PSI Teacher and Park Resident Kim Wieber du Saire Awarded Minnesota's 2008 NCLB American Star of Teaching  presented by the U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education honored Park Spanish Immersion (PSI) School Teacher and Park Resident Kim Wieber du Saire with Minnesota's 2008 NCLB American Star of Teaching award on September 10, 2008.  The award, given only to one Minnesota teacher annually, highlights effective teaching practices.

PSI Principal Ursina Swanson said, Wieber "has made a huge impact on countless numbers of first-graders in her classroom."  Annually, under Wieber's leadership, first grade students write, illustrate and publish a book about their first grade experiences and reads aloud their book to an audience of parents and friends at an "Author's Tea."

In addition to her classroom responsibilities, Wieber coordinates an annual talent show for students that Principal Swanson calls "a great community builder for the school."  Wieber has also co-written a play called "The Art Show" with Brad Richardson, a Park resident and parent of three children who attend Park schools.  The show is performed in Spanish by Park Spanish Immersion School students to full houses of students and members of the community.

St. Louis Park Spanish Immersion (PSI) School Teacher and St. Louis Park resident Kim Wieber du Saire was Honored Wednesday with the American Star of Teaching Award.  Pictured from left to right are: St, Louis Park School Board Director Julie Sweitzer, PSI Principal Ursina Swanson, Minnesota Department of Education Assistant Commissioner Morgan Brown, PSI Teacher Kim Wieber du Saire, St. Louis Park Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Debra Bowers, U.S. Department of Education's Regional Representative Kristine Cohn, and St. Louis Park School Board Clerk Nancy Gores.