The Elmbrook Education Foundation has established a new Alumni page on their web site to help connect retirees and alumni to Elmbrook news and events that may be of interest to them!  The EEF now maintains a list of reunion contacts on behalf of the Elmbrook School District.  Please email the Foundation at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the name and email of the primary contact(s) for your class so that we can make sure that our records are up to date.  Don't forget to 'like' the Foundation on facebook at www.facebook.com/EEFWI and subscribe to the EEF Newsletter on the Foundation's web site to stay up to date on information of interest to Elmbrook Alumni and Retirees.

The Elmbrook School District may be closing Hillside Elementary in Spring, but the past and present Hillside community is taking steps to make sure that Hillside is not forgotten in Elmbrook anytime soon.  Hillside Elementary has established the "Hillside Student Scholarship Fund" on behalf of past and present students.  The Hillside PTO is partnering with the EEF to develop the fund through the remainder of the school year. 

Hillside staff, parents, alumni, and retirees are all encouraged to be part of developing this fund as the balance will determine how many scholarships can be awarded annually to prior Hillside students through 2024 .... the final year that Hillside's final kindergarten class will be graduating from Elmbrook.  Please see the related post on the Foundation's blog, Investing in Community Education, for more information.  

The Foundation's second and final social event of the school year will be held on Saturday March 3rd from 7-11 p.m..  It is a party you will not want to miss!  All Elmbrook residents, staff, alumni/retirees, etc are invited to come out and share a night of casino games by Casino Party Specialists, delicious food presented by Maxie's Southern Comfort and Blue's Egg, a jewelry dig sponsored by Faye's Boutique, wonderful raffle prizes, a restaurant tree sponsored by area restaurants, and more!  Start thinking of who you like to party with and help spread the word so that we can fill the house!  Please see the WINTER SOCIAL 2012 page for more info and an online registration form (postal invites have also been sent to recent Foundation supporters).  The Foundation is currently accepting raffle items, restaurant gift cards, supporting event sponsors and volunteers to make this event a party to remember! 

Earlier this year, the Foundation kicked off a campaign to implement a SMART Document Camera in every K-5 classroom district-wide to support large group instruction for Elmbrook's youngest learners.  The Foundation's initial plans provided for a 3 year campaign.  However, due to community support and a $50,000 Lighthouse grant from the Wisconsin Technology Initiative, this campaign and implementation is now complete.  All K-5 classrooms including special areas (i.e. Art, Music) received a SMART Document Camera in January.  Staff training on how to use the new systems and integrate them into daily instruction is being provided by the District.  Please see the related Investing in Community Education blog post for more information. 

The Elmbrook Education Foundation kicked off the holiday season and finished 2011 with the party of all time .... the 8th annual Ladies Night at the Westmoor Country Club held on 11/29/11.  This event was generously sponsored by Pasternak & Zirgibel, S.C.. and raised nearly $36,000 (a new record for this event) to help support Foundation programs which extend all of the great work that is going on in our schools thanks to committed staff, parents, PTOs, and booster clubs.  Additional information about the event can be found on the Foundation's Blog, Investing in Community Education.  Pictures from the event have been posted to the Foundation's facebook page on www.facebook.com/EEFWI.  

Please mark your calendar for the Foundation's 2nd (and final event) of the school year ... The Foundation's Casino Social at the Wilson Center, Saturday 3/3/12, 7-11 p.m..  Please contact the Foundation at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you would like to help out with this event as a volunteer, sponsor, or raffle donor.

This week's edition of BrookfieldNOW featured a story on the Elmbrook Education Foundation.  If you do not receive that publication, you may also view the story online.

Bernadette (Bunnie) Koenings passed away on April 7, 2011 at the age of 91.  She was raised in Slinger, WI and graduated with a Masters Degree from UW-Madison.  She spent her entire career in public education.  She worked within Elmbrook from 1955-1982 as a guidance counselor at both Brookfield East and Brookfield Central High School. 

The EEF depends on the generosity of the Elmbrook community to sustain and grow Foundation programs for the benefit of Elmbrook students and schools.  We would like to thank all of those who volunteered, made a donation, supplied auction/raffle items, attended events and/or simply maintained a positive attitude during a time of tremendous change last year.  Information about how to support the Foundation in 2011-12 as well as a list of our generous 2010-11 supporters can be found on the 'Supporters' page of our web site.  

SMART Document Cameras have been proven to significantly benefit large group instruction in proof-of-concept classrooms.  Consequently, they have become the focus of the current cycle of the Foundation's Super Grant Program. 

In the fall of 2009, the Elmbrook Education Foundation embarked on a campaign to deliver SMART Response Assessment Units to all middle school math classrooms at both Wisconsin Hills and Pilgrim Park Middle Schools.  Thanks to community support, all math classrooms had the benefit of this technology to kick off the 2nd semester of the 2010-11 school year.