Contact: Chad Schmidt
Director of Media and Technology
952-848-4980
chaschmidt@edina.k12.mn.us 

Media Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Two teachers from Edina Public Schools named TIES Exceptional Teachers

Edina, Minn., Jan. 06, 2010 – Two teachers from Edina Public Schools – Jennifer Buckley and Tracy Purdy – were named TIES Exceptional Teachers at the TIES 2009 Education Technology Conference in Minneapolis on Dec. 15. 65 teachers from 33 districts were chosen by their superintendents for this award, which recognizes teachers who model the best practices in using technology in their classroom and engaging students in learning.

Jennifer Buckley is a language arts teacher at South View Middle School, and Tracy Purdy is a fourth-grade teacher at Concord Elementary School. To view short biographies of these award recipients, visit http://www.ties.k12.mn.us/Edina_Public_Schools.html

TIES is an education technology consortium of 39 Minnesota schools districts based in St. Paul that offers school software, Internet services and professional development designed by educators for education.

For more information about TIES, visit http://www.ties.k12.mn.us.

About Edina Public Schools:
Edina Public Schools is comprised of six elementary schools (K-5), two middle schools (6-9) and one senior high (10-12). Total enrollment is approximately 7,800 students. The District serves a large portion of Edina, a first-tier Minneapolis suburb comprised of approximately 47,450 people

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