State-Awarded Accounting Grant Allows Menomonee Falls Teachers to Boost Already Strong Business Program

MENOMONEE FALLS — Menomonee Falls High School has one of the strongest business departments in the state and its teachers and staff members' dedication is not going unnoticed.

Most recently, the Wisconsin Certified Public Accountants Educational Foundation awarded business teachers Sara Burling and Lisa Kiefer the Accounting Careers Awareness Grant for 2017.

“We are appreciative of the support that the WICPA continues to provide us as educators as well as the funding of the grants to provide our students with so many opportunities,” Burling said.

Every year more and more students choose to enter into the school’s Business Academy, join FBLA or make the decision to pursue a business-related major at a university or technical college. Burling and Keifer will, as a condition of receiving their grant, document projects and report back to the foundation.

“This grant is going to allow us to provide our advanced accounting students with the ability to analyze and interpret data utilizing advanced spreadsheet and database skills,” Kiefer said.

A total of 40 Wisconsin high school teachers were awarded Accounting Career Awareness Grants by the WICPA Educational Foundation in 2017. The Foundation awarded $52,290 for local projects that promote accounting as a career and involve interaction with Wisconsin CPAs.

The above information is courtesy of the School District of Menomonee Falls. Photo provided by Shutterstock.