Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA)
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s VISTA project got started with a new year of volunteers working in Milwaukee schools in late August.
Milwaukee VISTA volunteers are housed at Parents Plus, and spend the school year
working to increase parental engagement by starting Action Teams of parents and staff, and helping schools to get parents involved. The VISTAs have been working with schools around the state since 1997.
This year Cara Slingerland is working with Urban Day Head Start and School for Urban Planning and Architecture. Cara just completed an eight week term as a Summer VISTA volunteer, also working with Urban Day.
Sarah Glassman is working with Maple Tree Elementary School. Maple Tree is a former partner of Parents Plus and we welcome their return. Sarah grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Earlham College in Indiana.
Angela Rumsey is helping at the district level and Parents Plus. Hannah Schulz is working with Indian Community School. She is from Janesville and recently graduated from UW Madison.
Robyn Krimke is continuing her work with US Grant Elementary School. This is her second year working with the school to increase parental and community involvement.





