Sun Prairie Business and Education Partnership - BEP

Sun Prairie Business and Education Partnership - BEP The BEP started in 1989 with a small budget and one or two projects each year. This program started out with 8 classes being adopted.

The Sun Prairie Business & Education Partnership is a non-profit group made up of local businesses and educators working to make a positive impact on the schools and community through various programs to better prepare students for the world of work. The Sun Prairie Business and Education Partnership (BEP) is a group of business people and community members who partner with the schools and teacher

s to help promote and reward education. Most projects that BEP sponsors started as an idea from a teacher or administrator who saw a need to get the business community involved. As an example, several years ago Jill Bandli came to the Board with the idea of Reading Buddies. In the program, a community member is partnered with a first grade classroom and reads to them once each month. This year we now have 26 classes that have been paired and our goal is to have 30 classes next year. Again, this idea came from a Sun Prairie classroom teachers.

BEP Partners supported the last Royal Oaks Elementary School, SPASD ROCKET RALLY of the school year. The energy there i...
06/05/2026

BEP Partners supported the last Royal Oaks Elementary School, SPASD ROCKET RALLY of the school year. The energy there is just so positive and uplifting - congratulations to students and staff for an amazing school year - Mr. Ackley was so proud!

Thanks to Nicky Wile, QBE North America; Laurie Vanderbloemen, Summit Credit Union; Danielle Achterberg, Prairie Kids Club (and daughters!); Betsy Butler, retired Sun Prairie Schools; Christi Winchel, Sunny Nutrition; Joel Coyne, Sun Prairie Schools, and Poonam Verma, Butterfly Creations LLC for giving high-fives to students! Happy Summer, Everyone! - Be sure to join us next school year! www.spbep.org

Today a crew of 4 partners helped out Educator Shawn Peters’ Career Workshop class (Sun Prairie East High School) by con...
06/01/2026

Today a crew of 4 partners helped out Educator Shawn Peters’ Career Workshop class (Sun Prairie East High School) by conducting Mock Interviews.

Thanks to Scott Jeidy, Terry Twedell, Betsy Butler, and Theresa Heintz (Capitol Bank) for providing feedback to students!

BEP supported the last student recognition today for Northside Elementary! Congratulations Fifth Graders on being recogn...
05/29/2026

BEP supported the last student recognition today for Northside Elementary! Congratulations Fifth Graders on being recognized as class leaders for various attributes!
Way to go, Nighthawks! Northside Elementary School, SPASD

Thank you to Taylor Brown City of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA; Rebecca Ketelsen & Lorie Candelmo Sun Prairie Education Foundation; and Sharlot Bogart (Teddy's Place Child Care) & Betsy Butler Sun Prairie Business and Education Partnership - BEP for being there to cheer them on!

Busy day today for student goal achievement recognitions, one event at Royal Oaks Elementary School, SPASD and the other...
05/22/2026

Busy day today for student goal achievement recognitions, one event at Royal Oaks Elementary School, SPASD and the other at Horizon Elementary School. We love to celebrate their work!
Big thank you to our volunteers - Maddie, Joel, Soren, and Poonam from Sun Prairie Schools, Laurie from Summit Credit Union, Sharlot of Teddy's Place Child Care, Nick from QBE North America, Danielle from Prairie Kids Club, and Deanna from Bank of Sun Prairie.
Consider joining us at www.spbep.org

Remembering Nancy Everson through the Nancy Everson Memorial Scholarship, we honored Clara Uhler Sun Prairie West High S...
05/18/2026

Remembering Nancy Everson through the Nancy Everson Memorial Scholarship, we honored Clara Uhler Sun Prairie West High School last week in an awards ceremony. We wish you the brightest of futures, Clara!
Thanks to Betsy Butler (retired) Sun Prairie Schools, Christina Williams Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce, Jason Benda Principal Financial Group, Stephanie Schoenberger Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic School, and Stephanie Leonard Sun Prairie Schools for being there to honor her!

A new scholarship was given last week to 2 hard-working AVID seniors, Emma Sun Prairie East High School and Addyson Sun ...
05/18/2026

A new scholarship was given last week to 2 hard-working AVID seniors, Emma Sun Prairie East High School and Addyson Sun Prairie West High School! Congratulations - we wish you the very best in your futures!
Thanks to Noah and Scott Kloehn Sun Prairie Schools, Jason Benda Principal Financial Group, Stephanie Schoenberger Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic School, Christina Williams Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce, Betsy Butler (retired) and Stephanie Leonard Sun Prairie Schools for being there to present.

Proud to present an Adopt-a-Future Scholarship to Olivia King last week! Wish you the very best, Olivia! Sun Prairie Ea...
05/18/2026

Proud to present an Adopt-a-Future Scholarship to Olivia King last week! Wish you the very best, Olivia! Sun Prairie East High School Sun Prairie AVID Family
Thanks to Jason Benda Principal Financial Group, Stephanie Schoenberger Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic School, and Betsy Butler, retired from Sun Prairie Schools for being there!

Shirley Statz (Statz Bros, Inc.) recently retired from the BEP Board after 32+ years of service. Her dedication and sup...
05/13/2026

Shirley Statz (Statz Bros, Inc.) recently retired from the BEP Board after 32+ years of service. Her dedication and support has meant so much to the BEP -- from 1st grade Reading Buddies to Reality Rocks, Shirley has been there through it all, supporting both Sun Prairie Schools and Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic School. Thank you!

BEP loves their student reps who keep us updated about high school events and give us excellent feedback and insights on...
05/13/2026

BEP loves their student reps who keep us updated about high school events and give us excellent feedback and insights on how to do more for Sun Prairie Schools students. Congratulations on graduation, Maddie! and thanks to Ryan QBE North America, Jacob Eastside Elementary - SPASD, Amy Teddy's Place Child Care, Betsy Sun Prairie Schools, and Seth Kicks Unlimited Family Martial Arts Center for supporting her involvement with the BEP

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05/11/2026

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Sun Prairie, WI
53590

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