Junior Achievement of Upper Midwest announced that
Melissa Wagner, business teacher at Twin Oaks Middle School in Prior Lake, has
been honored with the organization’s award for outstanding educators, the
Middle School Educator of the Year.
The purpose of the Middle School Educator of the Year is
to recognize Junior Achievement (JA) educators who have performed outstanding
service in making JA’s middle school programs available for their students.
JA’s middle school programs reinforce the value of education and teach students
about the economic benefits of staying in school. JA educators play a key role
in bringing Junior Achievement into the classroom.
Melissa has been using JA Finance Park Virtual since the
2009-2010 school year and offered to be a program advocate when JA did its
outreach to new educators in the spring.
According to a recent survey conducted by Junior
Achievement USA®, 95 percent of JA teachers report that students who
participate in JA have a better understanding of how the real world operates.
Congratulations, Melissa!!
