In keeping with a longstanding tradition at Rossman School, the Helen Schwaner Faculty Professional Development Award was presented recently at a special luncheon for the school’s faculty and staff.
In 1996, the Cummings family established an endowment to fund this award, which is given annually to a member or members of the Rossman faculty. The intent of this award is to provide opportunities for furthering their professional development. The Cummings family is related to the late Helen Schwaner, who founded Rossman School with Mary Rossman in 1917.
This year, Anne-Marie Christopher and Melissa Kriegshauser, the school’s second grade teaching team, received the Schwaner Award. The award will be used to purchase a wireless microphone headset system to be used for school events and student performances.
The teachers' proposal stated, “We thought it would be a great idea to invest in some wireless microphone headsets that the participants could wear while performing to enhance the sound of their voices while speaking and/or singing.”
Rossman School is an independent, coeducational, preparatory school for students in Junior Kindergarten (four years old) through Grade 6. The school’s mission is to provide a strong, well-balanced education in a nurturing school community committed to excellence. Rossman School is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools and the Independent Schools Association of the Central States. More information about the school can be found at www.rossmanschool.org.