Staff Survey - Getting to Know Mrs. Katy Brancheau

Where did you go to high school and college?

I went to Edgerton High School and graduated in 2004.  I graduated from Defiance College in 2009.

What grade/s and classes do you teach?

I teach English 9, General English 11, and Communications.

What are some of the activities or projects you do in your classroom to make learning fun and engaging?

I do my best to engage students in thoughtful discussion on a daily basis.  Students also do several projects throughout the year that let them show they understand the literature we read in ways that are usually interesting to them, including opportunities to build, draw, write, create, and/or act. We spend time working with music when we are working with poetry and act out scenes while reading Romeo and Juliet.  I do my best to keep the activities in my classroom as hands-on as possible.            

What professional and/or student related activities do you participate in addition to teaching?  

I coach high school cheerleading for football and basketball seasons.  This includes organizing and running the Little Locos Cheerleading program.

What is the best thing about Montpelier Schools?

The people I get to work with are great!  I love my time working with the students here and enjoy the other staff members.  I feel very lucky to be surrounded by  so many great people on a daily basis.

As a district we are working hard to save the district money.  What are some ways that you help save money at school?

I make an effort to be resourceful in my classroom.  I have reduced the amount of paper I use in my classroom and often provide my own classroom supplies.  In 2010 I worked to get a classroom set of the book The Hunger Games donated to my class through the organization Donors Choose.  These books are still in use.