs,
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historic downtown, and progressive approach
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to the development and redevelopment of the community.
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Just in summary, Sun Prairie is an amazing
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school district to work for.
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It is a progressive, dynamic district
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that supports the full employee
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and not only the employee, but their families as well.
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And when we support our employees,
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then we create a happier workplace, a healthier workplace,
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and a positive work culture that retains their employees.